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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

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#8376: May 30th 2020 at 10:19:27 PM

Whoops. My bad, wasn't paying enough attention to the name and thought it was a second launch, though in hindsight the 'soon to change' should have tipped me off.

Edited by sgamer82 on May 30th 2020 at 11:20:41 AM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8377: May 30th 2020 at 10:20:06 PM

Ah well, it'll bump this thread more for the mods to notice, so it's cool.

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Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#8379: May 31st 2020 at 9:36:56 AM

Are we doing anything about Dressed In Element?

If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8380: May 31st 2020 at 1:39:02 PM

What of the two tropes we need on hold?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8381: Jun 2nd 2020 at 11:08:15 AM

...Anyone? Bump I guess...

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#8382: Jun 2nd 2020 at 12:02:57 PM

I do hope that those two drafts get put on hold if necessary. As for Dressed In Element, I don't know if it needs to be unlaunched, at the very least the other tropes are now mentioned in description.

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8383: Jun 2nd 2020 at 1:04:37 PM

[up] It should be unlaunched primarily for being underbaked and rushed. It needs more time in the oven.

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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#8384: Jun 2nd 2020 at 2:12:13 PM

Quick question: can Hide Your Otherness be part of Appearance Angst?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8385: Jun 2nd 2020 at 2:13:12 PM

I'd say so, yeah.

~Heavy Metal Hermit Crab, what say you?

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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#8387: Jun 2nd 2020 at 2:18:32 PM

By the way, for a proper index, you shouldn't put more than one trope per bullet. They should have separate bullets.

I was thinking of fixing them myself, but I don't have the time right now

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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#8388: Jun 2nd 2020 at 7:48:40 PM

Can someone make sense of The Elites Jump Ship title?

I wish it's called "The Elites Abandon The Commoners" instead

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wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#8389: Jun 3rd 2020 at 1:47:58 AM

To "jump ship" is a fairly common idiom for getting the hell out. Maybe not common enough, though.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#8390: Jun 3rd 2020 at 5:05:16 AM

It's a common idiom IMO, but it doesn't really make clear who the elites are "elite" in comparison to or what they're abandoning. 4tell's name does strike me as clearer; I could immediately think of an example when I saw it.

Edited by nrjxll on Jun 3rd 2020 at 7:07:41 AM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8391: Jun 3rd 2020 at 9:58:31 AM

I did post once that the title could be improved but the comment was either ignored or unnoticed.

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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#8392: Jun 3rd 2020 at 3:34:43 PM

Are we going to look into this or not?

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#8394: Jun 4th 2020 at 6:58:44 AM

You folks keep acting as if some action is expected. Please don't link to a sandbox. Just say which launches have consensus to send back in a clear post.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8395: Jun 4th 2020 at 10:20:44 AM

[up]

Many of us agree to send Dressed In Element back for being undercooked if it hasn't been too long since the launch point to do so; I've personally been requesting these two drafts get put on hold for reasons better explained in earlier posts here, but to sum it up, both have an absurd amount of hats for drafts people generally agree shouldn't be launched until they get some major work done on them, and I want to ensure that work gets done. Spring Break Plot has a lot of consensus to hold on the draft itself.

Edited by WarJay77 on Jun 4th 2020 at 1:22:58 PM

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Lost in Space
#8396: Jun 4th 2020 at 4:07:25 PM

Was Dressed In Element rogue-launched, and if so by whom (forgot to note it before unlaunching)? I've sent it back, and I locked those other two.

Edited by Fighteer on Jun 4th 2020 at 7:08:20 AM

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8397: Jun 4th 2020 at 4:11:20 PM

It wasn't rogue launched, it was prematurely launched by the sponsor.

Edit: Spring Break Plot is good, but it doesn't look like The Good Unfavorite was locked.

Edited by WarJay77 on Jun 4th 2020 at 7:15:34 AM

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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#8398: Jun 7th 2020 at 8:08:22 AM

@ Sequel Adaptation Iconic Villain

The concept sounds too specific and most examples are from films. That sounds alarming, yes?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#8399: Jun 7th 2020 at 10:43:36 AM

[up] Not really. Some tropes just are medium specific like that.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#8400: Jun 7th 2020 at 11:22:07 AM

I'm wondering if it's too redundant with Saved for the Sequel, though.


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