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Brought up in the Trope Repair Shop, we need to take out the in-jokey Understatement references. People are using it to make any given example "witty" rather than actually using the trope.

It's is extremely excessive, by early calculations there is a 95% misuse rate in that regard. But don't worry, the actual number to fix seems to be less than 9,000 (about 8700).

{Note, as of 12:30 am September 19th, the tally is down to 4228; We've gotten over halfway.}

{Note 2: as of 8:37 pm September 29th, it's down to 2412}

{Note 3: as of 6:16 Am October 3, there are 1868 wicks remaining. If the original assessment of ~90% misuse turns out to be correct, there will be between 800 and 900 good wicks left when we're done.}

{Note 4: As of 2:50 pm, October 6th, there were 1079 wicks remaining.}

{Note 5: as of 8:58 am on October 10, there were 729 wicks remaining. The entire list had been scrubbed. 111 of that 729 are those that a software glitch counts even though the page it's supposedly on no longer exists.}

{Note 6: Fast Eddie has modified the wick counter so that it no longer counts the dead namespaces "JBM" or "Crowning *". This killed off 75 of the phantom wicks remaining, for a final tally of 655 good wicks remaining of 8700+ original wicks}

Cleared Punctuated titles starting with:

  • Completed!!

Cleared unpunctuated titles starting with:

  • A-Z!

edited 21st Oct '11 8:54:57 AM by Madrugada

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#126: Sep 20th 2011 at 9:35:50 AM

Just finished Garrys Mod; Gas Mask Mooks is next. Count is as 3681 - seems to me that we're gaining speed.

Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
Taifun Since: Jan, 2001
#127: Sep 20th 2011 at 12:06:30 PM

Got the rest of the G's. Current count is 3393. H's start at HA HA HA—No.

Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Taifun Since: Jan, 2001
#130: Sep 22nd 2011 at 5:09:04 PM

Got some more of the H's. Next is Healing Factor. Current count is 2985.

Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#131: Sep 22nd 2011 at 6:18:17 PM

Next up is Heavy Rain.

And a reminder for all of us: There can be more than one sinkhole to Understatement on a page. Try to remember to check the whole page.

Taifun Since: Jan, 2001
#132: Sep 23rd 2011 at 9:46:18 PM

Got the remaining H's. Current count is 2777.

edited 23rd Sep '11 9:46:55 PM by Taifun

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#134: Sep 24th 2011 at 5:43:14 AM

Inheritance Cycle is done, tally updated.

edited 24th Sep '11 5:43:26 AM by Madrugada

Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#136: Sep 25th 2011 at 8:12:33 AM

Sonichu edited; one correct use, one sinkhole

bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#137: Sep 28th 2011 at 11:35:59 AM

Remember, if the page is listed twice on "Related" then it has multiple links.

Anyway, I think desperate times call for desperate measures: I propose locking the Understatement page and making it appear as a redlink, similar to what we did with This Troper.

2025: the year it all ends?
unhappyyak :( from Minneapolis Since: Apr, 2009
:(
#138: Sep 28th 2011 at 1:49:26 PM

I think that's only necessary if it's coming back uncontrollably. Is it?

First key to interpreting a work: Things mean things.
Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#139: Sep 28th 2011 at 5:46:58 PM

[up][up]IIRC, that was discussed and decided against in the TRS Thread. I believe that main arguments against it were that it is a legitimate trope (unlike This Troper), and that people wanted to give the clean-up a chance before taking such drastic action.

Also, I don't there would be any point to locking the page. The misuse isn't on the page itself.

Nocturna Since: May, 2011
unhappyyak :( from Minneapolis Since: Apr, 2009
:(
#141: Sep 30th 2011 at 9:22:46 AM

I got through "I". 2344 still listed.

edited 30th Sep '11 9:23:52 AM by unhappyyak

First key to interpreting a work: Things mean things.
Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#142: Sep 30th 2011 at 10:38:48 AM

I went through J and now starting K.Down to 2227 wicks.

edited 30th Sep '11 2:34:05 PM by Oreochan

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
originalhobbit The Tape Fairy from Northern California Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
The Tape Fairy
#146: Oct 1st 2011 at 4:59:34 PM

Is it too late to join in? If not, tell me where to start.

It's a good thing our last name isn't Drew, because then you'd be Nancy Drew and I'd be Andrew Drew. -Andy Botwin
Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#147: Oct 1st 2011 at 5:13:14 PM

[up] I think we're doing it alphabetically. Since we're on the ones that start with K, maybe you can do those. Anyway, 2084 wicks remaining.

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#148: Oct 1st 2011 at 5:25:05 PM

^^ It won't be too late to join in until we're done.

The very first post in the thread has a list of what's been done. Pick one that hasn't been and dive in. As you finish a letter, section (or a part of a letter) post here to say so and how far you've gotten and I'll add it to the list in that post.

edited 1st Oct '11 5:25:23 PM by Madrugada

Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010

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