Agree, rename.
Interestingly, the page's "not to be confused with" section (always a sign of a bad name) refers to The Deadliest Mushroom which is... something about nuclear mushroom clouds. An essay of some kind, definitely not a trope. And that page opens with the line "No, we don't mean Poison Mushroom," presumably mistaking Poison Mushroom for "mushroom that is poisonous."
Azor Ahai
Good point. That also confused me, as I then clicked on The Deadliest Mushroom, thinking that maybe that was about literally poisoned/poisonous mushrooms.
Hodor
Dragon Writer
Not quite so fast guys. This isn't the trope's first trip to TRS - the first one had a wick check attached
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The verdict then was to clean it up and call it good. Has the usage changed in the 12 months since then?
edited 11th Sep '12 9:33:40 PM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Was the cleanup actually done?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
For what it's worth, the "not to be confused with" is clearly a joke.
Ravenous Sophovore
A claim of an ambiguous name requires evidence of misuse or underuse by TRS rules. Closing this.
Feel free to create another thread with a wick check or other evidence if you desire.
Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
I think this could probably benefit from a rename, as both of the times I've clicked on it, I've thought it meant mushrooms that are poisonous/poisoned, such as those used those used to kill the Emperor Claudius.
I can see that Mushroom here is chosen for its association with the Mario games, but it is still somewhat confusing/nonindicative as a name.
Hodor