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There is a moratorium on merging character pages, so don't ask for that.

Character pages are a large chunk of the wiki, but they're often filled with problems that don't get resolved. These problems include:

  • Zero Context Examples
  • Indentation problems, including bulleting tropes under supertropes or tropeslashing
  • Spoiler tag misuse
  • A lack of alphabetization
  • Empty character folders
  • Plagiarized character descriptions
  • Misused tropes, or tropes that don't belong on character pages
  • Broken or incorrect formatting
  • References to Dummied Out content for video game characters.
  • YMMV / Trivia trope mentions

Per How to Create a Character Page, character pages should only include tropes that describe the characters. These tropes should fall under Characterization Tropes or one of its related indexes, Unless they're recurring character traits (distinctive things that the character does repeatedly).

If you're unsure what counts as a character trope, you can ask about that at Are These Character Tropes.

All characters must have at least one contextualized trope for their section or folder to be visible. If you find a character that has no contextualized tropes present, comment out the entire section and add this tag:

%% As per Administrivia/HowToCreateACharacterPage, every character must have at least one listed trope that's not a Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. All characters who don't meet this requirement have been commented out. Add more tropes or add more context to any existing ZCE tropes before uncommenting them.

There is a moratorium on merging character pages, so don't ask for that.


Other relevant threads:

Edited by kory on Aug 31st 2025 at 3:59:59 AM

NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2076: Nov 8th 2024 at 12:54:48 PM

[up]I like the quote suggestion. What everyone thinks about my post from above[up][up]

Edited by NicMasterTrope on Nov 8th 2024 at 11:56:26 PM

DukePresley Since: Dec, 2016
#2077: Nov 9th 2024 at 8:35:46 AM

[up]Is the specific character's entry above 250,000 characters? A new Character Specific Page could be considered if the original page has 250,000 characters at least. If so, sure go ahead.

NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2078: Nov 9th 2024 at 11:54:43 AM

For the last time, the Students 1-10 is above 250 000 and after the check-up, there’s no excessive content left. We just need an engineer to re-create Uraraka’s CSP, because she was linked to Students 1-10 page

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#2079: Nov 9th 2024 at 11:56:04 AM

The other thread ignoring you isn't a good reason to bring it here; this is not the discussion venue for this.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2080: Nov 9th 2024 at 12:02:23 PM

Sorry, but I’m just tired of this, I just want to end the entire issue

MB74 Since: Feb, 2024 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#2081: Nov 10th 2024 at 1:02:44 PM

Characters.A Serbian Film is 643 bytes long and only has three tropes. Is the page salvageable or should it be cut?

I’ll lift my face, and run to the sunlight.
CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#2082: Nov 10th 2024 at 1:49:22 PM

[up]Character folders usually need three tropes each, and the examples that are currently on the page are very low-context. The page hasn’t even been indexed either. It could be cut without loss.

Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Nov 10th 2024 at 3:49:45 AM

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
DukePresley Since: Dec, 2016
#2083: Nov 10th 2024 at 6:05:48 PM

Found some illogical trope addition and trope abuse on Big Smoke's entry on Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Characters Page.

  • Affably Evil: He's a pretty friendly and lovable fella with a great sense of humor. But that does not mean that he isn't a greedy, selfish, power-hungry hypocrite who betrays CJ and Grove Street Families to Tenpenny.

Firstly, he's Faux Affably Evil and under contradictory tropes like Bitch in Sheep's Clothing. Furthermore, his friendliness and politeness serves as a veneer to hide that he betrays the Grove Street Families and his power hungry hypocritical side. He "acts" friendly but it's facade to hide that he's a greedy, selfish, power-hungry hypocrite who betrays CJ and Grove Street Families to Tenpenny.

This entry should be cut and kept off the page.

EDIT: I'll just assume silence means support and cut the entry if I don't hear back in a couple days.

DoctorSleep Since: Nov, 2013
#2085: Nov 11th 2024 at 8:17:52 AM

Would anyone object to creating some subpages for Batman Film Series: Villains? I'm thinking of splitting them into Burtonverse and Schumacherverse pages, with characters who overlap staying on the main page.

The reason I'm bringing this up is because the comic tie-in for the Burtonverse series is getting an influx of rogues, with a novelised interquel currently out that introduces two more. The page is already at 200k bytes and it's starting to look a little convoluted.

Bozzy Since: Feb, 2023
#2086: Nov 12th 2024 at 1:42:01 PM

I'm not sure if Edward Wade should be listed amongst the Characters.Hitman Video Game Notable Characters. The description for the antagonist section is as follows.

"Major antagonists and/or their enforcers that 47 and Diana have encountered."

While he is a memorable villain for how batshit he is, he's also killed less than halfway through the story (6th mission in out of 19 gameplay missions) and his main plot impact of kidnapping Victoria is shared between several other villains including his partner on the mission, Lenny, who lives longer than him. Other villains who are around more include Sanchez and Sheriff Sturkey, both of whom are in Characters.Hitman Absolution.

Everyone else included in the Characters.Hitman Video Game Notable Characters antagonist section is of either the overarching/climatic/multi-game villain variety, so Wade sticks out like a sore thumb and should perhaps be moved to Characters.Hitman Absolution.

Thoughts?

The10thGeek Mysterious Fan from Somewhere in England Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Mysterious Fan
#2087: Nov 12th 2024 at 2:08:36 PM

[up]I recreated those pages and added Wade to that section. Please tell me exactly why he should be moved back to his original page and if you have played any of the games (out of curiosity)…?

Bozzy Since: Feb, 2023
#2088: Nov 12th 2024 at 2:21:07 PM

[up] I've played them all, and my reasoning is in the post

The10thGeek Mysterious Fan from Somewhere in England Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Mysterious Fan
#2089: Nov 12th 2024 at 2:51:24 PM

[up]Ok!! Sorry if I offended you in any way, it wasn’t my intention. I’ve also played all the games barring the very first game in the franchise and if you are willing, would y please make a compromise regarding him and that section or not…?

Bozzy Since: Feb, 2023
#2090: Nov 12th 2024 at 3:06:05 PM

I mean, it's kinda binary isn't it? Either he stays in that section or gets moved. I don't see what a compromise would be in this situation, and still don't think he really fits with the other villains there

Edited by Bozzy on Nov 12th 2024 at 3:07:02 AM

The10thGeek Mysterious Fan from Somewhere in England Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Mysterious Fan
#2091: Nov 12th 2024 at 3:46:57 PM

My compromise was to add the word “memorable” to the description and move Wade back to the Absolution character page, whilst creating a redirect to him in the “Notable Antagonists” section.

I, for one, find him more memorable than say, Lenny (who has to rely on others to help him and gets an undignified death to boot). I’d say, let’s get other people views and opinions on this and if the consensus is overwhelmingly in favour, then and only then, it can be done, That or you can do it in a few days time if no-one objects to your suggestion.

number9robotic (Experienced Trainee)
#2092: Nov 12th 2024 at 9:10:48 PM

I have what might be a niche question that I'm not sure if this is the right thread for, but I'm gonna give it a shot:

There's a subpage in Characters/LeagueOfLegends for "Characters/LeagueOfLegendsOthers" that's currently over 250k bytes. Half of the page consists of important non-playable characters and supporting cast exclusive to lore of League of Legends, but the other half consists of info from "Completely Reworked Characters". tldr, League tends to reboot some characters if their lore is very out of date or uninteresting, and this is basically a collection of characters who still have folders relevant in main pages, but are out of date.

My question is if these sound like they're worth keeping at all. I can't really decide — they're out of date, but it might be of interesting historical note to denote a prior incarnation, especially for some whose personality and theme were dramatically different, and I wouldn't want to make any big actions like splitting a page or just erasing all this content unilaterally.

Thanks for playing King's Quest V!
Bozzy Since: Feb, 2023
#2093: Nov 13th 2024 at 2:19:17 AM

[up][up] Ah, I see. Yeah, I'm fine waiting for more opinions

guardianofthepark Since: Jun, 2024
#2094: Nov 13th 2024 at 7:26:31 AM

[up][up]I believe that informations about the precedent incarnations of the champions are worth keeping. The plot of LOL was completely different 10 years ago, if we completely remove all the informations every time there's a retcon without putting them somewhere else people are simply gonna put them on the character pages, creating confusion. IMHO we should put all pre-retcon informations about the champions in a separate page, included the one that are still on the character page (like League of Legends: Aatrox or League of Legends: Mordekaiser).

Edited by guardianofthepark on Nov 13th 2024 at 7:31:00 AM

NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2095: Nov 14th 2024 at 4:33:56 AM

So, I’m gonna bring up an old suggestion regarding the Fairy Tail Character Page spoiler tagging: how about we leave all pre-Sirius Island arc spoilers unmarked and mark all subsequent spoilers if they’re big enough (except for 100 Years Quest page, where all post-main series spoilers will be unmarked and sequel spoilers be marked if deemed necessary)

gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#2096: Nov 14th 2024 at 4:43:36 AM

As mentioned elsewhere, the spoiler tags for the main series were removed and spoiler warnings were added for the Fairy Tail character pages per this discussion.

Edited by gjjones on Nov 14th 2024 at 8:12:20 AM

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2097: Nov 14th 2024 at 6:58:22 AM

So what is wrong with re-discussing it. I saw another discussion about the Other Characters pages re-adding the Dragons and Magic Council sections into it, despite the fact everyone in the previous discussion agreeing to instead add Criminals page sections to the Other Characters page. In other words, said discussion in the post you brought up is heavily outdated. I personally vote for the suggestion, because this is where the Myth Arc has truly started.

Edited by NicMasterTrope on Nov 14th 2024 at 5:59:05 PM

gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#2098: Nov 14th 2024 at 8:34:24 AM

I saw another discussion about the Other Characters pages re-adding the Dragons and Magic Council sections into it, despite the fact everyone in the previous discussion agreeing to instead add Criminals page sections to the Other Characters page.

To be fair, only one troper agreed with the proposal to merge the Criminal page section (which has since been recreated) on the CSP thread. The Dragons and Magic Council pages were merged with the Other characters page since they were the smallest pages as per Will 426's suggestion.

Edited by gjjones on Nov 14th 2024 at 11:44:43 AM

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
NicMasterTrope (Troper in training)
#2099: Nov 14th 2024 at 9:44:01 AM

[up]I agree with the re-voting, considering there are many yes votes, but you get what I'm talking about, right? So, about the rediscussion, who else agrees with the suggestion?

EDIT: No response? Okay, then I’ll do it if no one doesn’t mind

Edited by NicMasterTrope on Nov 15th 2024 at 11:57:25 PM

gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#2100: Nov 16th 2024 at 3:00:47 PM

I'm leaving a link here regarding what can be done with the Fairy Tail CSP and character pages.

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.

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