Fixing zero context examples

There was a bit of a rivalry stirred by SU's hatedom because Star used more direct violence against her antagonists than Steven, and I think SU's fandom overlapped wit those who some gripes with SVTFOE's romance arc, but I was only in the SU fandom so I'm not the best authority here. Either way, the entry's nonindicative (it could also be an entry for Friendly Fandoms without changing more than a word).

Edited by mightymewtron on Aug 23rd 2021 at 12:28:13 PM

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.

I just commented out a large number of examples on Einstein Hair. (It's an appearance trope, what do you expect?)

Added to the appearance trope thread's sandbox.

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YMMV.Plants Vs Zombies 2 Its About Time has this entry that appear to be a ZCE (admittedly though I was considering adding another plant or two to it):

• Moe: Some plants can count, such as Power Lily, Shrinking Violet , Moonflower, Shadow-Shroom (who is described as cutie-pie in its almanac entry), Red Stinger, Ghost Pepper, Iceberg Lettuce, A.K.E.E, Toadstool, Lightning Reed, Sweet Potato (who invokes this trope in and of herself), Bowling Bulb and Sun Bean. Also Thyme Warp, just look at its adorable smile and cute little dance in its idle animation!

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Pinky Malinky consists of ZCEs and borderline ZCEs. I'm not even sure if the page is salvageable otherwise. What should be done?

Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Aug 25th 2021 at 11:31:50 AM

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If the amount of examples with enough context is less than three, send it to the cutlist.

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Meanwhile, I commented out plenty of ZCE's on Wingin' It. I am not sure if the character sheet is any better; haven't checked.

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Microvolts — 'nother new page for an old game, that goes for "Trope Quantity over Trope Quality"

Dork Souls 3 — and a dorky web series (that's the title saying it, not me) page nobody's heard of

Edited by RobertTYL on Aug 27th 2021 at 8:22:41 PM

Webcomic.MagicalMisfits has an abundance of ZCEs (including one which isn't even a trope). Since its creation (in 2012), the only edits to the page have been formatting and grammar fixes.

Winds Of Change has ZCE's. On top of that, there are subbulleted tropes with more context (even if they're still lacking) than the tropes they're attached to!

Edit: Also found Heist!.

Edited by Berrenta on Aug 30th 2021 at 3:27:10 AM

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Does the following example from Characters.The Sopranos Warner (under (A)Manda Tassy) look like it has enough context?:

• Adaptational Comic Relief: Is framed as more a class clown in the film than in the books or play.

HIVE Series Students is full of zces.

We got plenty in Literature.Return To Neverend.

Literature.Beauty has ZCE's that have been commented out.

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I've read Beauty. I could expand later if you want.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."

Go for it.

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Expanded two ZCEs on Marble Blast Gold. I initially commented them out, but I decided that since I have played the game a lot I could expand them instead.

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I decided to do a quick cleanup of complaining on the main page for Eight Crazy Nights and found that it had a much bigger issue with Zero Context Examples. I’ve marked them (the only one without a ZCE was an entry with a valid point but it was too complainy to salvage and I haven’t seen the movie myself so I can’t do a rewrite).

Edited by TheLivingDrawing on Sep 4th 2021 at 8:19:50 AM

Why waste time when you can see the last sunset last?

WebVideo.DopeIsland isn't indexed, is full of examples that have little to no context (one of which is YMMV), isn't crosswicked at all, and the page's sole editor/creator has been inactive for over a year.

Edited by Shadow8411 on Sep 6th 2021 at 7:09:29 AM

I just commented out a few zero-context examples on Flanimals. It's been a long time since I've read those books, so could anyone fill them in for me?

Super Sam And John Of The Night needs a look regarding those zero-context entries.

Edit: Same for Characters.Resurrection.

Edited by Berrenta on Sep 6th 2021 at 6:32:24 AM

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Pandering to the Base (Other folder):

• This article on the continued success of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Kirby is awesome.

Could this work as an expansion?:

This article argues that one of the reasons that 50% of Canadians still supported the direction that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Government in 2015 (despite a terrible picture of employment) was because he gave his supporters what they wanted, (for instance, being tough on terrorists, lower taxes and cuts to social spending) at the expense of the rest of the Canadian population.

[[EDIT: Why thank you, I’ll just expand the entry now.]]

[[EDIT: Oh wait, someone already did it. Thanks anyways]]

Edited by HoloMew151 on Sep 7th 2021 at 5:10:12 PM

Much better

Kirby is awesome.

Do the following examples from Letterland look like they have enough context?:

• Animate Inanimate Object: Impy Ink, Uppy Umbrella, Vase of Violets are talking objects.
• Anthropomorphic Food: Annie Apple and Oscar Orange are both foods.
• Beach Bury: At the seaside, Naughty Nick buries Golden Girl in the sand.
• Blindfolded Trip: Bouncy Ben is blindfolded before his birthday trip in a balloon.
• Domino Mask: Robber Red wears one.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Naughty Nick, who means well, but doesn't think before acting.
• One-Word Title: Letterland.
• Talking Animal: Bouncy Ben (bunny), Clever Cat, Dippy Duck, Eddie Elephant, Poor Peter (puppy), Sammy Snake, and Zig Zag Zebra can all talk.
• Wicked Witch: The Wicked Water Witch.

Most of them seem okay to me, but a few lack enough context:

• Domino Mask doesn't actually specify that the character's wearing such a mask
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold doesn't explain how the character not thinking before they act leads to them being seen as a jerk.
• Wicked Witch just states a character's name without explaining how they're an example

"My job here is done." "But you didn't do anything."

It was I who added your expansion of the example to the actual page.

Kirby is awesome.