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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#76: Nov 11th 2014 at 3:15:44 AM

Good work.

I took care of Colon Cancer, The Case of... (too long), and some gratuitous languages that needed clarifying. And some minor edits on some other pages.

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#77: Nov 11th 2014 at 4:44:48 PM

For those helping clean up a good idea is to include the link to this thread in the edit reason to direct those who have an issue with what is being done to where it was decided to be changed.

Bad Liar can be saved. The examples seem to be standard format for the most par just needing some basic maintenance. I am tempted to say just rewrite the blurb to be clear and to the point. The joke isn't funny at all and only muddles the trope. The folders definitely get out of hand and are about the same quality of shoe horned gag as the main blurb.

edited 11th Nov '14 5:00:33 PM by TuefelHundenIV

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PistolsAtDawn Villain Protagonist Since: Oct, 2013
Villain Protagonist
#78: Nov 12th 2014 at 11:54:18 AM

^ Are you talking about the folders or the page itself? if you think the folders can be saved, go ahead and save them... cause personally i dont think they can.

Just for the record, I vote for scrapping everything on my list except the "Probably Fine" group and Cluster F-Bomb.

Here are some more I found:

I vote keep

I vote scrap

edited 12th Nov '14 11:59:19 AM by PistolsAtDawn

SolipSchism Since: Jun, 2014
#80: Nov 12th 2014 at 4:15:20 PM

I just stumbled onto For Inconvenience, Press "1", which is a relatively mild example. I didn't see it listed above.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#81: Nov 12th 2014 at 7:55:09 PM

Honestly, I don't think being stupid is that much cause for cleanup. I'm mainly concerned about stuff not being clear.

To the Batnoun! is actually misuse, and could easily be written as a proper joke, funny or not. I'll just do that and see how it works.

This Is for Emphasis, Bitch! isn't that bad, since it's exactly what the trope is. [Verb] This! isn't a verb, but kind of inoffensive.

Vampire Vords could be rewritten properly, since the trope isn't just tacking a V in front of all words instead of whatever letter it is. But anything's better than what it is.

The others can go, though.

edited 12th Nov '14 8:01:08 PM by AnotherDuck

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PistolsAtDawn Villain Protagonist Since: Oct, 2013
Villain Protagonist
#82: Nov 19th 2014 at 3:07:17 AM

checked through the last of the self demonstrating page list

Definately bad

Borderline

Not nessecarily confusing but dumb

Seems fine

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#83: Nov 19th 2014 at 3:52:35 AM

I edited Apologises a Lot, since those were just too long and not visible with compact folders, and a little on Insistent Terminology for the same reason. Most of the rest actually passed that test. Otherwise I pretty much agree.

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PistolsAtDawn Villain Protagonist Since: Oct, 2013
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#84: Jan 4th 2015 at 4:43:19 AM

Glorious Mother Russia has the folder titles in russian. completely unreadable to non-russian speakers. im gonna remove that if no one objects.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#85: Jan 4th 2015 at 5:04:10 AM

Or just add the English names and parentheses.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#86: Jan 19th 2015 at 10:30:54 AM

I was just reminded of this by running into "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue. Utterly obtuse to a quick readthrough, beats the joke into the ground and then keeps beating until there's nothing left of it but paste, and there's nothing self-demonstrating about the rest of the page. I can't see any possible defense for this.

MrL1193 Since: Apr, 2013
#87: Jan 20th 2015 at 12:50:12 AM

[up] At the very least, each folder puts the medium name first. The full names are definitely too long, though.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#88: Jan 24th 2015 at 3:33:41 PM

I think we can preserve the joke, while making it much more readable, by trimming each folder title to a single sentence. Want me to try that and see how it looks?

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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#89: Apr 7th 2015 at 12:55:26 PM

Somebody reverted Drill Sergeant Nasty about a week ago. Judging by the edit reason, they didn't notice the reason why it was previously changed. Should I just change it back and PM them, or wait for a mod?

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SolipSchism Since: Jun, 2014
#90: Apr 7th 2015 at 1:00:29 PM

Looks like two tropers have been playing with them for a while, actually. Looks like an innocent mistake. I would revert to the default but add a commented-out note with the same link from your 13 November edit reason. An edit reason is great, but four months from now the edit reason will be lost to the The Fog of Ages with nothing to stop yet another troper from making them self-demonstrating again. A commented-out note will last forever. Well, until a troll vandalizes it or whatever.

edited 7th Apr '15 1:00:46 PM by SolipSchism

YungVenuz brrraap from Venus Since: Feb, 2015
brrraap
#91: Apr 9th 2015 at 9:22:46 PM

I hope I don't sound hostile, but Discar, do you have authority over the Drill Sergeant Nasty page or anything? It seems less "not clear at all" and more "these folder titles annoy me".

edited 9th Apr '15 10:51:37 PM by YungVenuz

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#92: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:10:31 AM

No authority exactly, but he represents a popular opinion: "self demonstrating folder titles" suck, they are usually just confusing and not funny.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
YungVenuz brrraap from Venus Since: Feb, 2015
brrraap
#93: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:11:26 PM

I'd prefer to have a mod settle it, because Discar linked to this thread and kept linking to this page, but there seems to be no official ruling on it.

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crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
#94: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:21:49 PM

Also, alternative title names aren't verboten, lack of clarity is. The gag seems to keep the titles clear.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#95: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:38:43 PM

edited 11th Apr '15 1:36:36 AM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
YungVenuz brrraap from Venus Since: Feb, 2015
brrraap
#96: Apr 10th 2015 at 3:02:55 PM

Yes, but is there an official ruling, and not one poster not liking that particular page's self-demonstration?

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#97: Apr 11th 2015 at 12:01:41 PM

I have no problems with "funny" folder titles if they begin with the standard folder name.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#98: Apr 12th 2015 at 3:02:48 AM

So far, I am seeing a little net support, but not enough for my liking. Anyone else?

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#99: Apr 12th 2015 at 4:45:09 AM

-Raises hand-

The self demonstrating stuff should be kept to a minimum,on Drill Sargent Nasty I can see that it's affecting the page's readability

edited 12th Apr '15 4:49:23 AM by Ultimatum

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wrm5 Since: Mar, 2014
#100: Apr 12th 2015 at 6:43:37 AM

I think we should strike a balance. Self-demonstrating folder titles are fine as long as they...

1. Are not too long.

2. Clearly state what the folder is.

3. Are not five lines of curses and insults like Accentuate the Negative.

After all, it's Clear Concise Witty, not Clear Concise Stop Having Fun.


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