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1st Nov '11 12:57:06 PM

Crown Description:

Another Chekhov snowclone subject to misuse. What do we do?

  • Actual definition: Educational lesson delivered in a mundane manner (i.e. school) that saves the day later.
  • Observed misuse: Any Chekhovs Gun that is delivered via dialogue.
   5 (Yeas:7 Nays:2) 3.50 : 1

Rename it

Standard rename proposal, includes wikilink cleanup.

  • Pro: More common in Edutainment than elsewhere, potentially splittable from Chekhov's Gun in general
  • Con: ____________
   -1 (Yeas:4 Nays:5)

Cutlist it

Merge good examples back to Chekhov's Gun and kill the rest.

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