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DracMonster Since: Jan, 2001
2014-06-13 10:42:52

I think these self-demonstrating pages should be required to go through YKTTW.

tryrar Since: Sep, 2010
2014-06-13 12:52:35

Can a mod please explain to him why making a page that is nothing but Pokémon Speak is not something we want even as a Just for Fun thing? It looks ugly and isn't even funny.

Edited by tryrar
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2014-06-13 13:07:57

^^ That would be a good idea. Keep the ones of dubious quality or use to a minimum.

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Elbruno Since: Nov, 2011
2014-06-13 13:18:27

I'd rather just cut them. They aren't even funny.

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tryrar Since: Sep, 2010
2014-06-13 13:45:28

I went ahead and put them on the cutlist.

Edit: OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. I checked his history, and found out he made a Self-Demonstrating article for the Hulk. it consists of all caps and enough bold inflation abuse to qualify as a war crime by the Geneva convention

Edited by tryrar
MyFinalEdits (Spin-off Series)
2014-06-13 13:54:56

A PM should definitely be sent to the troper. These numerous character-based SD articles (here I don't just mean the ones created by the troper, but also those by others that ahve the same issues) are heavily misusing the SD namespace.

Edited by MyFinalEdits 135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
2014-06-13 17:19:50

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=PikaPikachu.Pikachu

It's still going on, and he got mad about it being cutlisted.

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FastEddie MOD Since: Apr, 2004
2014-06-13 18:08:27

suspended

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
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FastEddie MOD Since: Apr, 2004
2014-06-14 01:52:16

That's the sort of thing the namespace is for.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
EKonoMai Since: Apr, 2013
2014-06-14 06:07:35

Hey, guys, stuff on the Self-Demonstrating page is fine and is on a different namespace, so as to not taint precious wiki pages or something. Things like the Hulk and Deadpool have been there forever.

edit: not exactly ninja'd since my sleep deprivation blinded me to FE's post

Edited by EKonoMai
McJeff Since: Jan, 2001
2014-06-14 13:15:45

But there are some really, really crappy SD pages - shouldn't there be some sort of quality control on them?

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EKonoMai Since: Apr, 2013
MrL1193 Since: Apr, 2013
2014-06-14 16:57:09

I remember Bizarro's Self-Demonstrating page being confusing to read because of its opposite-speak gimmick. (It doesn't come with translations like the Hulk's page.)

Edited by MrL1193
TotemicHero Since: Dec, 2009
2014-06-14 21:05:17

There is a forum thread to discuss this subject in a more official context.

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