Misleading links to TV Tropes pages on a namespace other than Main

DYRE · 2011-02-06 20:50:07

As everyone knows, typing something like WMG/{{Batman}} on the TVTropes wiki or forum will link to the Batman WMG page. This is all well and good, but most of the time when people do things like this, there is absolutely no indication in the post that the link is to WMG/Batman instead of Main/Batman. Yes, I can check the URL in the status bar or whatever, but usually when the link is the name of a trope or a work, I'm just going to assume they're linking to, well, that trope or work.

Anyway, this wouldn't bother me too much, but it takes exactly the same amount of effort to type WMG.{{Batman}} as it does to type WMG/{{Batman}} (a period is even typed with the same finger as a forward slash!) yet the former is about a million times clearer than the latter.

No I don't know why WMG/Batman was my example.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-06 20:51:41

I always check the URL before clicking on links anyway.

DYRE · 2011-02-06 20:55:23

Probably a good practice, and I usually do too, but it's nice when people don't make it absolutely required.

glennmagusharvey · 2011-02-06 21:05:41

I've learned to do that too.

That said, I don't like this either. That's why I sometimes prefer to use the dot notation--i.e., Tropers.GlennMagusHarvey rather than Tropers/GlennMagusHarvey, unless it flows better in context for me to do the latter.

DYRE · 2011-02-06 21:10:52

The Tropers namespace is one of the few times I'm alright with using a slash instead of a dot. Since if I link to GlennMagusHarvey, then it's pretty obvious I'm talking about the troper, since there isn't a work or trope or anything by that name.

Also, if the conversation is clearly about some adaptation of a work that we have a page for, then I'm alright with people using a slash instead of a dot if they're linking to the page for that specific adaptation.

But a lot of the time, the discussion is just about like, something that people do on trope pages or whatever and someone says "Yeah there's a lot of that on this page too" and they give a link to, like, TroperTales or something but I'm expecting it to be the main page for the trope and it gets confusing.

glennmagusharvey · 2011-02-06 21:18:15

There are confusing instances such as {{Tropers/Matrix}}.

DYRE · 2011-02-06 21:22:51

Yeah. In cases like that it's certainly best to use a dot.

Tnophelia · 2011-02-06 22:15:50

I remember the Troper Page to Anarchy as opposed to the Main page to Anarchy.

wat

Central Avenue · 2011-02-06 23:15:15

A related annoyance: When someone refers to something like "the Troper Tales entry for People Sit On Chairs", but doesn't actually provide a link to TroperTales.PeopleSitOnChairs.

(Doubly annoying when the namespace being referenced isn't one with a tab at the top of the Main/ page.)

DYRE · 2011-02-06 23:20:36

Yeah. That happens a lot too and it's actually probably more annoying than my complaint, since doing it that way (by which I mean the way that annoys you) requires extra effort on both people's ends so... I don't get it at all.

Tnophelia · 2011-02-07 00:15:54

I am going to make a Troper Tales about People Sit On Chairs right now.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 00:16:36

I see no reason why that's invalid.

In fact, I'm sitting on a chair right now!

DYRE · 2011-02-07 00:16:59

OH MY GOD ME TOO!

Tnophelia · 2011-02-07 00:26:54

It has been done. Please add examples.

DYRE · 2011-02-07 00:29:35

I lol'd upon seeing that you actually made it/reading it.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 00:29:45

I tried, but you had it checked out.

Central Avenue · 2011-02-07 00:35:50

...I'm a bad influence.

Tnophelia · 2011-02-07 00:43:31

Here we go.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 00:44:46

Added myself now that it's not checked out.

Central Avenue · 2011-02-07 00:50:11

Added myself as well.

Wanna make a bet on how long till this joins the PRLC?

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 00:51:35

I don't know. It's certainly more valid than some of the stuff that's getting deleted soon.

Anonus · 2011-02-07 00:51:52

*appears wearing a dark longcoat which is touching the floor over a white shirt, a top hat, a mischievous grin, and holding a paddle...heh heh heh, you naughty little children!*

Tnophelia · 2011-02-07 01:36:38

Why don't you take a seat, Anonus?

Anonus · 2011-02-07 01:44:19

Oh ho, I don't take orders from naughty little- THIS IS FUCKING CREEPY *drops paddle*

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 01:45:10

ಠ_ಠ

DYRE · 2011-02-07 01:46:18

And so ends the story of Loliconymous User.

(well, presumably not just loliconymous, since there are males here too, but loliconymous sounds better than any possible alternatives)

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 01:47:59

Is it disturbing that I read that as "Lolicious User?"

DYRE · 2011-02-07 01:50:31

Possibly.

Also,
Apparently the domain name lolicio.us has already been taken.

Too bad. If I had a reason to make a website, that would be up there on my list of possible domain names.

ClockworkUniverse · 2011-02-07 01:51:24

What about "lolilicio.us?"

Anonus · 2011-02-07 01:55:24

(I'm sorry, I just had to threaten the naughty PSOC people with spankings)

DYRE · 2011-02-07 01:55:51

^^
That appears to be available.

As are moelo.li and erolo.li

And loli-imou.to

And other such things. There are so many possibilities! Now I just need a website so I can justify spending money on a domain name.

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