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
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Thanks, though I also requested for its edits to be transferred to the draft as well, as I was preoccupied at the time, but oh well.
Also was the draft of Outgrowing Ones Parents discarded after it was launched?
Also, the unlaunched tropes should be dewicked. I'm using my phone at the moment.
Edited by alnair20aug93 on Sep 19th 2019 at 9:59:25 PM
ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔I admit it. I made a mistake. I was ignorant of the TLP Guidelines and ended up launching Amusingly Awful Aim without permission. My bad.
We have another rogue launch: Tuneless Song of Madness has been shot out ahead of schedule, approximately an hour after my last attempt at editing it.
More annoyingly, it seems our rogue launcher doesn't seem interested in indexing and cosswicking any of it. Or replying to my message.
Apologies if I'm using this as an opportunity to complain - little bit miffed.
Edited by AnotherEpicFail on Sep 22nd 2019 at 1:31:23 AM
Secret Societies was bumped after laying untouched five years, then launched a single day after the bump with no notice, little discussion, and a stub description.
The launcher was at least the original sponsor, but this doesn't look ready.
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel
A Dungeon Is You has badly-formatted links in the Web Serial Novel and Quest Thread folders. The War for the Overworld example also lacks a description and isn't italicized, as if it was left unfinished.
Edited by Zuxtron on Sep 28th 2019 at 8:44:57 AM
- I'd guess you'd make a page for the works, with the three tropes required, which shouldn't be as difficult as it is just plain tedious.
Since we already have A Dungeon Is You, as one trope, which sorta implies others.
Edited by Malady on Sep 29th 2019 at 7:37:13 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Stock Medieval Meal - looks to be ready, but was rogue launched by Tropers/rayah_winx and not indexed.
Edited by Zyffyr on Sep 29th 2019 at 5:54:20 AM
If I recall correctly, I was one of the ones calling "Just Launch It Already!" but then I realized it had been abandoned and there were unadded examples in the comments. It was getting rather tedious with the scroll bar trying to find which comments had examples that were added and which ones weren't.
Edited by Miss_Desperado on Sep 29th 2019 at 9:09:05 AM
If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.Came to report Stock Medieval Meal but I guess I'm late on the uptake.
That said, yeah, shouting "launch" on a draft with no actual sponsor doesn't do much since it just encourages rogue launching, which isn't cool in 90% of circumstances.
Edited by WarJay77 on Oct 1st 2019 at 4:06:41 AM
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall![]()
At the very least, send it back because it needs to be clarified that it's a framing device.
So, any info on Armor Meter Points?
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Gender-Bent Alternate Universe was rogue-launched, without even deleting TLP markup.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall

Unlaunched.
Will also unlaunch some others brought up, but Armor Meter Points will need to be discussed among the staff.
Edit: Outgrowing Ones Parents is not on the launch list for some reason.
Edited by Berrenta on Sep 19th 2019 at 8:39:29 AM