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
Susjection!
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How to page other users can be learned by reading the "Notifying Users to Forum Replies" folder on Text-Formatting Rules.
Yay, more index bloat.
I swear, people just keep making Indexes because they're effectively a free launch.
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Angry babby
I have the same feeling but didn't want to get accusatory. Though I don't see "index bloat" as as big an issue as others do.
I like trope indexes because they help me when working on work pages, but the media indexes I could live with fewer of.
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Yeah, trope indexes aren't that bloating I think. But work indexes need to chill.
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Shady Secondhand Seller was rogue launched by WM-R
🍊orange fursona🧡
~Tropers/WM-R, if you're going to grab the draft, do say so and schedule a launch date, becuase not doing so counts as a rogue launch. I have transferred to edits to the draft and hollered the mods to unlaunch this.
Edited by alnair20aug93 on Sep 28th 2021 at 11:19:06 PM
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🍊orange fursona🧡
Trying this again.
~WM-R: Dewicking the wicks. See also above comment.
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Lost in Space
CG for short
I think The Only Volunteer might've been stealth launched. Found no mention of a launch date in it's edit history or the comments.
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."
Lost in Space
CG for short
Thx, I'll page the sponsor now. ~broncos187 see the above two posts.
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Sep 28th 2021 at 7:57:53 AM
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Eh...sort of. I'm pretty sure this one already has a sponsor (Guma), and setting a launch date isn't all they'd need to do in order for it to not be a rogue launch. They'd still need to formally adopt it and contribute to it first.
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
What? I didn’t adopt it. I only tried to fix the formatting.
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Alright, fair enough (I saw you edited a ton and it seemed like you'd taken it over), but my second point still remains.
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Home Star Runner for the Atlanta Braves
Hi, is there any chance I can get a mod to remove the hold on MourningADeadRobot? We resolved all issues and it's been deemed ready to go. Thanks.
~alnair20aug93, you might need to send WM-R a direct PM - in my experience having a hyphen in your username screws up the ping system.
(sidenote, tell me if you actually got that ping or not. I have no idea if mine actually send)
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The Secret Garden 2020 was created on the 9th of September with no tropes on it at all.
I sent the troper who created the page a message about it on the 20th of September, but they have not responded.
I wasn't quite ready for And on That Index He Had Some Pigs to be launched yet, but someone launched it without me knowing. And didn't properly set it as an index, or properly crosswick it.
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
That's called a Rogue Launch, and it's against the rules. The mods will unlaunch it for you.
🍊orange fursona🧡
Calling ~ghoulskool. Launching someone else's draft without their permission, especially if it's in the middle of discussion, is frowned upon.
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Unlaunched.
"Yup. That tasted purple."
The King of String
Oh no I'm sorry! I launched it by accident!
Come get your car washed. You a dumbass, uh uh, bout to get your ass whooped.
The Draftsman of Doom
Walk us through what happened, please. Which buttons did you press and in what order?
I am very familiar with how the launch process works, having properly launched several TLP drafts, and having been suspended in the past for launching another person's draft without permission.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Oct 7th 2021 at 12:23:29 PM
Rawr.