If this is a Super Trope, it should not have "index" in the name. That's just confusing. If this is it's own trope, it needs a name that fits a trope. If not, the examples should be dropped.

Mistaken For Trope?

That just makes "trope" as a placeholder.

So this page is still a mess. Most of the subtropes aren't actually subtropes, and the name doesn't work.

Single prop hooked.

Bump for votes.

Would it be more useful to keep the index and transplant the trope to another name?

Calling crowner.

Alt titles hooked.

Bumping for votes.

How this this page even get the name "Mistaken for Index"? It's not a supertrope to all cases of mistaking things. Its a supertrope for episode plots based on misheard conversation! Most of the "subtropes" shouldn't be on the page at all.

It was apparently once called Oops... I Did It Again. Expo Speak calls it by that name.

edited 10th Aug '12 11:06:27 PM by MrPodPerson

Relevant. (And perhaps indicative of how it got its current name.)

and

When you put that in perspective: "This Index Is A Mistake!"

edited 14th Aug '12 6:20:09 AM by totlmstr

Well, let's see if the names here work and what subtropes should leave the page. Opinions?

Surely there should be more discussion here.

Hmmm... perhaps Observed Wrongly, or Concluding Without Context

I added some options that specify "conversation" because this is only about conversations and all the rest is misuse.

If the problem with the old name is that it has the word "index" although it's a trope, then renaming it to This Index Is A Mistake wouldn't solve anything.

Any reason not to use "Misheard Conversation"?

Not really.

No. However, it is near-identical in structure and meaning to Mistaken Conversation, but doesn't have the fun ring that that does. Whilst a decent name, I wouldn't consider it preferable.

edited 14th Mar '13 10:28:45 AM by Telcontar

"Mistaken For Whatever" shouldn't even be an option. This isn't about various things for which something can be mistaken. It's about misinterpreted overheard conversations.