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Deadlock Clock: Jul 19th 2017 at 11:59:00 PM
Prfnoff Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Apr 30th 2017 at 8:11:49 PM

From the description of A God Am I:

Note that this trope requires a self-proclamation of godhood, not just sheer cockiness and/or overconfidence.

"Delusions of grandeur" implies no more than the latter. Yet Delusions of Grandeur exists as a redirect to A God Am I with 24 wicks (and 7 inbounds), most of which have nothing to do with proclamations of godhood. (There is also Delusion of Grandeur and Delirium Of Grandeur.)

Should this misleading redirect be cut, or be troped separately?

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#2: May 7th 2017 at 2:28:54 AM

Opening and clocking.

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Getta Since: Apr, 2016
#3: May 7th 2017 at 2:14:17 PM

I agree, we should have a more general case of hubris.

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WaterBlap Blapper of Water Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#4: May 8th 2017 at 6:54:06 AM

If I understand Delusions of Grandeur as it's used off wiki, then it would seem that it would be the super trope to A God Am I (severe grandiose delusions of godhood) and Inferiority Superiority Complex (the grandiose delusions serve to cover up self-esteem issues). There might be other possible subtropes idk.

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Xtifr World's Toughest Milkman Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#5: May 10th 2017 at 7:47:09 PM

I agree that a general, broader, delusions of grandeur trope would be a good thing, but I think the place for that is TLP, not TRS.

Since Delusions of Grandeur is merely a redirect, there should be little objection to re-using the name at TLP.

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Getta Since: Apr, 2016
#6: May 11th 2017 at 7:20:12 AM

[up] Let's make it then :D

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#8: Jul 17th 2017 at 9:45:56 AM

Well, I made a draft in TLP for Delusions of Grandeur: link

edited 17th Jul '17 11:31:37 AM by WaterBlap

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#9: Aug 9th 2017 at 6:25:48 AM

Clock is long out; reusing a redirect does not need TRS so closing.

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