Topic: "Death"

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YummyTummySketties

Member

emionix said:
Ominous title...
What did Clawstripe say?

Sorry :(

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Alex said (on Discord)
is "death" (dying) automatically rating:Q+?
I can't really tell why this is Q.
post #6265641

clawstripe said (on Discord)
A screwball cartoony death like you might see in Looney Tunes cartoons? Probably can get away with Safe.
A nasty, graphic death from the edgiest of gorefests? Definitely Explicit.
But these ones that might fall in Questionable are definitely the tough ones.

Alex said (on Discord)
Afaics, that post has no blood or gore

clawstripe said (on Discord)
True, but another consideration is if it might be disturbing to some viewers. It is a fluffy pony picture, after all.
-snip-
I think I would leave it on Questionable, too.
No blood or gore, true, but it certainly is being played up to cause a reaction in the viewer.

Alex said (on Discord)
Now that's easier to understand XD
Ig you wouldn't expect viewers to feel sad or disturbed by "A screwball cartoony death?"

clawstripe said (on Discord)
I wouldn't, since it's being played for laughs or ultimately, the character's death doesn't really matter as they'll be all right in the next episode or perhaps in the next scene.
Basically, the standard little kid-friendly sort of cartoon death.

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bitez

Member

1. dying means it's close to death while evidently being alive, so it doesn't apply. corpse seems palpable if it looks fresh, skeletons and probably desiccated ones don't count.

2. i think it depends on how detailed it is (affected by gore/blood or lack of)

warning: heavy/detailed gore and brain matter on the last

safe -> questionable -> explicit
post #210274 post #5374261 post #5314998

TheGreatWolfgang

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yummytummysketties said:
I have 2 questions about death.
1. Can it be tagged with dying or corpse?

I talked about it some time ago and I think it's still valid.

  • Death needs to be recent (e.g., fresh dead body) and not one that happened long ago (e.g., rotting or skeletonised body).
    • For dying to apply, the process of being alive on one scene (e.g., bleeding out) and being deceased on the other (e.g., going limp) needs to be apparent.
    • For corpse to apply, there simply needs to be a visible dead body, be it recent or distant.

2. How do I rate posts featuring death?

Actually I talked to Clawstripe about 2, and his explanation made sense to me. But the wiki page is locked and I can't edit it.

It depends.

  • Cartoon death can be rated Safe (e.g., Wile E. Coyote turning into soot after being blown up by dynamite).
  • Realistic but peaceful death could be rated Questionable (e.g., natural death, death by old age).
  • Violent and gorey death can be rated Explicit (e.g., violent car accident, shooting, execution).

YummyTummySketties

Member

Can janitors or mods edit a locked wiki?

Or if it's possible, could it be unlocked?
(I guess it's fluffball's edit that made it locked, and I doubt they're interested in tag projects now.)

It would be helpful if we can add TheGreatWolfGang's description and bitez's post examples there.