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"Is this subpage too short?": Re-merging Project

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A recurring question: When is it long enough to split off a subpage?

While answers varynote , we can usually tell when a subpage is not long enough. Bring any candidates here and we can discuss whether or not they were properly split off and agree on whether or not to merge them back.

Here's one to start off discussion: Pun-Based Title.Webcomics. Merge back to Pun-Based Title?

CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#927: Nov 8th 2024 at 5:49:15 AM

[up]So is ContinuityNod.Web Comics. Both could be merged back into their main page.

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TheTropper Good freakin' griefer from Allentown (Unitroper) Relationship Status: On the fine, fine line
Duxk (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
#929: Nov 8th 2024 at 10:16:34 AM

Dropped a Bridge on Him definitely needs some merged back. It's got that weird issue where someone decided everything needs to be on subpages and not the main page. Everything except Anime And Manga, Comic Books, Live-Action Films, Literature, Live-Action TV, Video Games, and Western Animation should be merged back.

The subpages for Brain in a Jar, David Versus Goliath, I Hate Past Me, Implied Death Threat, and You Can't Fight Fate all seem fine, maybe a couple borderline ones. The ones I haven't mentioned have some pages that should go back to, but you listed a lot so maybe we can go through them a couple at a time.

StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
Theriocephalus Amateur Veteran from gimme a map and a moment and I can tell you Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Amateur Veteran
#931: Nov 8th 2024 at 1:37:45 PM

Yeah on merging back the two Continuity Nod subpages.

I agree with Duxk except that I'd also merge back DroppedABridgeOnHim.Western Animation. It's only got 13,845 characters post-cleanup.

(EDIT: Make that 13,014 — the The Transformers: The Movie example should have been on the Films — Animation page/tab and was duplicated there already anyway.)

... I think the trope may need a bit of looking at in general, actually. I'm not entirely convinced that it's always being used correctly. One Tom & Jerry example is just Tom dying at the start and then the rest of the episode focusing on his afterlife travails, for instance, which doesn't strike me as a valid example of the trope.

Edited by Theriocephalus on Nov 8th 2024 at 3:41:44 AM

Echidna from Ontario, Canada (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Two-timing
#932: Nov 8th 2024 at 7:41:16 PM

RealMenWearPink/WebOriginal, RealMenWearPink/Music and RealMenWearPink/Webcomics are way too short for their own page.

Edited by Echidna on Nov 8th 2024 at 10:41:25 AM

StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
TheTropper Good freakin' griefer from Allentown (Unitroper) Relationship Status: On the fine, fine line
Good freakin' griefer
#934: Nov 9th 2024 at 12:58:37 PM

YamatoNadeshiko.Video Games seems short enough to be moved back to the main page.

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StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#935: Nov 9th 2024 at 5:31:31 PM

[up]~The Tropper The subpage looks fine by me (maybe adding more examples). Also:

Edited by StalkerGamer on Nov 10th 2024 at 10:39:59 AM

themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Auchical Fluffy goat prince (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: I miss my wife, Tails
Fluffy goat prince
#938: Nov 12th 2024 at 4:45:44 PM

[up] That and [up][up] can definitely be merged back to their main pages .

Edited by Auchical on Nov 12th 2024 at 7:52:00 AM

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Echidna from Ontario, Canada (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Two-timing
randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#940: Nov 17th 2024 at 6:19:14 AM

24 has a lot of pages that are awfully short, here are the character counts:

United States Federal Government

Government Agencies

Foreign Governments

Terrorist & Criminal Groups

Other

Edited by randomtroper89 on Nov 17th 2024 at 4:54:39 AM

animuacid The girl of the window from Astyr residence in Lilysthia's grounds Since: Jan, 2024 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
The girl of the window
#941: Nov 17th 2024 at 6:19:55 AM

[up] Please put the counts in characters, not words. For example, The Bauer Family is 59,376 characters long.

Edited by animuacid on Nov 17th 2024 at 3:20:43 PM

randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#942: Nov 17th 2024 at 3:04:03 PM

I merged all US Goverment pages into Twenty Four United States Federal Government, except for the CTU page. The word count is 143,895

animuacid The girl of the window from Astyr residence in Lilysthia's grounds Since: Jan, 2024 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
The girl of the window
#943: Nov 17th 2024 at 3:09:37 PM

Remember to redirect the merged pages and and correct the indexes.

Edited by animuacid on Nov 17th 2024 at 12:09:49 PM

randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#944: Nov 17th 2024 at 3:44:33 PM

Okay so I got the pages ready, anything else I should do before I replace the pages

Edited by randomtroper89 on Nov 17th 2024 at 7:10:18 AM

randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#945: Nov 18th 2024 at 9:17:11 AM

Not to double post but I think Person of Interest could use some work as well:

  • Team Machinenote : 186,121
  • Law Enforcementnote : 22,697
    • Northern Lightsnote : 42,411
  • Antagonists: 27,590
    • Crime Organizationsnote : 77,072
      • HRnote : 45,279

number9robotic (Experienced Trainee)
#946: Nov 18th 2024 at 10:15:56 AM

Someone split off WTH, Costuming Department? entries from YMMV/Concord to make WTHCostumingDepartment/Concord. It's currently 9.5k characters long, and that's including a bunch of new entires tacked on from before that weren't there. The page was already under scrutiny for excessive complaining — should I just revert this?

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Auchical Fluffy goat prince (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: I miss my wife, Tails
randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#948: Nov 18th 2024 at 11:04:17 AM

[up][up][up]Law Enforcement and Northern Lights have been merged, the new character count is 64,966.

Edited by randomtroper89 on Nov 18th 2024 at 1:10:59 PM

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#949: Nov 18th 2024 at 11:40:13 AM

[up][up][up] It's gone, and the YMMV page is reverted.

randomtroper89 from The Fire Nation Since: Nov, 2010
#950: Nov 19th 2024 at 8:47:28 AM

Okay I did some resorting for Person of Interest, here are the new numbers:

  • Team Machinenote : 186,121
  • Law Enforcementnote : 64,699
  • Antagonistsnote : 72,599
    • Decima Technologies & Samaritannote : 77,072
    • HRnote : 45,279


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