Madrugada
Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Mar 13th 2014 at 7:09:24 AM
I would say:
- Namespace it To Administrivia
- Make it only a Predefined Message
- Limit it to use in YKTTW; make it clear that it's not to be used as 1) a general example on trope pages or 2) to mean "It's really common" in trope descriptions.
- Clear out wicks that use it as a Stock Phrase Trope, or as either of 1) or 2) in the previous point.
edited 13th Mar '14 7:12:26 AM by Madrugada
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#7: Mar 21st 2014 at 11:38:03 AM
I agree, only YKTTW and the repair forums should be using it.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
#8: Mar 21st 2014 at 4:57:44 PM
How much additional discussion before implementation? Single-prop crowner?
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
Leaper
Since: May, 2009
#11: Mar 22nd 2014 at 1:35:30 AM
Yes. "This happens quite frequently" is a poor basis for a Trope Trope.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
#14: Jun 3rd 2014 at 5:12:32 AM
OK, let me try to write a description for the new page:
Sometimes, a troper starting a YKTTW thinks they know examples of a trope, but just can't remember any specific examples to add, thus leaving the YKTTW exampleless at the beginning.
Mostentimes, it just means that the YKTTW needs examples added. Sometimes, it's a sign that we are dealing with one of the Omnipresent Tropes.
Please use this page only in the context of YKTTW, not as a reference to frequently used tropes.
Comments?
edited 3rd Jun '14 5:13:59 AM by SeptimusHeap
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Madrugada
Since: Jan, 2001
Total posts: 23

OK, this is kind of a "what do we do with this" thread.
Basically, Seen It A Million Times is a Predefined Messages page. These pages are being namespaced to Administrivia/
, but this page in particular seems to be a hybrid trope trope/predefined message page judging by the way it's being used in trope pages
, and I don't know for sure whether these ought to be put in Administrivia/ as well - the thread above linked wasn't very clear and is dead now.
So I would like to ask the Repair Shop whether this page should be namespaced, or changed in some other way or left alone. Opinions?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman