User blog:Maslab/This one's for the knaves (you know who you are)

This post is just to clear a few things up. If you are a knave, take this seriously. If you're not, then be warned that this is a momentary departure from the lols.

In recent weeks it has become apparent to me that people are not happy with the rules, citing that they "restrict their creativity" and complain that "it's fanfiction, so I can do what I want."

I'll deal with the second issue first -as it's the most easily destroyed- using the words of the great Laburnum (not exact, of course).

Yes, you have every right to write whatever you want. However, we have just as much right to rip it to shreds.

There's also the matter that you signed up to this wiki and, by doing so, agreed to follow the rules no matter how unfair they may seem.

The "restriction of creativity" issue is only partially true. Yes, it does restrict your creativity in that it doesn't allow you to do what you want.

But then, is doing whatever you want really that creative?

Anyone can come up with any idea. It's easy. What's hard is explaining that idea and why it works. An idea that is not canon friendly/unrealistic/physics breaking can be canon friendly/realistic/physics friendly if it's explained the right way.

So to use a poor analogy, stop thinking of the rules as a prison in which people occasionally throw you a bone, and think of them more as a playground: you're allowed to do what you want, but there are people who are watching to make sure you don't break anything.