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sailing101 Since: Feb, 2014
24th Aug, 2016 04:42:18 PM

And YOU are deleting YMMV items, which is ALSO against the rules. YMMV tropes, by nature, are opinions, and must be FACTUALLLY incorrect, not simply the 'incorrect opinion' to be deletion worthy, I expect the mods will deal with you both soon enough.

Edited by sailing101 Ye who would Tope Meaninglessness. Ye who ignore All We Have. I say to you You Shall Not Pass!
WhatArtThee Since: Oct, 2015
24th Aug, 2016 04:46:56 PM

What Do You Mean, It's for Kids? entries can be changed if they don't qualify as being "kid-unfriendly".

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sailing101 Since: Feb, 2014
24th Aug, 2016 04:49:19 PM

Which is largely an Opinion. Deleting YMMV outright is against the rules, as is edit warring. Really, your best chance is to just wait patiently, and not try to argue this when a mod comes. Frankly, you are displaying agenda based editing around that particular trope, which is something I've noticed that most mods don't take lightly.

Edited by sailing101 Ye who would Tope Meaninglessness. Ye who ignore All We Have. I say to you You Shall Not Pass!
WhatArtThee Since: Oct, 2015
24th Aug, 2016 05:09:02 PM

They actually organised a cleanup thread for that very trope, as people are shoehorning it everywhere. No one had a problem with what I did.

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supergod Since: Jun, 2012
24th Aug, 2016 06:02:00 PM

Removing a YMMV entry is okay if you have a good reason for it (and not for just being factually incorrect, since there are other good reasons, like not fitting the trope or not meeting requirements that certain tropes, like Creator's Pet, have). After he added it back a second time, you should have started a discussion or brought it up here immediately instead of engaging in an edit war with him.

Edited by supergod For we shall slay evil with logic...
WhatArtThee Since: Oct, 2015
24th Aug, 2016 06:35:48 PM

Yeah, I agree i should've started earlier. But do you think it should stay or be deleted?

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Candi Since: Aug, 2012
24th Aug, 2016 10:27:45 PM

Hey, sailing, calm down a bit. You're coming across as very ticked off.

Removing YMMV tropes for misuse of said trope is perfectly fine. Just report to the mods if someone's repeatedly making bad edits, okay?

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
25th Aug, 2016 01:00:21 AM

Pulled one example to the discussion page.

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