Merge Stop Worshipping Me and Unwanted False Faith?

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Seems like the only difference between these tropes is whether the target of worship is a god/messiah or not. Would it make more sense to simply merge the two, being The Same But More?

—R.J.

That's the key difference, but other differences derive from that one. To quote Stop Worshipping Me: maybe the deity is a supporter of skepticism or independence, maybe he is fickle or irrational, or maybe he just wants to be left alone. Or maybe he just considers that accepting worship would be a sign of Pride or even Tempting Fate.

Whereas, for someone on the receiving end of Unwanted False Faith, the main motivation for not accepting worship is honesty (though fear of committing sacrilege also contributes).

So each of them tells us something different about the object of worship.

edited 5th Jul '11 11:37:21 AM by MetaFour

I think the difference between an actual god who for some reason doesn't want to be worshipped and someone who doesn't want to be falsely worshipped as a god/messiah figure is actually pretty significant.

I think they're different enough to count as distinct tropes for the reasons given above, but it would probably be a good idea to give one or both different names, as the current names don't really help with the confusion.

Also, I'm not sure if this is significant, but both tropes have a lot more wicks than inbounds.

Definitely distinct tropes. In one the worshipped is a deity, and in the other they're not. That's a big difference. Personally, I don't think a rename is neccesary for either. They do sound similar but UFF is clear about the 'fakeness' while SWM sounds annoyed.