The following example was deleted because it's not an example. The "God" being guided the Enterprise shuttlecraft to a point near where he was so Sybok could be persuaded to release him and help him escape his imprisonment.
- In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, after passing through the Great Barrier, the heroes land in a random spot on a random planet. After wandering around for a bit, they find the exact spot where the temple-thing comes out of the ground.
The following Natter which violated Repair, Don't Respond has been deleted from the The Empire Strikes Back examples. Even if the comments are true, the odds against either of these examples occurring are literally astronomical.
To be fair, we don't actually see proof it's the only such probe that was sent to search Hoth.
Note that the EU justifies this particular example on both counts. The Essential Atlas states that Dagobah is the only Earthlike planet in its star systemnote , and the vast majority of intelligent species in the Star Wars galaxy are carbon-based and oxygen-breathing. And in Heir to the Empire , Luke theorizes that Yoda used the Force to scramble his X-Wing's sensors and guide him to the correct location.
Deleted the following Knights of the Old Republic example which violated Natter, Repair, Don't Respond and Example Indentation.
- In the case of Tatooine (desert planet) and Manaan (water planet), there were only one setlement on each planet, so there really wasn't anywhere else to go. Also on Tatooine, when finding the Star Map there is really no way to know how far it was before you find the cave containing the map, especially given that you are unable to travel there without a map. Also on Taris(city planet), you and Bastila both ejected from the same ship at roughly the same time, meaning it would be highly unlikely for you to end up in different locations. Everything else that you encounter is largely related to Bastila's capture. Although the fact that you travel to Tatooine of all places is really an example of this.
The following Zero Context Example has been commented out. The title has Namespaced, Italicized and Red Linked.
- Sheckley's Mindswap. That method of looking for Ze Kraggash actually pays off. Somewhat.
This Zero Context Example has also been commented out.
- Some critics have pointed out that a good number of plot points in A Clockwork Orange are driven by Alex running into an old friend.
The following examples have been deleted because they're Not An Example. This trope isn't just about small planets with small populations: there needs to be a Contrived Coincidence involved.
- Somewhat averted in BattleTech. Most worlds sport populations in the hundreds of millions, and a few have them in the billions. Similarily, most worlds will have numerous cities and other settlements. That being said, there are remote worlds with almost ludicrously small populations (Some as low as a thousand) where there is only a single community on the whole world.
- Both Averted and Justified in Traveller. From the point of view of your usual intrepid intersteller adventurer a starport is the only part worth thinking about on a given planet. However most planets are quite large and whole campaigns can be featured on just one of them.
The following Film example has been deleted because, as it freely admits, it is Not An Example. It also violated How to Write an Example - Remember That This Is A Wiki and Word Cruft - Positional comparatives.
- Referenced in the above quote from Casablanca, but not actually present in the movie as there's no coincidence; everybody involved has a good reason for being in Casablanca, and in Casablanca, everybody comes to Rick's.
The following Zero-Context Example has been commented out.
- Constantly, constantly, in Doctor Zhivago.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Description is all over the place (It's A Small World After All)
, started by billybobfred on Aug 12th 2011 at 7:05:27 PM
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