Not Thriving: Webcomics Multiverses

Alright once more, considering the other thread didn't explain things properly.

The description and the page itself says that this is about shared universes. As in, not The Multiverse. Quite a number of examples in the page itself, but only 8 wicks. Which is seriously lacking, considering that each example discusses multiple works.

I have found misuse even though only 8 articles link to it:

• Drunk Duck : Talks about actual separate universes. Not a shared universe.
• Ultima Java Creative Media: Also talks about actual separate universes: The Multiverse, Alternate Universe

Even the Webcomics index is misuse:

even though the trope page is not about multiverses.

The example on Applegeeks says "takes place in the same multiverse", even though this trope is not about any sort of multiverse. I'm not really sure if it's correct or otherwise, but more likely correct. Just that this title makes it hard to tell whether the example was going by this article or the usual definition of multiverse.

The only outside use that actually sound unambiguously correct (i.e, talking about a shared reality instead of an example of The Multiverse) are Sire, Penny And Aggie Terminus A Quo and Evil Plan The Webcomic.

The other link is some sort of title index on Italian TVT. Looks to be just a translation of the title.

So yeah, underused, and misused, despite what little use there is. The title seems to make people think this has something to do with The Multiverse , even though it's about the exact opposite. As in, a single shared universe, instead of different universes. All or most of the examples on this page itself is about shared universes, not any form of The Multiverse. Which contradicts what some of the other pages say.

Yeah, lacking in inbounds too, I guess.

edited 18th Mar '12 7:41:45 PM by ThatHuman

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Ugh, That page looks like a bizarre amalgam of Shared Universe and Crossover. It also doesn't seem to have gone through Ykttw.

I'd say lack of inbounds is just a small part of the main issue.

It seems like it describes multiple shared universes; I realize "multiple universes" is not synonymous with "multiverse", but "misuse" means "disagrees with article description" not "disagrees with dictionary" right?

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

As a trope, I don't think this is substantially different from Shared Universe.

Fight smart, not fair.

3/8 of any mention outside the article itself contradicts the page's definition.

So, is this page even necessary, then?

edited 18th Mar '12 10:20:57 PM by ThatHuman

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Personally, no. The only thing it'd likely be useful for is some sort of index for showing how several works are part of the same universe/multiverse (I can think of several webcomics that visit each other through some kind of interdimensinal door thingy).

Fight smart, not fair.

I actually assumed it was an index, not unlike, say, Transformation Comic.

Jet-a-Reeno!

Webcomics Multiverses is indeed supposed to be an index. It started off as a section at the bottom of the Notable Webcomics index, back in the day when that was our only webcomics index, and it was spun into its own page when that index was split.

But, yeah, considering that The 'Verse also has an index portion, this one may be redundant.

I didn't write any of that.

So, merge due to redundancy?

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I'd merge the trope. Might be worth salvaging as an index of webcomics that share a verse.

Fight smart, not fair.

Should I make a crowner? If so, what would it be?

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Page Action I'm thinking. "Merge with Shared Universe" "Merge trope with Shared Universe and create an index for webcomic versions" and "do nothing" I guess?

Fight smart, not fair.

Well, I'd prefer if the examples are moved to The 'Verse and/or Shared Universe. No need to have a trope page like this that's pretty much [other trope(s)] except in [medium]!

But yeah, crowner, right? Should the "merge examples" option include cutting the page too?

Why would somebody make something that's literally "webcomics set in the same universe" when The 'Verse is already "things set in the same universe"?

edited 24th Mar '12 5:26:39 PM by ThatHuman

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Clocking due to lack of activity.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

Crowner. Should cutting the page for redundancy be an option too? Should it be a separate entry or just put with "move examples"?

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Crowner velcroed to thread.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

So um, is there any other option to put on the crowner?

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Bump for votes.

This crowner needs more options.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

Any suggestions?

Also, keeping this page separate doesn't feel right, if it's only going to be "The 'Verse, for webcomic examples".

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Calling crowner: make this an index and move off the examples.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

Still waiting on action here.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

Stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill waiting.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

I'm not familiar with webcomics, so I can't really tell which examples can actually be moved. Shared Universe had the problem with people listing crossovers and cameos, and this might have the same issue as well.

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Clock is renewed. Either something moves or it goes to the morgue.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

Is there a reason why we can't just cut it?