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Comment out Zero Context Examples and leave this comment note on the page itself:

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.

Edited to be a thread header.

Edited by nombretomado on Mar 3rd 2019 at 6:12:58 AM

Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#2501: Nov 22nd 2020 at 3:59:31 PM

Can someone fix Enfant Terrible example from Better Watch Out? Because this example basically tells other to go to other examples for Context.

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
Libraryseraph uu~ from Canada (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
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#2502: Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:04:32 PM

[up] Just comment it out for now

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Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#2504: Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:17:33 PM

Yeah, just let them stay hidden and hope an editor fixes them; we can only fix examples for works we know well.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#2505: Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:24:19 PM

Well, I know the context but I can't fixed it because of my grammar. Don't worry, I know a forum who can help me.

Edited by Bubblepig on Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:24:33 AM

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
BlueGuy (Ten years in the joint)
#2506: Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:36:15 PM

I commented out a whole bunch of ZCEs on Manga.World Embryo. Its subpages may need looking at as well.

Edited by BlueGuy on Nov 22nd 2020 at 7:36:25 AM

Pinball cleanup thread
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
antenna_ears from California Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#2508: Nov 24th 2020 at 8:31:53 PM

Found and commented out a couple on the Western Animation subfolder for Jumped at the Call.

A lot of tropes on the main page of BIONICLE have zero-context or just sucky writing in general. I know it’s a niche toyline that I’m one of the few fans of (and thus will put the most work into correcting), but hey, if anyone can help...

LaundryPizza03 Maintenance? from Texas Since: Aug, 2020
Maintenance?
#2509: Nov 25th 2020 at 8:53:58 AM

Lots of the on-page examples for Accordion Man are ZCEs.

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LaundryPizza03 Maintenance? from Texas Since: Aug, 2020
Malady (X-Troper)
#2511: Nov 26th 2020 at 8:26:42 AM

Creator.Amoridere:

  • Intergenerational Friendship: Toki and Doki, while they don't look it, are older than their friends.
    • Mayfly–December Friendship: The twins will most certainly outlive any friends or adopted children, as erins can and tend to live for at least two or three millennia, as is pointed out in one Madgie, what did you do? story. However, they will enjoy generations of descendants.

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Serac she/her (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
she/her
#2512: Nov 26th 2020 at 8:48:24 AM

[up][up] That needs to go to the roleplay cleanup thread, since the page outright admits it was played over Skype.

Edited by Serac on Nov 26th 2020 at 10:48:31 AM

Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#2513: Nov 28th 2020 at 1:17:59 AM

Since Run is a new film, some of the tropes needs more explanations. Also their YMMV page have two The Woobie examples that have less explanation so I commented both out. Is that okay to leave the two examples in YMMV page commented out while I'll check other examples on the main page soon?

Edited by Bubblepig on Nov 28th 2020 at 1:23:28 AM

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#2515: Nov 30th 2020 at 6:49:31 AM

Film.Pay It Forward is a works page from 2013, and it shows.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#2516: Nov 30th 2020 at 7:32:54 PM

Growling Gut, both on its main page and its subpages, is rife with ZCEs. As part of the cleanup effort from TRS, I've commented out hundreds of ZC Es across those pages, but there's probably still a lot of examples that don't have enough context to meet the new minimum. Whoever takes this on, you have my sympathies.

Edited by Willbyr on Nov 30th 2020 at 7:33:26 AM

Nen_desharu Nintendo Fanatic Extraordinaire from Greater Smash Bros. Universe or Toronto Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Nintendo Fanatic Extraordinaire
#2517: Nov 30th 2020 at 8:08:57 PM

All subpages in Recycled In Space are filled with ZCEs.

Setting Update has a few entries that are ZCEs

Kirby is awesome.
Grotadmorv Got a taste for scotch and abusive guys from Felix Hagan City, Family Avenue (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
Got a taste for scotch and abusive guys
#2518: Dec 1st 2020 at 6:33:35 PM

We've already discussed Recycled In Space a bit, but I don't think anything came from it.

Last Chorus Slow-Down seems to just list songs where it happens, instead of discussing how slow it gets or if it fits with the tone or meaning of the song.

Make it so we never die, and take the pain away
LaundryPizza03 Maintenance? from Texas Since: Aug, 2020
Maintenance?
#2519: Dec 1st 2020 at 6:52:16 PM

[up] I believe the currently favored solution is to send to TRS to move to Just for Fun, except for anything that is tropeworthy.

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LaundryPizza03 Maintenance? from Texas Since: Aug, 2020
Maintenance?
#2520: Dec 1st 2020 at 9:38:45 PM

ComicBook.Liberality For All is on Administrivia.Locked Pages. This is problematic, since the examples are all ZCE or at least lacking in context. If anyone is familiar with this work, please post examples in the Locked Pages thread.

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BigJimbo Since: Dec, 2017
#2521: Dec 2nd 2020 at 2:27:08 AM

The Silver Surfer page has this example:

  • One-Scene Wonder: Lady Chaos gets a few minutes of screen time in the unproduced script for "The End of Eternity: Part Two" and holy crap.

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#2522: Dec 2nd 2020 at 7:49:33 AM

Re: Liberality:

We may need to cutlist if we don't see anything in the Locked Pages thread about examples...

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#2523: Dec 2nd 2020 at 7:52:14 AM

It does seem to be the kind of... charged work which the people who would read it do not intersect with the group that partakes in wiki upkeep in the forums.

My musician page
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#2524: Dec 2nd 2020 at 10:12:37 AM

At least half of Mega Babies is poorly-written ZCE, which I just commented out.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#2525: Dec 2nd 2020 at 10:52:15 AM

[up] You missed a few, so I went through and got those. Cleaned up the character subpage as well.


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