Prematurely launched pages and pages that weren't fully fleshed out at the point of launching, are a big problem. Since these usually share several problems at once, this thread is aimed at re-running them through the TLP for fixing - the usual fix - or cutting them if they are too bad.
Problems this thread deals with include bad names, not enough/bad examples, unclear description, etc.
For the interested, here's a list of recently created pages
. Launches
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Edited by MacronNotes on Jun 24th 2023 at 12:24:55 PM
Sent the bad namespace page to the cultist.
Hide 'n' Seek: Battle Monster Tactics Lacks a decent description, crosswicking (except for one index), and many of the examples could use more context. It has only been edited 3 times since Dec 2014 (commenting out a ZCE, page move - probably namespace related and a formatting fix.
Thoughts?
Found Ariya, it was created in 2012 but doesn't have any trope examples/
Mouth Full of Smokes Doesn't appear to have gone through YKTTW, although the examples are suprisingly diverse for basically being a page about a meme. There's no crosswicking, however.
Not sure if we want to run it through YKTTW, keep it as is, or cut it.
At a minimum Mouth Full of Smokes needs a description that is more than "this image type exists" if it is going to stick around.
re Mouth Full of Smokes I'd say keep the page but open a yk or short term project (if it's open) to get a description going
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Captain of USS Bajor
From Camouflage to Criminal is fine draft-wise, but it was launched when there was still discussion going on about shortening the title.
I'd say that does need a new title. Let's see if the new wiki will still let me send launched drafts back to yk. If not, the Needs A Better Name forum is around here I think.
EDIT: new wiki does not let me unlaunch yk's. TRS might be an idea.
edited 30th Jun '16 2:41:51 PM by lakingsif
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Found Nogginknockers X The Duel, it has been around since 2012 but has only one sentence for a work page description and only two examples — both of which appear to be Zero Context Examples.
Nogginknockers and Nogginknockers2 aren't much better.
... and most of the entries in Bloodlust Software are pretty bad.
edited 1st Jul '16 12:51:55 PM by FuzzyBoots
More bad work pages:
- Witches Chillers: Unindexed, no valid examples.
- The Vault Of Heaven: Almost all examples are zero context.
- The Order Of Odd Fish: Only 1 example with enough context.
- The Chronicles of Ashinar: Almost all examples are zero context.
Sorcerer in training
Mouth full of smokes is an old cartoon gag, usually someone being picked on, punished, or being the target of revenge.
So either there will be examples to be included, or the name needs thinking about.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Bask Up has very few good tropes. It also appears to be in the wrong namespace.
edited 4th Jul '16 1:55:15 PM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Sorcerer in training
From ATT:
"Ideological Screed. There are no examples, only seven wicks (only two of which are work examples and both are zero context), and the history is blank so I have no idea how old the trope is."
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Thumbelina was launched with only 1 good example and 2 zero context examples; creator messaged.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Bound With Silver Threads is mostly zero context examples.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Planeta Absurdo is nothing but zero context examples.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
A Werewolf In Lilycove has only 2 examples, used to be 3.
Legend Of Setar is almost nothing but ZCEs.
edited 13th Jul '16 6:27:03 AM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
How sweet it is
My Twinn has only one example that is not YMMV or Trivia.
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Sorcerer in training
Only ZC Es. Bad description. Hasn't been touched since January.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Super stubby. Barely any description, four examples, one's a ZCE, one is... something I didn't think we troped (do we really need an entry for Computer-Generated Images mentioning that the movie will use them?), and the other two are... sparse.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
Sorcerer in training
I think at best, CGI stuff like that would be trivia.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
I've submitted all the stubs on the last few pages to the Cut List that haven't been fixed.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Spooks Code 9 has only 1 example with sufficient context.
edited 19th Jul '16 5:13:17 AM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
I found MochiiRin.Rinoa Nanami in a weird namespace and I'm not exactly sure what it supposed to be about (some sort of singer?)
Edit: The editor
also created a a stub at Characters.Character Sheet Template and over-wrote Administrivia.Character Sheet Template
edited 28th Jun '16 4:23:53 AM by jormis29