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Line 1: All The Tropes is primarily about [[Trope\|tropes]] and the works that use them. However, oftentimes information about an [[Authors]], [[Actors]], [[Directors]], [[Producers]], [[Mangaka]], [[Composers]], [[Animators]], [[Video Game Companies\|~~developer~~game developers]], or other ~~creator~~creators can be relevant to our understanding of the tropes in their works. To that end, we have [[Creators]] pages. Creator pages get the "creator" [[What Page Types Mean\|page type]]. We have an index for creators; it can be found [[Creators\|here]]. Line 5: These pages document information about creators pertaining to their works and the tropes they use. [[No Such Thing As Notability\|Any creator can have a page if someone is willing to make it.]] Note, however, that not all pages about people will fall into this category. Some, such as [[The Presidents]], are [[Useful Notes]] and/or [[Historical Domain Character~~\|Historical Domain Characters~~]]s. Others are pages for [[Musicians]] or [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestlers]] that, while they may look like creator pages, are actually work pages for documenting the tropes used in their performances, respectively, (with the page type "work", not "creator"). === What can go on creator pages: === Line 19: * '''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]]. * '''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. * '''[[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]], ~~have been~~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. * '''Subjectivity and YMMV.''' We don't list [[Your Mileage May Vary\|YMMV]] items for real-life people. That includes creators. Please don't list [[Audience Reactions]] or [[Your Mileage May Vary\|YMMV]] for a creator. * '''Drooling.''' In the past, we've had pages for actresses that consisted primarily of gushing about how hot they are. [[All The Tropes:No Lewdness No Prudishness\|This is not okay.]] It's inappropriate and will not be tolerated.