Duplicate Trope: Molotov Truck

After stumbling onto this, I think this is the same as Every Car Is a Pinto, despite what the description says about that. They both are cars that explode way easier than real life. The description also isn't that cleat, so I'm not fully sure on what Molotov Truck means. I propose either:

• Cut Molotov Truck
• Edit it so it's more distinct as a subtrope of Every Car Is a Pinto. The latter may need to be edited too.

edited 25th Sep '13 3:26:27 PM by spacemarine50

Molotov Truck is a weaponized version of Every Car Is a Pinto - it's about using a burning/exploding vehicle as a weapon or means of destroying a barricade or obstacle.

Every Car Is a Pinto is about cars blowing up much more easily thanthey should. The Molotov thing is deliberate, as well as not necessarily unrealistic.

edited 29th Sep '13 4:05:47 AM by SeptimusHeap

Yeah, they seem like different things to me too. Though they could both do with better names. Molotov Truck isn't specifically about trucks, and "truck" doesn't sound enough like "cocktail" to make for a witty name. And you can't understand Every Car Is a Pinto unless you know the real-life reference - more than half of the current description currently explains the reference, which is not an example of the trope.

edited 25th Sep '13 4:47:58 PM by AmyGdala

Every Car Is a Pinto has 2800+ inbounds. I do not think that there is a strong argument for renaming Molotov Truck either.

Still can edit Molotov Truck and redefine it to be more clear and distinct from Everycar Is A Pinto.

The name is fine (not great, but fine), the description is perfectly fine. The only thing I would do is change the section that mentions Every Car Is a Pinto to say what exactly that trope is to directly contrast them.

That sounds like a good move.

Also I suggest taking down ideas for redirect names for Molotov Truck.

If that, modify Every Car Is a Pinto accordingly. Also Molotov Truck has Example as a Thesis. Should that be removed?

edited 27th Sep '13 1:31:38 AM by spacemarine50

I added a line about this to Every Car Is a Pinto. I have no problem at all with the description of Molotov Truck, except for the capitalization - will go and fix that.

edited 29th Sep '13 4:08:20 AM by SeptimusHeap

Example as a Thesis should pretty much always be removed when it can.

... The Molotov Truck page description now includes the phrase "NOT Every Car Is a Pinto!", which isn't a great way of explaining the difference between two tropes. I'm going to go ahead and change it to "Contrast Every Car Is a Pinto, in which...etc."

I would use "Compare", by the way.

I wound up writing "For cars that are not intentionally weaponized but just happen to blow up upon receiving significant damage, see Every Car Is a Pinto." Does that work?

Can't see any problem with that.

Sounds good.

How does this sound as a rewrite of the description for Molotov Truck, to do away with the Example as a Thesis:

edited 31st Oct '13 6:29:39 AM by Willbyr

good

Echo.

Anyone else?

Seems fine. The parenthetical note at the end is a little awkward, but that's not important.

Done.