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belgarathmth Since: Apr, 2011
#1: Apr 24th 2011 at 11:58:32 AM

I notice on reading the examples section under "Squishy Wizards", specifically the literature section, that most of the examples given are actually aversions of the trope, not positive examples as they should be. The writers present aversions as though they were straight-up examples.

I also notice that people are using many reference pages to argue point and counterpoint, as though they were posting to a forum. A wiki page is not an appropriate place to post a back-and-forth dialogue.

The problem is especially bad on pages that have anything to do with a game.

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#2: Apr 26th 2011 at 8:38:12 AM

Gratuitous listing of aversions just reveals that the aversions aren't notable at all.

edited 26th Apr '11 8:38:31 AM by Scardoll

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belgarathmth Since: Apr, 2011
#3: Apr 26th 2011 at 6:08:12 PM

Yes, but the Squishy Wizards page lists extreme examples of very popular characters who are just NOT, such as the sorcerers from the Belgariad.

And there are a dearth of actual examples of the trope.

P.S. - could someone please tell me how to easily link a trope in a post? "Squishy Wizards" should be a blue link, but I'm damned if I can figure out how to Make it So.

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#4: Apr 26th 2011 at 6:13:35 PM

"SquishyWizard" produces "Squishy Wizard". "{{Squishy Wizard}}s" produces Squishy Wizards.

belgarathmth Since: Apr, 2011
#5: Apr 26th 2011 at 6:24:39 PM

Ah, thanks, Meta. It didn't work because I didn't have the trope name EXACTLY right.

I still don't understand the shift-brackets. Does that make it find the link if you're at least close?

<sigh>, I just went off topic in my own thread. smile

I'm new here, and I'm still learning the controls and social conventions of the site. How do we try to start discussions about flawed trope pages without presuming to edit or fool with somebody else's wiki entry directly? There's got to be a way in here to discuss edits before they get made, which would really help for quality control, credibility, and aversion of "Did Not Dothe Research" for the site.

edited 26th Apr '11 6:29:37 PM by belgarathmth

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#6: Apr 26th 2011 at 7:02:49 PM

How do we try to start discussions about flawed trope pages without presuming to edit or fool with somebody else's wiki entry directly?

If it's flawed, report it! Don't feel that somebody else's writing is somehow sacred or better. If there's a problem, it needs fixing. The core of a wiki is that anybody can edit it.

Repair, Don't Respond!

There's got to be a way in here to discuss edits before they get made, which would really help for quality control, credibility, and aversion of "Did Not Dothe Research" for the site.

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