Published governance
Catalog inclusion policies
These versioned rules define what belongs before an edge case reaches a curator. Decisions may still require judgment, but they must point back to published criteria.
Visual Novels
Inclusion policy
Include works whose primary or substantial player experience is narrative delivered through text and visual presentation. Borderline hybrids are reviewed from published evidence, not a single moderator's taste.
Included
- Visual novels and kinetic novels documented by VNDB or the publisher.
- Narrative hybrids where reading, branching choices, or visual-novel presentation is a substantial part of the work.
- Official regional releases and translations that resolve to the same work.
Excluded
- Games with only incidental dialogue or cutscenes and no substantial visual-novel structure.
- Unofficial fan projects without a stable release or verifiable publisher/creator source.
- Duplicate editions that differ only by storefront packaging; edition details belong in attributes or aliases.
Useful evidence
- VNDB record or official publisher/developer page.
- Official storefront page showing the work's narrative format.
- For disputed hybrids, a source demonstrating how much of the work uses visual-novel structure.
If the evidence points to a genuine boundary case, submit an inclusion review. A rejection includes a reason and can receive one appeal.
Pokémon TCG
Inclusion policy
Include official Pokémon Trading Card Game printings that can be identified from a sanctioned or openly licensed catalog source. Language and regional printings are first-class when the source can distinguish them reliably.
Included
- Official cards with a stable set and card identifier.
- Language or regional printings supported by a sanctioned/open data source.
- Promotional printings when an official identifier or release source exists.
Excluded
- Proxies, custom cards, fan art cards, and counterfeit printings.
- Speculative variants that cannot be distinguished by a stable source identifier.
- Marketplace-only listings whose authenticity or printing cannot be independently verified.
Useful evidence
- PokemonTCG.io, TCGdex, or an official Pokémon product/checklist page.
- A sanctioned regional checklist or publisher source for language-specific printings.
- Collector marketplace links may support context but are not sufficient as the only catalog source.
If the evidence points to a genuine boundary case, submit an inclusion review. A rejection includes a reason and can receive one appeal.