Line #3 Administrivia/NotATrope


1	[[Website/TVTropes This wiki]] is about {{trope}}s, which are conventions and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools tools]] in storytelling. But not everything we record is a trope, nor is everything in storytelling a trope. Some things that aren't tropes may still be notable enough to get their own pages on the wiki, but others may not.
2
3	Compare Administrivia/NotASubversion. Contrast OmnipresentTropes, Administrivia/MissingSupertrope, {{Paratext}}, and Administrivia/NoTropeIsTooCommon.
4	----
5	[[index]]
6	!Not tropes and not page worthy
7
8	These have no reason to have their own pages here:
9	* '''Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike''' and their creator equivalents: We are not a wiki for bashing things, and nothing meaningful or interesting can come from ranting here.
10	* '''Memes:''' Memes are at best [[AudienceReactions fan reactions]], to be listed under MemeticMutation or its variants. Otherwise, they add very little to the wiki and should be referenced sparingly. Memes may ''use'' tropes, but they're not tropes in themselves. Occasionally, a meme can have enough storytelling tropes to get its own page, but those count as works rather than tropes (''e.g.'' the ''WebVideo/HitlerRants'').
11	* '''Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs:''' Meaningless things that occur incidentally are not tropes.
12	* '''StockPhrases:''' Most of them are not tropes because there's no pattern to when they're in use. Those that meet this requirement exist on our StockPhrase index; we've exhausted pretty much all of them, which is why our current policy is Administrivia/NoNewStockPhrases.
13	* '''Things Administrivia/TooRareToTrope:''' Something very rare or very complex is much more likely to be coincidence than convention.
14
15	!Not worth their own tropes
16
17	These ''might'' be tropes, but they're better covered by another trope that already exists:
18	* '''PlayingWithATrope:''' Tropes can undergo a lot of different variations, like a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], [[AvertedTrope aversion]], or [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]. All those examples go under the same page; we've even got a [[PlayingWithWiki sub-wiki]] for how this can work for any given trope. An InvertedTrope, however, can qualify as a [[OppositeTropes separate trope]] if it's common enough.
19	* '''Administrivia/RidiculouslySimilarTrope examples:''' Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible, so if two tropes have a DistinctionWithoutADifference, they are in fact the same trope.
20	* '''Administrivia/TheSameButMore:''' A trope that's {{exaggerated\|Trope}}, {{downplayed\|Trope}}, or even {{parodied\|Trope}} is still the same trope.
21	* '''Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific:''' If the additional distinction doesn't confer some new meaning, it's not enough to make a SubTrope of a current trope. This is especially true for a trope [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools done well or done badly]] because the "new meaning" is just some AudienceReactions.
22
23	!Not tropes, but still notable
24
25	While these might not be tropes (unless they're InUniverse examples), they're still interesting facets of storytelling and worth noting here:
26	* '''AudienceReactions:''' The audience's emotional reaction, even though it's subjective, is a big part of storytelling and can affect the work in a big way because creators tend to aim for an IntendedAudienceReaction. (They don't always hit the mark.)
27	* '''{{Creators}}''': While creators are obviously not tropes, they utilize tropes in their stories and performances so are absolutely noteworthy. However, [[Administrivia/CreatorPageGuidelines their pages should be about their works]] (or Trivia related to their works), their personal lives aren't really of interest to us unless it had a provable impact on their creative process (such as WriteWhatYouKnow).
28	* '''FanSpeak:''' Definitions of common terminology among storytellers and fans. Not necessarily tropes, but they're definitely related to them.
29	* '''{{Genres}}:''' Groups of works that are worth identifying, particularly because they use tropes themselves. Some tropes are also genre-specific.
30	* '''SugarWiki/GushingAboutShowsYouLike:''' It's not ''ideal'', but it's a heck of a lot better than Administrivia/{{complaining\|AboutShowsYouDontLike}}, if only because creators tend to ''want'' the audience to like the work. Please be sparing and keep it to SugarWiki/SugarWiki.
31	* '''{{Index\|Index}}es''': [[PerplexingPlurals Or "indices", if you prefer]], but either way, these are collections of pages within a similar theme or topic, and are not themselves tropes, so there's no such thing as an "example" of them. Note that some supertropes also have an indexing function but are okay to list as tropes if their page type isn't set to index, though listing a subtrope is still preferable in those cases.
32	* '''JustForFun:''' Every wiki's gotta have something that doesn't fit but gets to stay because it's [[RuleOfFunny amusing]] (or [[RuleOfCool awesome]], or just plain [[RuleOfFun fun]]). These include whimsical lists, parody articles, and other frivolous nonsense. As with many wikis, much of this is a holdover from our early days when [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness we could get away with a lot more]].
33	* '''MediaNotes''': Background information and history on media. How it is made, things that are involved in creating them, as well as accolades that can be given them.
34	* '''{{Platforms}}:''' Software (programs, apps, websites), hardware (video game consoles, tablets, mobile phones, other devices), or locations (theaters, concert halls, other public venues) that are made to experience various media like films, video games, or comics.
35	* '''{{Trivia}}:''' Interesting little facts about stories, or common behind-the-scenes conventions, that don't show up in the story itself but are worth noting because they do have an effect on the end product.
36	* '''UsefulNotes:''' Background information about a whole variety of things that pop up in stories. Sometimes they help you where a story incorrectly assumes you're familiar with something; other times, they help to debunk common media misconceptions.
37	[[/index]]

Context Administrivia / NotATrope