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TLP Crash Rescue - Fixing prematurely launched TLPs and pages

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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

Note: Please do not request a mod to unlaunch drafts that don't have any issues besides lacking a launch notice/24hr launch notice. While 24hr launch notices are mandatory, there are a few exceptions to the rule. If you see a draft's sponsor launch a TLP without an announcement, it's best to remind them of our TLP Guidelines first. If they continue to repeatedly launch drafts without a launch notice, you can report them on Ask The Tropers or the TLP Community Issues thread.

Edited by MacronNotes on Jun 24th 2023 at 12:24:55 PM

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#5976: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:16:58 PM

Okay, used Wayback and found the user involved. ~katrinahood, care to explain the discard for the draft in question?

Edit: Due to new page, added courtesy link to draft

edited 19th Mar '18 6:18:23 PM by Berrenta

katrinahood Since: Feb, 2013
#5977: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:49:47 PM

At the time, I thought it was beyond saving.

edited 19th Mar '18 6:50:59 PM by katrinahood

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#5978: Mar 19th 2018 at 8:02:33 PM

restored the draft - turns out the wayback machine restore button works? I was only seeing if it did, not trying. oh, nope only on that tab. nevermind on this part, too.

edit: didn't see response above, nevermind

edited 19th Mar '18 8:11:07 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
jormis29 Since: Mar, 2012
#5979: Mar 20th 2018 at 5:59:39 AM

UnderInvestigation.Under Investigation is in the wrong namespace and has no tropes sent namespace notifier

Kardashev has no tropes and sub pages that just say TBA, sent stub notifier

A Work of Divine Providence has no tropes, sent stub notifier

RWBY Silver has no tropes, sent stub notifier

Ricky The Mushroom has one trope, sent stub notifier

alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#5980: Mar 20th 2018 at 7:58:32 AM

Can we restore some drafts that are salvageable? One time I tried to make a draft with the same name, it told me that the draft already exists, so I picked out another name.

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FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#5981: Mar 20th 2018 at 8:51:08 AM

I've had that happen before on Works pages. I'd suggest building a Sandbox copy and then messaging a Mod.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#5982: Mar 21st 2018 at 7:37:04 AM

~katrinahood: ... Based on what, exactly? There's nothing in the comments on that draft that could indicate unsalvageability.

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katrinahood Since: Feb, 2013
#5983: Mar 21st 2018 at 8:54:48 AM

Marq FJ A21st It was based on the number of bombs it had. In hindsight, I should have paid more attention to the contents of the draft itself.

StFan Since: Jan, 2001
#5984: Mar 21st 2018 at 11:17:32 AM

Jan Boehmermann was left a stub after most of its content moved to YMMV (which a creator shouldn't have in the first place, I think).

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#5985: Mar 21st 2018 at 2:39:05 PM

[up] YMMV for creators is only okay if they're about their works and there are no other places. Anything about the creator themselves needs to be purged.

jormis29 Since: Mar, 2012
#5986: Mar 22nd 2018 at 4:42:46 AM

FanficRecs.The George Lopez Show is odd, it looks like someone's description of what they want in a new season rather then a link to any work

FanWorks.World Of The Munatar doesn't look like any sort of fanworks

City-State has no tropes, sent stub notifier

Annoymoose Monster Girl Saga has no tropes, sent stub notifier

Out of the Dark has one trope, sent stub notifier

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#5987: Mar 23rd 2018 at 10:41:09 AM

Fanfic Rec page: Looks like someone wanted a repository for a fanwork. Cut and messaged.

Pichu-kun ... Since: Jan, 2001
...
#5988: Mar 24th 2018 at 7:15:12 PM

So Soulmate AU Fic and Coffee Shop AU Fic are being scrapped? What about Zombie Fic for that matter?

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#5989: Mar 24th 2018 at 7:48:42 PM

[up] wow, Zombie Fic is... bad. The Stinger is longer than the description...

I think we could move them to a JustForFun.Common Fan Fic Scenarios page like the last page suggested.

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Pichu-kun ... Since: Jan, 2001
...
#5990: Mar 24th 2018 at 8:40:23 PM

Was Queer Show Ghetto launched too early? It was one of my TLP's, however someone else took over and launched it.

Unlike the other "[x] Show Ghetto" tropes it didn't launch with an "Exceptions" section. I'm also confused on the line about yaoi and yuri being for queer audiences. Yuri can be, however the main audience is straight girls.

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#5991: Mar 24th 2018 at 9:05:00 PM

[up] Nope, had a lot of work done in TLP, where it was also decided to not include aversions since that opens it up to listing all shows that are remotely popular with a queer character, and got 12 hats before launch. I took it over after a while, though someone else had grabbed it and then abandoned it before me, so you must have not done any work on it for a long while.

edited 24th Mar '18 9:05:50 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#5992: Mar 27th 2018 at 5:24:46 AM

JustForFun.Nintendo Mirage was created by ~luigiman2201 on March 26. It appears to be troping real people; you don't get a pass on this just for being in the Just for Fun namespace.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#5993: Mar 27th 2018 at 7:31:46 AM

Yeah, seems like that (and its subpages) should just be cut.

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luigiman2201 Since: Jun, 2013
#5994: Mar 28th 2018 at 6:53:34 AM

Is this really that much of an issue? EDIT: Did some research: if you must cut it, then be my guest.

edited 28th Mar '18 7:00:37 AM by luigiman2201

luigiman2201 Since: Jun, 2013
#5995: Mar 28th 2018 at 7:02:24 AM

Apologies, this is my fault for not being aware of this.

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#5996: Mar 30th 2018 at 8:50:34 AM

WebOriginal.Y-Com was made yesterday. Sent a stub notifier, but I also just noticed that it's got a hyphen in its URL so it (and its equally stubby characters page) will need to be moved even if it weren't a stub.

Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
Theatre_Maven_3695 from Ontario, Canada (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
#5997: Mar 31st 2018 at 7:22:50 AM

Nevermind, thought that page had been cut already.

edited 31st Mar '18 7:27:09 AM by Theatre_Maven_3695

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#5998: Apr 1st 2018 at 7:11:55 AM

While the recently launched Beacon Of Hope appears to be a tropeworthy concept, it was launched under a name that risks easy confusion with the already-existing trope Hope Bringer.

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lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#5999: Apr 1st 2018 at 12:40:41 PM

[up] Comic Relief Hero, Light In The Darkness?

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#6000: Apr 1st 2018 at 12:52:36 PM

I dunno. What I do know, however, is that Beacon Of Hope ought to be either unlaunched or sent to TRS, where a discussion could be had to settle on an appropiate name that carries little to no risk of easy confusion or Trope Decay.

edited 1st Apr '18 12:52:48 PM by MarqFJA

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