History Administrivia / EntryPimp

An editor finds themself suddenly obsessed with a new movie, book, TV show or videogame. Or, perhaps, the editor has a new trope they think is terribly interesting. Our editor creates a new page for this work or trope (following all protocols, of course), then sets out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with varying degrees of description. Editors will take their new favorite story and place it on as many trope pages as they can, or they'll visit a bunch of works pages and add to the cool new trope. They are pimpin' that entry.

The important thing is to ensure that you are pimping your beloved show or trope in an accurate way - make sure the trope really does fit when you place it on a work page, and make sure the story really does use the trope when you put it on a trope page. No one on this wiki will ever chide you for entry pimping in this way - if the trope fits, we always acquit.

And if you want to put your entry pimping instincts to good use, all hope is not lost. Some pages have [[Administrivia/PagesNeedingAnEntryPimp fewer examples than pages linking back to it]] and could use some of that good ol' fashioned entry pimping.

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!!Tropes listed in the WikiTropes index are being discussed at the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop. Click the link [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1618086045064904400&page=1#1 here]] to join the discussion.

An editor finds themself suddenly obsessed with a new movie, book, TV show or videogame. Or, perhaps, the editor has a new trope they think is terribly interesting. Our editor creates a new page for this work or trope (following all protocols, of course), then sets out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. Editors will take their new favorite story and place it on as many trope pages as they can, or they'll visit a bunch of works pages and add to the cool new trope. They are pimpin' that entry.

To be clear: entry pimping isn't necessarily a [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools bad thing]]. This is how a wiki like ours gets populated: passionate people share their favorite stories on trope pages and populate the page for that story with as many tropes as possible. Quite a few people get exposed to good shows along the way, and new Tropes can be spread quickly. It is a thing that humans do. The Wiki understands this and is forgiving.

To be clear: entry pimping isn't necessarily a [[TropesAreNotBad bad thing]]. This is how a wiki like ours gets populated: passionate people share their favorite stories on trope pages and populate the page for that story with as many tropes as possible. Quite a few people get exposed to good shows along the way, and new Tropes can be spread quickly. It is a thing that humans do. The Wiki understands this and is forgiving.

An editor finds him or herself suddenly obsessed with a new movie, book, TV show or videogame. Or, perhaps, the editor has a new trope they think is terribly interesting. Our editor creates a new page for this work or trope (following all protocols, of course), then sets out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. Editors will take their new favorite story and place it on as many trope pages as they can, or they'll visit a bunch of works pages and add to the cool new trope. They are pimpin' that entry.

An editor finds him or herself suddenly obsessed with a new movie, book, TV show or video. Or, perhaps, the editor has a new trope they think is terribly interesting. Our editor creates a new page for this work or trope (following all protocols, of course), then sets out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. They are pimpin' that entry.

An editor has come across a notion that they feel is universal. They make an entry about the notion, then set out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. They are pimpin' that entry. This also happens to tropers who know their favorite stories forwards and back: every trope they read reminds them of an example from that story and they simply must share it with the world.

This isn't necessarily a [[TropesAreNotBad bad thing]], as quite a few people get exposed to good shows along the way, and new Tropes can be spread quickly this way. It is a thing that humans do. The Wiki understands this and is forgiving. [[TropesAreTools Just don't overdo it]].

If you really can't help yourself, all hope is not lost, as fortunately, there is a place on this wiki where your instincts can be put to good use: some pages have [[Administrivia/PagesNeedingAnEntryPimp fewer examples than pages linking back to it]].

An editor has come across a notion that what they feel is universal. They make an entry about the notion, then set out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. They are pimpin' that entry. This also happens to tropers who know their favorite stories forwards and back: every trope they read reminds them of an example from that story and they simply must share it with the world.

An editor has come across a notion that they feel is universal. They make an entry about the notion, then set out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]]. They are pimpin' that entry. This also happens to tropers who know their favorite stories forwards and back: every trope they read reminds them of an example from that story and they simply must share it with the world.

This isn't necessarily a [[TropesAreNotBad bad thing]], as quite a few people get exposed to good shows along the way, and new Tropes can be spread quickly this way. It is a thing that humans do. The Wiki [[JustTryingToHelp understands this and is forgiving]]. [[TropesAreTools Just don't overdo it]].

If you really can't help yourself, all hope is not lost, as fortunately, there is a place on this wiki where your instincts can be put to good use: some pages have [[PagesNeedingAnEntryPimp fewer examples than pages linking back to it]].

An editor has come across a notion that they feel is universal. They make an entry about the notion, then set out to zap it into as many other entries as possible with [[ExampleExplanationDensity varying degrees of description]].

This also happens to tropers who know their favorite stories forwards and back: every trope they read reminds them of an example from that story and they simply must share it with the world.

This isn't necessarily a [[TropesAreNotBad bad thing]], as quite a few people get exposed to good shows along the way. And new Tropes can be spread quickly this way. But remember that Entry Pimping can sometimes produce an example that is not [[SquarePegRoundTrope accurate to the trope]].

It is a thing that humans do. The Wiki [[JustTryingToHelp understands this and is forgiving]]. [[TropesAreTools Just don't overdo it]].

P.S: Please don't promote UnpublishedWorks on the main wiki. They belong in DarthWiki.

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