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Deadlock Clock: May 28th 2014 at 11:59:00 PM
spacemarine50 Since: Mar, 2012
#1: Feb 12th 2014 at 3:57:33 AM

Has the same meaning as Reliably Unreliable Guns. Don't see any difference in the descriptions in terms of the meaning. This trope could be redefined as either a Plot Device or something like Deus ex machina (although I don't like adding another snowclone of that).

edited 12th Feb '14 3:59:32 AM by spacemarine50

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#3: Mar 12th 2014 at 1:45:49 PM

Yeah, I don't see a strong distinction. Seems like The Same But More Specific.

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theAdeptrogue iRidescence Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#5: Mar 12th 2014 at 8:53:59 PM

While I agree on the lack of distinction between the two, I actually think this one have a better name & description. Plus the other doesn't seem to have YKTTW despite having more examples, wicks and inbounds.

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#6: Mar 12th 2014 at 11:33:37 PM

I somewhat prefer this name as well.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#7: Mar 13th 2014 at 5:39:52 AM

[up][up] It's a very old article, especially since it was called Shur Fine Guns once upon a time and then get renamed back in 2011 at the latest, it seems.

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#9: Apr 21st 2014 at 9:26:26 AM

Re-clocking; this is going away if nothing gets done.

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#10: Apr 21st 2014 at 11:20:48 AM

Merge the two.

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theAdeptRogue iRidescence Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#11: Apr 25th 2014 at 4:49:03 AM

I agree with the merge

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#12: May 25th 2014 at 5:18:42 PM

Alright, this has sat idle for another month. I took a look at the two pages and I'm not really seeing how these can be merged. Convenient Misfire is essentially Murphy's Law as it relates to misfires, while Reliably Unreliable Guns is about specific malfunctions, specifically "discharges when dropped/bumped/breathed on/etc." and "if the gun jams, it's useless". The examples on the former trope are fitting for its definition; why should it be cut?

Re-clocking.

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#13: Jun 1st 2014 at 3:49:44 PM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity.

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