Opened, it does look like this needs some cleanup done.
A lot of the misuse is Trope Namer sinkholes. That's mostly a clean up issue and cleaning that up tends to help with misuse. It something that tropes with tropenamers really need to be cleaned for every year or so.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickI was surprised to see that the sinkholes ended up being a bigger problem than the type of misuse that caused me to do the wick check. The page only has 189 wicks right now, so sinkhole cleanup looks like a day's work at worst. I might get started on it today if I don't have anything else to do.
The misinterpretations of the trope name seem like enough of a problem that something should probably be done, but I'm not sure what. I didn't check the trope page itself that thoroughly when I was doing the wick check, but I'm looking at it now and seeing a bit of misuse there as well.
Taking steps to abandon this handle.I've finished cleaning up the sinkholes and a few of the very clear cases of misuse. I'll likely do more cleanup later, but several of the unclear uses are on pages for works I'm completely unfamilar with. In those cases, would it be okay to just remove the example entirely, and other people can add it back in later if they can demonstrate that it's not misuse?
Taking steps to abandon this handle.If one doesn't know the work, the example writeup is what you need to use to make a decision. If the example writeup explains how the example fits the trope, keep it. If it doesn't, remove the example, with an edit reason like "Removing examples that don't explain how they fit the trope. If you know how they fit, feel free to readd the example with context".
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanThat's exactly what I needed to know, thank you.
Taking steps to abandon this handle.I vote we change the discussion to a full-on renaming. When the mistake happens that often and that easily, it's a good sign the trope's name is bad. (I mean, be honest, how easily would you mistake this King of All Cosmos with something like Top God?)
Clock is set.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanClock expired with no progress; closing this.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
I've seen this trope misused a couple times, where it's mistaken as "deity in charge of outer space or the universe" instead of the proper definition of "very eccentric deity". I did a wick check to see how widespread the misuse is, and here's what I've found.
Correct usages
Incorrect or unclear usages
Conclusion: Lots of correct use, plenty of misuse, and tons of unnecessary potholes applied to the Trope Namer. All of the clear cases of misuse seem to be a result of the trope's current name being taken literally.
Taking steps to abandon this handle.