Is The Violator Rule in any way ambiguous? If not, we can make it the name and use the laconicoid names as redirects.
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My only problem with The Violator Rule is that the rule namer is not technically a violator, since the rule didn't exist when he or she displayed the behavior that necessitated the rule.
But that's a really minor nitpick.
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Rule Named After Violator is only four words; doesn't seem that much longer than a three word name, and conciseness is our second criteria, which should be trumped by clarity, which The Violator Rule lacks. The latter could be a rule about what happens to people who violate the other rules, or all sorts of things. There's nothing in there to suggest that this is about the name of a rule. I think one (count it, one) extra word is worth the extra clarity.
eta: Named The Rule After Him is still the worst choice, though, IMO, as that could be any person who has had a rule named after them. There's nothing in there to suggest that breaking the rule was involved in naming it.
edited 31st Aug '12 5:08:18 PM by Xtifr
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I like The Violator Rule.
Not perfect, but it works.
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edited 25th Sep '12 7:24:37 AM by Madrugada
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Bumping for more votes.
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I think we have a runaway winner here.
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Agreed; calling it in favor of Rule-Breaker Rule-Namer. Make it so.
Rename done. Wicks and page are moved and Renamed Tropes and the FAQ thread are finished.
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Anything else?
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What would be the best way to fix the page?
Rule Named For The Violator? Badly Behaving Rule Namer?
Eesh, all these are really long.
...Oh, and crowners swapped. ^^;
edited 31st Aug '12 8:04:02 AM by ccoa
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