Agreed that this trope name is unnecessarily obtuse and obscure. "You Are Disguised As Me", currently its redirect, is a MUCH better name. I'm open to any name that accurately and reasonably encapsulates the trope, though.
Seriously, how did this one survive the purges?
I came. I saw. I got bored. I left.Ambiguous or not, the name's not going to get changed unless it's a direct cause for a problem related to others understanding it. That's why shimaspawn asked for a wick check in the first place - to see if tropers are misinterpreting the trope on the basis of the trope's name alone.
edited 28th Aug '15 4:59:35 PM by KarjamP
I'd be surprised to find significant misuse because of how obtuse the name is. I would never accidentally mistake Because I'm Jonesy for anything, because I'd have to go to the page before having the first clue as to what it means.
A name like this is going to get it massively underused because no one's going to know the trope is already on the site, not misused, because it doesn't carry any meaning to misunderstand.
It's a lot harder to show that, the closest thing probably being to find a bunch of stories that should have it listed and don't.
edited 29th Aug '15 1:13:38 AM by Jokubas
Underuse is not proved by wick check. Underuse is proved by the fact that this trope is growing poorly. (Which it is.). Has under 100 wicks for a really common trope. (Which it does.). And the poor inbounds.
This trope is really stunted growth wise for being three years old and as common in media as it is.
edited 29th Aug '15 6:18:58 AM by shimaspawn
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickIt does have a redirect called You're Disguised As Me. Maybe turn that into the main title?
Not a fan of that one since it's a dialogue title. I think something else like Encountering Your Imposter would work better.
Besides, trope renames count towards the "No New Stockphrases" rule.
Now we're getting into the "Title as laconic" issue.
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This trope is officially about a character who is trying to impersonate someone he doesn't know, and then running into the impersonated person, who is of course not fooled by the impersonator.
Except without reading the trope, there is no way I could have known which of many mistaken identity tropes it was, because I don't read Dr. McNinja, so I don't know who Jonesy is.
In addition, not only is it a dialogue title, the redirect "You Are Disguised As Me" is also a dialogue title, meaning it covers only a single part of the whole trope.
Does this merit fixing?