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Victoria Literature

So, questions regarding Literature/Victoria have come up several times, but discussion always peters out with no solid conclusion, so I hope to just get an answer once and for all. First, the description states unequivocally that the comparison to The Turner Diaries is unfair. No reason is ever given for this (it claims that it is self-evident by comparing their trope pages, I have and still don't see it). The other point of concern is the Tearjerker page, which seems really suspect. My main question is why we seem to feel so strongly about maintaining neutrality on this page. I know we claim that as a universal policy, but it clearly isn't. Look at the page for the aforementioned Turner Diaries or Birth of a Nation or (to move to the opposite end) Mission to Moscow. We would never tolerate any of these being described as merely "controversial", as Victoria is. Hardly a line on these pages goes by without a denouncement of their politics. Even works that are merely widely hated but nowhere near as odious get far less balance, like Fifty Shades of Grey. So why is so much neutrality demanded here?

Naruto fanfiction Literature

I read a fanfiction where Naruto was in clock town and went to the stock pot inn and I can't remember the name do any of y'all know what I'm talking about or know the name ?

Page name formatting. Literature

I have just created a page for You Are Dead (Sign Here Please), but the title should read "You Are Dead (Sign Here Please)". I recall there was a way to request that kind of change, but I don't remember what or where it is. Anyone got a clue?

Reality subtext question Literature

Does this entry on Trivia.No Antidote fit the trope? It seems to be wholly against domesticating animals.

" Reality Subtext: In the discussion of starter Pokemon like Bulbasaur, who are conditioned into docility to the point where they won't leave their trainer even if their trainer dies, and waste away, the head of the Pokemon League admits that it was always assumed they'd just go wild. One could make a similar argument with domesticated animals—if a dog's loving owner dies or is injured out in the wilderness, the dog isn't very likely to just go "I'm free, I'm free" and run off due to being domesticated—they either bark for help or stay with the corpse for quite awhile. There's even a dog in Mexico who visits his owner's grave every day, despite the fact that he could stay in the family's house where he grew up. Animal conditioning is very serious business indeed."

Renaming a Character sub-page Literature

Any idea how one can go about requesting a character’s sub-page renamed, or even moved to a better title?

Poor Character Page Literature

The character page for Mind Warp doesn't give tropes or even separate the characters with the proper formatting; it just lists them all and gives a very brief synopsis. I feel like this could be cut with the information moved to the main page, especially as the character-specific tropes are already there. However, I want a second opinion before I add it to the cutlist.

EditWar Literature

On HarryPotter.Tropes J To R, Ymirsdaughter added an example for Mighty Whitey, DustSnitch removed it for not fitting the trope's definition, Ymirsdaughter has added it back.

When can I add my work? Literature

Hello fellow Tropers!

So I have a novel due for publication on 9/4/2018 through a small press and wanted to make a page for it. I've been staying away from any YMMV tropes because it felt a bit narcissistic to try and point out a "Crowning moment of Awesome" or "Tear Jerker" lol. I wondered about two things

1. Is there a way of creating a draft of a page? I wanted to work on it on my downtime but would prefer to not make it visible until the publication date.

2. I mentioned the YMMV tropes being avoided earlier, are there more types of tropes you would recommend I don't add myself as the writer of the book?

Thank you!

Spurious Lock: Literature.FiveNightsAtFreddysTheFourthCloset Literature

A Spurious Page Lock hit Literature.Five Nights At Freddys The Fourth Closet

''Harry Potter'' WikiWords formatting issue? Literature

While I was on the fanon page for the Harry Potter series I noticed the Wiki Words links to the books' main pages presented with every word capitalized, even though when I checked, those pages have special formatting so that using the basic Wiki Word presents them with "and," "the," and "of" not capitalized. The links on the fanon page are basic Wiki Words, so I don't know why they're presenting wrongly. Help?

Locked YMMV with nonsense content Literature

Between Shades Of Grey is for some reason locked, and the "content" is gibberish.

Spurious Page Lock Literature

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/SpectacularSeven

This page has been spuriously locked. It needs to be re-opened.

Spurious locks on multiple pages Literature

A lot of pages on TV Tropes I've come across get locked immediately, even as soon as I'm done editing or in the middle of my edit.

I'd like Henderson the Rain King unlocked - first off, I actually created that page on TV Tropes. Also, please unlock Garfield as well. The Garfield's characters page isn't quite developed yet in my opinion, I have a lot more fascinating stuff to add onto it.

Matter of fact, it seems that every time after I edit a page, that page suddenly gets locked.

Can't really list every page that has a spurious lock but I'll let you know if there are any more pages that need unlocking because only you Tropers have the key. I wish I were a Troper too, but thanks for reading.

Harry Potter Acceptable Targets Literature

On the Harry Potter Philosopher's Stone YMMV page, there's this entry for Acceptable Targets:

• Overweight boys. Dudley's weight is openly scorned, with the supposed justification of Rowling's implicit association of it with parental indulgence. Years later, Rowling, outraged at the pressure on girls to be thin, called fat insults "strange and sick." Perhaps as an Author's Saving Throw, later books blame Vernon and Petunia for Dudley's weight, with Dumbledore outright calling them out for inflicting a different kind of abuse on their own son. Dudley also picks up boxing, and switches from being morbidly obese to an example of Stout Strength.

And also on the Goblet of Fire YMMV page:

• Overweight boys. Dudley's increased weight, while treated with some seriousness, is still Played for Laughs. Implied association in previous books of his weight with parental indulgence, his comical resentment of his diet, Fred and George's playful hope for a glimpse of the "great bullying git," and Fred slipping him a toffee which magically engorges his tongue seem to dismiss obesity as idleness. Years later, Rowling, outraged at the pressure on girls to be thin, called fat insults "strange and sick."

I don't feel that these are valid examples of Acceptable Targets. I explained my reasoning on the Goblet of Fire discussion page. But basically, while it's true that Dudley's weight is poked fun of, I don't see how that applies to overweight boys as a whole. I think that's a stretch. Hagrid is another heavy-set character, and a much nicer and more likeable person, and his weight isn't made fun of (as far as I can remember anyway; it's been a while since I read the books). To me, the entries feel like they're more targeted at J.K. Rowling herself to criticize her apparent hypocrisy on the issue, but I don't see how Rowling's comment in itself really has anything to do with Harry Potter. (I do agree with Rowling's later stance; I just feel it's a separate issue.)

But that's just my take on it. I wanted to get some other opinions.

About 2+torture= 5 Literature

I just came upon 2+torture=5 name trope, and I remember seeing same name for the trope on a comic book or a book, written as an sarcastic answer exactly the same way. Is it possible for the writer to be inspired from here? Or this is a case of plagiarism?

Kid's book about dragon hunting Literature

First off, this is definitely not Dragon Slayer's Academy. I remember this one being a standalone book I read in the 5th grade, I believe? About 11 years ago.

I remember two of the main characters. A boy who was a Paige and bullied by the other Paiges for getting the job of fighting the dragon, with one of them sitting on him. The other was the princess who disguised herself as a boy named Bill to go kill the dragon; I believe this was because her father promised that whoever killed the dragon would get to marry her, but I might just be blending other stories with this one since it's been a while.

should I move tropes? Literature

I'm planning on making a character sheet for Masks of Aygrima when I do that should I remove any character specific tropes that are in it from the main page?

Spoilers in Moments pages Literature

I've seen a few mentions of how spoiler tags in Awesome/Funny/Heartwarming Moments pages should not exist. Does that also apply to Tear Jerker pages? I'm doing a bit of a cleanup for consistency and removing the spoiler tags on those pages for The Wheel of Time and wanted to make sure it applied to all four. Thanks.

Make your own trope page? Literature

I was wondering if it was possible to make a trope page for a fanfiction? How do I do it?

Literature/Molesworth Literature

molesworth... The entire page reads like a Self Demonstrating article. Said self demonstrating includes a ton a grammar and spelling errors. The Fanfic Recs and Trivia pages have the same problem.

Fanfic Recs question Literature

I was browsing FanficRecs.The World Ends With You and saw a link to an author, followed by unsigned special recommendations of her fics without summaries or anything. Should I zap 'em?

"* Special recommendations include Rhythm for humor and lighthearted fun, and Elegy and Wiping the Slate for drama."

EDIT: Also two of the fics aren't even there anymore.

HoYay.HarryPotter page vandalized Literature

A few days ago, the troper "Hellucard 15" seriously vandalized the HoYay.Harry Potter page. The entire first half of the page was pretty much unreadable. It took a lot of work to revert all of it, but I think I got it all (I'll check the page again to make sure). It would have taken a lot of time for this person to vandalize the page to this extent, so there's definitely a risk that they'll strike again.

Winnie the Pooh reference addition Literature

I saw a scene from either the movie "Push", or "The Shaft" where this one character says "Yeah, and I'm Winnie the *$@%^!& Pooh"(More or less). Should that be added, or left out for being a profanity?

Where is Aldous Huxley? Literature

I find it strange how Huxley doesn't have his own creator page when much more niche writers do.