Topic on Talk:Religions Based on Blaseball
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I think this kinda reinforces all my misgivings about the page. It's true that I don't expect everyone and anyone to be intimately familiar with all three major Abrahamic religions but combined, we've covered 56% of the global population and 80% of North America's. So this page should be pinging on your radar if you have even some familiarity or real world experience with any religion. I am seriously questioning the appropriateness of having such a serious topic at the Navigation Box and wiki, as MOS has shown that such clear parallels to modern religions are completely missed by average wiki readers. Fictional and real world religions can be fantastic tools for writing fiction and adding depth to characters. But they are not toys to be given out for anyone to play with if you can not understand and respect these faiths or their followers enough to have either basic knowledge of them or be willing to listen to those who do. | I think this kinda reinforces all my misgivings about the page. It's true that I don't expect everyone and anyone to be intimately familiar with all three major Abrahamic religions but combined, we've covered 56% of the global population and 80% of North America's. So this page should be pinging on your radar if you have even some familiarity or real world experience with any religion. I am seriously questioning the appropriateness of having such a serious topic at the Navigation Box and wiki, as MOS has shown that such clear parallels to modern religions are completely missed by average wiki readers. Fictional and real world religions can be fantastic tools for writing fiction and adding depth to characters. But they are not toys to be given out for anyone to play with if you can not understand and respect these faiths or their followers enough to have either basic knowledge of them or be willing to listen to those who do. | ||
| − | Honestly, it is difficult enough to fully understand and write real world religions, especially those not your own. But like writing fantasy races, fantasy religions have even greater concerns in regards to fully understanding what you are using as metaphor, parallels with real world politics and the question of wether to use real world groups or fictional ones. If the reader is unfamiliar with this debate, I strongly urge you to research writing Fictional Races, Religions and Nations with regards to People of Color to understand the debate. It is not difficult to find as numerous published, bestselling authors of color have weighed in on this debate. I think that the Blaseball community has kinda showed that, as a whole, it is not capable of writing or conceptualizing abstract but serious literary devices in this page with the necessary degree of care and expertise (with context of the inital comment regarding players such as Malik Destiny and Dunlap Figueroa) | + | Honestly, it is difficult enough to fully understand and write real world religions, especially those not your own. But like writing fantasy races, fantasy religions have even greater concerns in regards to fully understanding what you are using as metaphor, parallels with real world politics and the question of wether to use real world groups or fictional ones. If the reader is unfamiliar with this debate, I strongly urge you to research writing Fictional Races, Religions and Nations with regards to People of Color to understand the debate. It is not difficult to find as numerous published, bestselling authors of color have weighed in on this debate. I think that the Blaseball community has kinda showed that, as a whole, it is not capable of writing or conceptualizing abstract but serious literary devices in this page with the necessary degree of care and expertise (with context of the inital comment regarding players such as Malik Destiny and Dunlap Figueroa) and the issue is compounded by the lack of clear, direct relevance of this page to any other content on the wiki. I strongly urge the moderation team to consider their influence and ability to platform content on their website. |
