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* '''Underuse''' is often the result of a rogue ExampleAsAThesis confusing readers into thinking the trope is narrower than it really is.

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* '''Underuse''' is often the result of a rogue ExampleAsAThesis Administrivia/ExampleAsAThesis confusing readers into thinking the trope is narrower than it really is.
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Trope descriptions are difficult to write well. Sometimes an ExampleAsAThesis dominates the page and obscures the trope's actual definition. Sometimes the description is unnecessarily genre- or medium-specific, making it seem like the trope can't appear anywhere else. Mistakes like these make the wiki harder to read and comprehend.

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Trope descriptions are difficult to write well. Sometimes an ExampleAsAThesis Administrivia/ExampleAsAThesis dominates the page and obscures the trope's actual definition. Sometimes the description is unnecessarily genre- or medium-specific, making it seem like the trope can't appear anywhere else. Mistakes like these make the wiki harder to read and comprehend.
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!![[Administrivia/EverythingYouWantedToKnowAboutChangingNames Misleading name]]

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!![[Administrivia/EverythingYouWantedToKnowAboutChangingNames !![[Administrivia/TropeRenamingGuidelines Misleading name]]



For more about this stuff, check out Administrivia/EverythingYouWantedToKnowAboutChangingNames.

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For more about this stuff, check out Administrivia/EverythingYouWantedToKnowAboutChangingNames.
Administrivia/TropeRenamingGuidelines.
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If it's decided that the best action is a minor one that doesn't need consensus to change--e.g. [[Administrivia/RedirectsAreFree adding redirects]] or [[Administrivia/TLPGuidelines writing up a TLP draft for a new trope]]--we can skip the voting and go straight to Phase 5 if we want, with, again, a motion and a second.

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If it's decided that the best action is a minor one that doesn't need consensus to change--e.g. [[Administrivia/RedirectsAreFree [[Administrivia/CreatingNewRedirects adding redirects]] or [[Administrivia/TLPGuidelines writing up a TLP draft for a new trope]]--we can skip the voting and go straight to Phase 5 if we want, with, again, a motion and a second.
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!![[Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription Poor description]]

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!![[Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription !![[Administrivia/PagesNeedingABetterDescription Poor description]]


If the consensus is that, yeah, it totally ''is'' essential to the trope, it's likely you have a MissingSupertrope on your hands.

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If the consensus is that, yeah, it totally ''is'' essential to the trope, it's likely you have a MissingSupertrope Administrivia/MissingSupertrope on your hands.
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* '''Underuse:''' It has failed to attract any usage, and its {{wick}} and {{inbound link}} counts are low.

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* '''Underuse:''' It has failed to attract any usage, and its {{wick}} Administrivia/{{wick}} and {{inbound link}} counts are low.



Bad snowclones are often marked by [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope misuse]] in the {{wick}}s. The typical solution is to rename the trope, although Administrivia/{{Trope Transplant}}s aren't unheard of.


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Bad snowclones are often marked by [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope misuse]] in the {{wick}}s.Administrivia/{{wick}}s. The typical solution is to rename the trope, although Administrivia/{{Trope Transplant}}s aren't unheard of.

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Bad snowclones are often marked by [[SquarePegRoundTrope misuse]] in the {{wick}}s. The typical solution is to rename the trope, although Administrivia/{{Trope Transplant}}s aren't unheard of.


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Bad snowclones are often marked by [[SquarePegRoundTrope [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope misuse]] in the {{wick}}s. The typical solution is to rename the trope, although Administrivia/{{Trope Transplant}}s aren't unheard of.

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What we ''don't'' want are problems that rely on subjective interpretation--for example, an IThoughtItMeant isn't a good basis for a thread. Similarly, if you're not sure whether or not there's a problem, don't come to the Trope Repair Shop asking "Hey, do you guys think this is a problem?" It's unproductive to start a thread with a debate about whether or not the thread should exist.

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What we ''don't'' want are problems that rely on subjective interpretation--for example, an IThoughtItMeant JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant isn't a good basis for a thread. Similarly, if you're not sure whether or not there's a problem, don't come to the Trope Repair Shop asking "Hey, do you guys think this is a problem?" It's unproductive to start a thread with a debate about whether or not the thread should exist.



A confusing or ambiguous title can cause [[IThoughtItMeant one trope to be misinterpreted or mistaken for another]].

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A confusing or ambiguous title can cause [[IThoughtItMeant [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant one trope to be misinterpreted or mistaken for another]].

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