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the page history in question: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=Main.BuffyTheVampireSlayer
My gut instinct is to separate them out into a "Series X is the Trope Namer for the following:" section, with a succinct description of what inspired the name. That much is objective fact, even if you don't have to agree with the sentiment behind it.
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Agreed, except that "former Trope Namer" is a pretty pointless concept except to wiki historians.
132 is the rudest number.
its good to know where trope names come from to better understand how the wiki works. If a work was trope namer then it should be noted as such even if it has changed since.
Even though it isn't the Trope Namer, it's still such a core example of the trope that it was- the trope exists because this example prompted it. Thus, this information is worth keeping.
So do we treat these particular entries like terrorists? Or would they be exempt?
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terrorists?
Given the current environment of no YMMV entries on the main page I thought it apt. But seriously what do we do with these particular entries?
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Erm, no not very apt at all, I mean I'm not that happy with the YMMV system myself, but I think that kind of statement is not going to help anyone. Personally I would suggest taking it to the Wiki Talk area of the forum and asking what to do about YMMV tropes on the trope namer pages.
Trope Namers can go on the main article. One way to handle this is to create a separate section identifying tropes named by the work. You can supersecretspoiler "In Universe" to keep them from being flagged.
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I know there's a war on YMMV tropes on the main page at the moment. What if they were the Trope Namer? Badass Decay\Spikeification and "Funny Aneurysm" Moment being listed on the Buffy main page, for example?