This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Vampire Buddha: I'm putting a link to the natter detector
here for convenience.
Big T: Is there any particular reason we say Conversation In The Main Page? Is that some British thing or something? Because I've always said something is on a page, not in it. I don't know how many times I've typed it wrong and couldn't figure out my mistake. It just looks that natural to me. Hopefully, it's a British thing, so I can create a redirect.
(later) It's coming up too often for me to wait for answers. I'll go ahead and make the redirect. If you Cut List it, please take the time to fix my (probably many) wicks.
Arakhor: Well, you have conversation in a room or on a surface, so presumably the topic-starter felt that this topic was more like a room than a surface.
Big T: That would make sense, if we called it the "Main Room". But we call it the Main Page. A metaphor for the pages in a book. Which are made of paper. Which is considered a surface.
Ununnilium: I dunno, I'm American, and I say "in" a web page, but "on" a book page.
slb: It might be similar to how a character's speaking lines are "in" a comic book. A line inserted would be "in," even if the medium is 2D.
Scud East: This could very easily be turned into a Self-Demonstrating Article, just using the existing text. Has anyone else wrestled with the same temptation?
Kerrah: I have started the work of turning it funnier. Tired as hell ATM. Someone else can pick it up now.
Cliché: Keeping this in mind, how exactly do I contest certain examples that I am unsure of then? Almost no one uses the talk pages, and removing said examples with a less-than-flattering justification seems rather rude.
Regiment: So where does the term "natter" come from? I like it and find it vaguely evocative, but I'm curious to learn the origins.
Fast Eddie: It is just a word. The etymology is Dutch (from 'nag').
MadDogBV: Barring any level of common sense, couldn't this be used to post a contestable example up on a trope page and then removing any opposing text to it screaming "NATTER!!!"? I don't know, this trope seems to be a bit too general if not selectively enforced.
