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WaxingName from Everywhere Since: Oct, 2010
#1: May 3rd 2011 at 8:33:28 PM

I'm talking about The Kirk, The Spock, and The McCoy.

When it comes to all Freudian Trioes, does:

I'm preparing to replace all instances of Id, Superego, and Ego that I find with their corresponding tropes if yes.

edit: fixed grammatical errors

edited 3rd May '11 8:34:26 PM by WaxingName

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#2: May 3rd 2011 at 8:37:27 PM

No, don't do that. The character tropes aren't synonyms for the Freudian terms.

edited 3rd May '11 8:37:39 PM by FastEddie

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WaxingName from Everywhere Since: Oct, 2010
#3: May 3rd 2011 at 8:43:13 PM

If that's the case, we're going to have to remove the Freudian redirects to each of those pages.

What I mean is:

Those alt. titles are what made me consider doing what I described in the OP.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#4: May 3rd 2011 at 9:16:28 PM

They're alt titles for a reason. That reason is that they are not an exact fit to the main trope. Don't globally replace the main trope name with a redirect unless it's an agreed-on rename.

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#5: May 3rd 2011 at 9:24:57 PM

My understanding is that alt titles are supposed to be equally valid - switching them for the main is one thing, but as far as I know, if there's a trope called X with redirect Y, then X and Y should be the same.

In other words, if the trope The Kirk is not the same as the Freudian concept of The Ego, then they should be split. Isn't there a TRS thread on this topic already?

WaxingName from Everywhere Since: Oct, 2010
#6: May 4th 2011 at 2:49:14 PM

I agree, I believe that an alt. title has to be equally valid as the actual title to be an alt. title. If the alt. title isn't a synonym for the actual title, it should be removed.

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WaxingName from Everywhere Since: Oct, 2010
#7: May 4th 2011 at 10:17:25 PM

*bump*

So, are the Freudian redirects going to be removed?

edited 4th May '11 10:17:37 PM by WaxingName

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#8: May 4th 2011 at 10:18:04 PM

No.

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