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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#1: Jun 5th 2012 at 4:25:18 PM

I have a ykttw for when pages are to only have wicks and examples that are In-Universe. This is because those are supposed to be objective tropes, and a lot of tropers treat those tropes as if they are ymmv.

So I was wondering if after launching (barring mod or admin objections) it could eventually have a banner similar to those for YMMV and Trivia.

EDIT: Launched it. Page is In Universe Examples Only.

edited 14th Jun '12 11:48:12 AM by DragonQuestZ

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troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#2: Jun 5th 2012 at 4:51:00 PM

It can only ever apply to a trope, not a work, so it's never going to be listed on a YMMV or Trivia subpage.

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#3: Jun 5th 2012 at 5:03:07 PM

[up]In case I wasn't clear, I meant a banner to appear on the pages, not listing the tropes on those. Something that appears in a wide box above the description, that says something like "Please don't list this on any page unless the trope is mentioned In-Universe."

edited 5th Jun '12 5:03:23 PM by DragonQuestZ

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#4: Jun 14th 2012 at 11:47:51 AM

Now I launched the trope. Listing it in the OP.

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#5: Oct 6th 2012 at 12:21:01 AM

Seeing if anyone is still interested, as there is some confusion in whether such tropes also count as ymmv.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#6: Oct 6th 2012 at 4:13:27 AM

No, they are not YMMV automatically. We do not allow Real Life examples on a number of very concrete tropes because Reak Kife is harder to judge than fiction,

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ArcadesSabboth from Mother Earth Since: Oct, 2011
#7: Oct 6th 2012 at 4:17:44 PM

So if I follow right... you want to replace "only list in-universe examples" and the like in trope descriptions with an "In-Universe Only" banner that's more noticeable. Is that correct?

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#8: Oct 6th 2012 at 6:39:51 PM

That's what it looks like, alright. You know, like the YMMV or Audience Reaction banner.

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: Oct 7th 2012 at 5:01:12 PM

[up][up], [up] Yeah, pretty much that.

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Xtifr World's Toughest Milkman Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#10: Oct 7th 2012 at 8:20:34 PM

I'm pretty sure the answer's going to be no. Eddie just created a new hidden tag for No Real Life Examples Please tropes, and we're supposed to use that and remove any text to that effect. The tag causes a big, bold warning to show up when you edit the trope, but this way, people who are merely reading the trope don't have to worry about or be confused by the issue.

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#11: Oct 8th 2012 at 9:18:14 AM

That's ... actually an interesting alternative.

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#12: Oct 8th 2012 at 4:02:59 PM

That code has actually been in place for a few months, but I personally have only recently started editing pages to include it, and only as I find them. You guys can help out with this - if you see a page with a NRLEP statement on it, please remove it and put [[noreallife]] in its place; that will set the edit screen to show the notice in the tips toolbox.

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