{{Adam850}}: This is minor, but when discussing things Ranma did, what pronoun do you use? "In the Ranma 1/2 manga and one of the OVAs, there is a form of martial arts called the Martial Arts Tea Ceremony, conducted entirely from seiza. Ranma requires a ribbon tied around '''her''' ankles to stay that way for the entire fight." There the character was a girl. An odd form of PronounTrouble. So does one refer to what they physically are, or what they normally are?

{{Sikon}}: Use artificial gender-neutral pronouns. That, or "they". ^_^

LooneyToons: This is a problem which has faced ''Ranma'' FanFic authors for over 15 years. Most simply use the appropriate pronoun for the body he's using and trust to reader familiarity and context clues to handle any confusion; some try more idiosyncratic uses, which more often than not (in my opinion) end causing ''more'' confusion. In Japanese it's not usually an issue, as a lot of pronouns are gender-neutral. In the English dub, oddly enough, it rarely comes up, but IIRC -- which I may not -- it depends on the character doing the talking. Genma and Akane seem to always call Ranma "he"; Kasumi uses the appropriate pronoun for the current body, as does Nabiki, but Nabiki's snarkier about it. I can't recall off the top of my head how the others are written.
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{{Cassius335}}: So what was TheSuddenKiss turned into, if anything?

{{Adam850}}: Sounds like SlapSlapKiss, but I'm not sure.
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{{Adam850}}: Copied old discussion.
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{{Kawa}}: Bridget Drop line was actually "It's fine by me if he stays a girl" according to my scans.
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LooneyToons: StFan, I just saw your recent "Standardization" changes. Can you point me at the page or discussion where these standards were established, so I can adhere to them when writing future pages?
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NateTheGreat: Could someone folderize the ItJustBugsMe? It's starting to get a little unweildy. Perhaps folders for Curses/Transformations, Martial Arts, Characterizations, etc.

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Do we really need the MoralEventHorizon trope here? Or, for that matter, the few CompleteMonster potholes here and there? These are silly characters in a comedy series; the worst they do is indulge in ComedicSociopathy. MoralEventHorizon means that the character is irredeemable, beyond forgiveness in the audience's eyes; as for CompleteMonster, are we really comparing immature, selfish teenagers with the likes of [[{{Monster}} Johan]]? AlternativeCharacterInterpretation is all well and good, but seeing (and seeking) psychological darkness in a lighthearted comedy with martial arts[[hottip:*:which do get deadly two or three times in the 38-volume series, but these instances are overwhelmed by the dozens of comedic action stories everywhere else]] and romantic entanglements would put everyone's actions under this light. And since there are literally hundreds of examples where everyone does something that in real life would be morally reprehensible and abhorrent, ''nobody in the series'' (except Kasumi) would come out unscathed. Whoever added [[CerebusSyndrome Cerebus Fandom]] hit the nail on the head.

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{{whisp}}: @antvasima: YourMileageMayVary and AlternativeCharacterInterpretation aren't "manipulative," they allow for different opinions and let fans express separate views on the same events (on the other hand, spreading misinformation about "Triad sex-slaves" (factually wrong) and "pleasure girls" (mistranslation) ''is'' manipulative because it misrepresents the series to readers who aren't familiar with it.) In any case, you're blowing the event out of proportion. It's a two-panel joke that is over and forgotten by the next panel, it has no consequences for anyone (well, except Kinnosuke, because he's the one who was stuck with the casino bill at the end,) the characters never dwell on it, the author handles it as a quick gag, and even the narrative gives it less importance than any of the other stuff in the same story arc. Akane was horrified, yes, but at the ''casino bill'', not at Ranma being sold off, and her horror lasted for all of one panel. Ranma himself was more exasperated than anything. Going by the trope description, MoralEventHorizon is meant for events with severe repercussions for the character crossing it, the character's victims, and the plot as a whole. You're defining an entire character using a throwaway joke, buried in two panels of the tenth chapter of the 29th volume of a ''38-volume series'', even though the joke had no such repercussions .