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openWhat can I use for example images Anime
Hi there! Long time lurker, newbie editor of pages. I decided to do a baby step of fixing some dead links on the *K-ON!* page. However, I'm unfamiliar with what exactly is fine to use as an example image. Are archive.org okay to use, or is first-hand source preferred? I was able to replace one with another example image (since they demonstrated the same thing), but some of the others don't have exact replacements. I have found an archive log of one example, but am unsure if I could use it.
Also, what should I do if a link is dead, and I can't replace it? Three out of four video links have since been deleted, unclear if by copyright or by the user, so I'm worried I might not be able to find replacements. Should I remove the links if I can't?
[PS: if one could redirect me to a source that explains this, it would be much appreciated. ^^ I've tried but I didn't find one as of typing this]
open Image not formatting Anime
In Lady The Brighton Family, the folder for Alexandra won't format her manga image.
openCrunchyroll Anime
In light of the March 2022 renaming of Funimation to Crunchyroll LLC as well as the Funimation brand being phased out a few weeks ago, I'm thinking about moving Creator.Funimation to Creator.Crunchyroll and/or Creator.Crunchyroll LLC.
Given that, are there any thoughts?
Edited by gjjonesopenWant to add secondary trope to video Anime
In the video examples for Romantic Ribbing, I believe the trope also shows an attempt at Romantic Spoonfeeding, but I cannot find the edit option to add it. I've scoured the how-tos and forums and can't find what I'm looking for. Is this something an Admin needs to do?
openAsian Animation Anime
So I was seriously considering making a media page for the Mix Master cartoon from the 2000s; since it is a South Korean-Japanese production, what page type should I use? Does it count as an anime? Or is just Asian Animation?
I was looking at the staff on the Wikipedia page, and the voice actors are mostly Japanese while the producers are mostly Korean; not sure if it matters in this situation.
open Can always detect their own kind Anime
In Manga/Parasyte, the Parasites have the ability to detect another member of their species, even while outwardly appearing human.
Which trope is this? Psychic Radar? Supernatural Sensitivity? They don't seem to have any other Psychic Powers.
openAll For One Editing Status? Anime
So, for the past five months, the trope page for All For One from the series My Hero Academia has been locked and unable to be edited. This is a bit annoying for those who would need to edit the page due to all the stuff that has been happening in the series, especially in the most recent chapters. Is there any idea when the page will be unlocked again so new information can be added, or is that a mystery at the moment?
open Why doesn't ReferencedBy have an icon? Anime
I thought of this when I was scrolling through the Magical Princess Minky Momo Referenced By page. I know Heartwarming has a heart and Tearjerker has a tear, but why doesn't RB also have an icon? And if it did, what would it be?
openMy Hero Academia Arc Anime
I have discovered that chapters 307-317 and 318-328 in My Hero Academia recap are listed as parts of two separate arcs, while actually they are the parts of one arc. Who can fix that fuse those two recaps into one recap
openVandalism on work page Anime
Today, P360360P had just done a whole-page vandalism to Aggretsuko, under the edit reason of "HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!".
I don't think vandalism is even allowed as an April Fools prank on TV Tropes, so I set up this query to advice the mods about reverting the changes.
openConcerning Pokémon edits made by a troper. Anime
Troper Blast Vision needs a tap on the shoulder, because I’ve been going through certain pages of the Pokémon franchise and he seems to be making edits about the characters of the show in a snarky, character bashing like tone. I’ve come here to avoid starting edit wars.
openGirlfriend shouts down a mob Anime
What trope would cover the situation where an angry mob advances on the sanctuary, intent on destroying the protagonist, but the love interest stops them with an impassioned speech? I'm thinking Lemon (Mashle) and Uraraka (MHA).
openPotential edit war on Fairy Tail pages Anime
On quite a few pages related to the Fairy Tail franchise such as the Character pages and the Manga.Fairy Tail Zero page, Nic Master Trope (edit history) has changed the Sirius spellings (which is used in the most recent English translations; in this case, its the Kodansha USA manga releases) to Tenrou, which was used before the Kodansha USA translations. While I restored the Sirius naming on said pages (such as this one) per some of the hidden notes (such as "For the sake of consistent character name spelling, the Kodansha USA manga translations are used on this page. If Kodansha USA has not provided such translations, the Crunchyroll anime translations are to be used until then.") and the notes on the Administrivia.Troping Works Created In Other Languages (such as "The most recent official translation of the title and character names should be used for the wiki", etc.), NicMasterTrope changed it back to Tenrou while making other edits just moments ago (as shown in some of the history pages, which can be found here and here). If I'm not mistaken, I'm suspecting this might be an Edit War. I've also notified the troper in question of this ATT query via PM.
Given the above, I have a question: any thoughts on what to do here (such as bringing it up on the English Localization Cleanup thread, etc.)?
Edited by gjjonesopenJak at it again with Star Wars comparisions Anime
A long while back I put this on the Anime and Manga P to S page for Better Than It Sounds
- Ringing Bell: Sheep Bambi pulls a Face–Heel Turn as an attempt at revenge.
Recently, jak2130472, who I have talked about here before, changed it to:
- Ringing Bell: Sheep Anakin pulls a Face–Heel Turn as an attempt at revenge.
I dunno much about Anakin Skywalker's backstory, but I think Bambi is a better fit because it's an adorable animal whose mom got killed. Is it safe for me to bring this up mainly because it's getting annoying?
Edited by RedBerryBlueCherryopenPage title question Anime
I don't see any thread of that nature in the Directory thread (the closest is a thread on translation policy, but I doubt it covers the issue). Should I ask here, or at the Forums? (If I'm suggested to ask here, I'll also ask the question in this thread)
openSomeone removed the content of the "Awesome" page of Voltes V, and replaced it with...this Anime
This is the page now, I can't make sense of what's going on. I edited this page months ago and it was normal, had clean grammar, readable examples and made sense. Now it looks like someone has deleted ALL that content and added a whole bunch of natter.
Is there a way to restore this page to it's clean, readable original version? (If you need a time frame, November 2023 - I remember checking out this page and it looked normal and up to standards).
openQuery for page filling Anime
Where do I put the Divinez characters on the Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress character page? Do they just go on the bottom or something?
Edited by Eldeew31-lelopenEdit War on Characters/UndeadUnluckGodAndTheSuperiorRules Anime
- March 17th, 2024, Troper UnCorrectManiac changed the images for the characters "Soul", "Death", "Change", and "Language" on the Undead Unluck: God and The Superior Rules page without opening an Image Pickin thread.
- March 18th, 2024, Troper Rebel Falcon (Myself) reverted entries.
- Edit Reason: Image changes need to be approved via an Image Pickin thread.
- March 18th, 2024, Troper UnCorrectManiac instigated Edit War by undoing reversion, as well as changed the image for character "Luck" without opening an Image Pickin thread.
- Edit Reason: If you believe the new images do not fit the page than feel free to make an Image Pickin' thread to argue your case, but at the moment it seems silly to revert them back without doing so. Every other image on this page was added with the Image Pickin Thread being needed before hand, I don't see why these should be any different unless your actually willing to explain why in a thread. If there is already a thread for UU I'd love to take part in it, but I could not find it myself.
On Trivia.My New Boss Is Goofy, I added a Creator's Oddball entry but part of it was changed by Damolisher with this edit reason:
For context, MNBIG is targeted for young girls (IE shojo), so demographic wise it is indeed a shojo. However, I don't want to cause an edit war so asking here.