On TV Tropes, it's very common for editors to misuse appearance tropes, as well as tropes whose names make them sound like they could be appearance tropes.
Meaningful Appearance tropes are often misused in ways that overlook the "Meaningful" aspect, resulting in Zero Context Examples and misuse in the form of examples that have no meaning even if the tropes themselves are not People Sit on Chairs.
The Appearance Tropes Cleanup sandbox covers tropes with potential issues. Tropes that simply require cleanup will go through this thread, while tropes that require more significant action will have to go through the Trope Repair Shop.
April 2, 2023 update: This thread is no longer for making changes to tropes, and was brought back from the Projects Morgue solely for cleanup. Making changes to tropes is still a job for the Trope Repair Shop.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 2nd 2023 at 9:18:26 AM
I'm not very familiar with that trope, but the description and page image point toward that being the right trope for that. I could be mistaken, though.
Edit: I added a wick to Elemental Hair Composition to that page's description, but I'm not sure if I put it in the right place by adding it to a list of tropes to compare it to, instead of giving it a separate sentence.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 3rd 2021 at 2:14:50 PM
I got a rock for Halloween.Finished off Elemental Hair besides some sandboxes
Now we just need to wrap up Lennon Specs.
Macron's notesLooks like things died...Uh I’ll get back to wick cleaning soon but not super motivated right now. But hope to get it done by next week
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 14th 2021 at 1:18:05 AM
Macron's notesSo, what's the next trope to review? Lennon Specs is at 126 right now, so that's great!
Checking the sandbox for low-wicks:
- Adjusting Your Glasses: 287
- Horned Hairdo: 272
- Sexy Priest: 254
- Unnecessary Makeover: 249
- Good-Looking Privates: 244 - Already In-Universe Examples Only
- Sexy Spectacles: 236
- Motherly Side Plait: 229
- Sexy Stewardess: 134
- Right-Hand Hottie: 125
- Firemen Are Hot: 110
- Jagged Mouth: 103
- Artists Are Attractive: 72
- Casual Sports Jersey: 46
Biggest:
- Dark Skinned Blond(e): 2038
- Peek A Bangs: 2104
- Pretty Boy: 2149
- Absolute Cleavage: 2291
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: 2421
- Gag Boobs: 2429
- Meganekko: 3908
- Bishōnen: 7183
- Nice Hat: 9670
Edited by Malady on Mar 14th 2021 at 3:45:54 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Either Fingerless Gloves or Odango because those both have wick checks and were discussed recently. Everything else needs a wick check before we proceed with working on them
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 14th 2021 at 3:38:58 AM
Macron's notesThat's 1211 wicks for Fingerless or 701 wicks, for Odango, btw.
Odango might be easier, since we have defined categories to split the trope into...
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Why would we split it, though? One of the categories is just "Character has hairstyle", which isn't a trope.
But yeah, we can't do anything that doesn't have a wick check done.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallThe only consistent thing odango has been used for is to indicate Chinese heritage or as part of the Anime Chinese Girl package. So, I think it’s best to either center odango to be about using the hairstyle to show a connection to China/being Chinese or disambig it between Anime Chinese Girl, Girlish Pigtails, and Sailor Senshi Send-Up
Anyways, going to do Lennon Specs today when I have time. 111 wicks left!
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 14th 2021 at 3:08:24 AM
Macron's notesI'll try and knock some wicks out tonight. Or tomorrow.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI don't understand what's wrong with Horned Hairdo. I think it's a valid representation of an evil character like horns in general are.
I'm mainly a fan of underrated media.
A lot of appearance tropes have actual meanings but decay into "Character has Appearance". That's probably the case here. A wick check would prove this, though.
According to the sandbox, it’s there because of a ZCE issue with examples not explaining why a character is evil. But yes we would need a wick check to see if anything beyond wick cleaning is needed
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Not much. We only need to remove trope examples, but other wicks (such as potholes) are accepted.
Zettai Ryouiki is fine. 665 is where we finished at. What’s left over is just direct references to the trope. It’s definition only so only direct examples get cut. I think I’d check back once it grows to 800+ or something
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 14th 2021 at 5:44:58 AM
Macron's notesRegarding the Odango Hair wick check, how is a character merely being Chinese (but not being an Anime Chinese Girl) a trope? Anime Chinese Girl was renamed from Chinese Girl because the way it was being misused (to mean any girl who is Chinese) is Chairs.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 15th 2021 at 10:50:23 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.We were just collecting examples based on usage. Most of the examples that were found would just be on Anime Chinese Girl (and also had entries for that trope). Is “double bun hairstyle=Chinese or Chinese inspired” chairs? Because that’s pretty much what’s left of Odango since it’s usually used as a stereotypical hairstyle for Anime Chinese Girl / Chinese women.
Not sure if that really stands on its own but that’s what examples that actually match the description look like. Not sure if that stands on its own which is why I think Odango would be better as a disambiguation with Anime Chinese Girl examples being moved there
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 15th 2021 at 11:15:59 AM
Macron's notesHonestly yeah, a disambig sounds like a good idea.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallGood work everyone!
So I guess we can move on to Odango then? And then Fingerless Gloves next.
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Where do we put "hair is shaped like an element (but isn't made out of that element)" examples? Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance?
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 2nd 2021 at 1:29:13 AM
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