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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
17th Jul, 2017 06:41:12 AM

Is it a creative work or a reference work? We don't generally have articles for reference works because, while they may discuss tropes, they don't utilize them in storytelling. Also, I'm suspicious of something that "constantly moves around", as it becomes extraordinarily difficult for anyone to verify the content.

Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
17th Jul, 2017 08:33:59 AM

It's a creative work, not a reference work. The author said he chose hosts that were free, but free webhosts tend to disappear unfortunately. However, there are traces of his creative work on Reddit, if that's a verifiable source.

Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
17th Jul, 2017 08:50:18 AM

No, not really. As far as namespacing, it'd probably go in Web Original for lack of a better place.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
17th Jul, 2017 09:02:09 AM

I'll leave this until they have an actual host that's independent of being on Reddit, since you said that's not a source.

Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
17th Jul, 2017 12:06:00 PM

Try the WebArchive? Encourage them to post to a forum or something else with some durability, like SufficientVelocity, FictionPress, WordPress or something?

Edited by Malady Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Candi Since: Aug, 2012
17th Jul, 2017 10:29:31 PM

Forumotion has been pretty solid the years I've used it. Except for that time they rejiggered the Canadian web addresses a while back.

Google does blog hosting if that format is preferable.

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
LB7979 Since: Apr, 2016
17th Jul, 2017 11:07:50 PM

^ Courtesy link: blogger.com

Edited by LB7979
Candi Since: Aug, 2012
18th Jul, 2017 04:08:15 AM

Thank you. :)

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
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