Board Thread:Administration/@comment-24376429-20140208190533/@comment-24097978-20140210045015

ClericofMadness wrote: The one thing I wanted to hold up as to why Jeff should have stayed here was that this is the Creepypasta Wiki. Saying that you don't want a classic, genre-defining story here is like saying you don't want creepypasta here.

I wouldn't go so far as to argue it's genre-defining, but I believe Jeff has his place here as an example of creepypasta history. Also, as I said somewhere up there, such classic pastas are gateways to better things. They read one pasta, they read more.

Though, for anyone who's going to chime in with "But if it's here, people will copy it and quality will drop!11", that's very true. But, they'll do the same if it's hosted elsewhere; it'll just take them longer.

What we need to do is clarify what the Jeff formula is (the current ruling on it isn't very clear as to what makes a pasta Jeff-formulaic) and how it can be avoided.

We also need to make it very clear what topics have been banned, and organize such things in a central place (perhaps a page that lists things you don't accept pastas of anymore, and a link to the Spinpasta wiki) as to cut down on the butthurt when their Jeff-sequel is inevitably shuffled off this digital coil. In this way, it's possible for a watcher like myself to first off, know what to mark for review/deletion, and second, give a clear reason for our actions, should the author desire one.