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Fast Eddie seems to have removed this from Adaptation Decay, saying that it was incorrect. Why?
This does not mean "adaptation that's worse than the original", nor does it refer to a negative change. There are many cases of this that show Tropes Are Not Bad, as sometimes the derivative work can be good for its own merits, or the changes are genuinely for artistic reasons that work well.
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Why does the Magical Realism page say "Click the edit button to start this new page" instead of redirecting to Magic Realism? Its set as a redirect to that.
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I've been wondering for some time: what's the policy for tropes for unpublished works? Specifically, I've written a fair amount of things (comics, original works, Original Flavor fanfiction), but I've never put any of it up anywhere, either because I don't think it's very good or it was only ever for my own enjoyment.
On the one hand, since coming to this site I've been finding any number of tropes in what I've written. On the other hand, it's hard to think of anything more arrogant then being an entry pimp for my own work, especially when I've never let anyone else see it. And that's not even mentioning Subjective Tropes...
Is there somewhere on Troper Tales for this sort of thing? Should I just not put any of this up?
Edit: Also, is this the right place to post questions like this?
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Stevethe Corn Muffin has twice now sabotaged the rec for In Flight on the Fate Stay Night Fanfic Recommendations. First he completely deleted the fic. After that was fixed he tried putting up bogus links. I've already corrected the rec but I wanted to know if there's an appropriate response for such actions?
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redhair has just remade the Disney Kidzone page after it was cut for being
- about something that doesn't even exist yet
- misformatted
- written in future-past tense ("is an upcoming American children's digital cable and satellite television channel that launched on May 21, 2011")
- Nothing more than a list of programs it supposedly will (have been) airing, and
- Reading more like a press release than a T Vtropes page.
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Is the YMMV banner added automatically to a page on YMMV? Because at least one page listed on there (Broken Base) isn't working that way.
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Based on a thread on the defunct unofficial realm forums, I decided to make a page for Wyrmrest Accord. There Is No Such Thing As Notability, so I -think- this should fly.
However, I haven't a clue where to index it. Although the server is tropperific and has storylines and plots unique to its players, it's also, by nature, transient and amorphous. It doesn't really fit with any one traditional form of media. So... well...
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The WMG page for Sword of Truth has become rife with Complaining About Shows You Don't Like. It's gotten to the point where over 90% of the page consists of this, and some of it is just pot shots against Terry Goodkind in WMG format. Can anything be done about this, or am I allowed to personally delete the offending entries as long as I justify it in my reason box?
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Fake-Out Opening looks like it has the template for a work, with links to reviews and so forth.
What's with that?
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When I want to edit Marvel Vs Capcom 3, I'm instead linked to the same page with a banner says "This entry is checked out until 09:52 Pacific Standard Time by Mysterio2." What does that mean?
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I have many Shout Outs for Mega Man ZX. I want to put them all, but of course it will overwhelm the page, so can I make a new Trivia or Shout Out page for this?
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There seems to be an Edit War going on at the Total Drama Island main and character pages, generally regarding complaints against characters (Gwen/Courtney/Duncan) involved in a particular romantic plot from the most recent season. Would it be possible to get some moderator assistance resolving the issue?
How do I index Man in a Bikini, the trope needs indexing?