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openFix the capitalization of a new work page Literature
I just created the work page https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheInconvenientLifeofanArousingPriestess
and I messed up the capitalization. Is there a way to fix that?
resolved Red link removal Literature
Is there any reason why red link for The World Rose was removed from Overshadowed by Controversy: Literature page? If not, should it be restored (as far as I know, deleting those is frowned upon)? On related note, this page has no link either, but it was this way before I checked.
As far as I know, we normally encourage keeping red links for work and creator pages, to make creating and crosswicking those easier... unless there's a reason why such works/creators wouldn't be allowed to have a page (I know nothing about The World Rose beyond what's written on those pages, so I don't know whether those are forbidden from having work pages, or not; sorry if I missed an elephant in the room and the reason is listed somewhere on the pages).
Edited by AazkaalopenChanging an old work page Literature
Basically: there's a page, Storybro's Magically Lewd Sleepover Adventure, which points to a series with two sequels that were never catalogued since their release in 2014. I intended to expand the page with coverage of the other two, and to change the title to encompass the other two. Here's the page I put together to that end: [1]
I planned to redirect the old page to this one. Now I'm not sure if that was a misstep, both due to the age of the old page (would it be grandfathered in or something?), and due to the fact that one of the wicks to the page is admin-locked, that being 4chan. If I wanted to see this through, what are the appropriate steps to take?
Edited by dontgetthebiteopenImpending Similarly Named Work Literature
In 2020, I wrote the Web Serial Novel Literature.Behind Closed Doors. It's currently dormant but also has an alternate name: Behind Closed Doors: Parlance.
Recently, I found a physical book in the bookstore called Behind Closed Doors. I haven't read it and don't know if anyone would make a work page about it, but I wonder...
What would we do if someone wanted to make a work page for that book now? What about if I rename my work in the future? Or what if I did a medium transplant and made my work a webcomic or something, with the original work still out there?
open obsessive villain without looking incompetent Literature
How do I write an obsessive villain without them looking and acting incompetent? Be in revenge killing or an obsessive lover these types of villains can come across as incompetent and not as likeable or memorable. Are there ways to show the villain's motivations are understood?
open Examples "by author" Literature
For some reason, a large number of tropes have their Literature examples sorted between "by author" and "by work." Random most recent example I found: NoodleIncident.Literature. That page also has a general section, which I know is against the rules.
I don't know what started this trend, but I've seen it quite often. Is there any reason to not just reintegrate them into one example list?
Edited by Discarresolved Conflict of edits occuring on American Girl (especially Character articles) Literature
I'm working on cleaning up the somewhat neglected American Girl articles here on TV Tropes, having recently moved the very long character pages to separate pages and writing the pages to fit the expectations here. I'm now removing a lot of empty examples and several tropes that don't fit the characters (and are better moved to the main article.) I've hit a wall with the Historical Character page where multiple edits I've made in good faith are being deleted, removed, and zero context examples being added repeatedly. What should I do next? I don't want to spark an edit war, but I'm getting frustrated. Thanks in advance!
openShakespeare's Henry VI plays Literature
Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2 and Henry VI Part 3 all have opening paragraphs attributing the plays to Shakespeare and Marlowe jointly. (Well, I removed it on Part 3, then decided to ATT before doing any more editing.) I've never heard of this theory before, but after a little research, I found that the 2016 edition of the Oxford Shakespeare does have this attribution. While this is a prominent edition, the attribution is definitely controversial and I don't think it should be presented as if it were simple fact.
I'm not sure of the best solution — mention the theory with a parenthetical explaining the source, or hide it away in a note, or don't mention it at all?
Edited by ViluiopenIndexing Character Pages Literature
Due to the number of characters in Red Rising and its related media, I went through and created separate pages for characters to be divided into based on the ways they're grouped in the story. However it's not showing those new pages as indexed, and despite multiple null-edits to the main parent page and the index page for characters sheets in literature titles R to U, it's not resolving the issue. What do I need to do to get those character sheets indexed under the main character page for the work?
openHandling spoilers in a book series Literature
Is there any specific guide or at least guidance how to handle spoilers in a book series, where twists from first tome are just impossible to keep not spoilered out in later books, because they create the very foundation for their plot? I've got a long overdue trope list for a trilogy and this is one of the last excuses for not finishing working on it since Easter - no idea how to handle spoilers for tome 1 of three, where 2 and 3 run on the stuff introduced in the first book.
openOdd Redirect Combination Literature
No idea where to ask this: YMMV.Shogun connects to the redirect Literature.Shogun -> Literature.AsianSaga, whereafter YMMV.AsianSaga is separate from YMMV.Shogun. Is the best play here to ensure content from YMMV.Shogun is on YMMV.AsianSaga then make the Shogun page a redirect?
resolved Stub page Literature
So the page for Transition seem to have a lot of Zero-Context examples. I removed everything I could, which left it with only four examples. But three of them are just a quote each (albeit a long and kind of not bad ones). I don't know if it can be considered a stub like that.
Edited by ElBuenCuateopen Potential complaining in YMMV of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? Literature
I had a look at the YMMV section of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? and the They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot entry seems more complaining about the premise than any neglected plot points.
* They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The very idea of exploring an Isekai setting based in an MMORPG is nothing new, but has the potential to be extremely deep and rich if the lore and write-up is done right. The actual novel itself, though, only seems to rely on the game as an excuse as to why the players are there fighting the monsters as they are. There is no exploration of the game mechanics, how players interact with them and the bearings they have on the plot at large à la Sword Art Online, and actual story content is threadbare and disjointed. It doesn't even really work as a game setting, as games have to have rules and balancing if they're to be fair and believable, while gameplay in the story is deliberately designed poorly to favor a subset of players for no discernible reason than a gag, which is the deconstruction of isekai protagonists being The Ace. Nothing would have changed plot-wise had all of the game-related aspects been removed, as their presence in the story is just fluff. In fact, removing the constraints of a game setting would give the author even more leg room to wiggle without breaking the audience's Willing Suspension of Disbelief, since it still has the makings of a standard isekai plot.Wanted input on what to do rather than get gung ho about deleting the example.
EDIT: Noticed the appropriate thread. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16509479720A72263400&page=1
Best just close this already.
openDebating Edits (My Next Life as a Villainess) Literature
There are some passages in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! that seem not to fit the tropes. I toned them down a couple of years ago, but now they're back to their original state (via a third troper, so no Edit War), with some minor tweaks having occurred since then. I give a more detailed explanation on the YMMV's discussion page, but basically, I'm trying to start a debate on whether it would be appropriate to edit, cut, or leave alone each passage.
resolved King Of The Dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus Rex Literature
So I just noticed that the page for King Of The Dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus Rex was cut. Can I try to recreate it and its other related pages if there are any. If so can I get the original page source, so I can have a base to start off of?
Edited by RonnieR15openTroper adding spaces to spoiler tags Literature
Readerbug819 edited Disney Chills solely to add spaces in the spoiler tags and the top quote, both of which seem unnecessary to me, and going by Text Formatting Rules there shouldn't be spaces there.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=Literature.DisneyChills
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/el.php?findfor=Readerbug819
resolved American Girl - Ban Evader Literature
It looks like a recent editor, Peachy2023, was found to be a ban evader for another account and their edits were reverted on multiple pages they added to. However, I edited two American Girl character pages they added to to remove or correct some of these edits, thinking it was a new editor making the same mistakes: the Historical Character Page at American Girls Collection Historical Characters and Girls of the Year page at American Girls Collection - Girls of the Year. Does someone else need to come in and revert these edits from the evader, or can I remove the other remaining examples myself?
(edit because the name made a red link and linking the affected pages. )
Edited by NethiliaopenSpace Cat Fascists (Katzis) Literature
I was wondering if there was a trope for space cats who happen to be fascist. Specifically, I personally have come across a minimum of three instances of this (Stephen Arseneault's Sodium series, Craig Alanson's Expeditionary Force series, and the Gigastructural Engineering mod for Stellaris (video game)). While I would put this under the TLP, as I couldn't find any, I feel that I'm too inexperienced to do so. Additionally, while I only mentioned 3, I'm fairly certain there are more examples.
-Post Script: Also, the reason I spelled "Katzis" with a K is a bit of homage to the difference between orcs in fantasy and orks in sci-fi. (Including the Our Orcs Are Different page on this very wiki).
Edited by Tabs

"Not If They Enjoyed It" Rationalization has a listing for Flowers in the Attic. This is factually incorrect.
That event falls under Questionable Consent but it is not "Not If They Enjoyed It" Rationalization. Evidence for this
That listing needs to be deleted.