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Author: Arivne

Sep 21st 2017 at 7:10:26 AM

^ Here is my standard text on the subject:

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The Description is an ExampleAsAThesis (note the AliceAndBob elements). This has a 90% chance of being a bad idea, as explained on that page and [[SelfDemonstrating/ExampleAsAThesis [=SelfDemonstrating/ExampleAsAThesis=]]]. It should be re-written as a clear, simple description of the trope.
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The reason it's a bad idea is that people read the Description to find out what the trope is about. An ExampleAsAThesis Description includes information that isn't a required part of the trope. This can cause people to think that those elements are required when they're actually not, causing them to misunderstand the trope.

For example, since the current Description mentions two superheroes, a CrossOver and specific colors, the reader could conclude that these elements must be present for the trope to occur, even though this is not the case.