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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#1: Jun 11th 2011 at 8:17:38 AM

The banner for YMMV tropes used to say "examples can go here, or on the work's subpages." But recently that was changed to "Please don't list this on a work's page as a trope. Examples can go on the work's YMMV tab," and I've seen them culled from the character pages (though not from all).

Isn't it better to have them on the character pages, where it's easier to find them? Especially since half the time they just get thrown on YMMV with no modification, so its not clear who they're talking about.

OldManHoOh It's super effective. from England Since: Jul, 2010
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#2: Jun 11th 2011 at 8:21:35 AM

No. Why should it? It's an audience's judgement call on a character. If, say, The Wesley was on the main page it wouldn't be moved to a character sheet.

KrisMahai Hm? Since: Jan, 2013
Hm?
#3: Jun 11th 2011 at 9:09:50 AM

^^ I'd say no, since character pages are supposed to be about tropes that describe the characters, and it's really up to one's opinion whether YMMVs apply. As for not being described on the YMMV page, that's the fault of whoever moved them over, not of the system itself.

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troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#4: Jun 11th 2011 at 10:43:40 AM

Character sheets are an extension of the main page and follow all the same rules. Their page type is supposed to be marked as "a work's examples page" and, just like the main page, their YMMV items need to be moved to the YMMV subpage.

edited 11th Jun '11 10:44:04 AM by troacctid

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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#5: Jun 11th 2011 at 11:05:51 AM

[up] Thank you, that's what I was looking for. I didn't phrase this right.

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