Prematurely launched pages and pages that weren't fully fleshed out at the point of launching, are a big problem. Since these usually share several problems at once, this thread is aimed at re-running them through the TLP for fixing - the usual fix - or cutting them if they are too bad.
Problems this thread deals with include bad names, not enough/bad examples, unclear description, etc.
For the interested, here's a list of recently created pages
. Launches
Note: Please do not request a mod to unlaunch drafts that don't have any issues besides lacking a launch notice/24hr launch notice. While 24hr launch notices are mandatory, there are a few exceptions to the rule. If you see a draft's sponsor launch a TLP without an announcement, it's best to remind them of our TLP Guidelines first. If they continue to repeatedly launch drafts without a launch notice, you can report them on Ask The Tropers or the TLP Community Issues thread.
Edited by MacronNotes on Jun 24th 2023 at 12:24:55 PM
^That one can be cutlisted without delay.
Today's worklist is Popular MM Os, a stub work page whose creator has been messaged.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
The Oran Trilogy is another stub. Then there's Attack Of The 50 Foot Zombie, which seems to be for an unreleased work that is either still a work in progress, or hasn't been updated.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Both of them can be cutlisted.
Today's worklist:
- Magical Girls: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Movie Time: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Puffin Rock: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Price Death Of A Hero: This page was cutlisted for being a duplicate, but I can't find what it is a duplicate of. Help, please?
- Twitch Plays Pokemon Colosseum: Stub work page; creator messaged.
Literature.Price Death Of A Hero is a duplicate of Literature.Price
See https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14420759370A03249400
edited 13th Sep '15 7:22:25 AM by Zyffyr
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
Pokémon GO was created recently, by overeager fans. We have an announcement and a trailer, but very little factual information about the design itself. The page has several shoehorned tropes and one bad Example Indentation.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
Trash is a stub article with zero-tropes, no indexing and hasn't been edited since August 2012.
How sweet it is
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In that case, it's best to cutlist. Already added that page there.
First Chapter Displacement was launched from YKTTW without even one hat, never mind five, and the examples on the page seem awfully medium-specific. My personal inclination is that it needs to go back to YKTTW for further work; there may be something there, but not as it exists at the moment.
Lady Killer In A Bind is a stub work page whose creator has been messaged.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Castle is another stub.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
I'd like to point out that there has recently been a mass influx of bisexual and gender ambiguity related drafts being added to YKTTW lately. Whilst not a problem, not all are tropes, and many of them inevitably cross over, as well as the attempt at being PC making some rather vague. Warning if they all start getting launched without improvement.
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
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Does Loekman3 have permission to cut list things based on the discussion here? While cutting down boring SD pages is recommended (heck, I made some, and I'm OK with them cut), I just want to make sure that it's sanctioned by the mods here, instead of someone abusing the command. What do you think?
edited 14th Sep '15 7:07:18 PM by ChrisX
Crossover Chaos is an unindexed stub that's been around a while, now with a new stubby character page. Messaged the creators of both.
Yeh Chris, the mods review the cutlist
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
If you have a page where you want to object to the cut, just post in the other thread on Self Demo pages. As well as hit the "wait" button on the cutlist.
Today's worklist:
- Deviant Universe Thunderforce: Empty unindexed character page by ~Vexus Version.
- Harley Quinn: Is there something unique or interesting about Harley's speechstyle to justify such a page, ~masterofthehouse?
- Indy Christian Review: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Creator/Marioandsonicfan98: Unindexed stub creator page by ~marioandsonicfan98.
- The Spectacular Spider-Man: Empty unindexed Fanfic Recommendations page by ~spiderman1.
- Top Hats And Champagne: Unindexed stub creator page by ~blurrylightning.
Tinker is another stub.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
@phoenix - I didn't create Crossover Chaos, only passed through to fix a namespace. Might have migrated it from Main/ maybe. Can't remember. Edit: Looks like SnipperSnapper has been fixing the examples since then, though.
edited 15th Sep '15 10:18:55 AM by LongLiveHumour
18's Glomp OF DOOM
Maybe her fanatic Joker Attraction?
Quick to Catch Your Eye!
Harley Quinn's speech style is just one of the factors, since her particular personality blends well with the the site, but the main reason that convinced me to make her page is her uniqueness in general. Harley is quite a popular, beloved character in the Batman community, and I (being a fan myself) have been dying to make her a page for a while now because she's such a unique, quirky, fully-fleshed out character. I personally feel that her popularity and charm have earned her her own page on the site, and besides, it's a nice little companion/sister page for the Joker and Riddler articles.
Let's not haggle for darling Colette.
Um, that does not justify a Self Demo page at all. Maybe a plain Comic Book page, but not self demo.
Today's worklist:
- Dragon Blade: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Dramatic Aspect Ratio Change: Stub trope without YKTTW by ~jedidarrick.
- Moon Cresta: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Reaper's Gale: Stub work page; creator messaged.
Then let me ask you something; How does she compare with Joker and Riddler's personalities? And if you think she is interesting, then what will non-Harley fans think of when they see her character page? Will it even transition well into an article?
edited 16th Sep '15 7:25:36 AM by Loekman3
Quick to Catch Your Eye!
Alright, I've given the page another look through, and I will admit, I'm starting to see some of the flaws. She's no Joker or Riddler, I'll give you that, but she still has a quirky personality and a sense of voice that could make an interesting and entertaining read. Whether it would work on an informative site like this is up for debate, but I think it could work if pulled off correctly. I think that'that's where the page fell flat, the execution. I guess I was just ass-pulling throughout half the thing when I first wrote it, I mean, it could be a lot better now that I've read through it again. If that's the real issue, along with the fact that maybe her tone of voice wouldn't work well on the site, then I'm perfectly fine with it being cut listed, it's all good. It was my first attempt at a self demo, so it was rough around the edges from the start. I'll have try a lot harder next time.
Let's not haggle for darling Colette.
No worries then, if you want to create an SD page, think of a character that tends to either act overdramatically, has an abnormal speech pattern, or hell, anyone who does not speak like a normal people can qualify. Like Yoda from Star Wars for example, if you know him.
Btw, if you want some compensation, I also used to write SD pages before other tropers pointed my flaws and ended up being subsequently cut. Don't worry, You Are Not Alone.
The Unknown
I think Harley Quinn can be salvaged. I don't really know a lot about her, but from what I do know she has (or did have, not sure) a one-sided, obsessive crush on the Joker.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
Soundscape Metropolis is an unindexed and orphaned characters page.