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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?

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
#1251: May 27th 2025 at 3:16:36 AM

Some concerns over the following Warrior Cats subpages:

Tropes:

YMMV (YMMV.Warrior Cats is 64,961 bytes):

There are also MultiAnimatorProject.Warrior Cats and Woobie.Warrior Cats, but those sit more comfortably at about 30k and 43k.

Thoughts?

daudiffa SOIYA! from My Room Since: Nov, 2013
SOIYA!
#1253: May 27th 2025 at 5:59:24 AM

[up][up] AFAIK, for a work's trope-specific example list, those are probably fine, maybe borderline for the ones with around 20 examples. And I'm pretty sure And the Fandom Rejoiced and Famous Last Words aren't supposed to be merged to a work's YMMV page.

[up] Sure, go ahead.

"Your father was an average fighter, Kal-El, but he was a brilliant scientist!"
Duxk (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
#1254: May 27th 2025 at 9:07:01 AM

[up] Yeah I agree with all of that regarding the Warrior Cats pages. I also want to point out that not only is And the Fandom Rejoiced not allowed to be merged into a works ymmv page, if you look at the trope page, the subpage itself isn't even supposed to be linked there. It's not supposed to be on the main wiki at all. I think the same is true with Famous Last Words since it's a Just For Fun page.

TroperNo9001 MR. NAICE GUY from The Old Man’s Study (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
MR. NAICE GUY
#1255: May 27th 2025 at 3:31:19 PM

LovePotion.Video Games is short enough to be merged back.

"YOU ARE KAIND. MERSIFULL. AND, MOAST OF ALL... YOU DOAN'T KNOW HOW TO CLAIMB."
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)
#1256: May 27th 2025 at 3:33:31 PM

I concur, the Warrior Cats pages are fine; I think the splits make sense generally, knowing the content and fandom. And some aren't allowed to merge elsewhere.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
supernintendo128 Semi-retired editor from My desk Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
AnoneMouseJr Since: Nov, 2010
#1258: May 27th 2025 at 7:34:36 PM

[up]Moments pages like "Funny" and "Nightmare Fuel" are, by site rules, never too short (unless they have no content at all). The entries for them belong solely on such pages, rather than YMMV.


Until next time...

Anon e Mouse Jr.

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MB74 Since: Feb, 2024 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#1259: May 27th 2025 at 8:13:56 PM

Apologies if this is an inappropriate place to ask, but why are moments subpages exempt from "too short" rules?

I’ll lift my face, and run to the sunlight.
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)
#1260: May 27th 2025 at 8:14:26 PM

IDK. It's just what's written on What Goes Where on the Wiki.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#1261: May 27th 2025 at 9:05:13 PM

Because they are too opinionated and are a part of Sugar Wiki or Darth Wiki, plus they have own icons, so they are isolated from other subjective examples. Just so happened historically.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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)
#1262: May 28th 2025 at 10:58:05 AM

Well, some are. Shocking Moments is it's own little forgotten weirdo but technically it should probably be treated as the others.

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TroperNo9001 MR. NAICE GUY from The Old Man’s Study (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
MR. NAICE GUY
#1264: May 30th 2025 at 7:42:15 AM

[up]Done.

"YOU ARE KAIND. MERSIFULL. AND, MOAST OF ALL... YOU DOAN'T KNOW HOW TO CLAIMB."
StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#1265: May 30th 2025 at 8:17:04 AM

ClingyJealousGirl.Webcomics looks short compared to the others. Permission to merge back ?

CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#1267: Jun 2nd 2025 at 11:21:37 AM

Is RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman.Live Action TV too short to be a standalone page (a little less than 10k words)?

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#1268: Jun 3rd 2025 at 4:42:17 PM

[up]Merge back


DarkIsNotEvil.Music, DarkIsNotEvil.Web Original and DarkIsNotEvil.Web Animation are short compared to the rest.

Edited by StalkerGamer on Jun 3rd 2025 at 8:42:28 AM

RuckusHearts Xiaomao from Middle Earth IRL 🇳🇿 (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Xiaomao
#1269: Jun 3rd 2025 at 10:39:51 PM

Proposing to merge AwesomeMusic.Blue Exorcist (only 1.2k characters long) into YMMV.Blue Exorcist.

Currently semi-active.
MB74 Since: Feb, 2024 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#1270: Jun 3rd 2025 at 10:45:40 PM

Isn’t that a moments subpage?

Don’t believe we’re supposed to merge those back

I’ll lift my face, and run to the sunlight.
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)
#1271: Jun 3rd 2025 at 10:47:30 PM

Indeed, we're not (this has been coming up a lot lately)

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RuckusHearts Xiaomao from Middle Earth IRL 🇳🇿 (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Xiaomao
#1272: Jun 4th 2025 at 2:26:22 AM

Ah I see. Didn't read what's above (also new to this thread).

Currently semi-active.
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)
#1273: Jun 4th 2025 at 9:00:19 AM

All good, my aside was more out of amusement than anything, it's been discussed a lot recently for some reason lol

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle

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