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  • This thread is for discussing individual self-demonstrating character pages. However, it was determined that consensus regarding whether such pages are or aren't necessary or beneficial to the wiki needs to be determined before discussing individual pages, as stated in this mod statement, so this thread has been locked in the meantime. Please join the policy discussion in this thread on the Wiki Talk forum.

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So apparently the self-demonstrating page I created for Charizard was deleted. I could somehow sense that the character articles were getting out of hand, but since nobody really had a problem with it I just decided to run with it.

However, this deletion hints that rules should be in place for self-demonstrating character pages, so does anyone have suggestions for what the rules should be?

I have a few:

  • Deadpool has one, no questions asked (even if everyone else's are deleted). Especially Charizard's.
  • The character must be able to speak English (or other intelligible languages), except for Rule of Funny (like with Groot's page). Charizard violated this rule. Kyoko's page is fine since she'd be speaking Japanese, for example, which is simply "translated" for reader convenience (largely based on the official subtitles).
  • There can be a forum thread where people can post their drafts and suggestions for character pages, similar to the Fanon Pokédex. In this case, new character pages can't be started without being reviewed in the thread. This is to avoid having the wiki oversaturated with pages for characters with boring personalities (like Shu Ouma) or ones with strange speech patterns that aren't for Rule of Funny purposes like Charizard. I can just imagine the chaos that would have ensued if other tropers had decided to follow my lead and create Pokémon Speak pages for about 30 other species of Pokémon.

Any thoughts?

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 4th 2024 at 11:22:35 AM

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#651: Feb 21st 2021 at 12:09:33 AM

So can the page on SCP-682 be cut?

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#654: Aug 9th 2021 at 10:08:59 AM

Has SelfDemonstrating.Wolverine been brought up for discussion? Seems a little sweary and…dunno, I haven’t kept up with recent comics in a long time but it feels like it’s leaning a little too hard into the more assholish takes on him.

Edited by Willbyr on Aug 9th 2021 at 10:13:47 AM

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#655: Aug 9th 2021 at 11:35:02 AM

SelfDemonstrating.Damian Wayne doesn't sound like a very unique voice.

Edited by rjd1922 on Aug 9th 2021 at 1:35:11 PM

Keet cleanup
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#656: Aug 9th 2021 at 2:21:23 PM

I vote cut on Damian.

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#657: Aug 9th 2021 at 3:42:38 PM

The aforementioned Agent Carter page also doesn’t have much of a unique voice.

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#658: Aug 9th 2021 at 7:09:04 PM

I say cut SelfDemonstrating.Agent Carter and SelfDemonstrating.Damian Wayne; they're both pretty dull.

Edited by jandn2014 on Aug 9th 2021 at 10:10:16 AM

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#659: Aug 28th 2021 at 12:20:58 AM

Just stumbled upon SelfDemonstrating.Jeff Randell; doesn't seem very interesting.

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#660: Aug 28th 2021 at 2:35:02 AM

[up] Cut.

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#661: Aug 29th 2021 at 5:32:03 AM

Sans' entry on PMEX Remix - Newcomers is self-demonstrating.

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DustSnitch Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#662: Aug 31st 2021 at 6:09:23 PM

The SelfDemonstrating.Deadman page is being used in place of ComicBook.Deadman or an entry in a DC Universe character sheet for tropes related to Deadman's character and his mini-series. It also doesn't have the strongest voice outside of being in the first person.

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#663: Sep 1st 2021 at 1:01:55 PM

Maybe a bit of an odd query, but I've just read Mordin's folder on Mass Effect 2 - Early Party Members. I feel like this would be a lot better suited to its own self-demonstrating character page (SelfDemonstrating.Mordin Solus), while the main page stops self-demonstrating.

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#664: Sep 7th 2021 at 7:03:51 AM

I’m not sure if this has been brought up or if I’m in The right thread but the Lobo and Deadman pages don’t actually have non self demonstrating pages.

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#665: Sep 7th 2021 at 7:31:31 AM

I think they've been brought up here before, but nobody's actually added actual work pages...yet.

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#666: Sep 7th 2021 at 11:26:57 AM

I’d do it myself but I haven’t actually read either of the comics.

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#667: Sep 7th 2021 at 11:59:27 AM

I've been reading old Deadman comics, which is why I brought it up a few posts ago. I'd be willing to make a new work page, but I am curious about the status of the Self-Demonstrating. From what I know, Deadman doesn't talk like he does in the self-demonstrating, but to be fair, I'm still on the 80's comic.

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#668: Sep 7th 2021 at 4:37:18 PM

Series.Legends Of The Hidden Temple is written in first-person.

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#669: Sep 7th 2021 at 6:02:22 PM

Ok I De Self-Demonstrated Deadman, although it could probably use more work, especially in the summary.

I also De Self-Demonstrated Lobo. Again it still needs help.

Edited by GateStarX on Sep 7th 2021 at 8:14:53 AM

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#670: Sep 28th 2021 at 7:25:00 AM

So SelfDemonstrating.Clone Force 99 was made. And... yeah.

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#671: Sep 28th 2021 at 7:38:41 AM

What? A bunch of clones have a non-unique voice that they all share? [tdown]

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#672: Oct 17th 2021 at 11:05:32 PM

I'd kinda like to make an SD page for Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has a distinct way of talking, but I'm a little concerned, since I know people get really judge-y about these pages.

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#673: Oct 18th 2021 at 2:44:24 AM

[up] Not using contractions is not enough to merit a self-demonstrating page.

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#674: Oct 18th 2021 at 2:46:32 PM

It's not that— it's also the Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness and other stuff like that.

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#675: Oct 28th 2021 at 7:33:11 PM

So Jotaro Kujo was made a short time ago, and knowing nothing about the character, I figure I'd bring it up here just to make sure if it's kosher.

It doesn't have any tropes as of now, but the article's locked out by its creator.


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