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openNo Title Webcomic
Not sure what to do about the page Tara And John. It's full of zero-context examples that, if disposed of, would make the page pretty much completely empty. It could be argued that one could just read through the comic itself and add context...but I looked it up and I'm not quite sure I really want to read beyond the couple I glanced at to do that.
openNeed to know this Webcomic
Is there a place where i can suggest works to be added? I want to see Mirror Stories by Lancer Gaming added to the wiki but don’t have the self-confidence or writing skills to add it myself, please and thank you.
openNo Title Webcomic
What's the point of Doc Scratch ? I'm pretty sure that page used to be in Self-Demonstrating and it was just as terrible then as it is now. Why should some random character get their own page in the Main namespace that doesn't even bother demonstrating their verbal quirk?
Doc Scratch is known for typing in unreadable white font and being very polite, bordering on condescending. That page is just a bunch of character tropes poorly written in first person.
Just doesn't seem to me like a page that should exist, but I don't think "I think this page is dumb" is a valid reason to cutlist something.
Edited by SpitefulFoxopenNo Title Webcomic
Now that Webcomic.Chugworth Academy if out of P5's hands, I would like to raise a question of whether it's a stub or not. Most of the page consists of references to deleted content, author's other (pornographic) productions and general hate, but pretty much nothing about the comic itself. Without them, all that's left of the page would be this or even less.
You can read a review by The Webcomic Authority here.
This comic provides examples of:
- Animesque: Sure does show its influences.
- Fanservice: To the point where some strips are simply drawings of girls without any words being said.
- Off-Model: Most of the time, the characters don't have noses. Only when drawn in different angles do they then have noses.
openAccused of bias in my edits? Webcomic
So I'm in a bit of a pickle.
I was adding trivia entries to the Trivia section of a webcomic's article, with linked proof that the details I put really did happen, including the background behind it, and sourcing where they came from. However, a user reverted my edits, accusing me of being disingenuous and biased. I do also want to mention that one of my trivia entries with proof merely said one of the webcomic's author's tweet sounded like Trump— but the same user accused me of comparing the author themselves to Trump, and reasoned "the keyword here is 'LIKE'."
I don't want to get into an edit war with this person, I just wanted to neutrally show how the webcomic itself and its authors have been problematic with evidence. I'm not sure what to do, I never acted opinionated about it in any way.
open Locked Page Glitch Webcomic
Webcomic.A Softer World locked itself when I tried to edit it, I think due to a glitch. Could someone please unlock it?
openNo Title Webcomic
Can a webcomic have Getting Crap Past the Radar as an example? obviously there is no overt radar here (well, its sponsored on hiveworks so presumably does need to stay pg-13, but i digress) in this case (Paranatural) the author chooses to make the comic family-friendly, no one even swears and the main characters are 12, so it is very suprising when he throws in a reference to flipping someone off. However, is it really GCPTR? does a self-imposed radar count?
openIgnorant tropers. Webcomic
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TwoKinds
Who was working on the description regarding Trace? He wants to REMEMBER his past, but he doesn't want to become his old self. Huge difference here.
"However, his memories are slowly returning, and with them a past he would prefer to remain forgotten."
https://twokinds-keenspot.com/comic/1030/
"Roselyn: Wait, but don’t you… want to return to your former self?
Trace: No! Of course not! I want to know who I was, so I understand what it is I’m fighting against! And hopefully fix some of the problems I caused! I was hoping you could help."
openNo Title Webcomic
Hello,
I've been working on the work page of Zebra Girl for a while now. Recently I decided to create a "characters" page for it (here
).
Since this is the first time I'm doing this, I met two problems, and I seek your wisdom and input in order to improve the pages:
- I moved several tropes to the "characters" page. However, I'm not exactly sure what is the actual policy when it comes to tropes which can be listed both on the main page and on the characters page (for YMMV or Trivia tropes, it's easy, the website itself warns the editor if some of those aren't in the right section). Should I do my best to keep those tropes listed on both pages if possible and writing more detailled examples on the characters page? Should I not bother with listing a trope in the main page if it can be listed on a characters page, or is it the other way around?
- Spoilers. The comic is over 15 years old, and some events of the story affected the plot greatly (namely, Sandra going nuts, becoming an evil and cruel demon and hurting everyone for her own pleasure, including her former friends; it takes a rather long story arc for her to realize what she has done and become The Atoner... kinda. On a side note, the cast page of the webcomic doesn't hide this fact). It is not exactly a Foregone Conclusion, but everything prior to this led to this specific turn of events, and a good part of the tropes refer to this. So I'm beginning to wonder if I should just remove any spoiler tags related to this, in order to make the articles easier to read.
Thank you in advance for your time and advices.
Edited by NonoRobotopen No Title Webcomic
Any links to Paranatural formatted as Webcomic/Paranatural don't work, it has to be Para Natural instead, even though the page itself shows that's incorrect. Can anything be done about it?
openSelfDemonstrating.Pilot still shows up on top bar? Webcomic
If you go to any pages for the webcomic Pilot, it stills shows a link to the long-deleted Self Demonstrating page. Is this supposed to happen? Is there a way to get rid of it?
open"Bad" Comics for Inspiration? Webcomic
Here's the sitch - I've got me this fantasy story. The main character is your typical determined hero who is optimistic, a bit on the uncouth side, and not necessarily the brightest academic wise (but very knowledgeable in the emotional departments). It takes place in a grand fantasy world and follows this character and her troupe of friends in a slice-of-life/comedy/adventure story thats main priorities are character and situation interactions. How will ——- and ——- deal with ——-? What does ——- really think of ——-? How will ——- react when they find out ——-'s secret? Things like that.
While making this, I was inspired by comics like One Piece and Fairy Tail, two series that I enjoyed because of how much the characters and the world entertained me. The richness of the fictional worlds, the character's personalities and emotions, the relationships and their effects on others, and the problem-solving skills used when facing a formidable foe are all very interesting to me and things I really want to focus on. However, I've recently discovered that these comics, the ones that led me to identify all that I wanted in my own, are being criticized for lacking depth, being too generic, and overall just being bad. I'm not a critic myself, and I'm fairly new to storytelling. I just want to make a good, well-written story that lets people feel good while reading it, something fun for people to read. But if I were to adhere to a similar formula as these, if I were to take inspiration from these stories and make what I'd like...Would that be bad? Would nobody like it? Would it be shallow of me as a writer?
What elements from stories like these would I want to avoid? What are these weak points I hear about? Should I even be looking at these for inspiration? I just want to make a story that entertains people, and I can't do that if it's filled to the brim with flaws and writing cliches. Nobody would like it, and I can't stand producing things of poor quality. It wouldn't be any fun to do.
Edited by JambeeBeauxopenTo report or not to report, that is the question Webcomic
I heard that the page on Shredded Moose had been cut under the content policy, but there seems to be a page on it now. While I'm not quite familiar with the webcomic, and the page itself looks pretty clean, if the P5 decided it was inappropriate, I feel a little weird about the article being here. Should I report it?

Is Logic Bomb specifically for when logical paradoxes are used on computers, or can it apply to any logical paradox? Such as, in the case of Faulty Logic, building a time machine to go back in time to prevent yourself from building a time machine because you know you'll build a time machine and misuse it. It's a (hilarious) logical paradox (sort of? it's technically correct... I think?), but no computers are involved.