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resolved Potential edit warring on Peter and Company Webcomic
A while back, legendaryweredragon left a red link on the page way back in 2021 on the Peter and Company page that said the following:
"The comic also has a sequel called Peter And Whitney which skips ahead to the characters in their college days after the guardians have left them."
I had decided to hide it due to the fact that I remember reading that red links were frowned upon. I check the page a while later and I see that, without any sort of discussion or atleast an edit note, they undid my edit which I'm pretty sure is considered edit warring given the lack of the former reason. Was there any sort of discussion either on ATT or in PMs with someone apart of admin before this change was made?
Edited by Stardust5099resolved Is this an example of PhlebotinumProofRobot? Webcomic
Trope summary: most of the cast in a work is being affected by something, except for one... because they're a robot.
So: Schlock of Schlock Mercenary is descended from self-repairing computer memory/storage units. One storyline had the crew finding out some politically sensitive information, and having their memories modified as a result. Schlock was able to bypass this by using his 'biology' to make a backup of his real memories, and restoring them later.
openPossible edit war on Spying With Lana Webcomic
I deleted this entry on Spying with Lana for not being a valid example, as even looking at the page image will show Lana doesn't qualify, and it has been added back without explanation.
Original deleted entry:
- Ambiguously Brown: Lana's ethnicity is never mentioned, and her skin tone is definitely brown.
New entry:
- Ambiguously Brown: Lana has a notably darker skin tone than most of the 'white' characters we encounter, but not very dark. It's never made clear whether this is the result of ethnicity, tanning, or some other form of skin colouration (the latter two being notable possibilities given the frequent nature of her work).
opentv tropes missing buttons????/ Webcomic
Ive been trying to rehaul the homestuck beyond canon page and when i tried to create a shoutout page it was just blatantly missing from the create new tab
openThe page "Where Was My Hero?" Needs a Cleanup Webcomic
So, I have been looking over the page for Where Was My Hero...? and it seems like the page is a bit messy in regards to having too many tropes on the page and most of the tropes are not in alphabetical order. I tried to edit some of the page, but there's too much to go through on this page. Does this page need a bit of a cleanup?
openMass violation of admin policy on Peter and Company. Webcomic
The author of Peter and Company, who goes by the username PeterAndCompany, I'm pretty sure just violated The Fic May Be Yours, but the Trope Page Is Ours.
I quote the following:
- You may contest factual information and either make the changes or ask others to change it for you, as long as you are polite and respect consensus.
- You may inform us that your work has been removed and made permanently inaccessible to the public, in which case we may consider deleting our article(s). This requires agreement from the troper body.
- You may request removal of content that you believe is hostile or defamatory towards yourself or your work, but we hold final discretion as to what falls into those categories.
Nowhere have I seen the author do this at all; as far as I can tell, they also did not go to any of the cleanup pages. They instead gave a lengthy edit reason stating that they are the author in an attempt to justify their vandalism of the page, which as Edit War states, is not sufficient discussion; Essentially he is trying to claim ownership of the page.
He has also gone on the trivia page and the YMMV page to do the exact same thing, moreso with the latter especially on parts that have to do with the main webcomic itself. Admin has not indicated to me that he had the permission needed to make these edits, either.
He has also done the following which is something authors are not supposed to do, especially in regards to YMMV. I quote the following:
- You may not remove content from our articles on the basis that you disagree with it or do not like it.
I am open to input from the community and admin on this matter as to what can, should, or if anything can be done.
Edited by Stardust5099
One of the character's in Endless Nights at Freddy's is named Nani Pua'a which is a pig and name translates to "Beautiful Pig" in Hawaiian. I haven't been able to figure out which trope goes for her since Bilingual Bonus, Species Surname, A Dog Named "Perro" and Meaningful Name seem to fit there
Edited by CosmiVibin