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"Moments" cleanup and maintenance (Awesome, Funny, Heartwarming, Shocking, Tear Jerker)

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See here for Nightmare Fuel, which has frequent enough problems to deserve a thread of its own.

A while ago, I made a thread for cleaning up Nightmare Fuel pages, since they tend to attract all sorts of gushing about anything vaguely unsettling, as well as violations of Example Indentation and the Spoiler Policy among other problems. Well, other Moments pages have similar issues, though to a slightly lesser extent, so they may as well have a cleanup thread too.


"Moments" reactions should:

  • Be free of spoiler tags, in accordance with the Spoilers Off policy which states that:
    Fridge, Headscratchers, and the various Moments subpages (Tear Jerker, Moment of Awesome, etc.) are for post-viewing discussions. Spoiler tagging there defeats the purpose of the articles. You shouldn't be going there if you are worried about them.
  • Be based on things that actually have happened, not things that could happen, will happen, or might have happened. Speculation belongs only on the Wild Mass Guessing pages.
  • Have affected the writer of the entry themselves. If you don't find something funny or sad, let someone who did add it to Funny Moments or Tear Jerker.
  • Elicit a strong reaction. Not every single time a character accomplishes something is an Awesome Moment, not every attempt at comedy is a Funny Moment, not every time someone does something nice is a Heartwarming Moment, and not every unhappy event is a Tear Jerker.
  • Explain why they're so awesome/funny/sad: Zero Context Examples aren't allowed on this wiki. Your description should allow anyone to understand your reaction.

Moment images have their own Image Pickin' cleanup thead.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jun 3rd 2024 at 5:50:03 PM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#1101: Mar 8th 2023 at 7:13:38 PM

I agree with it being removed because the example hinges on whether or not the boss is defeated in the game.

Macron's notes
RallyBot2 (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#1102: Mar 9th 2023 at 5:38:43 AM

"Any player who does X is awesome" is meta.

CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#1103: Mar 9th 2023 at 10:44:22 AM

I've deleted it and linked to this thread.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#1104: Mar 12th 2023 at 4:37:22 PM

One-example pages aren't allowed, right? Because I just found Heartwarming.Harry And His Bucket Full Of Dinosaurs, and this is the one example:

  • The little routine that Harry and his mother do whenever she arrives home: "One, two, three, jump!"

Should I move this, or is it not valid/I should Cut List the page? I'm not commenting myself on validity since this is YMMV/Sugar, so I'll leave it up to everyone else.

Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Mar 12th 2023 at 7:47:48 AM

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#1105: Mar 12th 2023 at 7:35:10 PM

[up] One-example moments pages are fine...if the example has context. That does not have enough.

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#1106: Mar 12th 2023 at 7:37:06 PM

There's no official word on this and people's opinions on this differ but I don't see anything wrong with single example moments pages if the entry is valid and not a ZCE.

Macron's notes
Edgar81539 Since: Mar, 2014
#1107: Mar 12th 2023 at 9:02:11 PM

[up][up] There's an official rule that the minimum number of examples for a page is 3. For moment pages, if there's only 1 or 2, then it can be put on YMMV.

Edited by Edgar81539 on Mar 12th 2023 at 9:02:46 AM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#1108: Mar 12th 2023 at 9:04:56 PM

But that's primarily for work pages. I don't think the same applies to all work subpages.

Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 12th 2023 at 12:05:26 PM

Macron's notes
Edgar81539 Since: Mar, 2014
#1109: Mar 12th 2023 at 9:06:23 PM

It still looks bad form if an entire page has a single example. I don't see why a page needs to be kept in this case when there's plenty of pages that keep single examples in an "Awesome Moments" entry.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1110: Mar 12th 2023 at 9:08:16 PM

Well, technically, the sugar wiki ones should not be on YMMV pages at all.

Yes, this is inconsistent but it's true.

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 12th 2023 at 12:08:43 PM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
ChillyBeanBAM Whaam! Whacka wow! (Apprentice)
Whaam! Whacka wow!
#1111: Mar 14th 2023 at 11:29:22 AM

I discovered AwesomeMusic.Mario Paint (is this the right place to clean up Awesome Music examples? If not, show me the right place and I'll hastily move it there), and the majority of the examples are made by other people, with two of them commented out:

This isn't really kosher, right?

badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#1112: Mar 14th 2023 at 11:44:21 AM

[up] You are correct. We don't trope fan content alongside official content.

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#1113: Mar 14th 2023 at 3:14:26 PM

I went ahead and removed it.

BigJimbo Since: Dec, 2017
#1114: Mar 15th 2023 at 10:30:39 PM

There's this entry in Awesome.Runaway Brain:

  • Just the first scene for the short. Mickey, who had spent many years becoming dull and boring had been reduced to a mere Straight Man even to his OWN DOG, has forgotten his anniversary with Minnie. This kind of plot is something one would see with Donald, but Mickey reacts very differently from the duck and it is hilarious. The fact that they managed to make Mickey Mouse flawed and funny again is awesome.
This feels like a meta example and it seems to be complaining about Mickey's character being turned into The Everyman. Should I cut it?

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1115: Mar 16th 2023 at 7:29:04 AM

I say cut for being meta.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#1116: Mar 17th 2023 at 7:44:43 AM

Funny that the prohibition of adding fan-content to moments pages was brought up pretty recently (here), because as far as I'm aware, Staff-Created Fan Work is still fanwork (and thus shouldn't be on the original work's moment pages), right?

This example exists at the bottom of Funny.Bo Boi Boy under an "Others" header:

  • Nanka No BoBoiBoy by one of Monsta comic artist named Ariieya Senpie. The animation is about BoBoiBoy have weird dream about his Elemental Form shenanigans. The animation ended the titular hero wake up at 3 A.M and wondering about his dream. Poor Boi can't get a nice sleep thanks to his Elemental Form messing his head.

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Someoneman Since: Nov, 2011
#1117: Mar 17th 2023 at 3:12:27 PM

Does the reveal of Rohan Kishibe at the end of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands's second chapter count as a Shocking Moment? Looking at comments about the chapter, it sounds like lots of people were shocked by the reveal, but there's a lot of speculation, and it's not clear exactly who or what the character is, so it might be too early to add.

bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#1118: Mar 17th 2023 at 4:44:55 PM

For the Mario Paint stuff, it may make sense to treat Mario Paint Composer and its successors as a separate work from the official Mario Paint.

2025: the year it all ends?
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#1119: Mar 20th 2023 at 1:58:10 PM

Another one from TearJerker.Bluey that's influenced by the infamous "miscarriage theory". Should I cut parts of it out, or just remove it?:

  • In "The Show", during the titular show, the blue balloon the girls are using to represent unborn Bluey pops. Chilli's smile fades, Bandit silently takes her hand, and for a moment, everything is just a little too tense to be as simple as two parents worrying their kid is going to be upset. The prevailing theory is that at some point, Chilli had a miscarriage.

For every low there is a high.
Edgar81539 Since: Mar, 2014
#1120: Mar 20th 2023 at 3:50:00 PM

[up] Theories unconfirmed by Word of God or at least Word of Saint Paul are cut-on-sight.

Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#1121: Mar 29th 2023 at 6:48:25 PM

From TearJerker.RWBY

  • It's arguably made worse in retrospect, once Jaune's semblance is actually revealed. His ability to enhance the Aura and abilities of others would have allowed Pyrrha to unleash greater level of Ferrokenetic ability than she had before, recharged her Aura and even healed her wounds, such as the arrow straight to her heel that set her up for Cinder's killing blow. Far from being a liability that Pyrrha had to keep away from the fighting, Jaune's presence could have made all the difference between her death or survival, especially since he did unlock his Semblance the next time the heroes faced Cinder, but by refusing to fight together and not trusting Jaune enough to be capable of protecting himself, Pyrrha sealed her own fate. It's never elaborated if Jaune has since realised this, but given his feelings of inadequacy for the task faced by everybody, realising he was denied the chance to make a meaningful difference to events because of how weak others perceived him to be would only make him feel worse.

Is this Fridge rather than a Moment?

If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Zuxtron Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel from Node 03 (On A Trope Odyssey)
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#1123: Mar 29th 2023 at 9:45:56 PM

Never seen a style of example writing in a moments page like Funny.Unda Vosari. Does it need a look?

RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#1124: Mar 30th 2023 at 10:02:43 PM

[up][up]I second that it's Fridge.

Edited by RandomTroper123 on Mar 30th 2023 at 10:03:01 AM

UFOYeah Since: Mar, 2022
#1125: Mar 30th 2023 at 10:20:54 PM

[up][up] They seem more like misplaced trope entries that just so happen to have funny moments in them. Maybe migrated them to the main page if they're not already there?


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