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
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
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Angry babby
~Stardust 310, please move the content of Manga The Mother Of The Great Demon Kings 10 Children to Manga.The Mother Of The Great Demon Kings 10 Children. You're supposed to nuke drafts for work pages when you're done with them and put them in the right namespace, since all TLP drafts are launched as Main/.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
^ Yeah, what's going on with that page? It looks like it got launched with a hat count of 5-1, it has some strange wording issues, it has a fragment AND a run-on sentence, the title is fouled up, and if the discussion is any indication it may or may not have had issues with plagiarism.
Ir doesn't look launch-worthy to me, but maybe then again I'm missing something.
Angry babby
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The plagiarism was corrected and I don't know if the "net five" rule applies to works pages.
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Yeah, I don't think the net rule matters for pages that can't launch through TLP anyway.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Angry babby
The Cold Heavens was stealth launched, and I think it just changed its title before launch (the history says "Unfeeling Heavens"). Does it look okay otherwise?
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Veteran Editor IV
Nope. With 8 examples from works, presumably 1 index, and a laconic page, it won't be able to meet the 12 wicks standard. While I no longer intend to ask for unlaunching drafts because of a decision I made some time ago, I will tell them about if messaging them if they break it for the first time, but here maybe I'll do it on the draft in case it is unlaunched.
Edited by Piterpicher on May 5th 2021 at 6:33:20 PM
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
The original sponsor hadn't touched it in 20 months (Sep 2019). Several others had been editing it since then, then the OS showed up today did some edits and launched.
Edited by Zyffyr on May 5th 2021 at 11:26:35 AM
Thanks. None of this fixes the substandard grammar and wording issues, though. I guess we’re letting that slide?
That MUST be fixed.
"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
I'm not terribly familiar with TLP rules; would this be an example of a stealth launch?:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w74jz5co30e4aft6wewbdb4y
Veteran Editor IV
Yes, it is. As far as I can tell, the sponsor has not posted any launching soon notice in the title/laconic/comments and has not waited 24 hours after that.
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Plus, there were unresolved concerns about the trope's definition.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Okay, so I agreed to launch a trope my the name of "Only Sane By Comparison" today. Thing is, under the launch pad, I forgot to erase the launch date, so that is part of the current title. What should I do?
Edited by Junebug25 on May 8th 2021 at 9:29:18 AM
🍊orange fursona🧡
Holler the mods to unlaunch it. Click on the three dots at the upper right corner, then click "Holler".
Lost in Space
We keep an eye on this thread from time to time. I've unlaunched it.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
One Person Show got launched with no warning, no interactions from the sponsor aside from a few updates, and people's concerns about the formatting going mostly ignored. ...Also 4 net hats.
Edited by WarJay77 on May 8th 2021 at 8:58:50 AM
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Gilmore Guys was created over two years ago in 2019, yet it's only got one example on the page.
Otaku
I suggest this page be cut as it is a stub.
Peeks from Under Rocks
&Wrong thread?
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
No? Stub pages are brought here all the time.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Unlaunched that TLP.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
The Wanderer
Non Action Couple appears to have been rogue launched by its sponsor.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Angry babby
Stealth-launched, but still very much undercooked. Only 8 examples and a very short description. Plus, only 3 net hats.
Ah, sorry. I was just looking at the most recent Holler. That one is handled.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"