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Hertzyscowicz Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Aug 3rd 2014 at 10:30:25 AM

I went and created a minimalist article for the survival horror flash game Deep Sleep. As it stands, there is a trope called "Deep Sleep". Now, the wiki simply shows a Video Game entry on top of the trope page.

I expect confusion to arise if subpages (such as Nightmare Fuel) were added to the work, since they will also show in the trope page. This problem could be nipped in the bud by moving the work page to, say "Deep Sleep Trilogy". The question is should it?

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Aug 3rd 2014 at 10:39:41 AM

That is what namespaces are for. The trope goes in Main.Deep Sleep, and the work goes in VideoGame.Deep Sleep.

Edit: Oh, wait, yes, subpages might have a conflict. Is there a Standard Procedure to avoid that? If not, changing the game article name might be a good idea.

edited 3rd Aug '14 10:41:08 AM by rodneyAnonymous

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#3: Aug 3rd 2014 at 11:06:16 AM

There is no standard procedure for resolving such conflicts other than by putting one article under a different name, e.g by appending the year of releast to the name of the work.

Once upon a time tropes in such situations frequently were renamed, but the corresponding rename reason has pretty much fallen into disuse.

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m8e from Sweden Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#4: Aug 3rd 2014 at 11:27:00 AM

Tacking on Series, Trilogy or some such also avoids some first installment vs Series confusion. Makes it clear that the page is about the whole trilogy.

Probably not be needed in this case, but it's still a good idea now when the subpages would conflict anyway.

edited 3rd Aug '14 11:27:36 AM by m8e

Hertzyscowicz Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Aug 4th 2014 at 7:10:44 AM

Okay, so next question is: How do I go about renaming a page?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#6: Aug 4th 2014 at 7:40:41 AM

How to Move a Page, with VideoGame.Deep Sleep Trilogy being the target article.

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