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All The Tropes is not just about tropes and the works that use them. Frequently information about an [[Authors|author]], [[Actors|actor]], [[Directors|director]], [[Producers|producer]], [[Mangaka|mangaka]], [[Composers|composer]], [[Animators|animator]], [[Video Game Companies|developer]], or other creator will be relevant to our understanding of the tropes in their works. To that end, we have [[Creator]] pages. |
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Creator pages get the "creator" [[What Page Types Mean|page type]]. We have an index for creators; it can be found [[Creators|here]]. |
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Creator pages are created with the [[MediaWiki:Creators|Creators Page template]]. This template automatically lays out the proper structure for a creator page, and assigns it to the [[:Category:Creator|Creator]] category. We also have several other templates -- such as <code>{{tl|actorroles}}</code>, <code>{{tl|discography}}</code>, and <code>{{tl|creatortropes}}</code> -- especially designed for use on Creator pages. |
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Note that not all pages about people will fall into this category. Some, such as [[The Presidents]], are [[Useful Notes]] and/or [[Historical Domain Character]]s. '''Unlike [[TV Tropes]], though, we count performers of ''all'' stripes -- including [[Musicians|musicians, bands,]] and [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestlers]] -- as Creators.''' |
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== What can go on creator pages == |
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⚫ | * '''An overview of works they've created.''' A simple bulleted list of works they've been involved with is usually a good place to start.<ref>If one or more of their works does not yet have a wiki page associated with it, please list them as [[Red Link]]s to make things easier in case the page gets created in the future.</ref> |
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* '''Tropes that appear frequently in their works.''' If a creator has a [[Signature Style]], their creator page is a good place to talk about it. For example, [[Michael Bay]]'s page lists tropes like [[Stuff Blowing Up]], [[Summer Blockbuster]], and [[Technology Porn]]. |
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⚫ | * '''Trivia about them.''' We have lots of tropes and trivia that can legitimately apply to creators, like [[Dyeing for Your Art]], [[Trolling Creator]], [[Pen Name]], [[Creator Breakdown]], and [[Author Existence Failure]]. Most of these are okay to include on a creator page, or on their Trivia subpage as appropriate. |
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⚫ | * '''[[Conversational Troping]]'''. Normally, we don't trope [[Real Life]] people. But creators often give interviews, or tweet, or other such forms of [[Word Of God]], and they often talk about tropes. So if they're [[Discussed Trope|discussing]], [[Conversed Trope|conversing]], [[Lampshaded Trope|lampshading]], or [[Invoked Trope|invoking]] tropes, those tropes are fair game for their page. |
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⚫ | * '''An overview of works they've created.''' A simple bulleted list of works they've been involved with is usually a good place to start.<ref>If one or more of their works does not yet have a wiki page associated with it, please list them as [[Red Link |
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⚫ | * '''Tropes applied to the creator as if they are a fictional character.''' Please resist the urge to apply character tropes to [[Real Life]] people. We've had a lot of [[Square Peg, Round Trope]] issues in the past with this, so as a general guideline, it's best to apply [[No Real Life Examples, Please]] to creators. If it seems harmless, it might be overlooked [[Just for Fun]], and there is an exception for [[Conversational Troping]] as mentioned above, but on the whole this is something [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|best avoided]]. |
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* '''Tropes that apply to ''individual'' works they've created.''' Any tropes listed should be relevant to their work as a whole, not to just one work. So if a trope only applies to ''one'' work they've made, please list it on that work's page instead. |
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* '''Creator Bashing.''' Creator pages should not be used to complain about how much a person sucks. We're not here to hate on people. It's okay to have problems with their works, but that doesn't give you a license to abuse a creator. Please keep it reasonably neutral. If it ''can't'' be kept neutral, and/or descends into an [[Edit War]], All The Tropes may have to lock the page -- or worse, delete it and ''then'' lock it. We don't want to have to do that. Don't make us. |
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⚫ | * '''Trivia about them.''' We have lots of tropes and |
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⚫ | * '''Tropes applied to the creator as if they are a fictional character.''' Please resist the urge to apply character tropes to [[Real Life]] people. We've had a lot of [[Square Peg, Round Trope]] issues in the past with this, so as a general guideline, it's best to apply [[No Real Life Examples, Please]] to creators. If it seems harmless, it might be overlooked [[Just for Fun]], and there is an exception for [[Conversational Troping]] as mentioned above, but on the whole this is something [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|best avoided]]. |
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* '''Tropes that apply to ''individual'' works they've created.''' Any tropes listed should be relevant to their work as a whole, not to just one work. So if a trope only applies to ''one'' work they've made, please list it on that work's page instead. |
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* '''[[Creator Bashing]].''' Creator pages should not be used to complain about how much a person sucks. We're not here to hate on people. Multiple creator pages, including [[Uwe Boll]] and [[Microsoft]], were sent to the Permanent Red Link Club on [[TV Tropes]] because editors just couldn't resist spewing bile; we ''really'' don't want to have to do the same thing here. Please keep it neutral. |
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