User blog:Buono Tomato/PSA

Okay so some person has been going around removing information completely from pages of OC's they deemed problematic and I'm honestly upset. I can understand where LOTS of the original characters on this wiki can be offensive, but lots of the creators did not intend for it, or are children.

For example, this Israel's page was edited because the character was whitewashed. However, the modern day country of Israel has a large population of Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe with lighter skin, and the character themselves was exiled to Europe with the diaspora. I understand that Israel is in the Middle East, and Israel's skintone would have to match that of the neighboring countries. But if you compare America, a country in a location where the indeginous groups have darker skin(depending on location), to its neighbor Mexico, there are more white people. Immigration changes the demographic a lot.

Even if the character is inaccurate, don't replace the page's content with a passive aggressive message. Doing so discourages the creator, and often the creators of these characters are newer to the fandom, or younger and inexperienced. The talk page exists for a reason! Pointing out inaccuracies in a civil manner will help many of these creators when researching or creating Hetalia Original characters.

In summary: Don't delete all of the content of an article if the character is a mary sue or poorly developed, use the talk page instead and point out the flaws.

Thanks for your time, I'm sorry if this offends you.