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blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#1: Jul 4th 2011 at 9:26:20 PM

Just found this unindexed article that was created a couple of weeks ago. It is now indexed but has no examples. Will be putting it on the appropriate "needs help" page but also thought it wouldn't hurt to put it here either.

pokedude10 Since: Oct, 2010
#2: Jul 4th 2011 at 10:47:32 PM

Since this has no examples, I say cut it and send it back to YKKTW. Wiki Magic needs a place to start.

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#3: Jul 4th 2011 at 10:48:49 PM

I'd say that it may not need examples, I suspect it will turn into a Natter magnet. Let's just leave it a definition-only page.

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#4: Jul 4th 2011 at 10:56:07 PM

I'm with Mad on this one.

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#6: Jul 5th 2011 at 12:10:23 AM

The technical term is "Scare Quotes", FWIW. The Other Wiki has more. Though I have to say that "sneer quotes" is pretty funny.

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#7: Aug 6th 2011 at 3:05:50 PM

Bump! Stumbled across this while reviewing old threads. I'd like to suggest renaming to Scare Quotes, since that's the standard name. We can keep Sneer Quotes around as a redirect for the humor value (and because that's what we normally do anyway).

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#8: Sep 14th 2011 at 1:39:14 PM

Second bump: any objections to a rename to the more accurate name? And, should this go in a more appropriate namespace? (And if so, what? Trivia?)

Sneer Quotes found in: 2 articles, excluding discussions.

This title has brought 1 person to the wiki from non-search engine links since 20th FEB '09.

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#9: Sep 14th 2011 at 1:56:58 PM

Go ahead and shift it over. No one seems to be objecting.

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Xtifr World's Toughest Milkman Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#10: Sep 14th 2011 at 2:08:07 PM

Ok, rename done. There was no YKTTW and no discussion, so moving the discussion page is completely optional. Other than that, I think we're done here.

(Note that it actually gained a wick by renaming, since someone had red-linked Scare Quotes on Berlin Wall already.)

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