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
Unathletic Nerd was launched despite unaddressed concerns in the TLP
that the description is stubby.
Personally, I'm not seeing a sufficient distinction between this and Geek Physiques.
Escapethe Night The Lost Village is a recent fanfic stub. I've messaged the author, let's see if it improves.
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Unathletic Nerd is absolutely a trope, but honestly sorta strikes me as one so omnipresent that it almost isn't worth mentioning. You just assume fictional nerds aren't athletic. It's the exception that's the rule. It's almost part of the definition, really.
Me neither. I don't see any distinction between Unathletic Nerd and Geek Physiques.
If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.So yeah. Definitely send back Unathletic Nerd for discussion. I disagree with being a duplicate of Geek Physiques, mind you, but it still needs a lot of discussion.
And especially especially send back Outgrowing Ones Parents. It's pure People Sit On Chairs at the moment. Could be a trope there (possibly one where a child character is surprisingly tall, or one about parents not liking the fact the kid is taller than them), but there isn't yet.
Edited by Larkmarn on Sep 10th 2019 at 11:27:10 AM
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.Tho unless it's animated or drawn attention to, it's almost always just an incidental casting choice.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallArmor Meter Points unlaunch, please so it can be split into separate Meter and Points?
To match Life Meter and Hit Points, and stuff?
Also net 5 hats only.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/launches.php?page=18
Edited by Malady on Sep 15th 2019 at 7:08:14 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Spared By The Cuttaking Alternative Title Suggestions should be unlaunched so its title can be fixed.
Mustache of Evil
needs help to come to a proper consensus. It has 6 hats to 5 bombs, with a lot of us worried this is just an appearance trope that lacks a proper and meaningful pattern. A lot of examples are just "this villain has mustache". However, it's also something that does show up a lot, which means there's a trope somewhere, but we can't agree on if we've found it.
The sponsor has PM'd me, stating an intent to launch it. I told them it was a bad idea because of the bomb count, but this does mean we need to address the issue on the draft.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallSpontaneous Skeet Shooting has been launched by the creator, but only has 2 net hats (5 hats, 3 bombs).
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pxj3bjcazy09rl5nv7cv785p
So any thoughts on sending Unathletic Nerd and Outgrowing Ones Parents back? They seem to have unanimous agreement to send back to TLP.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.No thoughts on unlaunching Armor Meter Points?
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Do we even have word on why it hasn't been unlaunched?
Unathletic Nerd has 5 definite sendbacks, no defenders.
Outgrowing Ones Parents has, depending on how you count, 5-9 posts saying it was prematurely launched. No defenders.
Can they please be sent back now? I've hollered for a mod and they've since sent another one back that was posted after, so I'm wondering if there's a reason for it.
Edited by Larkmarn on Sep 18th 2019 at 11:36:09 AM
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.Sarah Z has no trope examples on the page, despite the page having been created over 6 months ago.
I messaged the troper that created the page three days ago, but they haven't responded.
Post-Treatment Lollipop has been rogue launched by a nonparticipant. There is no confirmation that it's ready to launch and the current title is from the majority of the crowner, and the fact that someone else is grabbing it.
Kindly transfer the edits to the draft
before unlaunching this please.
Post-Treatment Lollipop will have to return back to YKTTW, due to needing more examples and more vital information and verification. To avoid it being a bad trope page, the mods can bring this trope back to YKTTW, thank you.
Behold, the worst scum of TV Tropes. You shouldn't have come young traveler, now prepare for the worst.

Seems to me that the ZCEs are the result of a definition that says nothing about narrative significance. It's just a thing that happens.
Edited by MrL1193 on Sep 9th 2019 at 5:51:16 AM