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amathieu13 Since: Aug, 2013
2022-06-05 08:55:28

should creators even have WMG pages? I feel like that's just rife for gossip

annieholmes Since: Apr, 2012
2022-06-05 08:57:03

In this case I'm not advocating for it to be taken down, since Swift is a storyteller who uses songwriting as a medium. For example, I have "no body, no crime" stuck in my head right now, and it's a fictional Murder Ballad.

Although... cutting that page and moving the relevant WMG for the songs to their appropriate album might be a good idea.

Edited by annieholmes
GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2022-06-05 08:58:32

A quick skim makes throwing it on the Cut List and hitting the "Cut" button tempting, but if there's legitimate stuff regarding characters from her songs, I'd say cut the stuff about Swift herself while leaving the stuff about characters from within her music, and leave a commented-out note at the top of the page's source code saying that troping real people like fictional characters isn't allowed.

Edited by GastonRabbit You can't just say "perchance".
RoseAndHeather (Edited uphill both ways)
2022-06-05 10:43:51

There is actually legit stuff there about characters from her songs.

I serve at the pleasure of President Pritchart.
GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2022-06-05 13:16:59

Yes, and I was proposing leaving that and removing the stuff about Swift herself, while leaving a note at the top of the page to tell people not to put the gossipy stuff back. My comment about completely cutting the page wasn't intended to be completely serious, but I guess I didn't make that clear.

Edited by GastonRabbit You can't just say "perchance".
annieholmes Since: Apr, 2012
2022-06-05 19:00:15

For clarification: the sillier WMGs like her being an elf or a Hylian should be cut, right? Since it's about *her*, not her works?

Edited by annieholmes
RoseAndHeather (Edited uphill both ways)
2022-06-05 19:17:11

Yes, although frankly I think that's a shame as they're funny and obviously nonserious.

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annieholmes Since: Apr, 2012
2022-06-05 22:07:46

Went through the page with a pair of scissors. Any other entries I should cut?

Edited by annieholmes
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