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Florien The They who said it from statistically, slightly right behind you. Since: Aug, 2019
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#1: Jan 22nd 2020 at 6:56:49 PM

As per https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=84188&type=att this action has been recommended. This article is short, every example is Z.C.E., no major edits have been done since 2016, and the aforementioned shortness of the article applies to the list of examples, of which there are precisely 8, of which only 5 have pages.

Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#2: Feb 10th 2020 at 8:06:53 AM

Opened. Yikes, not sure how to fix this one.

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Florien The They who said it from statistically, slightly right behind you. Since: Aug, 2019
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#3: Feb 10th 2020 at 8:22:26 AM

For my part, I think it's probably best to cut. There's virtually nil to salvage here.

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#4: Feb 10th 2020 at 8:26:32 AM

Eh, it's just a genre index. Other than being small and unedited, I don't really see problems. Besides, indexes don't fall under the ZCE policy, otherwise we'd report Platform Game as well. Maybe there are no more examples because there aren't many more than this eight left to add, so it's just a bit narrow, but still a valid genre.

Edited by Piterpicher on Feb 10th 2020 at 5:41:07 PM

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#5: Feb 10th 2020 at 8:30:40 AM

There is a lengthy Wikipedia article on a virtual world, so someone didn't just invent the thing on TV Tropes. The current page needs a good writer to help its description, but otherwise, it just looks like a short index.

XFllo There is no Planet B from Planet A Since: Aug, 2012
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#6: Feb 10th 2020 at 9:00:48 AM

I vote to cut. Or cut and send back to TLP. Hopefully with a dedicated 'page sponsor'.

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#7: Feb 10th 2020 at 1:11:39 PM

Yeah, it sounds like a valid index idea, though for some reason it's page type is "trope" and half of what's there doesn't have a page (they should be redlinks, not non-links)

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Florien The They who said it from statistically, slightly right behind you. Since: Aug, 2019
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#8: Feb 10th 2020 at 1:14:46 PM

On looking at similar pages, I now see that it is in fact an index. It's not clearly labeled as such however, and the quality of the page itself is abysmal. Perhaps sending it back through the TLP is a better option then?

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#9: Feb 10th 2020 at 2:21:02 PM

If this is an index and not a trope, then a lack of wicks probably isn't a problem.

That said, I'm fine with sending it back to TLP if people think the page itself needs to be fleshed out.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2020 at 4:22:40 AM

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#10: Feb 12th 2020 at 8:39:26 AM

"These worlds could someday become The Metaverse, while some argue that they already are... The line between Online Games and Virtual Worlds is blurry, as extensive modification can turn one into the other"

Lines from the description, implying that it's somewhat subjective. I'm not sure this works, even as an index. I'm leaning cut, but if it stays then the description needs to include that Virtual Worlds are ascended game-spaces, rely heavily on a large user-base activity, and that longevity must be a factor to qualify.

With the current description, I think The Internet itself might qualify.

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#12: Apr 8th 2020 at 9:11:08 AM

Send it back to TLP to be reworked, there's plenty more examples out there that could be added, like Club Penguin.

I'm against cutting. Also, convert it to index, yeah.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Apr 8th 2020 at 1:11:24 PM

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#14: Apr 11th 2020 at 11:07:54 AM

The TLP effort should be separate from this one so we can get through with this effort in a timely manner. Even if we don't select "cut and send back" (which is... the same thing as saying "send back") the option for someone remaking the page through TLP (as a better version of what it is now) would still be on the table. I just think we don't need another TRS thread waiting on TLP.

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#15: Apr 11th 2020 at 6:11:22 PM

Yeah, we can just add the idea to Trope Idea Salvage Yard and move on. I wouldn't be opposed to a TLP effort, but the TLP can take forever, so it's best to not force the thread to rely on the TLP draft's existence.

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Berrenta MOD How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#17: Apr 12th 2020 at 8:26:15 AM

Several people in this thread stated that they would like to see TLP action, which is why it’s an option. I know it would be on the table anyway if it was cut, but some might want a definite resolution vs. “someone might make it someday”. (I don’t, for what it’s worth.)

Edited by Synchronicity on Apr 12th 2020 at 10:28:21 AM

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#18: Apr 12th 2020 at 12:21:37 PM

[up]See, for me I feel like a decision to cut without consensus to send to TLP says "this is not a tropeworthy concept, do not make this page again". We generally discourage people from recreating cut pages. So I think it's important to vote to send back to TLP, even if the page doesn't actually get made before the thread closes. It gives validation to anyone who wants to create a page in the future.

Edited by naturalironist on Apr 12th 2020 at 6:41:51 AM

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#19: Apr 12th 2020 at 3:21:28 PM

[up]That's a good point. As long as the thread's not left hanging by a stalled TLP effort.

Edited by Synchronicity on Apr 12th 2020 at 5:22:10 AM

Berrenta MOD How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#20: Apr 16th 2020 at 7:50:11 PM

Calling in favor of cut and send to TLP (or at least put in the Salvage Yard).

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Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#21: Apr 16th 2020 at 7:54:29 PM

Also noting that there's Fr.Virtual Worlds that may need to be cut as well.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#22: Apr 17th 2020 at 9:39:45 AM

Dewicked both Virtual Worlds (Last wick is a ghost wick) and Fr.Mondes Virtuels, which Fr.Virtual Worlds redirects to. Put all these on the cut list and put the idea on the Salvage Yard. Putting the contents here in case someone looks to this thread for an idea of what the page contained.

    Contents 
This category has to do with immersive, graphical, persistent state environment, virtual worlds — like a Wide-Open Sandbox MMORPG that is all sandbox. These worlds could someday become The Metaverse, while some argue that they already are. Their counterpart, Online Games, may use the same Physics Engine and physical hardware, but are centered on a particular game title, and unlike the often long-lived Virtual Worlds, are likely to become an Orphaned Series. The line between Online Games and Virtual Worlds is blurry, as extensive modification can turn one into the other; such as a private server running World of Warcraft without mobs of monsters, or a Second Life island that features a user-scripted paintball game that is only playable in a limited area.

For in-universe virtual worlds, see Lotus-Eater Machine, Cyberspace and Inside a Computer System. Compare Immersive Sim.


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Berrenta MOD How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#23: Apr 17th 2020 at 2:16:21 PM

I see the pages are cut, so looks like we're done. Closing.

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