Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-1018594-20150729000741/@comment-26773508-20150729032752

I'm rather ambivalent on the use of databooks. On the one hand, there is useful information there. For instance, the important info that both Hashirama and Tobirama could use all the five basic nature transformations. But I've also seen some users stating that according to DB4, one eyed MS Obito=EMS Madara in power. I don't know if it's actually there in the databook (as I've not read it) but the manga clearly contradicts it.

Also, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence", to quote Carl Sagan :D I've seen a particular user repeatedly claim that Madara praised Tobirama as his equal (i.e. EMS Madara=Tobirama). I've looked at both the manga chapters and the anime episodes again and again, but nowhere can I find it. Sure, Madara praises Tobirama as the fastest shinobi of his time, as well as being a clever combatant (this is during Edo Tobirama's fight against resurrected Madara with one Rinnegan). But I've failed to find any dialog that actually says EMS Madara=Tobirama. Worse, I once saw Tobirama's article on this Wiki saying the same thing, with the chapter and page number cited. When I checked the cited chapter I couldn't find any mention from Madara stating Tobirama as his equal in life. Madara simply praises Tobirama's skills, that's all.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that if a forum member repeatedly claims something from the manga or the anime, then she/he should cite the chapter and page number. I've seen many users, myself included, question the validity of Tobirama=EMS Madara again and again, yet I haven't seen any citation so far. Even the citation in Tobirama's wiki page fails to validate that proposition. Citation should be an important element on Versus Battles.