History Administrivia / ExampleIndentationInTropeLists

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheHeart: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheHeart Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam.
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam.
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheHeart: Alice keeps the team together.

* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.

** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

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!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!

* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam.
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''

** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam

** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam

![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

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!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

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![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

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!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

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!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


----

There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

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!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

----

![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

----
!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

----
!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


----

There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

----
!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

----

![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

----
!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

----
!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


----

There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

----
!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

----

![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

----
!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

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!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


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There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: Bullet points are for examples, not comments about examples. For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

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!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

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![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

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!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

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!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


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The shortest version: For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

'''''STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL OF YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [=Dx=]'''''

I told you a MILLION FUCKING TIMES: This is '''TV TROPES''', NOT "TV NAMESPACES" or "WIKIPEDIA FOR SPAMMERS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stupid, pointless, unstoppable NAMESPACE SPAM/PLAGUE SHIT has been TAKING OVER and INVADING the ENTIRE FUCKING SITE since fucking 2011, which PISSES ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm TRYING to STOP you guys from spamming your shitty ass namespaces ALL OVER random pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S WHY I GOT THESE STUPID NAMESPACE EFFORT PAGES LOCKED FOR '''GOOD''' SO ALL THIS ENDLESSLY REPETITIVE SPAM SHOULD BE '''OVER''' ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:(

Namespaces are SUPPOSED to be ONLY used for friggin' ADAPTATIONS, NAMESAKE ARTICLES, SUBPAGES, and SUB-WIKIS, NOT workpages or "creator" pages or "Useful Notes" pages in GENERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't STOP spamming the ENTIRE FUCKING WIKI with your ENDLESS NAMESPACE BULLSHIT, I'm gonna TAKE DOWN these stupid ass articles for nonstop spamming and REMOVE them OFF the site completely, ''FOREVER'' AND '''EVER'''!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:<

There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.

The shortest version: For any indentation level other than single bullet, if there is only one item at the indentation level, it ain't indented right.

For more detail than that:

On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet ([=*=]). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets ([=**=]) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. Like this:

* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out...
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it when...

In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (** ), we use the [=\\=] markup to force a paragraph. Like this:

* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.[=\\=]\\
[=\\=]\\
So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.

On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:

* ''Alice and Bob'':
** In episode 2, this trope occurs when...
** In episode 21, this trope occurs again when...

Or:

* ''Alice and Bob Trilogy'':
** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...

Whenever the works are in different franchises, each separate franchise gets its own first-level point. Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point.

'''Right'''
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...

'''Wrong'''
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...
** ''Alice and Bob'' used it too when...

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!!Third bullets

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:

* ''Alice and Bob'' Franchise:
** ''Alice Meets Bob'': The trope is in full effect in the opening sequence, when...
** ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning'':
*** When Bob is walking up to Alice...
*** In the background of the bar scene, you can see...
** ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'': In an echo of ''Alice Meets Bob''...

...Or this:

* Trope:
** Alice displays this trope well on many occasions:
*** ''Alice Meets Bob'' has her demonstrating this trope twice when she is in Bob's house.
*** She also shows this in ''Alice, Bob, and Carol'' around the climax.
** Bob has his own chance to shine in ''Alice Vs. Bob: The Reckoning''.

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![[center:This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored.]]

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!!SuperTrope-SubTrope sorting

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

'''Right'''
* BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
* LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

If more applicable subtropes apply, listing the parent trope ({{Badass}}) is not recommended.

'''Wrong'''
* {{Badass}}: The show has a lot of badasses.
** BadassGrandpa: Bob has grandkids and still kicks ass.
** LittleMissBadass: Alice is 9 years old and takes out grown men.

The same applies for composite tropes like FiveManBand.

'''Right'''
* TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
* TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.
* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader George]], [[TheLancer Bob]], [[TheBigGuy Dave]], [[TheSmartGuy Charlie]], and [[TheChick Alice]] work together as a team.
* TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
* TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
* TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.

'''Wrong'''
* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: George leads TheTeam
** TheLancer: Bob is George's best friend, but also his rival for Alice's affection.
** TheBigGuy: Dave is 7 feet, 300 pounds, and wrestles bears.
** TheSmartGuy: Charlie invents all the team's gadgets.
** TheChick: Alice keeps the team together.

----
!! Quote indentation

When multiple examples within a list have quotes, you need to make sure to indent and separate them correctly. A quote is designated with the "[=->=]" markup, with additional hyphens ('-') increasing indentation. You always want the quote indentation to be one level deeper than the bullet that they are related to.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
-->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.

Of note, each quote should have [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample explanatory example text]]. Don't leave a quote hanging without a parent bullet unless it applies to the same example as the previous one. In the latter case, separate distinct quotes with a forced line break, using [=\=][=\=] on a blank line. This should be used only rarely.

'''Right'''
* BadassBoast:
** Alice tells Bob that she's going to beat up everyone.
--->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!
** Charlie has had enough of Alice's fooling around.
--->'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.

'''Wrong'''
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Alice''': I'm going to beat up everyone!\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, I am far more awesome than you.\\
\\
'''Charlie''': Alice, the time has come to show you how the big kids do things.


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All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. {{Sub Trope}}s should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. SubTropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

All tropes in a list should be at the same level of indentation, and in alphabetical order. See Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample. Subtropes should not be listed in sub-bullets beneath their parent tropes.

A three-bullet situation ([=***=]) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that that the list is heading toward ThreadMode (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules header]], instead.

Let's say ''Claire and David'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point. Like this:
* ''Alice and Bob'': this trope is used when...
* ''Claire and David'': this trope is used when...