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When a meta-work, like a review or journalistic article, uses a YMMV trope with respect to a work that it is critiquing, then it counts as an In-Universe use of the trope and can go on the main article. This works much the same way as if a work of fiction uses the trope with respect to a Show Within a Show.
The examples become objective because they aren't the audience's opinion about the work, but rather the work's expression of an opinion about some other work. This is also why fanfic can use shipping tropes objectively.
That said, we should be cautious when writing articles about journalism, since that's crossing the line to troping RL topics and/or people. For example, what a news anchor or talk show host says about a current event or person isn't tropeworthy, since they're not adopting a fictitious persona or talking about fictitious people. ROCEJ applies here very strongly.
Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
I'm trying to include some YMMV tropes that are being discussed by a journalist/pundit in his web series. Some of them, like Waggle, are technically YMMV tropes. Should I leave them on the main page, or move them to the YMMV page, if they are not listing examples of the tropes themselves but points at which the creator discusses them? If I should leave them where they are, is there a specific tag, like In-Universe, I should use to disable the YMMV prompt?
Edited by SpectralTime