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Author: Arivne

Aug 4th 2013 at 12:59:34 AM

^ ExampleAsAThesis says "Instead of trying to tell people what the trope is, it starts out describing a scenario, often written in the third person referring to AliceAndBob."

In other words, the description must define the trope in general terms and not sound like an example. Sometimes just replacing the AliceAndBob names is enough.

For example, the current description could be changed thusly:

Two people are circling each other romantically, or perhaps are already together. Other characters in the story smile fondly at the couple and ship them. And then there's a spoilsport. He does not like the two people together, makes his opinion known, and clearly hopes that the ship will sink. This may be for a variety of reasons:

* 1. He's secretly (or not-so-secretly) in love with one of them.
* 2. There's a LoveTriangle with in-universe ShipToShipCombat, and he ships one of them with somebody else.
* 3. He thinks one or both of them simply aren't good for each other.
* 4. He just doesn't like one or both of them.