As I understand, this trope is about when a work parodies its own layout or the layout of the genre it's in, rather than following it.
This is a funny article. No reason to change.
edited 12th Oct '11 2:10:55 PM by FastEddie
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyI think the custom title does enough work here that a rename should not be necessary.
Rhymes with "Protracted."Could someone please, please write a non-self demonstrating version of this article? Even if it is just one paragraph at the end or something.
Because as it is right now, it looks like it is just a joke page. Maybe a "Funny Article" as Fast Eddie says, but not a real trope.
edited 12th Oct '11 5:17:54 PM by Auxdarastrix
It's in this bit:
Explanation that the trope is often used in parody and Deconstruction to highlight patterns and clichés.
Yeah but that doesn't actually say what it is. It says how it is used.
Oh. Okay, I see it now. It was so buried in the joke that I just ignored it. I'm adding emphasis.
edited 12th Oct '11 5:28:30 PM by Auxdarastrix
That looks pretty ugly.
Rhymes with "Protracted."Then create a non-self-demonstrating version of this, and let the Trope Name In Jokes page act as the self demonstrating version. Otherwise, there really is no point in having two of these.
BTW, could we move the WMG, Headscratchers, Quotes, Playing With and Haiku subpages over to Trope Name In Jokes, given that they are all in jokes, rather than discussion of the actual trope?
Here's a possible title I didn't see proposed, one which follows one method by which this trope is very often employed: Insert Trope Name Here.
Silly question: what is the difference between this and [Trope Name] Injokes?
Actually a girl.[Trope Name] is about actual examples of this trope in actual media. [Trope Name] Injokes is tropers using the [Trope Name] format to make fun of the wiki itself.
We have Hello, [Insert Name Here] and it gets a lot of misuse. I imagine that title would see the same kind of problems.
Rhymes with "Protracted."Template Speak, IMO, is the most clear. It's a noun tile - Eddie likes those, right? It can't be confused as a name for an administrative page.
I'm happy with the custom title as-is. If it were an Administrivia thing, there wouldn't be brackets around it.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
Both [Trope Name] and Article Name would count as the trope's instance. I'll go with the latter as to avoid ambiguity.
The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.