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:
- Over-analytical Walls of Text: Many works that have a high Troper Critical Mass have egregiously long descriptions, and could use some trimming, possibly moving some of it to the Analysis page.
- Critical reception/audience reaction cruft: "Edit Tip #12: We are not interested in whether or not something is or was popular. Whether or not it was liked has nothing to do with tropes." In other words, work descriptions should not contain paragraphs nor any mention at all about how the work was received. Zap it.
- Editorialism: A similar issue to the above, some tropers have a tendency to try to sneak stealth reviews into works' descriptions. This is obvious deletion fodder - Kill It with Fire.
- Plagiarism: Copy-pasted text from another source, such as Wikipedia.
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
WesternAnimation.Daisy Head Mayzie needs a longer description.
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?
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Found Bizarre Restaurant during wick cleaning, and its description is just one sentence long.
she/her | TRS needs your help! | Contributor of Trope ReportThe Sandbox version has a actual description but grammar bad?
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576Theatre.Slave Play doesn't actually seem to have a description...
My Hero Academia Laugh As If You Are In Hell lacks any kind of description.
Avatar: Amethio (Pokemon Horizons)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)
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupJust 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:
Proposed replacement:
(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
Sounds good.
That's a big improvement.
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.Support your suggestion.
Updated It Ain't Half Hot, Mum - thanks for the feedback.
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.
Edited by Diesel on Jan 17th 2024 at 11:31:54 AM