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Since we have a thread for improving the descriptions for tropes, I thought I would make one for improving descriptions for works. This is also a good place for requesting creator page cleaning.

Here are some common problems with many work descriptions:

So just post any work or creator page descriptions that are in need of cleanup and we'll see what we can do.

edited 23rd Dec '15 8:06:12 PM by MyTimingIsOff

Diesel Konstruktor Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Konstruktor
#576: Jan 17th 2024 at 11:21:43 AM

I'm proposing a rewrite of two paragraphs in Literature.Momo Creepypasta, because I feel they're kinda awkwardly written. They're also kinda incorrect? One sentence says it won't provide contact info for the Momo account, as if it were real, but there is no evidence it exists, and it seems the "reports of private information being leaked" were unsubstantiated.

    Current 
Momo is a July 2018 meme and the name given to a photograph of a woman possessing a large grin, pointed nose, and bulging eyes. The image was first uploaded onto reddit's subreddit /r/creepy. While the image itself is actually of a modern art sculpture and was cropped down as well, an urban legend had arisen about the image, believing it has some connection to the WhatsApp app. Given reports of private information being leaked, there will be no number to get into contact with the "Momo" account.
After a surge of controversy, it was announced that the original sculptor, Keisuke Aiso, had dismantled the sculpture of Momo (its real name being the Mother Bird), largely because of the controversy as well as it additionally beginning to rot.
    Proposed 
Momo is a July 2018 meme featuring a photograph of a woman possessing a large grin, pointed nose, and bulging eyes, first uploaded onto reddit's subreddit /r/creepy. Urban legends claim that a WhatsApp account using this image is encouraging children to participate in the "Momo Challenge" urging participants to hurt themselves, attack other people, and, eventually, kill themselves. In reality, this is all a hoax; no such account exists, and there is no evidence of anybody taking their own life after participating in such a game.
The image is actually of a modern art sculpture created by sculptor Keisuke Aiso, who named it Mother Bird. He later dismantled the sculpture, in part because it had began to decay, in part because he felt partially responsible for all the emotional distress the hoax caused to children.

Edited by Diesel on Jan 17th 2024 at 11:31:54 AM

Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
#578: Jan 27th 2024 at 10:24:09 AM

VideoGame.Submachine: Given that the free online versions still are up and stuff, should I rewrite the game links to use the free ones instead of the newer paid versions? Also linking to free stuff is less advertise-y?

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Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
How sweet it is
#579: Jan 27th 2024 at 9:15:29 PM

Found Bizarre Restaurant during wick cleaning, and its description is just one sentence long.

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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
#580: Jan 28th 2024 at 8:14:51 PM

The Sandbox version has a actual description but grammar bad?

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
he/him
#581: Feb 27th 2024 at 1:16:00 AM

Theatre.Slave Play doesn't actually seem to have a description...

Zazie122 from New Zealand Since: Jul, 2017 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#582: Mar 8th 2024 at 10:15:30 PM

My Hero Academia Laugh As If You Are In Hell lacks any kind of description.

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Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the Retromancer
#583: Mar 15th 2024 at 7:51:01 AM

The Blue Bird has the entire recap. It may be better suited for Recap.The Blue Bird and replaced with more publishing info.

(The ZCE state is also very poor)

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
he/him
#584: May 7th 2024 at 4:40:21 AM

Just looking at It Ain't Half Hot, Mum. As a starting point, I'd like to replace the end of the description. It's currently this:

After the show finished, it was hardly ever repeated (unlike, say, Dad's Army). There are racist undertones inherent in the way the Indian characters were treated, in addition to which the fact that the most prominent Indian character was played by an English actor in Brownface has not aged well. On top of that, there's the torrent of homophobic remarks directed at the performers in general and Gloria in particular by BSM Williams note . As of 2023, though, in common with many other British sitcoms of the era, the series is now being rescreened in full on the nostalgia channels lower down Freeview; it has reportedly gained a big audience both from those who remember it from the first time around, and from those who are too young to remember it first time around and want to see what all the fuss was about. Either way, political correctness gets a great big "SHUT UP!"

Proposed replacement:

After the show finished, it was rarely repeated by the BBC. There are racist undertones in the way Indian characters are treated and the most prominent Indian character was played by a white English actor in Brownface, none of which has aged well. On top of that, there's the torrent of homophobic remarks directed at the performers by BSM Williams. As of 2023, in common with many other British sitcoms of the era, the series is available again via nostalgia channels and streaming services.
I don't think we need the comparison to other shows, we don't need the Word of God statement on whether a particular character targeted by homophobic abuse was really straight, and we're not interested in ratings or telling "political correctness" to "SHUT UP".
(Yes, it's a character catchphrase, but it's still used in a way that gets a bit close to ROCEJ)
Any concerns?

Edited by Mrph1 on May 7th 2024 at 12:41:14 PM

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DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001
#586: May 7th 2024 at 5:08:38 AM

[up][up]That's a big improvement.

Reymma RJ Savoy from Edinburgh Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
RJ Savoy
#587: May 7th 2024 at 5:19:14 AM

[up][up][up] Much better.

Fallout has this sentence: "Compared to the rest of the series, it is unarguably the most straightforward, and most true to the original vision for the franchise."

I'm not sure about the "straightforward" part (it is remarkably non-linear, though short) and the second clause is pretty much self-evident. I suggest changing it to "It is shorter than any later game, but set most of the franchise's signature elements."

Edited by Reymma on May 7th 2024 at 1:19:26 PM

Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001
#588: May 7th 2024 at 6:54:27 AM

[up]Support your suggestion.

Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
he/him
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