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resolved Usage of outdated "Catchphrase" trope in regards to VTubers Web Original
I was just making my rounds and I saw that several examples for the no longer viable Catchphrase trope were listed for Filian. That got me wondering, for streamers that do have catchphrases/things they tend to say often, is that tropeable? Should each of the examples be removed?
openIs Our Drawings movie bad enough for us to make an example for So Bad, It's Horrible page? Web Original
Exactly What It Says on the Tin. So I heard that Our Drawings movie is bad because of the animation quality, bad and nonsensical writing, and how the creator (who is a Youtuber) couldn't handle any criticism. And it sounds bad enough to me that I kinda want to make an example for it on So Bad, It's Horrible. Agree or not? If not, let me know the reason why.
Edited by BubblepigopenThe Sunshine Crew Web Original
Can someone please fix the Sunshine Crew page? I’m upset now.
resolved Leftover A To M on WMG/DeathBattleOneOnOneMatchSuggestionsAToM Web Original
DeathBattleOneOnOneMatchSuggestionsAToM is a page of entries that has been sorted to A-F or G-M. To cutlist, assuming every entry has been sorted to their respective pages?
Edited by inbeforedashopennew here and a little nervous about editing... Web Original
Hi! Long time lurker but I just got an account, and honestly a large part of the reason I did was because I was really bothered by some aspects of the Inanimate Insanity page and wanted to fix them—namely, a lot of the ways Cabby is described. If you're familiar with the show, you're probably aware that toward the beginning of the season she's introduced many fans saw her in a manipulative light, but as her story progressed things have come to light about her that make her more sympathetic. Problem is, it seems much of her character page, as well as other places she's mentioned, haven't been updated since, and while it would have been understandable back then, now it just seems in poor taste to call her manipulative. However, there would have to be some pretty drastic upheaval (just look at her character page! it's so negative!) and I'm worried my own biases in the other direction would show through.
(Also, I know it's silly since the point is for these pages to be accurate and up to date, but I feel a little bad tearing someone's hard work making that page to shreds.)
Would any more experienced tropers be willing to help me out in updating it?
Edited by clonnieclooopenRestore Ranboo's page Web Original
Let's Play.Ranboo was cut because of many tropes on the page that bring the creator troping and generally not following guidelines. Now, I have a few tropes that could come from his VTuber avatar, lore, and skits from his recent streams. I'll spend a while revamping and reworking it to keep up with recent times.
openSkibidi Toilet Recap Page help Web Original
I'm doing the recap page for Skibidi Toilet. I've done the first two seasons and made the pages, but they're not showing up on the bottom. Can anyone help?
openMove "We'll Be Right Back" to Web Video Namespace? Web Original
I mean, it is an Analog Horror series on YouTube after all...
openDistinction between JeepersMedia and The Toy Channel? Web Original
Hi, everyone. I have an example of a trope I want to put on Jeepers Media, but I'm unsure if it belongs there because the example is from a video from the secondary channel, The Toy Channel. Both channels are run by the same guy, but all of the tropes on the page seem to be about JeepersMedia specifically. Should I add examples from The Toy Channel, or is that not good? Thanks in advance.
openToo much info added to entry? Web Original
A few days ago, I added an entry to RoleEndingMisdemeanor.Web Original regarding Chuggaaconroy. I didn't watch Chugga, but I was aware of the situation and felt an entry on him fit, I tried to make a neutral writeup.
A few days later, ANewEnigma lengthened the entry significantly. However, it is now a two paragraph wall of text with a lot of information that could either be shortened or cut. Some of the information seems awkward as well - for example, it mentions him being part of The Runaway Guys at the start, implying he was known primarily from that (from what I know, Chugga was already well known beforehand), links to the tweets from his friends cutting ties with him (is that allowed?), and removes the links to NintendoCapriSun and ProtonJon despite them having pages already.
What should I do here?
Edited by SkylaNoivernopenWeird example Web Original
I don't know if there's a better thread for this kind of thing, but Funny.Caddicarus Main Season 15 has an entry that I find is worded questionably. One moment listed is a bit from the video "The Demonic World of Disney PS 1 Games" that was removed from the video and replaced with an alternate bit shortly after it came out due to possibly being offensive, which is then followed by the revised version. However, the second one is prefaced with the following:
- However, some fans took it the wrong way and Caddy edited the joke out to avoid further controversy. Fortunately, the joke that replaces it is just as hilarious: (emphasis mine)
There has been some argument over whether the original joke was bad enough to be worth censoring, but I feel that regardless of whether you think it was offensive or not, implying that the people who were offended by it are in the wrong isn't exactly the greatest look.
openHow should I handle spoilering on my page? Web Original
Self-explanatory. I want to put ROYN as an example of media that uses certain tropes in their respective pages, but the format of the series makes it hard to handle this, so how should I handle this?
Edited by GammaRaulresolved Can somebody help me move an article I made Web Original
I'm new to the Wiki and I (and a couple of other friends) decided to make an article for a Webseries we like, but while trying to move the Page after finishing it, I accidentally created a duplicate of the page under a different Namespace, when I should've instead asked for help from the Admins.
Can an Admin here delete the page for WebVideo/ROYN, and then move Sandbox/ROYN to the Web Video namespace (or perhaps even Web Animation, if it fits better)?
Edited by GammaRaulresolved Stub: WebVideo.Lucas Web Original
This page only has three examples and a header that's not even a paragraph long. Most of the examples on the page were zero-context and were commented-out. It's most recent edit (the first edit in years) was to cut a disambigged trope. Do we cut this?
Edited by supernintendo128resolved How does this site handle plagiarism of its own pages? Web Original
I recently stumbled across the page for Sonic: Into, Across and Beyond!. From what I can tell, it's a new fanwork (and troper work — this will come up later) heavily inspired by Reddit art project Funkinverse, which has a very similar premise and use of certain adaptation tropes, just with a different fandom.
However, I noticed something off about the pages: a lot of text in the former is copied from the latter with minor alterations to accommodate new names, tropes, or settings. I know we don't like plagiarism from offsite sources, but is it also bad form to do the same with our own pages?
(For what it's worth, the page also appears to have been written by a troper who has been reported on ATT before for Auto-Erotic Troping, as this is another one of their works.)
Edited by TrocyteVopenQuestion about Princess The Hopeful Supplementary Courts Web Original
I found a link with more fanmade Twilight Queens but i don't know where to add them on the Supplementary Courts Page the fansplat section says not to add things that aren't on the Main Web Page. Should i add them to the Dusk Queens section or add another section altogether and if so what should i name it?
Edited by Muppetresolved What namespace should Dropout be in? Web Original
So you may know that last August CollegeHumor officially rebranded as Dropout, like the streaming service they've run since 2018. I've moved their page on this wiki over to Dropout along with the subpages since it was about time. However, when I was indexing Dropout in the Other Sites index, I put it under Platforms and that got me thinking "Should I have made the Dropout page under Platform instead of Creator?". To be fair when the rebrand first happened the Platform namespace didn't exist yet so it was always in the back of my mind to use the Creator namespace for their page.
Since Dropout is also production company that makes their own shows, would it still be appropriate to keep them in Creator like Netflix, Hulu etc. or should it be in Platform since they're yet another digital platform? I don't mind having to replace all the wicks I've put out so far if I end up moving it to Platform.
resolved Can Hypocrite apply to the author of a work or just its characters? Web Original
For instance, say the author of a work clearly in an author's note expresses contempt for a certain trope or story beat, but then in the work itself they use that same trope or story beat straight without irony or deconstruction when necessary to suit the narrative.
EDIT: If not, is there a more appropriate trope to use?
Edited by Raxis
I'm planning to make a page for a rather popular tumblr story who based on this specific prompt: https://64.media.tumblr.com/7628f052b2dbb72da37d1c9502f047a6/4a227267a67aab65-d5/s1280x1920/e6dc0900f497dc84d11daba02383b0134ce420d9.pnj
There is two oneshot webcomic version of the story one by lullychi and one by foldingfittedsheet, but since both comics following the same idea of the prompt so it would be unwise to turn them into separate pages for each comics. Like there is page for God of Arepo and it both covers two versions of the comics since they follow the story similar enough. However, I'm confused on which media I should tag this as. It first come from a short prompt idea, making it technically web original but the webcomic version is the most popular one.
Also the title. The prompt just suggesting the story idea without possible title, however the story often referred as The Witch's Cat or The Most Beautiful Woman in the Town.
Which one should i use as the title?