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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#76: Apr 5th 2022 at 11:24:38 AM

Many examples at Moképon link to comic pages that aren't opening to me.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
VerySunshine Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#77: Apr 5th 2022 at 2:57:42 PM

[up] Looks like that's because the hosting site (Smack Jeeves) is down, but there's another website that has the comic and it looks like you can get chapter and page numbers from the original links.

underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Peeks from Under Rocks
#78: Apr 27th 2022 at 9:53:47 PM

Original Life has a massive number of example links, many without much in the way of context. (Like, a lot. Used as sinkholes. Sometimes two or three words in a row.)

They all currently redirect to the author's Patreon, which has the "Over 18" age-gate popup. It's not clear from context which pages are actually NSFW/SFW.

RobertTYL Since: Oct, 2019 Relationship Status: Holding out for a hero
#79: Jun 1st 2022 at 10:21:25 PM

Webcomic.Sonic And Pals

More ZCE, more dead links, more 404 issues and "The site configured at this address does not contain the requested file"...

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#80: Jun 14th 2022 at 6:25:25 AM

Literally every example on both ClickHole and it's YMMV page is a weblink.

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
OmegaPC777 He do be excited, bro. (He/him) from Maplewood, MN Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: They're my lobster
He do be excited, bro. (He/him)
#82: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:41:50 AM

I found an example on the Gratuitous English page that relies on a now-private video:

KOMINGU SUUN DAKUPO! note 

An excited Wally Walrus for everyone! (Check out my troper wall if you can!)
RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#83: Aug 27th 2022 at 6:46:56 AM

[up]I'd comment that out. I also found an archived link to the video https://web.archive.org/web/20190927195357/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVPCTXIBeE&gl=US&hl=en

Edited by RandomTroper123 on Jan 21st 2023 at 11:23:45 AM

RobertTYL Since: Oct, 2019 Relationship Status: Holding out for a hero
#84: Jan 21st 2023 at 4:13:41 AM

Happy New Year!... this thread doesn't get a lot of activity, it seems.

Creator.Some Fool FP - only four tropes, three which are ZCE relying on links. Safe to cut?

Edited by RobertTYL on Jan 21st 2023 at 8:14:49 PM

lee4hmz 486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart from A shipwreck in the tidal Potomac (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart
#85: Apr 14th 2023 at 7:20:39 PM

Practically every link on AwesomeMusic.Super Mario Odyssey is failing to open, probably due to interference by Nintendo. Should I replace the links, or just remove them?

online since 1993 | huge retrocomputing and TV nerd | lee4hmz.info (under construction) | heapershangout.com
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
#86: Apr 15th 2023 at 10:40:56 AM

[up]Speaking of which, should we remove links to YouTube for other Awesome Music pages?

Many of the links break because copyright holders are becoming strict.

It would be great if TV Tropes had its own repository of music, just like how it has video examples.

Edited by Nen_desharu on Apr 15th 2023 at 1:42:16 PM

Kirby is awesome.
badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#87: Apr 15th 2023 at 11:14:56 AM

[up] I think that would probably get us sued.

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
#88: Apr 15th 2023 at 2:29:51 PM

[up]TV Tropes can just use the first 30 seconds of music instead. Fandom (formerly Wikia) and the NIWA wikis all use the first 30 seconds instead of the entire music to avoid lawsuits.

This way, even the first 30 seconds can be used instead of YouTube links that get removed also due to fear of lawsuits.

Edited by Nen_desharu on Apr 15th 2023 at 5:31:37 AM

Kirby is awesome.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#89: Apr 15th 2023 at 2:32:46 PM

I'd rather just remove the youtube links if tracks aren't released officially, because we're not a playlist site.

Edited by Amonimus on Apr 15th 2023 at 12:33:08 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#90: Jul 10th 2023 at 3:40:45 PM

Creator.Haryadhi Gee's examples rely on weblinks, perhaps a little too much.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#91: Jul 13th 2023 at 7:12:20 AM

A general question -

Web Links Are Not Examples also says this about internal links:

This problem isn't exclusive to leaving URL links in example spaces, either. Directing page readers to other articles on This Very Wiki where a relevant trope example has already been written out is just as problematic and ill-advised.

Any trope example that relies entirely on getting readers to visit a separate webpage for an explanation should be (a) expanded from the linked content , (b) pulled from the article and brought to its respective discussion page, or, if this poses a problem throughout a significant portion of a page's examples list, (c) brought up in this Special Efforts thread.
My reading of that guidance is that Shout-Out examples shouldn't rely on a potholed link to identify the other work.

And in the same way, Parallel Porn Titles (now a NRLEP trope), has a long list of the porn titles themselves, each of which is potholed to the original work.

So either readers are expected to know the reference offhand, or they're expected to follow the pothole link to get the joke.

Does this need a rewrite?

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#92: Jul 22nd 2023 at 7:39:33 AM

There's a lot of weblink overreliance on Webcomic.Cross Time Cafe. I even commented out one that combines it with tropeslashing.

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#93: Jan 27th 2024 at 8:09:54 PM

There are quite a few cases over at xkcd. I could comment them out, but I'm currently doing some TRS cleanup.

Riolugirl Just "Rio" is fine! from Planet Sparkles (spaaaarklleeees...) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
Just "Rio" is fine!
#94: Jun 20th 2024 at 11:22:23 AM

How can we clean this Pokémon entry from Main.Petal Power?


"Hark! For your greatest fears manifest in yours truly!" (She/Her) (Current focus: Image Pickin')
Riolugirl Just "Rio" is fine! from Planet Sparkles (spaaaarklleeees...) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
Just "Rio" is fine!
#95: Sep 10th 2024 at 6:57:12 AM

Bumping to get consensus.

"Hark! For your greatest fears manifest in yours truly!" (She/Her) (Current focus: Image Pickin')
Echidna from Ontario, Canada (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Two-timing
#96: Sep 10th 2024 at 7:12:15 AM

[up][up] It's a ZCE. But my opinion is that the entry would need to add the introductions and describe the usage and Bloom Doom itself from the entry.

Edited by Echidna on Sep 10th 2024 at 10:12:33 AM

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