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Evolution Power Up still only has two hats on YKTTW. I know I gave it one.
The other two tropes to be split off each have 5.
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I gave EPU one. Long time ago.
Punctuated equilibrium is the idea that most species stay relatively unchanged for long periods, and evolve in "spurts"note (which usually correspond to some catastrophe) rather than gradually and steadily. E.g.: [1]
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But I don't think that's a good name for a trope. Redirect, possibly, but it's not really the same, and who is going to search for either of those words anyway?
edited 10th Jan '12 10:41:06 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
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The plan was to point Punctuated Equilibrium at Evolutionary Levels.
Fight smart, not fair.Yeah I mean they are not the same; even metaphorically it's a stretch. That would be sort of like pointing General Relativity at Gravity Master.
edited 10th Jan '12 10:41:31 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
I see the Awesomeness.
Eh, if I were trying to explain Punctuated Equilibrium, Evolutionary Levels is a term that might come up. Not that it really deserves general knowledge.
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It's been a month. Just Launch It Already, the spinoff tropes, I mean.
edited 13th Jan '12 3:34:14 PM by Zeta
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Wiks swept down to the end of A.
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Wicks swept to the end of B.
Also, I've written a new description on Sandbox.Evolutionary Levels if anyone else wants to okay it.
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Is everyone satisfied with the sandbox linked in 61 so we can close this?
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Wait, I'm going to edit the first line to include mutation, and see if there's anything else.
Didn't need any major changes, though. Looks good to me.
edited 6th Mar '12 8:30:51 PM by wanderlustwarrior
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Ravenous Sophovore
Clocking due to inactivity. What's left to be done here?
Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
Role Model
Huh. I don't even know. Deboss, what were we up to? I know there was something.
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Punctuated Equilibrium should never be used as a title, even an alt title. You would be contributing to the confusion that causes this trope in the first place.
Punctuated equilibrium is indeed an actual term, and it does indeed refer to the idea that evolution takes sudden jumps.
Except that as rodney points out, this still refers to what we as humans would consider very long time periods. Species that change as fast as Hollywood Evolution often shows are not undergoing punctuated equilibrium, and it shouldn't be called that.
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I think we were discussing Sandbox.Evolutionary Levels as the new description. Is everyone okay with it y/n?
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Bumpity for feedback.
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Sandbox looks good to me. There may be room for improvement, but I think it's probably good enough to be getting on, at least for now.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
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Okay, feedback established. Swapped. Hollering for lock.
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Thank you for the work.
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Swept down to the end of Literature. Ugh, so much "evolution depicted wrong!" crap.
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That was the actual name for that theory of evolution. Since Evolutionary Levels is closely related, it might be searchable. It's similar to us using "Lamarckian evolution", using a technical term as a redirect.
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