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Hi, I am a current player in the Ben Drowned ARG and I run an independent wiki that catalogues all canon information on the subject. Early this morning, I found that this page was full of blatant misinformation and cleaned it up. I have noticed a few users who are attempting to add misinformation to this article, and would like to ask you not to do so. All canon resources are able to refute such edits, such as Tyler's last name being Lawman instead of Lawson. Similarly, Ben's last name is entirely unconfirmed.
To put it shortly, please refrain from making uninformed or fan-based edits to this page. The project is ongoing and misinformation is at an all-time high right now. We as a community would appreciate it. CircleHunter (talk) 22:41, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi KMWeiland,
I see you're fairly new to Wikipedia and seem to care a lot about Ben Drowned, which is great. After de-prodding the article, I took some stuff that has no place here, as you can see here. You put some stuff back, so let's address it. Even if it's called "The Final Chapter", that would be reverse WP:CRYSTAL to state that it is. After all, we can't tell the future that something is (or isn't!) happening. The concept of Entering Heaven alive is purely from a religious point of view and "heaven" isn't mentioned once in the article. Making a piped link to 'entering Heaven alive' is then unnecessary in this context. Wikipedia is written for a large audience, for the general reader. Linking to a reddit / subreddit is not necessary and not beneficial for Jane Wikipedia-McUser. If you need any help, feel free to ask me, here or at my talk page. Kind regards, soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:55, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
Every time I tag this article for failed verification my edits are either reverted or citations are placed disingenuously. A typical example of this article's original research:
After I tagged this for the lack of citations, one was given to a Fanbyte article, but anyone can verify that the author mentions nothing about retcons, Rosa, or Alex - see for yourself. The same is true of the citations given for these opinions in the lead:
The above is sourced to Fanbyte and The Gamer, where I can find not one sentence supporting the claims that it was a "major influence" or "legitimized" creepypasta as a literary genre, let alone it being one of "the most popular web serials on the Internet". Is Alex Hall or one of his friends writing this article?? 2601:192:8800:6F60:7148:1AA3:70F0:C489 (talk) 21:49, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
The unorthodoxy of this is not lost on me.
So, Jadusable, the actual creator of BEN Drowned, earlier today on the work's official Discord, asked the community to help clean up the Wikipedia page. Link's here, the message itself reads as follows:
Now, we all understand Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such, there are rules and etiquette. However, there are some of us who are less informed. So, we ask for patience and understanding in the edits coming to the page itself. It's understandable that a seasoned editor would look at an edit reason that says, The Creator gave me permission to do this, and immediately assume vandalism. It's equally understandable that one would view this message and reasonably conclude, "Oh no, there's going to be an influx of biased editors." It is for this reason we, or I, have taken the time to write this out and clearly communicate that the ground rules of the site will be followed, and the ultimate end of improving the page to better fit Wikipedia's style and quality requirements is our only goal. Gabloigen (talk) 18:07, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
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