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
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Edited by MacronNotes on Jun 24th 2023 at 12:24:55 PM
Definitely give that time. Tomorrow's the 20th Anniversary, I'm positive details will be revealed quickly.
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Supporting sending It Was There the Whole Time back to YKTTW.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Today's worklist:
- Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Is this Self Demo page interesting enough to stand?
- Rolling Bomber Special: ~cheesequake, Short Film is not a permitted namespace. Why did you move the page there?
- TGiF: ~thelelfamily, why is this in Franchise/? That namespace is only for works with at least three media.
Dread Sorcerer of Auchtermuchty
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His parents kicked Doofenschmirtz out way before he was 16, for part of his life, he was raised by ocelots. The Self-Demonstrating page looks good enough, he's in character and ranting, or absent-mindedly monologuing as is his style, plus the tale about his childhood. Might need some stuff changing to first-person instead of being in the same voice as the rest of the wiki.
Today's worklist:
- El pulso de la República: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Excuse17: Stub work page; creator messaged.
Fade To Gray has been around since at least 2010, no YKTTW listed. It has only attracted five examples and a possibly shoehorned Real Life one, and has basically no wicks to speak of. I do think it's a legitimate subtrope of Deliberately Monochrome and Color Wash (I seem to recall quite a lot of examples being shoehorned into Real Is Brown instead), but this article is downright anemic. I think it should be sent back to YKTTW.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
The troper who created Dragoneers Aria without description or formatting needs a PM.
How sweet it is
Creator has been notified. I'll keep an eye on it.
Not that kind of doctor
Does this thread handle only recently created pages or any that have the issues listed in the first post? The random button just took me to Serving Suggestion. It's apparently been around since 2010, but has only three examples, two of which are generic, and only three wicks, all from indexes. (If this is the wrong thread to address this page, could someone point me in the right direction?)
Today's worklist:
- Kumo Desu Ga Nani Ka: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- TGiF: Can this page be justified? Its creator was bounced as a bab evasion sock.
- Twisted Tropes: Stub work page; creator messaged.
@Not On Any Flatbread:
As far as I know, this is indeed the correct place to mention it.
@Septimus:
Twisted Tropes might be a little tricky. There's been a dedicated sidebar ad for it almost since the beginning of the reboot. We've discussed it a bit on the Webcomics forum, but no one's had any luck contacting the author yet.
...Why on earth is there a sidebar ad for a work that has a stub page and an author who can't be found?
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
Until the Twisted Tropes page was created, the Twisted Tropes ad linked to a nonexistent work page. (Originally it was to the webcomic itself, but then it was changed to the work page).
Edit: Turns out that he has a section for it on his website and the banner originally linked to its homepage.
edited 1st Mar '16 2:46:26 PM by Lymantria
Join the Five-Man Band cleanup project!
From Ask The Tropers, it seems that:
- The writer made the page (and various fan reaction pages, which is a no-no).
- It's almost 100% ZCES
- It doesn't seem to exist at all.
- Dodgy spelling, including on Wiki Words.
Is it safe to just cut the sumbitch and the subpages?
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
Reversion To Stereotype was created back in 2012, yet has only acquired three pages since then and checking the related page shows only three wicks — two of them on indexes.
There's a kernel of a trope there (character undergoes a reversion under stress), but the examples are pretty bad and mostly seem to be Depending on the Writer or Flanderization.
I don't think it's worth keeping.
By the way, I cutlisted all the Audience Reaction subpages of Reality Break. Regardless of how it plays out with the work's existence, the author is not allowed to make those.
Stubby creator page: Anjelah Johnson. Putting aside my personal feelings for her (she's a horrible comedian who is only famous because of her backstory and looks), there's one trope and a one-line description (which is poorly done). It seems like it's been around for a few weeks.
edited 3rd Mar '16 9:52:28 AM by Larkmarn
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
How sweet it is
In regards to Reality Break:
The problem subpages are axed, and the author will be messaged.
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Today's worklist:
- Class2016: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- Leif & Thorn: Stub work page; creator messaged.
- This Is A Shitty Webcomic: Stub work page; creator messaged.
How sweet it is
To update on the Reality Break page:
The author replied saying that he wants the pages removed. Normally, The Fic May Be Yours But The Trope Page Is Ours would come in, but due to its state we could safely cut it.
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Alaipayuthey is a stub work page with nothing but zces.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Am I ok to cutlist Serving Suggestion? There doesn't seem to be anything worth salvaging there.
Rocks fall, everyone miraculously survives.
"In distress", my ass.
Can't say I see anything particularly worth saving, at a glance. It was launched in 2008, but hasn't gotten any significant traffic as far as examples go: only 3 examples, and there's nothing but indexes linking back to it.
edited 13th Mar '16 6:09:41 PM by Nohbody
All your safe space are belong to Trump
The Unknown
edited 13th Mar '16 10:54:57 PM by Karxrida
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
"In distress", my ass.
This isn't the page quotes discussion thread.
Pokémon Sun and Moon was created today for a game that was just announced an hour ago, and currently has only 1 trope due to the lack of information.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?