Cut the tropes and merge to a news networks (edited for better terminology) useful notes page. Not only are these not exactly tropable, it doesn't seem like the pages are popular enough with readers to try salvaging otherwise.
Edited by Piterpicher on Dec 15th 2021 at 11:03:50 AM
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)i totally agree.
I agree with Pieter's proposal
Absolute destiny... apeachalypse?I like that proposal.
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallThat sounds like a good idea.
Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.I agree with Piterpicher.
Rawr.shall we begin merging then?
I think we need more voices.
Should I do an ATT bulletin?
EDIT: Nevermind I did one anyway.
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Dec 16th 2021 at 7:44:55 AM
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallWandering over from ATT. Yeah, I think they would better serve as a Useful Notes page. Fox News in particular gets alot of mentions in media, so having a UN page seems like a good idea.
Having works pages for news networks seems like a bad idea, the site's focus isn't real life or politics, and that is exactly what these networks are.
I didn't choose the troping life, the troping life chose meI'm on board with the change.
Also here from ATT. I agree all the news shows need a general Useful Notes page.
A general page would be good. I second this idea.
I agree with Piterpicher's proposal.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.+1 to make them into a UN page.
Should we make a crowner?
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallI've been thinking about this offhandedly for a while, and I agree that having these articles is antithetical to our stance of avoiding the appearance of promoting any specific real-life political views and also of not troping real people and events. I support transplanting them to Useful Notes because they are frequently referenced in creative media.
Edited by Fighteer on Dec 17th 2021 at 10:24:39 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I think that sounds like a good idea, but I'll wait for more input before making one.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.I agree with Pieter's proposal. These should be listed in something similar to American Newspapers or British Newspapers.
Seconded.
So should we make the crowner now?
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallDone.
EDIT: Huh...I was able to create the crowner, but it didn't generate the voting buttons.
Edited by Willbyr on Dec 19th 2021 at 9:25:40 AM
That's odd. Are the admins aware of this?
EDIT: There's an "add new" button. What does it do? And are non-mod users allowed to add options?
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Dec 19th 2021 at 10:35:47 AM
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallThe option text is in the description. I added a dummy “merge” option just now.
And yes, regular users can add options to a crowner.
Crown Description:
Merge the various pages on news networks into a Useful Notes page?
Over at the ROCEJ violation cleanup thread, I raised a point that I think would be worth discussing here regarding news network pages.
I'm talking specifically about MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Russia Today, etc. These networks aren't exactly tropable, are complaining and ROCEJ violation magnets (so much so that the former two are locked), and I question whether they are worth having around in their current state.
As for what specifically to do here, at the ROCEJ thread, nrjxll advocated for them being merged into a single Useful Notes page on American news networks, and there may be merit to that idea. Alternatively, I suggested turning Fox News's page into a Useful Notes page itself due to how often it is parodied in media, though I dropped that idea after mightymewtron pointed out that several tropes already cover that idea (such as Strawman News Media and Blonde Republican Sex Kitten). As is, however, I think the pages should be cut for not being tropable.
What should we do?
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Dec 14th 2021 at 4:12:11 AM
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