Thread current status:
- We have agreed by crowner to place a moratorium on new Works by Subject indexes until we can thoroughly go through the existing ones.
- We have created the Works About "X" Indexes sandbox to track progress.
- Works by Subject has been added to the TRS Queue for a batch thread.
Original post below.
This was prompted by the Trope Launch Pad discussion of Ursine Fiction
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Recently we've had a proliferation of indexes like Ghost Fiction and Demon Works, and folks are questioning whether they're actually needed. The draft at issue for whatever reason attracted a Troper Critical Mass saying it wasn't needed, and the discussion turned to "well, what about these other indexes"?
Personally, I recall a rule against Search Generated Indexes, and I don't think "work is about bears" or "work is about ghosts" properly counts as a genre.
Edited by StarSword on Jan 18th 2024 at 12:46:01 PM
Memetic Loser Mother
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Probably the latter
Waffle Cat (she/her)
Case-by-cases sounds like the better approach. Also, can I get pinged too, please?
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Thanks
Edited by Asterlix on Jan 18th 2024 at 9:40:53 AM
Here there be cats.
Captain of USS Bajor
Added you.
Girl Gang Disaster
I was informed that Works About X are on a moratorium in the TLP while working on one for doll media. However, TLP Guidelines lists this as something that can be launched on TLP. Is this something that needs to be corrected there for the present?
I know more about obscure 1990s Middle Grade Literature novels and dolls than most people.
Your draft doesn't look like a Works About X index to me. It looks like a media page or a useful notes page.
Girl Gang Disaster
I changed the title from Doll Index because I was told that it was a "Works About X." The original title was The Doll Index. Is it not, then?
Edited by Nethilia on Mar 24th 2024 at 3:16:56 AM
I know more about obscure 1990s Middle Grade Literature novels and dolls than most people.
Girl Gang Disaster
Thank you. I'll turn it back to the name it was and leave it as the Doll Index.
I know more about obscure 1990s Middle Grade Literature novels and dolls than most people.
Replied on the draft.
Crown Description:
There have been concerns that certain Works By Subject indexes like Dinosaur Media and Bovine Fiction are suffering from loose criteria, redundancy issues with related tropes, contribute to index bloat, and may not be needed in the first place.