Yeah, the title doesn't really actually demonstrate the trope. I can't think of any good trope names right now, would Asbestos-Free Cereal work?
Wow that is one of the most negative titles on the wiki.
IMHO, we should avoid giving this one a name that is restricted to a specific product. This is about Trivial Marketing Claims.
Like, for example, Internet advertisements that warn you "your computer is broadcasting your IP address!" Which is baloney because your IP address is needed to surf the Web in the first place.
Hey, even replacing "Crap" with "Baloney" would be an improvement — Made With Organic Baloney?
edited 19th Jul '11 10:06:27 AM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.Asbestos-Free Cereal is a perfect title. This one is... crap.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Added a thought to previous post.
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.I like Asbestos-Free Cereal. That works perfectly.
My favorite examples are Sugar Free Lard and Fat Free Sugar (which in my experience is what many real-life examples boil down to), but Asbestos-Free Cereal might be clearer.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.Another vote for Asbestos Free Cereal here. Catchy.
The original title seems to be a play on one of The Rock's old catchphrases, which was calling another Wrestler a "steaming, stinking pile of Grade-A monkey crap." It was pretty funny back in the late 90's but has faded from public consciousness.
I've made Asbestos-Free Cereal into a redirect. Should we get a crowner up? Or too soon?
edited 19th Jul '11 10:45:47 AM by MangaManiac
Asbestos Free Cereal is a great name. Gets the point across quickly without being excessively negative.
By the way, we need to order the examples a bit more. There's actual advertisements, as well as lampshade hangings from Webcomics and the like.
I don't think it's too soon for a crowner. Let's go ahead and get one set up.
Single Prop (rename or not rename)?
I say just switch the text into the new redirect and move on.
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyYeah there is no defending this one... And we have too many active topics as it is. No one speaks up by the end of the day just do it IMO.
Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!Switch and be done with it.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Okay, it's been moved. Could a mod please move the previous discussion page to the new title?
Moved discussion. Locking. Thanks, everyone.
edited 19th Jul '11 1:13:54 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
According to the description, this trope is supposed to be be about marketing claims that are true, "but misleading in that the claims it makes are actually insignificant (they apply to all products in that category, as in the page image, or just have no bearing on the product's quality at all) or negative (somewhat rarer), repackaged to seem positive and desirable."
While I do think there's a trope here, I think a rename is warranted. It just strikes me as unnecessarily negative and I can easily see people misuse this.