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openWebsite/YouTube
Recently, a troper named Napoleon_Blownapart removed the example removal notice from YouTube, and added a trope (Early-Installment Weirdness). Is the example valid, and are they right in thinking that the site can be troped?
open Potential edit war?
There appears to be an edit war on this page.
Napoleon_Blownapart added this to the page:
Note that, biologically speaking, it's more likely to be the inverse in real life. After all, if you have an electrical device that's not quite a plug but also not quite a socket, then it's not likely to be much use as either, now is it?
Perils removed it. Napoleon_Blownapart added it back with this reason:
I asked Perils what issue they took with this paragraph, but it's been several days and they have yet to respond.
Just thought I might need to bring this to someone's attention...
Edited by fraggleloveropenSlight edit war or something over at Hazbin Hotel
Bringing this up also here since I was advised to
from the Is this an example thread.
Context:
Tropers/Napoleon_Blownapart apparently wants to add a certain trivia about Jeffrey Dahmer
to Hazbin Hotel. That Jeffrey apparently was repentant for his crimes and technically shouldn't be in Hell in this setting or something along those lines.
Originally it was just a random note they included to a Historical Domain Character entry they added. As such it was removed by another troper.
Napoleon_Blownapart later readded the trivia back in another form under as Historical Villain Upgrade.
- Historical Villain Upgrade: Played with. A little-known fact about the real Jeffery is that he actually always despised himself for having the monstrous urges he did, and made every attempt to save his soul after he went to prison. Even if Hell worked such that he wound up there anyway, starting up a cannibal cooking show is one of the last things he'd do, and would be one of the first in line for services like what Charlie is offering.
After some time, another troper Tropers/three_of_Six removed it with the reason "The man was a child abuser and a liar. Nothing in that entry is even close to being true."
Napoleon_Blownapart readded it back citing a passage from Jeffery's Wikipedia page as a reason.
three_of_Six removed it again saying "Very much YMMV. He might have claimed to want redemption but his actions did not reflect that." and citing another passage from Jeffery's Wikipedia page.
Napoleon_Blownapart as a result has decided to add the entry over at the YMMV page of the show instead.
Sidenote:
Jeffrey Dahmer doesn't actually appear in-person in the show. His likeness only appears on a background poster and he's mainly used as a brief Black Comedy Cannibalism joke.
Question:
What should the proper course of action be? I'm tempted to remove the entry yet again on the basis that it's not a YMMV trope. However, I don't want to continue further this slight edit war or something.
Edited by Elfkaiseropen Question for a Quotes page
User Napoleon_Blownapart created a quotes page for Hazbin Hotel. The single quote they wrote in it however isn't stated anywhere in the show. It comes instead from Mark Twain and has no real connection to the show.
Here's my question. Shouldn't quote pages for series contain actual quotes from the series?
I'm asking because the Mark Twain quote Napoleon_Blownapart wrote is unrelated to the show and seems very misplaced. It expresses a somewhat similar theme to one expressed by the show but it feels very reaching and irrelevant.
I'm thinking of taking the quote out for these reasons but somewhat unsure if it's the right course of action.
Additionally, if I were to take out the quote, should I simply take out the quote and leave a completely empty page, or just ask for the page's deletion since there's just the one quote on it?
Edited by Elfkaiser

I'm a little surprised, they have some history here but this look like the first time they mess-up on basic level.
Edit history
Highligh from some recent edit:
At very least, we have to keep an eye on them.
Edited by Kuruni