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FSharp Useful Note Since: Jan, 2019 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
Useful Note
#1: Feb 16th 2024 at 1:25:20 AM

Made On Demand is when a company prevents a surplus by not making any more copies of a work than customers order. Right now, it's categorized as an ordinary trope, but it must be Trivia because it pertains to aspects of how the work is sold, rather than the work itself. It would be impossible to know if a work was Made on Demand just by watching it.

Although I'm leaning towards making this page Trivia, I wouldn't be opposed to cutting the page if that's what other tropers want. It might also be worth considering making this page a Useful Note.

In addition to the "Not Tropeworthy" reason, the page is also "Not Thriving." There are 6 examples on the page, and a Wick Check reveals a measly 5 wicks, none of which are examples of Made On Demand. Here are the results:

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Creators
  • Made On Demand: A studio ONLY makes as many copies of a work as customers actually order.

Blu-ray
Many older films (such as the original, non-George Lucas Altered Version cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy) are still only officially available on DVD. However, as quality up-converting of older content becomes easier and cheaper, and creating HD content becomes easier (even most cellphones shoot at a level of HD quality now), and demand for back-catalog films increase, Blu-ray should continue to see improved adoption.note 

    Partial Context (1/5, 20%) 
Pan and Scan
  • The Fox Cinema Classics Made On Demand DVD service has made an unpleasantly surprising effort to revive this practice. DVD Talk gives automatic "Skip It" ratings to most of these discs and does not even bother with proper reviews, insisting that no good reason exists for a DVD released in The New '10s to have its widescreen picture cropped to 1.33:1.

    No Context (2/5, 40%) 

Edited by FSharp on Feb 16th 2024 at 4:27:35 AM

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GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#2: Feb 16th 2024 at 5:20:58 AM

Opened. While I think the concept sounds like Trivia and not a trope, I don't think we can do that without sending it back to TLP (either directly or by Yarding it), so I'm in favor of cutting and Yarding (or sending to TLP).

Edit: I checked and it looks like this never went through TLP to begin with (Main/ was open to editing for everyone when it was made in 2014), which would explain why it's so underdeveloped.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 16th 2024 at 7:22:57 AM

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
StalkerGamer Hi! :3 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
Hi! :3
#3: Feb 16th 2024 at 5:36:51 AM

[tup]Cut (and possibly Yard)

Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the Retromancer
#4: Feb 16th 2024 at 5:50:50 AM

It's a valid Trivia, but needs to be sent to yard/TLP

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Diamondeye218 QWEST! from In my Dream Realm Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
QWEST!
#5: Feb 16th 2024 at 7:05:03 AM

With the advent of Print on demand sites, it's a valid concept for distribution of a physical paid work.

This deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball.
AbsoluteRainbow Absolute Rainbow & the tales between worlds from Hanoi, Vietnam Since: Jul, 2023
Absolute Rainbow & the tales between worlds
#6: Feb 16th 2024 at 7:07:29 AM

Yard it.

Absolute Rainbow
jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#7: Feb 16th 2024 at 7:26:19 AM

Yard it for now, unless anyone is interested in picking it up.

back lol
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from that rainy city where they throw fish (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#8: Feb 16th 2024 at 1:16:22 PM

Yard as trivia.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
How sweet it is
JHD0919 One-Track Mind (he/him) from a 12-pack of Diet Coke (Troper in training) Relationship Status: Abstaining
GastonRabbit MOD Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#13: Feb 18th 2024 at 3:10:02 AM

Since saying this isn't thriving is an understatement, let's go ahead and Yard it.

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#14: Feb 18th 2024 at 3:14:54 AM

Got the wicks and added it to the Salvage Yard, so locking.

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
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