The primary rule has always been against contentless slowclones - that is, threads created for the sake of the snowclone alone. And bans aren't handed out until you repeatedly demonstrate your inability to comprehend this idea.
edited 27th Dec '10 6:55:53 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Snowclone? I just read the definition for the term over at The Other Wiki, but I'm not sure I understand the context here.
“I just think that's really shady." "Shady?!" - Stephanie & Chad, The Amazing Race 17Making a new thread whose title is a play on another thread title.
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyFirst thread: "I hate grapes". Second thread: "I hate apes". Third thread: "I ate snapes". Etc.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"@5: The rule is on the forums, for snowclone threads. New tropes should be going through YKTTW which will help rule out unnecessary snowclones, there's no specific rule about it.
edited 27th Dec '10 9:31:29 PM by Yamikuronue
BTW, I'm a chick.Guidelines for snowcloning article titles, for trope pages are listed as Everythings Worse With Snowclones (itself a snowcloned title).
edited 28th Dec '10 10:18:04 AM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.Thanks for posting the link to the Everythings Worse With Snowclones. That makes it all completely clear.
“I just think that's really shady." "Shady?!" - Stephanie & Chad, The Amazing Race 17

I heard making them now, regardless of content, could put you at risk for a forum ban.
C/D?