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I don't exactly understand the question, but yes, specific-episode examples go on recap pages.
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According to this discussion
, when I was discussing moving the story tropes out of the character sheets and moving specific-episode examples to the recap pages at the RWBY forums, everyone agreed that the story tropes from the character sheets had to go. However, Wyldchyld was concerned about the specific-episode examples in the recap pages:
"The expectation with [the recap pages] is that only people who have watched the work will be viewing them, which is why they're a Spoilers Off type of page. However, given that the main work page is something anyone is likely to view, banning plot and setting tropes from there doesn't make any sense to me. Even if they're episode-specific. That should be the first place to put them. The Recap pages (where they exist) would just be for a spoilerific version of the example."
Still, given that specific-episode examples should go into the recap episodes, do you think we should move those examples to the RWBY recap page?
Edited by gjjones He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
Bump.
He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
Sorry, just to clarify my concern: gjjones was removing episode-specific tropes from the main work page so that they solely existed on the Recap page and placing a hidden note on the work page telling people to keep them off the main work page and only place them onto Recap pages.
My expectation for how an episode trope would normally work is as follows:
- To appear on the main work page (if no Recap pages for the work exist)
- To appear on both the main work page and the relevant Recap page (if Recap pages for the work exist)
What I didn't expect was the trope to be allowed only on the Recap page and not be allowed on the main work page — this is the bit I was concerned about given that not all works bother with Recap pages, and given that anyone can view the main work page but only people who have seen the relevant episode are likely to use the Recap pages.
Edited by Wyldchyld If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Right, so is it necessary to add a note on the main RWBY page asking others to move episode-specific tropes over to the recap pages and keep them off the main work page?
Edited by gjjones He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
I believe they should be on the main page as well as the recap page if there is no spoilers present. Recap pages are specifically for people who have already seen the work and/or don't care about spoilers. Whereas the main page is meant to list all the tropes (Except YMMV, specific character tropes and trivia) in a work.
Edited by TheOneWhoTropes Keeper of The Celestial Flame
That's my understanding as well.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Hello again. I have a question regarding the recap pages on certain articles like RWBY: Is there a rule to move any trope entries relating to specific episodes from the main work page to the recap page, if it's optional?
Edited by gjjones