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dcutter2 Since: Sep, 2013
2023-07-31 04:04:21

Were the headers discussed anywhere? They seem rather a big change if it was done unilaterally. If they already had consensus they should stay if not, it needs to be discussed.

I don't particularly see the need for them myself.

Ghilz Since: Jan, 2001
2023-07-31 05:18:15

We have indexes already. The header is redundant.

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
2023-07-31 05:46:04

Doesn't seem necessary.

DragonRanger (Troper Knight)
2023-07-31 07:29:25

Lapsem did the same thing on the Kamen Rider pages, too; but those were thoroughly scrubbed by ReddishGuy1 on the grounds that we already have indexes.

Edited by DragonRanger
GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2023-07-31 07:37:30

Suspended Lapsem because they've come up before for unilateral changes.

The issue here isn't completely about whether they're necessary; it's that deciding whether they're necessary needs to have consensus behind it.

Edited by GastonRabbit I got a rock for Halloween.
VindictorWes Since: Nov, 2022
2023-07-31 18:59:53

...Uh, shit. I was under the assumption these DID have consensus behind them, so I contributed to these headers as well.

His suspension notwithstanding, I really don't think these should be so recklessly scrubbed. They don't really harm the pages, and are a hell of a lot easier to navigate than the clusterfuck indexes at the bottom.

If a small change makes a massive improvement against a site's own limitations (TVT's indexes in this case), then why not? It's a good idea, that he went about in the wrong way. He may have unilaterally made the decision, but we can come together and agree to keep and improve them, right?

Edited by VindictorWes
Arctimon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2023-07-31 19:10:47

You're more than welcome to go through the proper channels to see if a header like that would work. Nothing is stopping you from doing that.

As Gaston said, the issue isn't necessarily the idea; it's the fact that they did it unilaterally.

VindictorWes Since: Nov, 2022
2023-07-31 19:27:39

So you say, and so I did!

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16908579810A26112300&page=1#1

I certainly hope I did this correctly, though. It's my first time doing anything like this.

Edited by VindictorWes
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