Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-95817-20150812202239/@comment-61022-20150813144319

Well if you want to be critical about the official terminology used to categorize power ratings, can we likewise be critical of your statement? I really would like to point out that "dumber" is not an actual word as the usage has no logical sense. The adjective dumb defines something that is incapable of speech. Adding "er" to the end of a word turns it into a comparative. Dumb cannot be a comparative because comparing two things that are mute cannot be done as being mute is an absolute.

What you should be asking is "Can we remove some of the more stupid categories?" This clearly states that you are of the perspective that these categories are not defined intelligently.

But hey, since you brought it up, lets take a look at some of the issues you have:

Learned Intelligence (What does this category even mean?)

1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.

2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature: a learned journal.

3. of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world.

4. acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior.

With that in mind, "Learned Intelligence" is defined as an individual who has become intelligent based on experience. They are well informed, are in the constant pursuit of knowledge.

Nothing stupid about that.

Virtually unlimited command of all forms of Energy Projection (isn't energy projection sufficient?)

virtually [vur-choo-uh-lee] adverb

1. for the most part; almost wholly; just about:

Still pretty accurate a statement. Virtually suggests that for the most part the statement is true. Given that most of these characters are subject to the artistic license of a given writer, "virtual" is used in that statement in the event a writer wants to apply some kind of limitation or a previously unmentioned form of energy projection. You know, to provide a simple answer for people who want to split hairs over such trivial details. Lets say details that one might find more stupid by comparison for example.

Fighting Ability - Master of all forms of combat (how can you be a master of all?)

combat [v. kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; n. kom-bat, kuhm-] verb (used with object), combated, combating or (especially British) combatted, combatting.

1. to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.

verb (used without object), combated, combating or (especially British) combatted, combatting.

2. to battle; contend:

noun 3. Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.

4. a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.

I believe you are misinterpreting the usage of the word combat. The usage of "master of all FORMS combat" here is describing types of conflict, as opposed to a "master of all STYLES of combat". Forms are type of fights (physical combat, mental combat, air combat), meaning that one has a mastery of the settings in which combat can take place. Versus styles of combat which are near infinite and if that was the definition you would have been correct in your assertion. But since you misinterpreted the statement, not so much.

Dating Characters

While I can attest that this is a trivial and a constantly changing characterization, I don't see how categorizing these types of characters could be considered more stupid than other categorization's that you subjectively believe as having more intellectual merit.

Adventurers

noun 1. a person who has, enjoys, or seeks adventures.

2. a seeker of fortune in daring enterprises; soldier of fortune.

3. a person who undertakes great commercial risk; speculator.

"Adventurer" accurately describes a lot of the characters in the Marvel Universe, so I fail to see how you would find categorizing these characters as a more stupid task than anything else.

O*N*E Threat Levels

Your complaint here is a matter of personal preference. Since we're a compilation of all relevant facts pertaining to Marvel Comics, I don't see how these details can be considered more stupid than the rest.

Particularly the ones involving stats or are just so vague you could have thousands of entries.

So to sum up your complaint: You want to get rid of official classifications that you believe are stupid because you don't fully understand what the words define, and you want to get rid of things that you subjectively view as less important to you personally.

Yeah, we'll get right one that.