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I believe you've answered your own question.
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With some moderation it could be manageable I think. If things go too far pull the plug on 'em.
Memes are a halfway decent way to mask the pain.
I doubt the moderators want or need any extra work. Plus, it has nothing to do with the purpose of the Wiki. (Tropes, in case you've forgotten.) If anything, we should get rid of the pointless heartwarming/sad/etc. pages, which have nothing to do with actual tropes. We tolerate a certain amount of that sort of fan-wank, but there is no way we want to have more of it. Especially the negative sort.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
We did kind of have pages for angry stuff... Wall Bangers and It Just Bugs Me (now renamed "Headscratchers" and redefined as a "I'm confused by this, please help" page).
They basically did turn into a cesspool of hatred and flaming that was impossible to moderate, so they pulled the plug.
And that is why we don't have pages dedicated to complaining.
Sorry, but bringing in an "angry" moments page sounds like a Flame Bait invitation. I don't think we should do it.
Edited by jameygamer
Yeah, we don't need a Wall Bangers version 2. It can easily get out of hand.
Rejected.
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The best we get will be Broken Base, The Scrappy, Narm etc.
Too much Flame Bait for that.
In the meantime, you can use the Review section and Dethroning Moment of Suck.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
@Xtifir: Darth and Sugar type pages are mostly around to keep the gush/garbage off the main wiki. Sort of like having a designated recycling plant/sewage treatment area.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
We have pages for funny stuff, sad stuff, heartwarming stuff, awesome stuff, and spoopy stuff. Why don't we have a page for stuff that makes us angry? Like that one annoying sidekick, or shitty writing. Although, it would also be a cesspool of flame wars...