User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-26845762-20160825145828/@comment-27280472-20160826154416

I understand the rules. I just don't see why. They're functionally identical, as demonstrated by The Unbound Universe. The NOTVALID/alternate distinction means a connection to a different version of a character/concept has to be put in either the Continuity section or the Behind the Scenes section of a story, in a really opaque way.