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EmilyG Hollywood Pudgy from Montreal Since: Aug, 2009
#1: May 9th 2012 at 8:13:01 PM

It's acknowledged on the page itself that the only reason the trope exists is so that on a few places in the wiki, the phrase "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya.You killed my father. Prepare to die" can be all blue.

Isn't people saying "hello" something of a People Sit On Chairs thing?

Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#2: May 9th 2012 at 8:14:35 PM

It's a Just for Fun page as the page type and index shows.

edited 9th May '12 8:34:06 PM by Oreochan

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troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#3: May 9th 2012 at 9:12:16 PM

Previous thread

edited 9th May '12 9:12:25 PM by troacctid

Rhymes with "Protracted."
Routerie Since: Oct, 2011
#4: May 9th 2012 at 9:47:59 PM

Can we move this to the Just for Fun namespace? I don't think the previous thread discussed that.

peccantis Since: Oct, 2010
#5: May 10th 2012 at 3:55:19 AM

[up] Agreed, it's better that we move it there to underline that it's not supposed to be a serious trope page.

DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#6: May 10th 2012 at 6:19:29 AM

That seems reasonable to me. Move to JustForFun, and then redirect from main.

Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
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EmilyG Hollywood Pudgy from Montreal Since: Aug, 2009
SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#10: May 11th 2012 at 12:40:59 PM

Even if this is kept as a Just for Fun page, something should still be done about it being listed as a trope on work pages.

Concurring with the OP, I'd assume the only wicks for this should be where the entire "My Name Is Inigo Montoyaddayaddayadda..." phrase is all blue.

edited 11th May '12 1:25:53 PM by SeanMurrayI

peccantis Since: Oct, 2010
#11: May 11th 2012 at 1:11:08 PM

[up] Yeah, it's Not A Trope and shouldn't be used as one.

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EnragedFilia Since: Oct, 2010
#13: May 11th 2012 at 7:36:51 PM

[up][up][up]I can think of other edge cases where it might be useful for generating blue text, such as a gag in which Crash into Hello takes the place of Crash-Into Hello .

edited 11th May '12 7:37:35 PM by EnragedFilia

troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#15: May 11th 2012 at 7:48:41 PM

[up][up] Do not do that.

Rhymes with "Protracted."
djbj Since: Oct, 2010
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#17: May 27th 2012 at 2:05:32 PM

There are still plenty of wicks out there.

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#18: Jul 12th 2012 at 6:38:53 AM

I've done most of the wicks. I deleted it being used as a trope, removed bad potholes to it, and namespaced its use in the Legendary Sentence or as a direct parody/shout-out thereof. I can get rid of the parody wicks if you like. What should be done with links on the Hello page itself — they're pretty sinkholey at the moment. I'm also unsure of the More Like A Footnote Than Anything Else link, and I can't find a wick from Scunthorpe Problem.

edited 12th Jul '12 6:40:20 AM by Telcontar

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#19: Jul 24th 2012 at 3:28:32 AM

Bump. I reckon this could be resolved in between one and three posts. I've taken it off the footnote index. Should the link in All Blue Entry stay?

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Xtifr World's Toughest Milkman Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#20: Jul 24th 2012 at 1:25:34 PM

[up]Sure, leave it on the All Blue Entry. That's not technically a Just for Fun page, but the fact that it's self-demonstrating is just for fun.

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ccoa Ravenous Sophovore from the Sleeping Giant Since: Jan, 2001
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#21: Jul 31st 2012 at 2:20:00 PM

All done. Locking up.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
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