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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#51: Feb 11th 2014 at 9:43:42 AM

Mom Looks Like Your Sis would be a redirect, but our policy on American vs British language is "Whoever gets there first." shima suggested Mum Looks Like Your Sis, so it gets to be the main title.

Other than sorting the examples, are there any problems here? I should hopefully be able to do that today.

treelo Since: Jun, 2010
#52: Feb 11th 2014 at 9:45:58 AM

I don't really like that title for the same reason as Sep, too much like a line of dialogue.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#53: Feb 11th 2014 at 10:20:22 AM

Well, sorted the examples. Forgot how easy it would be. See Sandbox.Adoptive Peer Parent, Sandbox.Supernaturally Young Parent, and Sandbox.Mum Looks Like Your Sis. Remember that the first and third types mentioned here go on Teen Pregnancy and Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome.

What's the word on the title of that last one? I'm fine with it as is, but if it's going to be an issue, I can get on board with changing it.

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#54: Feb 11th 2014 at 10:50:45 AM

How about Peer Looking Parent?

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#55: Feb 11th 2014 at 10:55:00 AM

Peer Parent Resemblance, possibly? Custom-titled to "Peer/Parent Resemblance"...

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#56: Feb 11th 2014 at 11:52:48 AM

That's too close to Adoptive Peer Parent. I prefer Mom Looks Like a Sister if we need to change it.

treelo Since: Jun, 2010
#57: Feb 11th 2014 at 12:20:57 PM

Do we? Title seems fine.

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#59: Feb 13th 2014 at 12:06:52 PM

[up] That's good enough for me.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#60: Feb 15th 2014 at 2:34:05 PM

Bump. Anyone against Mom Looks Like a Sister, or can we go with it? Well, I suppose it would be Mum Looks Like a Sister.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#62: Feb 16th 2014 at 11:44:26 PM

That sounds more like a personality thing than an appearance thing.

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VinnieTheRat Since: Feb, 2014
#63: Feb 17th 2014 at 1:29:09 AM

I agree: "Sisterly Mother" sounds like a mother that behaves like a sister, and doesn't have to look like one.

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#64: Feb 17th 2014 at 1:37:43 AM

Sisterly Mother seems more like behaviour, yes. There is something that I don't like about @60 (maybe that it sounds artificial?) but it's acceptable.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#66: Feb 17th 2014 at 10:40:03 PM

No, that title is confusing. Honestly, all of these sound worse than the current title. I mean, it's not great, but it's clearer than anything we've come up with as a replacement.

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#67: Feb 18th 2014 at 1:22:15 AM

Sister Mother Confusion (shouldn't it be hyphened? "Sister-Mother Confusion"?) sounds like it's about somebody's mother getting confused for his or her sister. I suppose that is a trope in itself, and it could be a consequence of an Absurdly Youthful Mother, but it's not the same thing.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#68: Feb 18th 2014 at 4:03:52 PM

Or it could be someone's sister being confused for their mother. The name is vague.

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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#69: Feb 19th 2014 at 9:13:35 PM

I guess we need a crowner after all, then, if there's this much discussion.

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#72: Feb 26th 2014 at 1:52:11 PM

Still liking Mom Looks Like a Sister better than Like Your Sis. I think it has better rhythm, IMHO.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#73: Mar 5th 2014 at 6:58:33 PM

Bump for votes. We've got pretty clear consensus, but we're under the recommended 15 vote margin.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#74: Mar 18th 2014 at 9:15:39 PM

Bump. Crowner looks like consensus for Mum Looks Like a Sister. Any complaints about Sandbox.Adoptive Peer Parent, Sandbox.Supernaturally Young Parent, or Sandbox.Mum Looks Like Your Sis (which will be named Mum Looks Like a Sister when launched)? If not, I'll swap them in, with the subtropes listed on Absurdly Youthful Mother as:

Now there's one last thing: Did we ever decide on whether to do a disambiguation/index, or a supertrope?

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#75: Mar 19th 2014 at 12:02:06 AM

No, on the supertrope-or-disambig question.

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AlternativeTitles: MumLooksLikeYourSis
25th Feb '14 11:45:50 AM

Crown Description:

Vote up names you like, vote down names you don't. Whether or not the title will actually be changed is determined with a different kind of crowner (the Single Proposition crowner). This one just collects and ranks alternative titles.

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