Vague real life examples.

I've noticed a lot of real-life examples in various articles that make vague, sweeping statements like these (these are from Spanner in the Works, but I see them all over the place):

• If you're doing user interface design, one of the best tests is to hand the software to an entirely untrained user. They will ferret out all kinds of little bugs and quirks because they'll choose utterly ridiculous but nonetheless logical ways to use your application.
  • Similarly, video games. Less skilled gamers will find those accidental holes in the wall before experienced gamers, who aren't, you know, accidentally running into walls all the time.
• This trope describes much of the history of economics. Even the most brilliant economic models and philosophies can break down because people are neither strictly rational nor in possession of "perfect information." Because of this, Economic classes warn their students that economic models are designed for a world inhabited by Homo economicus, a being that is motivated by rational self-interest, when in reality, real humans can be either very self-interested, or more community minded, or both.
• Professional poker players can sometimes be thwarted by novices and amateurs, who make plays that no professional would be stupid enough to attempt and end up short-circuiting the professionals' expectations. This also is true for billiards players.

Should these sorts of things be removed? I generally think examples are meant to refer to specific things; general stuff about the trope belongs in the description, after all. But beyond that, a lot of them seem more like they're an editor taking the opportunity to talk about their personal views of the world ("this is what economics is all about...") rather than a concrete example of the trope. When it really is true that one of these sweeping statements is accurate, it's going to be reflected by a ton of examples anyway, won't it?

edited 8th Jan '15 11:22:19 AM by Aquillion

Those should always be removed.

For an official policy cite, see How to Write an Example, specifically "Keep It An Example", roughly a third of the way down the page. Generic entries should always be removed, regardless of what section they're in (though the RL sections do seem to be something of a magnet for them).

edited 8th Jan '15 2:44:22 PM by Nohbody

The description can mention that this is Truth in Television. If there's a lot to say about that then an analysis page can be written.

How to Write an Example even says, "If you feel the information is important, then add it to the description (or the Analysis subpage) instead of the examples."

Thanks! I just wanted to make sure before I went around removing (potentially) a whole bunch of stuff.