I see the Awesomeness.
If they're characters that show up in works of fiction, they get a trope page.
Fight smart, not fair.
I wouldn't be against this, but it doesn't seem like a high-priority thing to me. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Nac
@Deboss: O__o
I remember discussing this about Cyclops with you, and you saying the exact opposite thing: "characters don't deserve a page of their own. They should appear in the characters/series page.".
Besides, why should historical figures like, WinstonChurchil or TheodoreRoosevelt receive a trope page?
They are describing a real life person, in a pretty wiki-like way, so they're more a "useful note" that anything else.
edited 25th Feb '11 11:11:53 AM by NerdAtComputer
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The Cyclops page was a list of tropes that apply to the character. The historical figures are treated as tropes, with lists of works in which they appear. That's the difference.
I see the Awesomeness.
One is a "publicly owned" character that is in essence, their own archetype/trope, the other is a privately owned character who is used by one company, or with their permission.
Albert Einstein is both an archetype and something you can reference.
Fight smart, not fair.
I'd notice that quite a few characters (specially, American presidents) have trope pages of their own. All those pages do is explain "who they were" and "what they did", with some description in there, some trope related, and so on.
That fits like a glove the description of what the TV Tropes section "Useful Notes" is for.
Moreover, some people appear in the Useful Notes list, but for some reason appear in the main TV Tropes domain, and not in the Useful Notes section.
Just call me Nac.