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openQuestion about works with overly long titles
So I want to make a page for this light novel but its full title "I was Told to Relinquish My Fiancé to My Little Sister, and the Greatest Dragon Took a Liking to Me and Unbelievably Took Over the Kingdom" obviously won't work (the original Japanese title Imouto ni Fianse wo Yuzure to Iwaremashita, Saikyou no Ryuu ni Kiniirarete Masakano Okoku Nottori? isn't any better)
Is it ok if shortened it to I Was Told To Relinquish My Fiance To My Little Sister or Imouto Ni Fianse Wo Yuzure To Iwaremashita.
I want to use the former because it's more convenient but I don't know if using the unofficial English name is allowed for a work that hasnt been officially localized in English.
Edited by MacronNotesopenEditing pages
I`m a new member of this wiki, so what do I do if my edits don`t show up if Is save them?
openChanging title capitalization
I want to correct WebComic.Fate Type Redline to Webcomic.Fate Type Redline, but as far as I know the only way to do so is by going through the cutlist and asking the cutmaster to recreate the page under the new capitalization. Except last time I did that with a page they forgot to recreate the page after, so I'm a little hesitant to do it again.
Is there a better way to handle this?
openAre Tropes REALLY Tools?
While this wiki enforces that Tropes Are Tools, it treats Unfortunate Implications as a purely negative Audience Reaction, having no positive usage, and having Unfortunate Implications is the worst thing that can happen to a work.
openAre these Fan Preferred Couples?
I had three pairings I have been thinking about adding to Live-Action Films, but I am not sure if they count. They are Lela/McKenzie from Teen Beach Movie, Rosie/Carter from Princess Protection Program, and Andrea/Miranda from The Devil Wears Prada. They each are the most popular ships for their fandoms on Archive of Our Own. ( Here's the links, Lela/McKenzie, Rosie/Carter, and Andrea/Miranda) But I don't want to add them if they don't qualify by the rules of the site. Should I just not bother? Or could they actually count?
Edited by BullmanopenIndexing Psych Recaps Live Action TV
Hi, I did created a page for the Psych recap of one episode https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/PsychS05E012DualSpires But I keep seeing that it's not part of the index, but it's listed on the recap page. Tell me please what have I forgot to do to make it part of that index?
openVideo Uploading Problem
Hello everyone, I have a problem with uploading videos on Video Examples, because when I upload a video, the thumbnail appears with Color bars similar to the Color Bars from the TV, and when I want to see the video this text appears
"The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported"
And I can't see the video I upload and that means It can't be approved by the Tropers because they can't see it.
So please can someone help me with this problem.
openPossible example Web Original
(Sorry for making so much ATT threads regarding entries i’m just kinda nervous about my contributions and I want to make sure they’re right-)
So I want to add an example for Self-Destruct Mechanism from a You Tube series I’m into, and I just want to make sure it’s a-okay before adding it.
The Final Minutes - Zombie Plague: The Path’s compound locations are fitted with a Magno Loop, an underground ring that acts as the compounds’ defense system. It’s also fitted with Complete Destruction mode, which causes the loop to cycle through all of its defense modes before detonating and vaporizing anything in a 25 kilometer radius.
Here’s the part that the info comes from, the self destruct mode gets more detail at the 37:13 mark.
opencrowner for page quote
What kind of crowner would be best for selecting a page quote?
openRedundancy
Should tropes be on YMMV and Trivia pages if they're on a dedicated subpages? For example, Alternative Character Interpretation examples on YMMV.Pokemon when AlternativeCharacterInterpretation.Pokemon exists, or What Could Have Been on Trivia.Sonic Adventure when WhatCouldHaveBeen.Sonic The Hedgehog exists.
open Questionable notes Anime
On Characters.Yu Gi Oh Arc V Yuya Counterparts, I found these notes:
- For the sake of consistency, please pay attention to First-Name Basis and Last-Name Basis, and don't use dub names without context to the dub.
- Using the OCG or TCG version of card names is fine.
Both of these note are worrisome since it violates a rule I've seen elsewhere regarding dub names vs original. Said rule establishes that we prioritize dub names if such a dub exists. In this case, YuGiOh Arc-V does have an English dub.
The notes were added to that page as part of a transfer from a page split. Tropers.Fsdfsdfsd made the transfer.
Are these notes kosher?
Edited by TheNerfGuyopentrope misuse + edit war
troper countmall keep readding with no motivation an entry in One Piece: Animal Kingdom Pirates even after it's been said in the thread "Is This An Example?" to not be an example (and removed with such explanation), on top of making an Edit War on the page
Edited by fishysauropenCleanup thread regarding trivia?
So, me and a fellow troper named Paul A have been moving stuff from creator pages such as Carrie Fisher and Andrzej Sapkowski to the specific work page's trivia section such as Approval of God and Uncredited Role and/or removing redundant trivia tropes that are already mentioned in the work pages on the grounds that they have their own entries.
I have a question: should we do a cleanup thread on putting items that go on a specific work's trivia page or is it unnecessary? Thanks.
Edited by gjjonesopenFootball Gods
With the passing of NFL legend Don Shula today, isn’t it about time we made include in the Pantheon the Football Gods since the legends never die? To compile a list of NFL greats and have them in the Pantheon?
Edited by Bacchus53openAbout how to handle DeadpanSnarker
Not sure where to put this buut Deadpan Snarker has gone through a lot of Trope Decay over the years and is now used for any rime a character is sarcastic and I really want to make a thread for it but I don't know if I should take it to go to TRS in the future or go to LTP. I think something should be done but I am pushing for a rename of trope thats deeply integrated into the wiki that has 28k wicks (besides I don't the problem is the name). I don't think theres a problem with the definition either. I just think it needs heavy cleaning and that the examples need to be steamlined and looked at.
So should I take it there along with a wick check (going to do one regardless of where I end up taking it) first?
openSpreading spoilers on PM Videogame
This guy https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/MacedonianKing is sending PM's to people spoiling The Last of Us Part 2. Is this the correct place to take it? The guy definetely needs to be reported.
Edited by Lancelot07resolved BadWritingIndex
Recently, Kelvin G added many new entries to Bad Writing Index. Twice they're objectively wrong. Once they added Show, Don't Tell...then proceed to tell the reader to does what's that trope. And today, they added So Bad, It's Horrible despite being on darth wiki and thus not belong there. There're many more questionable addition, please check the page's history.
It sadden me, but this might be signal to lock the page.
Edited by KuruniopenMiscapitalised namespace
The namespace of Sock Series isn't capitalised well. it says "Webanimation" instead of "Web Animation". Can a Mod take care of it ?
NVM,
Edited by Ghilz