Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-5269370-20140103013046/@comment-1196539-20140103213901

Noothgrush wrote: I can actually agree when it's put like that. What if we kept the current suggested reading but in the "good place to start..." section we add newer works instead of the same old Dead Bart, Russian Sleep Experiment, etc.

Maybe instead of archiving, we could create a new suggested reading section and this old one, with all the basics can instead be a separate section listed as "The Originals" or something, like those of course are the basic foundations of Creepypasta. I do agree with PP, I don't like the idea of completely removing it at all.

What better place is there to start than the foundation?

I still think the page is fine as is and should only be added to, with the only additions being REALLY goddamn influential creepypastas. And, if the Suggested Readings pages gets too big--if there are too many dozens of articles on the "where to start" guide to creepypastas, it's going to be really overwhelming for new readers.

I don't think it should be a place reserved for "the best of the best." Just the most influential. Most agree that Sonic.exe is a bad creepypasta full of cliches, but it's extremely influential and I think definitely belongs there for this reason.

Again, I think we're discussing two different things here. If you want to have a page that lists what the community generally considers to be good, well-written creepypastas that maybe aren't read as much as they should be, hey, that's fine. Maybe extend Creepypasta of the Month a little, add honorable mentions or something. But that should be something SEPARATE from the "recommended reading"/"where to start," which should only include the all-time most influential, most accessible creepypastas for brand new, never-creepied-before users to just dip their feet in the water.