Administrivia / Frequent Redlinks

Here is a list of some common causes of redlinks and how to fix them.

1. Misspellings
   Example: Anti Villian instead of Anti-Villain
   How to fix: Correct the misspelling.
2. Plural trope names
   Example: Complete Monsters
   How to fix: Put the trope within two curly braces with the plural letter(s) outside the braces.
   {{Complete Monster}}s becomes Complete Monsters
3. Mixed case names
   Examples: Mc Leod, De Witt
   How to Fix: Put name inside [= =]
   [=McLeod=] becomes McLeod
4. Abbreviations / Acronyms / Initialisms and other mixtures of letters and numbers
   Examples: A K47s, DV Ds, UF Os
   How to fix: Put the desired text in between [= =]
   [=AK47s=] becomes AK47s
   OR
   If the full name of the abbreviation has a page, use this formatting: [[NameOfTrope Abbreviation]]
5. Works we don't have pages for yet.
   Redlinks for work pages should not be removed. If you are familiar with the work, feel free to launch the page.
6. Members of the Permanent Red Link Club. (See page for further details.)
   How to fix: Get rid of them. If it's a pothole, just take it out. If it's a wikiword, rewrite the sentence (or paragraph, if necessary) to not use the phrase.

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The following are particularly common redlinks. If you have the time or are bored, you can help out by fixing them.^note You can also find other red links by simply replacing Main/* in the URL with Main/any red link you've seen before. The links will lead to a list of pages that have the redlinks. Ideally, they should be empty save for this page and other Administrivia pages. If you clean up all the wicks, please write a note beside the link of the clean up date. For consistency, please use MM/DD/YY for the date.

A 2016 update to TV Tropes made certain letter/number mixtures count as wikiwords when they did not previously do so. Please add them to the list if they are redlinks and not already included.

Common Redlinks

1. Misspellings

• Anti Villian (Should be Anti-Villain) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• Cerberus Syndrome (Should be Cerebus Syndrome) - last cleaned up 04/17/23
• Chekov's Gun (Should be Chekhov's Gun or namespaced to JustForFun/) - last cleaned up 02/27/24, five locked pages
• Knight Of Cerberus (Should be Knight of Cerebus) - last cleaned up 09/17/22
• Zettai Ryouki (Should be Zettai Ryouiki) - last cleaned up 03/07/24

2. Plural Trope Names

• Complete Monsters (Should be marked up as {{Complete Monster}}s) - last cleaned up 03/06/2024
• DLCs (Should be marked up as {{DLC}}s) - last cleaned up 03/06/2024
• EMPs (Should be marked up as {{EMP}}s) - last cleaned up 03/06/2024
• JRPGs (It should be {{JRPG}}s) - last cleaned up 03/06/2024, one locked (archive) page
• OVAs (Should be marked {{OVA}}s) - last cleaned up 03/06/2024

3. CamelCase last names
Should be put between [= =] tags:

• DeLorean - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• DeWitt - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• DeVito (usually in reference to Danny Devito) - last cleaned up 3/16/24, one locked page and one ghostwick
• LaCroix (could refer to the troper La Croix) last cleaned up 03/07/24
• LeChuck (could refer to Captain LeChuck) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacArthur ^note (character names should be put between [= =] tags, but references to the historical figure can be linked to the main article at Douglas MacArthur) - last cleaned up 03/09/24; one locked page
• MacAllister - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacDonald - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacFarland - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacGrath - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacIntyre - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacKenzie - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacLaren - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• MacMillan - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McAlister - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McAllister - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McBride - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCain - last cleaned up 03/09/24; three locked pages
• McCall - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCallum - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCann - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCarthy - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCay (could refer to Winsor McCay) - last cleaned up 04/19/22
• McClane (Usually in reference to John McClane from the Die Hard films) - last cleaned up 03/09/24; one locked page
• McConaughey - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McCoy ^note (Usually in reference to Dr. McCoy from Star Trek; occasionally referring to the trope The McCoy or the actor Sylvester McCoy) - last cleaned up 03/09/24; two locked pages and two ghostwicks
• McCormick - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McCullough - last cleaned up 04/19/22
• McDonald (for the fast food chain, use UsefulNotes/McDonalds) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McElroy - last cleaned up 03/16/24
• McGann (usually the actor Paul McGann) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McGee - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McGinnis - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McGonagall - last cleaned up 03/07/24; three ghostwicks
  • McGonagal - last cleaned up 03/07/24; misspelling of the above
• McGrath - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McGraw - last cleaned up 11/01/22
• McGuire - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McIntyre - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McKay - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McKinley (for the U.S. president, use UsefulNotes/WilliamMcKinley) - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one ghostwick
• McKinnon - last cleaned up 03/09/24, one ghostwick
• McKenzie - last cleaned up 03/09/24, one ghostwick
• McLaren - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McLean (possibly Don McLean) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• McMahon (if you're referring to the WWE promoter, use Wrestling/VinceMcMahon) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• McNamara - last cleaned up 03/09/24, one locked page and two ghostwick
• McQueen - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one ghostwick
• McStuffins (usually referring to Doc McStuffins) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• RuPaul (use /Creator or [= =] depending on context) - last cleaned up 03/09/24, one ghostwick

3b. Other CamelCase
Should be put between [= =] tags or expanded dependent on context:

• DeviantArt (Platform/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one locked page
• DreamWorks (Creator/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• FedEx - last cleaned up 09/15/23
• GameCube (Platform/NintendoGameCube) - last cleaned up 02/27/24; one locked page
• GLaDOS - last cleaned up 03/01/24, nine locked pages
• InuYasha (Manga/) - last cleaned up 03/16/24, three locked pages
• MatPat (Creator/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• MySpace (Website/) - last cleaned up 02/27/24
• PlayStation (Platform/ or the appropriate successor console) - last cleaned up 02/27/24; one locked page
• PowerPoint - last cleaned up 3/16/24
• SiIvaGunner (Music/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• SpongeBob (WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• SpotPass / StreetPass (usually [= =], but can be potholed to Nintendo 3DS) - both last cleaned up 06/24/21
• TikTok (Platform/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• VeggieTales (WesternAnimation/) - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one locked page and one ghostwick
• WandaVision (Series/) - last cleaned up 02/27/24
• YouTube (Platform/) - last cleaned up 03/07/24, seven locked pages

4. Abbreviations and Mixtures of letters and numbers
Should be put between [= =] tags:

• AK47 / AK47s - last cleaned up 07/10/19
• ATs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one locked page
• CDs - last cleaned up 02/27/24, two ghostwicks
• CEOs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one locked page
• CSIs - referring to the Crime Scene Investigators on CSI - last cleaned up 04/17/2023, one ghostwick
• DVDs - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• DVRs - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• FMVs - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one ghostwick
• GIFs - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one locked page
• HL3 - often referring to the as-yet-unconfirmed Half-Life 3, last cleaned up 07/10/19
• IDs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one ghostwick
• IEDs - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• IMDb - last cleaned up 03/16/24, one ghostwick
• InGen - a company name from the Jurassic Park films, last cleaned up 03/09/24
• IPs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one ghostwick
• ISPs - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• KOs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one locked page
• LNs - can alternately be linked to Light Novels, last cleaned up 03/01/24, one ghost wick
• MI5 - last cleaned up 03/09/24, three locked pages and one ghostwick
• MI6 - last cleaned up 03/09/24, three locked pages
• MP3 - last cleaned up 03/09/24, one locked page
• MP5 / MP5s - last cleaned up 03/09/24, three locked pages and two ghostwicks
• PCs - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• PhD - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• PhDs - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• Pon3 - part of the name of a recurring background character in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, last cleaned up 03/16/23
• PoW / PoWs - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• PSOne - can alternately be linked to PlayStation, last cleaned up 09/20/21; one locked page
• PS1 - can alternately be linked to PlayStation, last cleaned up 09/14/23; one locked page
• PS2 - can alternately be linked to PlayStation 2, last cleaned up 09/14/23; two locked page
• PS3 - can alternately be linked to PlayStation 3, last cleaned up 09/14/23; four locked page
• PS4 - can alternately be linked to PlayStation 4, last cleaned up 09/14/23
• PS5 - can alternately be linked to PlayStation 5, last cleaned up 09/14/23
• PSPs (Platform/{{PSP}}s or Platform/{{PlayStation Portable}}s) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• SSJ1 / SSJ2 / SSJ3 / SSJ4 - fan abbreviation for "Super Saiyan-Jin [number]", the term for progressive levels of heroic or villainous superpower in Dragon Ball Z, frequently used in online debates and discussions, last cleaned up 03/09/24
• STDs - last cleaned up 03/16/24, one ghostwick
• SUVs - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• TARDISes - the plural word for Gallifreyan time vessels in Doctor Who, conventionally written as shown in mixed case; last cleaned up 02/27/24
• TiVO - last cleaned up 03/19/21
• TVs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one ghostwick
• UFOs - last cleaned up 03/07/24, two ghostwicks and one locked page
• URLs - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one locked page
• UnSub / UnSubs - used frequently on Criminal Minds, last cleaned up 03/09/24
• VCRs - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• VIPs - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• VNs - can alternately be linked to {{Visual Novel}}s, last cleaned up 03/01/24
• VPNs - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one ghost wick
• WiiU - can alternately be linked to Platform/WiiU, last cleaned up 03/01/24
• Zer0 - the name of a character from the Borderlands series, last cleaned up 09/19/21

Should be expanded:

• AC1 (Should be Assassin's Creed) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• AC2 (Should be Assassin's Creed II) - last cleaned up 1/17/22, one locked page
• AC3 (Should be Assassin's Creed III) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• AC4 (Should be Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag) - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• AoStH (Should be Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog) - last cleaned up 09/19/21, one locked page
• AO3 (Should be Archive of Our Own) - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• BtVS (Should be Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - last cleaned up 01/11/21, 1 locked page
• Civ1 / Civ2 / Civ3 / Civ4 / Civ5 / Civ6 (Should be Civilization or the appropriate redirect) - last cleaned up 03/16/19
• CMoA / CMoAs / MoA / MoAs (usually Moment of Awesome, but could also be Awesome Music) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• CMoF (Should be Funny Moments) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• CMoH (Should be Heartwarming Moments) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• DA2 (Should be Dragon Age II) - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• DnD (Should be Dungeons & Dragons) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• DoW2 (Should be Dawn of War II) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• DS9 (Should be Deep Space Nine) - last cleaned up 09/27/18, one ghostwick
• FiM (Should be Friendship is Magic) - last cleaned up 09/27/18, one ghostwick
• GoF (Should be Goblet of Fire) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• HL1 (Should be Half-Life) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• HL2 (Should be Half-Life 2) - last cleaned up 12/28/21
• KotOR (Should be Knights of the Old Republic) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• KotOR2 (Should be Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• LARPing (Should be {{LARP}}ing) , last cleaned up 03/01/24
• L4D / L4D1 (Should be Left 4 Dead) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• L4D2 (Should be Left 4 Dead 2) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• LoL (Often means League of Legends) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• LoZ (Should be The Legend of Zelda) - last cleaned up 09/20/21
• ME1 (Should be Mass Effect) - last cleaned up 01/11/21, 7 locked pages
• ME2 (Should be Mass Effect 2) - last cleaned up 12/28/21, 6 locked pages
• ME3 (Should be Mass Effect 3) - last cleaned up 01/11/21, 5 locked pages
• MGS1 (Should be Metal Gear Solid) - last cleaned up 12/28/21
• MGS2 (Should be Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty) - last cleaned up 09/19/21
• MGS3 (Should be Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) - last cleaned up 12/28/21
• MGS4 (Should be Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) - last cleaned up 09/19/21
• MGS5 (Should be Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain^note or rarely Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes—note the switch to Roman numerals) - last cleaned up 09/27/18
• MST3K / Series/MST3K (Should be the series Mystery Science Theater 3000 or the trope MST depending on context) - last cleaned up 09/28/18, three locked pages
• OoT (Should be Ocarina of Time) - last cleaned up 06/10/22, five locked pages
• OotP (Should be Order of the Phoenix) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• OOtS (Should be The Order of the Stick) - last cleaned up 09/02/17, one ghostwick
• PoA (Should be Prisoner of Azkaban) - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• SMB1 (Usually Super Mario Bros.) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• SMB2 (Usually Super Mario Bros. 2) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• SMB3 (Should be Super Mario Bros. 3) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• SMG4 (Should be Supermarioglitchy4's Super Mario 64 Bloopers) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• TF2 (Usually Team Fortress 2) - last cleaned up 03/09/24, four locked pages
• WoW - (Should be World of Warcraft) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• WMGs (Should be Wild Mass Guessing; can be quick linked with {{WMG}}s) - last cleaned up 03/09/24

Other:

• AMVs (An abbreviation; if it is referring to Anime Music Videos, set it as Fan Vid; otherwise, it should be put between [= =] tags) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• AoE (An abbreviation. Should be Area of Effect or [=AoE=]) - last cleaned up 03/19/24, three ghostwicks
• ARGs (An abbreviation. Should be marked {{ARG}}s or {{Alternartive Reality Game}}s) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• BoJack (Often used in reference of the main character from Bojack Horseman; should be marked [=BoJack=]) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• CoS/COs (Depending on capitalization, it should be Commanding Officers or Chamber of Secrets and should either be put between [= =] tags or expanded respectively) - last cleaned up 09/23/21
• DaVinci^note "Da Vinci" is an indicator of Leonardo da Vinci's birthplace, not his surname (Used to refer to Leonardo da Vinci) - last cleaned up 03/16/24
• DMs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name for the Dungeon Master redirect; should be either expanded into {{Game Master}}s or {{Dungeon Master}}s or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• FPSes / FPSs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either changed to one of its expanded forms or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 07/15/19, one locked page
• GMs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either expanded into {{Game Master}}s or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• JoJo (Name of the main characters from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; should be marked [=JoJo=]) - last cleaned up 03/09/24
• JoJolion (Should be Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion or marked [=JoJolion=]) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• MMORPGs / MMOs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either changed to one of its expanded forms or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 03/07/24, one locked page
• MOBAs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either changed to one of its expanded forms or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 03/07/24
• NPCs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either expanded into {{Non Player Character}}s or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - - last cleaned up 03/07/24, 4 ghostwicks
• RPGs (Depending on the context; it should be {{Role Playing Game}}s, except when referring to Rocket-propelled grenades where it should be put between [= =] tags) - last cleaned up 03/07/24; two ghostwicks and five locked pages
• RTSes / RTSs (An abbreviation and a plural "trope" name; should be either changed to one of its expanded forms or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 07/16/19
• SEALs (Should be [=SEALs=] or link to Navy SEALs) - last cleaned up 03/01/24, one locked page and two ghostwicks
• SMG3 (Character from Supermarioglitchy4's Super Mario 64 Bloopers) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• WASPs (Should be [=WASPs=] or {{White Anglo Saxon Protestant}}s) - last cleaned up 03/01/24
• WW1 (Should be World War I or put between [= =]) - last cleaned up 03/09/24; one ghostwick
• WW2 (Should be World War II or put between [= =]) - last cleaned up 03/09/24; six locked pages and two ghostwicks
• WMDs (An abbreviation; should be either changed to one of its expanded forms or set as a plural abbreviation put between [= =] depending on which flows better in context) - last cleaned up 03/09/24

5. Works we don't have pages for yet
These shouldn't be fixed, because the work page can theoretically be created in the future.

6. Members of the Permanent Redlink Club
See that page for the list. "Last cleaned" information is in comment code on that page.

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