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So Bad, It's Horrible is one of the more flame-bait-y parts of the site, so a cleanup thread is needed to ensure that works aren't added simply because someone doesn't like them.

If you want to list a work under this, keep the following in mind:

  • The work must have very few fans or defenders (both genuine and ironic). It should fail to appeal to any type of audience.
  • Being offensive in its subject matter isn't enough.
  • It isn't horrible just because a certain critic disliked it, though their reviews can be used as sources and citations.
  • The work should have notably poor reviews (e.g., less than 3/10 on IMDb, or single digit scores on Rotten Tomatoes)
  • Please be polite while writing and as much as possible, avoid falling into Complaining About Shows You Don't Like. Instead, focus on explaining why the work is horrible.

Edited by Someoneman on Nov 28th 2022 at 8:58:17 AM

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#2576: Mar 16th 2021 at 4:36:49 PM

It's lazily put together, but the shorts themselves that make up the movie don't seem to be considered bad.

I have similar thoughts about the Disney Princess DVD.

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JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#2577: Mar 16th 2021 at 5:55:50 PM

Brightspark's been cut.

[up]The Disney Princess entry's actually about the movie though. What's your issue with it, exactly?

Edited by JHD on Mar 16th 2021 at 8:58:51 AM

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#2578: Mar 17th 2021 at 6:12:54 AM

Question: Is it ok to add This SPIN 100 Greatest Guitarists list? There are multiple reasons for putting it on there by itself (E.G. Putting in D Js who have never played guitar, excluding many famous guitarists, and the legendary quote, "Johnny Ramones' influence can be heard everywhere from Nirvana to Kelly Clarkson").

And I do have sources, including videos by Sound Of Ominous and Stevie T.

Edited by DookieIdiotNimrod on Mar 17th 2021 at 9:13:13 AM

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#2579: Mar 17th 2021 at 9:15:30 AM

Again, really not a fan of opening the floodgates to ranking lists and reviews and stuff. It's just asking for people to deem articles SBIH on the basis of them being "bad opinions."

[down][down] Not without further discussion but frankly, I wouldn't miss them.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:01:06 AM

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PlasmaPower Since: Jan, 2015
#2580: Mar 17th 2021 at 1:11:38 PM

[up] Basically every IGN review would be on that page if we allowed it.

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JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#2581: Mar 17th 2021 at 1:53:45 PM

[up][up]By that logic, "Greatest Songs of the Pop-Rock-Alternative-Garage Era," "AOL Radio's 100 Worst Songs Ever" and "Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever" should not qualify as examples. Should they be cut?

[up]That's an overexaggeration if ever I've heard one. I agree that IGN has made some very bad reviews, but they've also made some really good ones too. Yes, even after they became notorious for their bad ones, believe it or not.

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:04:07 AM

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#2582: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:06:51 PM

[up][up][up]Should that "further discussion" be here, in the Music Other subpage's discussion thread, or somewhere else?

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:12:36 AM

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#2583: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:10:13 PM

We'll probably get more activity discussing the matter on here, especially as the entries span subpages. I know one person in the thread's really adamant on keeping them, though.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:10:30 AM

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#2584: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:10:32 PM

[up][up] I'm also OK with cutting the "worst songs" lists for declaring opinions to be "Horrible".

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JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#2585: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:11:35 PM

[up][up]The entries in question are ON a subpage though. In fact, they're on a subpage of a subpage - the Other subpage of the Music subpage.

In any case, we should probably speak to the person who's "adamant on keeping them" before we do anything else with the lists.

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:15:47 AM

PlasmaPower Since: Jan, 2015
#2586: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:15:21 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] I was only really making a point. People would put these reviews on that page if it was allowed regardless if it was Horrible or not just because it didn't match their opinion or they gave it a score they didn't like.

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#2587: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:15:35 PM

[up][up]This debate includes Horrible.Other's Maxim list and any other possible countdown list, not just music ones.

[down] The point is that other people are proposing lists and if we ban other countdown lists, it needn't be restricted to the Music subpages.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:28:09 AM

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#2588: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:17:15 PM

[up]Trust me when I say, those are the only four lists on the entire page. Also, that's Maxim's list, not AOL's.

[up][up]Gotcha.

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:18:08 AM

JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#2589: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:37:03 PM

Okay, this conversation is getting a little confusing, so allow me to restart from scratch.

I have issues with the inclusion of lists as examples. General consensus is that they shouldn't be allowed, and I was almost about to cut the ones already listed, but for unspecified reasons, we need to have a discussion about this problem first. This is exactly what I want to do now (discuss the issue, that is.)

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:38:15 AM

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#2590: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:38:11 PM

[up] There's not consensus, it's like four people who don't want them against two people who want them when there's a lot more voices in this thread. That's the "unspecified reasons," and we don't need to specify that we need to talk about policies before implementing them. We need more input. Be patient.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:39:43 AM

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#2591: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:39:41 PM

[up]Sorry about that, I gotcha. I'll stop here and come back tomorrow morning to see how things are going. See you guys then.

Edited by JHD on Mar 17th 2021 at 5:40:33 AM

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#2592: Mar 17th 2021 at 2:49:01 PM

[up][up][up][up][up][up][up][up][up][up][up] I miss when Eight Point Eight allowed examples...

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#2593: Mar 17th 2021 at 3:04:06 PM

Personally, I feel like at least we should keep AOL, as most of the criticisms come from skewed opinions, incorrect facts, hurtful comments, and things that can actually be attributed to a “Horrible” status (And not just “opinion no agree with me”.)

Also, I just want to know that I meant “Greatest/Worst Songs of The Pop-Rock-Alterntive-Grunge Era”, and not “ 100 Worst Songs Ever”.

Edited by DookieIdiotNimrod on Mar 17th 2021 at 6:31:58 AM

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#2594: Mar 17th 2021 at 3:21:55 PM

I'm for cutting the lists for reasons already mentioned [tup]

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#2595: Mar 17th 2021 at 3:25:07 PM

Maybe we should do a crowner or something? I'd say single prop but it seems some people think some of the lists could count.

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#2596: Mar 17th 2021 at 3:56:14 PM

Could I please ask about that Transformers Deviations thing again? No one replied before the page changed.

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#2597: Mar 17th 2021 at 9:09:44 PM

Question: Why was my Ralph Breaks the Internet entry in animated films removed? Schaffrillas said it's a cinematic disaster, and a ton of people agree with him.

PlasmaPower Since: Jan, 2015
#2598: Mar 17th 2021 at 9:27:02 PM

Because it has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Also, someone saying its Horrible isn't enough to put it under here.

An excerpt from Horrible.Animated Films:

It even explicably mentions the reviewer you're citing.

Edited by PlasmaPower on Mar 17th 2021 at 1:27:15 PM

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#2599: Mar 17th 2021 at 9:27:34 PM

[up] Because it's objectively not a movie hated by all but the smallest of groups. The scores on review sites are fine, the box-office sales were great, and one reviewer doesn't determine what does and doesn't count. See Fan Myopia and Reviews Are the Gospel.

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 17th 2021 at 12:28:30 PM

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#2600: Mar 17th 2021 at 9:52:20 PM

the discussion on your entry starts here; you can read down from there and see why the thread decided to cut it.

as an aside, thank you, sincerely, for coming here to discuss it rather than just trying to ram your opinion through. this is a much more constructive way to handle things than we often see.


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