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WaterBlap Since: May, 2014
21st May, 2017 02:09:48 PM

Well, on Zero-Context Example, it lists "The entirety of [Episode]" as an example of a ZCE, and that's basically what those entries in OP are.

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TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
21st May, 2017 02:23:40 PM

The trope has to be present in the work itself. Tropes can't be listed just because it discusses several instances in other media.

It's like posting The Abridged Series on the work page of what said Abridged Series is abridging instead of the Abridged Series' work page, or posting MST on a page about the work that's being riffed and not the work page for the riffing itself.

supergod Since: Jun, 2012
21st May, 2017 03:18:34 PM

Those examples are definitely ZCEs. They don't say anything about how the tropes are being used.

I also think you should read the rules for creating a work page. You need at least 3 tropes before a page is launched. Maybe add something about the reviewing style, humor, format, etc.

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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
21st May, 2017 05:01:26 PM

I suggest cutting both the page and its Dethroning Moments subpage. The article itself is completely useless and we don't allow trope subpages for nonexistent work articles.

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SithPanda16 Since: Feb, 2016
21st May, 2017 05:17:20 PM

The YMMV page i added may need to be cut as well, i will take a look at the rules for creating a work page.

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