During the investigation of recent hollers in the Complete Monster thread, it's become apparent to the staff that an insular, unfriendly culture has evolved in the Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard threads that is causing problems.
Specific issues include:
- Overzealous hollers on tropers who come into the threads without being familiar with all the rules and traditions of the tropes. And when they are familiar with said rules and traditions, they get accused (with little evidence) of being ban evaders.
- A few tropers in the thread habitually engage in snotty, impolite mini-modding. There are also regular complaints about excessive, offtopic "socializing" posts.
- Many many thread regulars barely post/edit anywhere else, making the threads look like they are divorced from the rest of TV Tropes.
- Following that, there are often complaints about the threads and their regulars violating wiki rules, such as on indexing, crosswicking, example context and example categorization. Some folks are working on resolving the issues, but...
- Often moderator action against thread regulars leads to a lot of participants suddenly showing up in the moderation threads to protest and speak on their behalf, like a clique.
It is not a super high level problem, but it has been going on for years and we cannot ignore it any longer. There will be a thread in Wiki Talk
to discuss the problem; in the meantime there is a moratorium on further Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard example discussion until we have gotten this sorted out.
Update: The new threads have been made and can be found here:
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Who is the Candidate and What have they Done?
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Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 31st 2023 at 4:14:10 AM
there's No major villains to Compare to in those stories though, the fact they don't meet baseline can just be assumed.
And yeah I think this has gotten a bit out of hand. The Fairly odd parents rewrite looks okay, and aside from that I think we can move on from this.
Edited by Kylotrope on Jun 27th 2019 at 7:40:03 AM
Things are really about to get Fun around here@Scraggle Probably? Still, my final suggestion is: same as Scraggle except change "film" to "films" in Spongebob. BTW Why is Gavin Archer struck out?
@Lightysnake A good idea would be to move discussion on the Administrivia page (and by extension the NA list) on a separate thread. We're here to discuss candidates, not complain about the Administrivia page over trivial points.
"Thing is, I believe that a single good movie will change your entire life." — Makima | aka Fox | he/she/theyWhat did I just come back to? I agree with Scraggle on the NA list.
Okay. Anyone got an EP?
Edited by Bullman on Jun 27th 2019 at 9:45:31 AM
Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup threadSeriously... can we get off this? This has been a perennial problem: I'm worried folks will back off now that it's been asked... only to jump back on this a few months later to take up another few pages about minor details they want added/deleted/altered.
Edited by 43110 on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:43:03 AM
Agreed with Scraggle, though changing from "film" to "films" for the Spongebob entry is harmless enough (although not that big an issue since, unlike Dennis or Plankton from the first movie, Burger Beard was never brought up on the thread from what I recall)
Edited by Awesomekid42 on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:44:06 AM
@Tyk 5919: Or take it to a different thread.
Change this to acknowledge the Avatar franchise (not just Korra). Oh and add the Earth Queen and Zhao.
- The Legend of Korra:
- Yakone: Fails heinous standard compared to Ozai and Unalaq.
And add "can Hate Sink be a CM?" to the CM FAQ. Because Earth Queen is listed as a Hate Sink, look it up.
Edit: Why do I keep being Ninja'd every time?
Edit 2: @Awesomekid 42 Couldn't find Burgerbeard. Though the real question is: does anyone know why he doesn't count?
Edited by FoxyGrandpa12 on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM
"Thing is, I believe that a single good movie will change your entire life." — Makima | aka Fox | he/she/they![]()
Well one I would've loved to discuss was actually a one-eyed bat demon that was a prolific Serial Rapist, but the problem was there's no set story that he appears in.
Foxy, I don't think you understand the purpose of the never again list. The reason people like Zhao and Burgerbeard aren't listed despite being non-qualifiers is because they weren't brought up often. Characters get listed on Never Again if they get brought up a ton of the time with the results being the same. Not just for any charachter who doesn't count or has been turned down once or twice.
You know Foxy how about you just create a new forum discussing what should be on the NVA page. It what we did just with all other previous topics such as the one discussed CM quotes
Edited by G-Editor on Jun 27th 2019 at 4:52:18 AM
My sandbox of EPs and other stuffBreaking the debate on the Never Again List with another unapproved edit, this time from Ninja Gaiden:
The following entries were approved, but were changed to these without permission:
- In the Original Video Animation based on the original NES trilogy, Professor Bucky-Wise is a seemingly Nice Guy who's really the hidden Big Bad pulling the strings: he recorded a power surge when Ryu defeats a powerful demon, managing to capture some of its power. He forces his colleague Ned Friedman to help him perform bizarre experiments by kidnapping Friedman's daughter Katherine, and uses the demon's power to create an army of genetically altered creatures. Bucky-Wise is also experimenting on humans, as Ryu and his friends discover one of his labs has babies jars. Bucky-Wise has his monsters attack Ryu and, when they fail to kill him, he kidnaps Irene; Ryu, however, goes to Friedman's corporation, it's the latter's doing. When confronted, Ned proclaims his innocence, but Bucky-Wise kills him, stating he is no longer useful, while telling Ryu he plans to release the same demon he defeated earlier upon the world,not caring this entity has the power to destroy humanity. Ryu kills Bucky-Wise and frees Katherine, but the Mad Scientist has the last laugh by transferring some of the demon's power into her, making her a vessel for the demon.
- The Big Bad of the modern Ninja Gaiden stands out as a truly horrible individual: Murai was once part of the Hayabusa Ninja Clan, but went rogue to form his own clan and began plotting their demise. Despite stating a stance of neutrality from the Dragon Lineage's affairs, Murai uses his position and knowledge to sell them out to the Holy Vigoor Emperor, under the guise of the Dark Disciple, while luring away his nephew Ryu during the scheduled attack by the Emperor's minions. With the Hayabusa Clan nearly decimated, the Dark Dragon Blade stolen by the Greater Fiend Doku, and knowing of Ryu's vengeful personality, Murai suggests he goes after the Holy Vigoor Emperor to take Revenge. However, this is All According to Plan as Ryu's assault on the Emperor's forces increases the power to the Dark Dragon Blade. Alongside his servant Gamov keeping an eye on Ryu's progress, Murai patiently waits until the Holy Vigoor Emperor is destroyed by Ryu, then reveals himself as the true mastermind behind all events and takes the empowered Dark Dragon Blade for himself. With the intent of controlling the world with the evil blade, the manipulative and traitorous Murai will betray and slaughter anyone for a grasp at power, including Gamov.
- In Ninja Gaiden III, Clifford "Cliff" Higgins seems like a helpful, yet quirky scientist working for the Japanese Self-Defense Force, but is actually working for the Lords of Alchemy, who desires humanity's destruction by replacing them with new "perfect" god-like beings. When Cliff's brother Theodore opposed the Evil Plan by their grandfather Ashtear Higgins, Cliff had him and his wife Saya killed in an "accident", then resurrects Theodore as the Brainwashed Regent of the Mask, sending him out to terrorize other nations and their respective governments, including the murder of the British Prime Minister. Cliff's machinations come to a head when he uses LOA's technology and Ryu's Dragon Sword to turn his niece Canna into the "Goddess" as it rampages through Tokyo, and will eventually destroy the human race. In a final confrontation with Ryu, Cliff admits he did such thins because he was jealous of his seemingly perfect brother and wanted to step out from under his shadow in any way that he could.
The person who made these edits is advent_child
Humanity is defined by its absurdity, and I am no exception.

i don't quite think we are, or should discuss Fairly Odd Parents seriously.
The NA list is not really a major pressing topic for discussion, in my eyes. This is taking up too much real estate for the thread, my friends.