Follow TV Tropes

Following

Not Tropeworthy: Notable Trailers

Go To

Quanyails Since: Mar, 2010
#1: May 18th 2013 at 7:24:52 AM

The page is currently a list of trailers, that, by the article's definition, "where the trailer was an accurate representation of the content of the film, and neither lied nor spoiled the film"—little more than People Sit On Chairs. Add to the fact that There Is No Such Thing As Notability, and the page has no value other than, perhaps, being converted into an index of trailers.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: May 18th 2013 at 8:23:45 AM

This and a few other pages are relics of a time where we had "notable things" pages - see here and here for details.

One solution is to simply turn this into Trailer.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#3: May 18th 2013 at 9:58:12 AM

Make it a description only page about trailers in general. I think the first paragraph could be used.

edited 18th May '13 9:59:31 AM by MikuruFan

MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#4: May 18th 2013 at 1:33:57 PM

Found this post in a similar thread. Apparently, "notable" was a jab at Wikipedia, but some people may have missed the joke, so many Notable Indexes were renamed.

AmyGdala Since: Oct, 2012
#5: May 18th 2013 at 2:27:25 PM

Okay, so Notable Trailers = Trailers. Fine.

But why do we want a list of all trailers?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#6: May 18th 2013 at 2:28:52 PM

I see no point to this page whatsoever.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#7: May 18th 2013 at 2:30:18 PM

Cut the examples and leave the def under Trailer.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
AmyGdala Since: Oct, 2012
#8: May 18th 2013 at 2:32:25 PM

So, redirect to Trailers, which already contains the definition?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#9: May 18th 2013 at 2:35:11 PM

Or just cut it.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#10: May 18th 2013 at 10:00:16 PM

With only 8 wicks and 8 inbounds, the page doesn't have much of a significance. I support cutting it.

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#11: May 19th 2013 at 9:35:31 AM

I'd say turn this into a general "Trailer" trope, as a missing supertrope to Trailers Always Spoil and Trailers Always Lie. The description seems good, though it could probably use a little expansion. It's pretty much an Omnipresent Trope for film and video games, though.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#12: May 19th 2013 at 9:38:24 AM

We already have Trailers.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#13: May 19th 2013 at 11:27:39 AM

....oh. Whoops.

Yeah, just cut, then.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#14: May 19th 2013 at 11:30:04 AM

Should the other Notable Indexes be renamed?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#15: May 19th 2013 at 11:31:12 AM

Perchance yes, but it may make sense to make a list of them first.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#16: May 19th 2013 at 11:40:59 AM

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#17: May 19th 2013 at 11:42:14 AM

Most of these can just get the "Notable" ditched, although I would not mind keeping it.

As with respect to this one, shall we cut or redirect?

edited 19th May '13 11:42:51 AM by SeptimusHeap

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MikuruFan from Away Since: Nov, 2012
#18: May 19th 2013 at 11:45:02 AM

Cut the page as it's not very significant.

Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Gentleman Troper!
#19: May 20th 2013 at 2:31:26 AM

I strongly agree with cutting this one, and afterwards we should look into the other "notable foo" pages; I believe all of those should be renamed or cut because we don't have Wikipedia's notability policy.

Rhetorical, eh? ... Eight!
Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#20: May 20th 2013 at 8:17:02 AM

This page has no reason for existing. Every movie has a trailer, and this is just people gushing about ones they like.

edited 20th May '13 8:17:08 AM by Rethkir

Image Source. Please update whenever an image is changed.
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#21: Jun 1st 2013 at 1:49:46 AM

This page has been cut. Requesting lock now.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Add Post

Total posts: 21
Top