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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2016-01-29 12:14:22

SD Bowser probably for having no unique voice (we're trying to limit SD pages to characters who have a unique way of speaking or at least some justification past "this is a character sheet in first person"). YMMV page probably because I can't imagine there's any reason for it existing. Bowser's not a work, he's a character. Anything that would be on that page can just go to the YMMV.Super Mario Bros page. What was on that page, anyway?

Edited by Larkmarn Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
MegaMarioMan (Ten years in the joint)
2016-01-29 12:52:14

Looking at the Related page for Bowser, it seems like it had the same problem that Deadpool had, which was brought up here in ATT a few days ago: Being linked to whenever the character in question is referenced (but not to the extent of the Merc with a Mouth; he has over 1,500 on his Related page, while Bowser here only had 46). Is this a thing that happens with all of the Self-Demonstrating character pages? And is it poor form to do?

MegaMarioMan (Ten years in the joint)
2016-01-29 12:52:14

Double post, disregard.

Edited by MegaMarioMan
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2016-01-29 12:53:14

All? Hopefully not. And it is most certainly poor form.

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ACW Since: Jul, 2009
2016-01-29 13:01:09

I know for some it is, like Magneto, who doesn't have his own other page; but not, say, Frieza, who DOES have his own page. And characters can have YMMV entries (like, say, YMMV.Magneto).

Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2016-01-29 13:20:22

Self-Demonstrating pages should never, under any circumstances:

  • Have subpages.
  • Be linked in cases where the troper means to reference the character in general and not their SD page specifically.
  • Be treated as work or character articles.

If that orphans some wicks, so be it. There is no rule that every reference to Magneto must be a wick. There is no rule that we need YMMV subpages for characters that are not subordinate to a work article.

Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
ACW Since: Jul, 2009
2016-01-29 14:37:00

Well, dangit. Anyway, back to the original question, was SD Bowser cut for him having no unique voice?

MyFinalEdits (Spin-off Series)
2016-01-29 14:54:00

Yes. It's a necessary rule to prevent tropers from making SD about too many characters, as many of them have been poorly written (regardless of whether that was the intention or joke to show the character's traits or not).

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bwburke94 (Y2: Electric Boogaloo)
2016-01-30 01:26:39

The Joker has over 2,400 wicks! I'm starting from Z.

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MegaMarioMan (Ten years in the joint)
2016-01-30 09:12:55

Also, thanks to the Wayback Machine, I can answer your question about what was on Bowser's YMMV page, Larkmarn.

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Seems kinda pointless, and yes, pretty much all of it could be put on the YMMV Super Mario Bros page.

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