Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26222187-20150319121830

As a newcomer and relative outsider to many fictional series and their associated fandom, I would first like to greet the community here and express my admiration for this wiki.

Nonetheless, methinks that some interesting notions and concepts (mainly those associated with philosophical discourse, though it would be more appropriate to speak of them as fruits resulting from acts of philosophizing) have not been sufficiently discussed in the context of fictional worldbuilding. Without wanting to come across as elitistic (I am but a mere student of philosophy and reality, after all), I have felt some amount of frustration and bemusement upon lurking and reading several threads concerning things such as setting, world consistency and coherence, and power levels and types, among others. Seeing this melting-pot of a wiki motivated me to open an account and join in the discussion, in the hope that what I am trying to point at or bring to the table may help clarify some matters. That being said, I seek help and guidance and insightful engagement along the way (plus a few acquaintances).

Now, perhaps to get the ball rolling, I ask: What varieties of rigor are recommended when handling power lists and their underlying assumptions (modes of reality, possible worlds, 'canonical' statements, etc.)? 