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The WebOriginal/ namespace
(currently at arond 400 pages) has frequently been misused as a catch-all for any internet works, even when the work in question should probably go on other categories, such as Blog/, Fanfic/, Literature/ (in the case of Web Serial Novels), Roleplay/, WebAnimation/, Webcomic/, Website/ or WebVideo/.
Therefore, this project is dedicated to sorting or moving these works to their correct namespaces. Due to the obscurity of a large part of these works, a lot of these pages tend to also be low-quality (zero-context examples, poor grammar, red links, no crosswicking or indexing, Auto-Erotic Troping...) so general cleanup for these pages can also be discussed here.
(Note that the namespace isn't completely redundant, as a lot of works such as Creepypasta or Original Character Tournaments don't really fit any of the above namespaces.)
Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 24th 2023 at 2:51:56 PM
Technically you can put it on Website/ but I don't know.
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What namespace would WebOriginal.Zalgo move to? The page doesn't regard any story of the creature that got inspired off of the text-based phenomenon (there are a few tropes about the demon itself though). I mainly get that the idea originated from some edits of (web)comics.
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the Retromancer
I think it should get the same treatment as Goncharov. The main page would be in Webcomic or Literature to describe the two edited comic strips and the accompanying lore post, while possible interpretation that aren't present in the original should be at JFF.
Edited by Amonimus on Sep 24th 2023 at 7:54:32 PM
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Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
The difference is that the Zalgo stories actually exist, unlike Goncharov. IDK why we'd move any of it to JFF as if it's troping a nonexistent work.
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the Retromancer
By the logic that unofficial examples shouldn't really be on work's page. Unless it's regarded as internet's collaborative work.
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Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
It basically is. Zalgo is a weird case since it's an expanding internet horror story and concept, not really a character contained to one work. It's like Slenderman in that regard, though Slenderman has enough works to warrant a franchise page instead (Franchise.The Slenderman Mythos)
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So should we move Inglip to JFF as well?
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
Again, I don't think we should. Goncharov is a real internet collab work about a fictional movie. Inglip and Zalgo are real works but in a non-traditional internet-based format where anyone can contribute to the mythos.
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He/Him
Both WebOriginal.The Smiling Man and WebOriginal.The Rake started as stories on Reddit and 4chan respectively.
Smiling Man is an easy move to Literature/, cause it's a short story.
The Rake came from the /b/ board where the posters were brainstorming ideas and one just happened to stand out. The design and lore came from this post:
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Re: Amonimus
the Retromancer
Wiki Talk. First to decide what to do with OTC in general, it can be moved to cleanup later.
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He/Him
OK, but I'm not really sure what question to ask in the OP.
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WebOriginal.Cat Ghost is multimedia but the trope list is split between the animations and the games.
Maybe split the page into Web Animation/ and Video Game/?
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Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
It was discussed elsewhere that it should probably be ARG/. The games and the videos are part of the same product, not separate works in a franchise. They cannot be split.
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Alright, I'll put in the ARG/ folder.
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I don't plan on watching WebOriginal.Electrobabe And Dynachick and never will. The sandbox seems to sort it as WebVideo/. After reading the description though, it seems to suggest they're films, not online videos.
So...Film/?
Art Museum Curator and frequent helper of the Web Original deprecation projectAnd WebVideo.Daredolls Dilemmas would go under Series/ then?
Edited by FernandoLemon on Sep 26th 2023 at 11:34:15 AM
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That one's stated as a direct-to-video series.
Either way, judging by the website / social media, looks like the title should be TheDareDollDilemmas. (Though the capitalization isn't consistent on DareDoll vs Daredoll, the former seems more common.)
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It doesn't look like it was produced specifically for the internet, so Series.The Dare Doll Dilemmas is the most viable option.
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Agreed
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Also, should we move WebOriginal.Electrobabe And Dynachick to Film.Electrobabe And Dynachick
Or
Film.Adventures Of Electrobabe And Dynachick
Or
Film.The Adventures Of Electrobabe And Dynachick
Edited by AudioSpeaks2 on Sep 26th 2023 at 4:42:29 PM
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I can't find "adventures of electrobabe & dynachick" or "adventures of electrobabe and dynachick" anywhere other than our own page for it, so I'd go with Film.Electro Babe And Dyna Chick
Where would WebOriginal.AIIM fall under? It appears to be a written story, but told through the use of interactive means.
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