AllOfTheOtherReindeer - Rename ??: All Of The Other Reindeer

Should All of the Other Reindeer be renamed, and the original title re-used for a Christmas Tropes title, since the term's mainly associated with festivities?

I know, it sounds odd, but it could work; what about the amount of inbound links to this trope however?

The rename is proposed, not because of personal opinion, but rather within the Renaming Guidelines, being:

possibly incoherent - especially as the term is a Your Mileage May Vary one or Detractor Nickname ?

Just a thought; is it a good idea?

Sorry if this sounds rushed; my first proper "go" at this, if you like.

Always remember rule number one: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You need to demonstrate misuse to convince anyone to rename this.

You check misuse by going to the "related to" tab, or clicking "get usage counts" at the top of this thread. Then grab fifty random examples from that list and check to see if they're correct, then publish your results.

You are proposing this because of the Renaming Guidelines? Very well, let us look at the single most important part of the renaming guidelines, namely, the "Reasons not to rename." "1) It ain't broke. If the name has good inbound links, it is working. If the name is being accurately used around the wiki to refer to the trope, it is working. If it doesn't have unnecessary complaining and gushing, it's working.* You can get information on these things by clicking the 'related to...' button on the trope's page."

Well, let's take a look-see (though I firmly believe that maybe the person proposing the rename should post this in the first place):

"All of the Other Reindeer found in: 693 articles, excluding discussions.

This title has brought 732 people to the wiki."

I invite you, person proposing rename, to provide significant statistical evidence that an important portion of those 693 uses are mis-uses. Otherwise, I believe it's case closed.

edited 5th Jul '11 10:52:30 AM by girlyboy