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laserviking42 Since: Oct, 2015
2021-11-30 19:30:27

I know we're not that other wiki, but it seems like for pages like these we should really require some sourcing so it doesn't become a repository for every half remembered story.

I'll re-cut as the entry is way too general and vague, and send a notifier.

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Amonimus (Sergeant)
2021-11-30 19:48:44

We're not The Other Wiki, but even they'd put [who?] and [in what way?] at such writing, not to mention the CAPS LOCK. The example sounds like it fits Gaia's Vengeance, but again, what culture are they talking about?

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
laserviking42 Since: Oct, 2015
2021-11-30 20:22:01

That entire RL section is plagued with the same problem, too many examples saying "some people said this about X". It conveys zero information,, and just clutters up everything.

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BoltDMC Since: May, 2020
2021-12-01 02:20:18

Eldritch Abomination is a NRLEP trope. Nothing like this should even be on the page, or any offshoot page.

Anything there fitting that description should be axed.

BoltDMC Since: May, 2020
2021-12-01 02:28:25

Looking further at that page, it’s a nightmare mess of bad indentation use. I’m also concerned about applying the employment of this trope to describe religious entries, which could be a ROCEJ issue. Never mind using the trope for entities that are invisible, which seems strange given the strongly visual nature of the trope.

GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2021-12-01 05:07:51

Suspended them for edit warring. The example itself was already removed by someone else.

Edited by GastonRabbit I got a rock for Halloween.
good-morning Since: Nov, 2021
2021-12-01 05:27:38

I think saying "some people" in the edit reason is a bit too unnecessarily mocking and passive-agressive, but I agree the example had zero context and should be removed, or at least modified.

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BoltDMC Since: May, 2020
2021-12-01 06:30:41

I've brought up the ROCEJ concerns on the forum thread that deals with that issue here.

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