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openReddit Stories and Text Stories Web Original
I think there are enough of both on YouTube that they could probably be listed as viable Web Video subgenres.
For Reddit Stories: We currently have a page for rSlash. Others include Lost Genre Stories, Revenge Times, and NextDoor Neighbor.
For Text Stories: We currently have pages for Apple Texts, Text Theater, and Viral Texts - and others include Peep Texts, Pear Texts, Mac Texts, iOS texts, Orange Text, Right or Wrong, and Ash Texts. While the ones listed are of relatively decent quality, for the most part - there are some others of more questionably quality (e.g. unintelligible translation errors, robotic voice actors, text/vocal mismatches).
Edited by MusicLuver69openSO MANY RED LINKS Web Original
Is it safe to make new recap entries for the Dream SMP? By my understanding, the old ones were copy-pasted from the Dream Team wiki, so I'll attempt to avoid that.
Edited by CoraCreatesopenList of works reviewed Web Original
Recap.Joueur Du Grenier was recently cut due to being a list of works reviewed rather than a proper episode list. This was, however, at the cost of a lot of work over the years by people who contributed to the page, as well as a lot of wicks that encouraged wiki exploration. Is there a type of subpage that would be appropriate to put a list of works that a critic has reviewed?
openMisplaced IKnewIt Entry? Web Original
In Trivia.Cell Spex, I Knew It! is now YMMV, but it's about CellSpex herself accurately predicting a meme. Should it still be moved to the YMMV page?
openRequesting the edit revert Web Original
I actually didn't realized until now that the editing i did for the Characters section for QSMP has been rushed on my end and i would like to request an edit revert.
I also checked Twitter/X, and apparently Dapper wasn't able to make it on the rescue boat in time Source
openShould Coffeezilla have a media page? Web Original
I was watching a Coffeezilla video and thinking "I should add this to his page on TV Tropes", but it turns out he doesn't have one. Does he not have one for a reason, or simply because no-one bothered to make one yet?
openWhere do I discuss this? Web Original
On Nov. 3rd at 4 PM, I added the following Wingding Eyes entry on The Amazing Digital Circus (albeit an earlier version with some Word Cruft I didn't notice, but was removed later) to Pomni's folder in the Characters page, since both examples pertained only to her and there was already a similar Eye Trope (Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises) specified to her on the folder.
- Wingding Eyes:
- Pomni's eyes occasionally become scribbles when she's extremely distressed.
- Pomni's eyes become spinning spirals when she vomits from disorientation.
A couple hours later, Twiddler, in one of their numerous cleanups up to now, removed my addition on the grounds that the trope is "already listed on the main page," and "whether it's listed there or here, it should only be listed on one." I've never heard this rule before, not even from the other mods I've seen doing edits on pages. I thought it was fine to keep certain examples specific to a character on both work and character pages (particularly if they were multiple examples of one entry, including if they all pertained to the same character or mentioned multiple ones) because I've seen many tropers around here do that for a long time since I've first joined the site.
I'd like to discuss this issue somewhere, but I don't know exactly where because it's the first time I'd be talking about rules I've never seen or heard anywhere with a mod (most previous rule-related cases were merely questions of doubt before doing any edits on pages, particularly to avoid Edit Wars). Is it okay if I talk about it on this query? Should I talk with Twiddler via PM? Or should I bring it to a forum thread?
In general, my opinion is that I'd like to remove the Wingding Eyes entry from the main page and keep it in Pomni's folder, but I might change my mind once I start discussing.
EDIT: The entry has been recently changed to this, and I think it looks better this way (even though I've never considered doing that):
- Wingding Eyes: Pomni's eyes occasionally become scribbles when she's extremely distressed, or spinning spirals when she vomits from disorientation.
Just a note for later when I begin the discussion.
Edited by Inky100openIs it OK to make a page on Azzyland? Web Original
I mean, she is the page image for Not Safe for Work so that kinda makes sense.
openIs it counts as subgenre? Web Original
I'm thinking on adding a subgenre for Web Animation. I'm not sure if these counts as subgenre but there's channels where an original manga was read aloud by voice actors (for example: Etra chan saw it!, Manga Soprano, and ATTACK on MIKA) they share the general theme such as using the same set of characters in different setting and depicted in different age and also different relationships with each other. Should they be grouped as specific subgenre of web animation? And if they should what is a name for those specific subgenres? Or maybe it just a case of Follow the Leader.
openAre Virtual Pet Web Games Website/ or VideoGame/? Web Original
This is inconsistent and it's bugging me because I want to add a bunch of redlink examples to Virtual Pet since the genre is undertroped on here, but I'm not sure which is correct.
Sorted under Website/: Chicken Smoothie, Dragon Adopters, Dragon Cave, Lioden, Neopets, PokéFarm, Subeta, Sylestia, UniCreatures, Wajas, Wolvden
Sorted under VideoGame/: Celestial Vale, Flight Rising, Howrse, Lorwolf, OviPets, Pixel Cat's End, Puppet Nightmares, Valenth, Valley of Unicorns, Virtual Horse Ranch
I don't have an opinion either way, I just think they should be consistent, since they are all the same general type of web game?
openEdit War Web Original
In the laconic for Asdfmovie
JackDavid added a Recycled In Space laconic, which I removed since those aren't allowed, but JackDavid added it again without a reasoning.
openWorks page made for a single video questions Web Original
I noticed someone made a trope page for AI Pajama Sam, which is based off of a youtuber (DougDoug) playing Pajama Sam in "No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside" using an AI voice program. I'm unsure why it exists or if it needs to, but I wanted to mention it since it feels odd it was made.
The video it was made for was a decently length one, but it is so far the only one Doug has made, and stuff it mentions can be done on his own Web Video page. Is this something that really should be done? The page itself is somewhat barebones and even has a character page now, but it feels unnecessary to make a page for a single video like that. I think it should be deleted for now, but wanted to get feedback on this.
Edited by keyblade333openHandling Fanfic Recs Who Break The "No Self-Recommendations"-rule Web Original
I was told to come here for this question, so I hope it's not a dumb one:
How is the breaking of the "No Self-Recommendations" rule handled in Fanfic Recommendations? Like, if somebody posts a fanfic rec of their own fic, is the entry in question just cut with a provided reason for the entry being cut, or does the user in question also get a warning?
I figure that it's probably just the former, or maybe even cut without having to provide a reason(?) because a self-recommend isn't a big deal in comparison to active policy violations, but I figure that it's better to ask anyway. I just want to know if I can just go ahead and cut such an entry or if there's more of a procedure to it.
Edited by MagmaTeaMerryopenOrigin of Freedom City PBP character art? Web Original
Just wondering if anyone knows where the artwork used for characters on this page is from? https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/FreedomCityPlayByPostABC
It's consistent enough that I think it's from some sort of character generator, but I haven't been able to figure it out via googling.
openBarely anyone editing a character page Web Original
So I have been mainly editing the QSMP character wiki I started to notice that...hey not a lot of other people are editing this page.
I use the notes app on my computer where I write out tropes before I put them on the wiki (as to avoid spelling and grammar errors and also to ensure proper formatting) However it usually takes me a lot of time to write out the full explanation for why said characters fit these tropes.
TV Tropes is suppose to be a collaborative effort, and I know I alone can not fully complete this page. is there a way to list the tropes that the character fits without it showing up on the page? that way either I or someone else could write about said trope when we have the time without it showing up on the list?
Also if anyone else watches the QSMP please help me I am in over my head doing this alone!
openHuge likely AutoEroticTroping violation Web Original
I originally posted this in the roleplay cleanup, but between its inactivity and the first time I've seen a potential AET violation of this scale, I thought I'd take it here instead for more immediate discussion.
Roleplay.Errorverse was created by High Speed Troper on August 28th, and they've managed to crank out a lot of dense subpages and trope sections since.
The problem, however, is that there is no evidence Errorverse as a work exists on the internet, and the authors appear to be using this wiki as a primary host for it. Googling the title returns only the unrelated Undertale AU, this website, and a Tumblr post
by Pico Digital Studios (one of the authors) announcing the creation of the page as if it was its own work (along with the possibility that it might have been worked on offline for several years.)
With all of the above in consideration, I have reason to believe HighSpeedTroper is either Pico Digital Studios, coauthor MCGameJolter, or someone acting on their behalf. As they are the sole editor of every subpage for Errorverse, this would mean they are not only breaking verifiability rules, but have also committed Auto-Erotic Troping on an unprecedented scale.
I have PM'd them asking for links to any recap or supplementary material that could justify creating the original work page, but I have yet to receive a response.
openCreation of Hellaverse page? Web Original
So the official Twitter page for Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss updates has the handle "Hellaverse", indicating that's the shared universe's official name. So can I make a page for it or do we need something more concrete?
openOdd Indexing Web Original
The Freshy Kanal page seem to have a problem. It is indexed on the main page, but if you click on Related, it'll show you that it's only linked the Shout-Out page for Web Video.
openCan't make meme page Web Original
Hello, might be a silly question but I am trying to make a meme page but I can not figure out how to do so. I don't see a meme option under the create new page and I cant find anything about how to make one on this website. Do I need specific permissions? Help?

So I’m new here and working on a trope page 4 [REDACTED] SMP. Anybody got an idea what kind of guidelines i should hold 2?
What standards do we have that should be met 2 ensure it isn’t deleted and is up 2 snuff?
Finally, does anyone have guidelines 4 workshopping character pages?