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#1: Nov 5th 2011 at 7:46:09 AM

I launched this a while ago (in fact it was one of my first articles) and lumped in three similar tropes because I didn't think they would have that many examples on their own.

Anyway, they're all quite distinct and they clearly have a few examples each, so should it be split?

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#2: Nov 5th 2011 at 2:06:34 PM

Split it. Just don't call the third type "bioweapon".

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#3: Nov 5th 2011 at 2:32:30 PM

The third subtype could be called Animate Weapon instead of Bioweapon.

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#4: Nov 5th 2011 at 2:47:08 PM

What about the rest of the types? Should I keep one of them on that page or split off all of them and abandon the living weapon page?

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#5: Nov 6th 2011 at 7:44:19 PM

Bioweapons have a RL definition that conflicts with the current one, do not use it. Otherwise, go ahead and split it off in YKTTW.

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#6: Nov 7th 2011 at 8:35:43 AM

OK, I'll YKTTW the first two types and let the third stay on that page when they're launched (since it's literally a "living weapon").

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#7: Jan 19th 2012 at 6:55:38 PM

What is the status of this?

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#8: Jan 19th 2012 at 7:08:10 PM

Sorry, I keep meaning to do this but something always comes up (I either end up keeping an eye on another trope and decide to get that launched first, distracted while thinking how to word the split off parts or just outright forget).

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#9: Jan 19th 2012 at 11:14:57 PM

I think this is a YKTTW issue.

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#10: Mar 19th 2012 at 11:22:57 AM

Bump. (So what's the decision here?)

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#11: Mar 19th 2012 at 12:59:33 PM

I'm YKTTW-ing the first split right now. I'll do the second one when that's launched and leave the third subtrope as "Living Weapon".

I'll probably have to redo the Playing With Wiki entry too while I'm at it, unless someone else wants to.

EDIT: You can join the YKTTW discussion here.

edited 19th Mar '12 1:07:55 PM by Bisected8

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#12: Apr 5th 2012 at 2:44:08 PM

I'd like to note that the two Bleach examples, while definitely cases of Living Weapon, don't seem to fit any of the listed three types, while only type 2 being the closest to fitting them.

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#13: May 5th 2012 at 7:07:35 PM

OK, the subtropes have both been split off. This thread can be locked/deleted/etc.

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