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MyTimingIsOff Since: Dec, 2011
#651: Apr 2nd 2013 at 12:11:13 AM

[up]I find it rather distracting as well. I don't understand why it was written that way in the first place - the trope isn't even about court cases.

Naked People Are Funny is an Infodump of massive proportions. If you have to scroll down to read the whole description, it's too long.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#653: Apr 3rd 2013 at 6:53:05 AM

Arranged Marriage looks like it could use a trim, or at least shuffling some of the text off to Analysis.Arranged Marriage where detailed discussions of how the trope works would probably work better. Not sure about what to trim off, though, hence posting about it here.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#654: Apr 4th 2013 at 4:59:31 AM

Focus Group Ending does not seem to have an actual description at all.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Catbert Since: Jan, 2012
#655: Apr 5th 2013 at 4:27:08 AM

Re Arranged Marriage: I started by putting all the bullet points and all the paragraphs about the ways various cultures do marriage and why arranged marriages happen in Real Life on the Analysis tab.

Does anyone see any additional changes that need to be made?

edited 5th Apr '13 4:29:24 AM by Catbert

Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#656: Apr 5th 2013 at 4:30:50 AM

Cat, looks good, but when removing that much text an edit reason pointing to where it's being put would be nice. Just FYI. smile

Something like "Moved to Analysis.Arranged Marriage" is fine, doesn't need to be complex or long-winded.

edited 5th Apr '13 4:31:45 AM by Nohbody

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
Dragon Writer
#657: Apr 7th 2013 at 9:53:55 AM

I don't like Trailers Always Spoil. The description makes you think it happens all the time, that's misleading.

An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Thecommander236 Since: Aug, 2011
#658: Apr 7th 2013 at 10:55:46 AM

[up] Well the name says the same thing.

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Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#659: Apr 7th 2013 at 12:21:38 PM

Tropes with absolutes in the name (always, never, etc) have been a low-level issue on the wiki for as far as I can remember (which isn't, admittedly, all that far at times tongue ). It some times seems like they're magnets for nattery Not A Subversion Justifying Edits.

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spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#660: Apr 8th 2013 at 2:31:15 AM

World's Smallest Violin: Description is 2/3s Example as a Thesis, and gets very deep into that. Last paragraph is where is starts talking about the trope.

PS. Is there a thread just for dealing with Example as a Thesis?

edited 8th Apr '13 2:31:29 AM by spacemarine50

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#661: Apr 8th 2013 at 3:21:09 AM

No such thread at the moment, now.

I have no idea what World's Smallest Violin is about. That needs serious fixing.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#662: Apr 8th 2013 at 3:25:29 PM

Send it to TRS? If so, any other reasons beyond the Example as a Thesis problem?

edited 8th Apr '13 3:25:48 PM by spacemarine50

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#663: Apr 8th 2013 at 3:37:16 PM

No reason to put it into TRS. It just needs the EAAT removed.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#664: Apr 8th 2013 at 6:55:18 PM

That leaves the last 2 paragraphs. And you were not sure what it means.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#665: Apr 8th 2013 at 11:27:09 PM

Mainly because of the meandering EAAT.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#666: Apr 9th 2013 at 12:22:13 AM

Cut the whole EAAT part edit what's left?

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#667: Apr 10th 2013 at 8:26:57 PM

@ 647 - I have no problem with changing Straw Feminist from 'whose "feminism"' to 'whose take on "feminist ideology".' That sounds more clear.

I'd like to bring up Declaration of Protection. It has a narrow and confusing split between eight different variations. I don't see any reason to have the split at all.

spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#668: Apr 10th 2013 at 11:09:09 PM

@660: Example as a Thesis has been zapped. Any other edits to the description to make it better?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
MyTimingIsOff Since: Dec, 2011
#670: Apr 15th 2013 at 2:40:19 PM

[up]I moved most of it to the Analysis page.

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#671: Apr 15th 2013 at 4:08:27 PM

I agree about Feminine Women Can Cook. A lot of it looks like useful notes.

Edit: It does look better now.

edited 15th Apr '13 4:10:21 PM by lexicon

Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#672: Apr 16th 2013 at 8:35:02 AM

It's recently come to my attention that the description for Sixth Ranger is confusing people about what the trope actually is. (It's when a new member joins an established team, not about any given personality type.)

In order to clear up this confusion, I think the description would have to be totally re-written. Can that be done with feedback from this thread, or do I need a TRS for something like that? (The definition of the trope wouldn't be changed, although the change would contradict what's an apparently commonly held misconception of what the trope is.)

XFllo There is no Planet B from Planet A Since: Aug, 2012
There is no Planet B
#673: Apr 17th 2013 at 1:59:44 AM

[up] I don't know the rules for that, that's probably something the mods would know or should decide. Personally I feel TRS discussions are taking a reaally long time. (Was it always this way? I've been a troper since summer and active in the forums let's say from winter so I wouldn't know.)

If you know what to do with it and if you're sure it's for the good of the trope, you should do it — at least I think. And I know you're maintaining the Five-Man Band, so you surely seem qualified. :-)

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#674: Apr 17th 2013 at 2:04:40 AM

TRS discussions always take long, and I've been here since Nov 2011.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Misskitten Luminescent Blush Since: Jul, 2012
#675: Apr 17th 2013 at 7:59:03 AM

So what to do with Holy Child? It sounds like a Living MacGuffin only more specific.


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