I think this is the real distinction:

All Myths Are True: Fantasy creatures are explicitly stated to be believed to be a myth In-Universe. They are then revealed to all be real but hiding under The Masquerade the whole time.

Fantasy Kitchen Sink: Throw everything from fantasy in a pot and don't hide it. All the fantasy elements are out in the open from the start.

edited 26th Feb '13 3:09:51 PM by shimaspawn

It could be a little more complicated - fantasy is a bit broader than myth is, and there might be other reasons besides The Masquerade that explain why mythical beings aren't public knowledge - but overall I think that seems to be a pretty good distinction.

Legends would count for the first as well. It just has to be the general perception In-Universe that these things are fictional. Not that they fit a strict definition of myth.

edited 26th Feb '13 4:01:44 PM by shimaspawn

(I was thinking more of Fantasy Kitchen Sink would also involve more tropes that developed out of modern fantasy, like Five Races, Magic A Is Magic A, Fantastic Racism, versus those associated with myths, legends, folklore, and faery tales. But, again, kind of a minor detail.)

edited 26th Feb '13 4:09:48 PM by Noaqiyeum

Yes, it doesn't really matter what the supernatural type is. Tropes Are Flexible.

I can get behind 176

Yes, that could work.

All Myths Are True is Exactly What It Says on the Tin. There are myths and legends in the setting and they are real. Completely straightforward.

edited 20th Apr '13 4:08:25 PM by EditorPallMall

I just want to point out that one of the reasons for the "misuse" is probably the laconic saying that the trope is when "all mythologies mentioned in the work are based on real people and events." It sounds like the trope is when Real Life myths are used in the work, which this discussion is saying is not what the trope actually is.

I do like that laconic, though: "There are myths and legends in the setting and they are real" In-Universe.

edited 20th Apr '13 4:15:19 PM by DunDun

I thought that was what the split-off The Legend Of Chekhov was for... I support 176.

176 would be severe trope decay. The Masquerade has nothing to do with this concept. This trope use to describe one of two things:

• All myths told in-universe are true.
• All myths of real life are true in the story.

Since we have The Legend Of Chekhov to cover the first one (actually a much better article) and the second is a clone of Fantasy Kitchen Sink we should redirect this article to one of these two. Or create a Disambiguation similar to Heroic Sociopath.

edited 20th Apr '13 4:48:15 PM by EditorPallMall

I would agree with 186, but disambiguating.

Firstly, I disagree that the second is a clone of Fantasy Kitchen Sink due to the differences between fantasy versus mythology and folklore mentioned previously. Secondly, though, how would it be trope decay?

Re laconic: It's not misleading, just ambiguous, because "real" can refer either to Real Life or to simply existing for real In-Universe.

Yes, there is a difference between fantasy and folklore/mythology. But Fantasy Kitchen Sink refers to a slue of common elements of fantasy commonly thrown into various settings all of which are in some way based off of folklore/mythology.

It would be trope decay because, as I explained previously, The Masquerade is a completely different trope. Saying the trope is when a Masquerade is involved would be redefining All Myths Are True — exactly what trope decay is.

edited 21st Apr '13 12:55:32 PM by EditorPallMall

I'm a believer that ambiguity is worse than verbosity. The laconic is where people go to get a quick understanding without actually reading the article. The laconic is the last place there should be ambiguity.

edited 21st Apr '13 1:03:29 PM by DunDun

Possibility for a replacement laconic:

If a myth is referred to, it always turns out to be a true story.

aka [[redirect:TheLegendOfChekhov]]?

That did occur to me as I was typing it. What exactly is the distinction?

We created The Legend Of Chekhov so that we'd have a clean page with that definition. We also have Fantasy Kitchen Sink for massive myth mashups. All Myths Are True is now wholly covered by other pages, so we can turn it into a redirect.

A disambiguation is better, methinks.

A disambiguation and a faux red link would be perfect.

A faux redlink requires a lot more problems than what we have here. A simple disambig should suffice.

Disambig page at All Myths Are True directing to Legend Of Chekhov and Fantasy Kitchen Sink?

Sounds perfect.

Good by me.