#2: Apr 23rd 2018 at 1:32:35 PM
It's being discussed in the YKTTW Crash Rescue Thread
, too.
Personally, yeah, it seems like it was launched half-baked.
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Wyldchyld
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#3: Apr 29th 2018 at 8:55:08 AM
Ah, I knew there was somewhere to discuss problematic launches. Thanks for the link.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
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Courtesy Link.
This looks like a brand new trope that has just been launched. An entry was placed on a page I watch, which is how I noticed it. I'm finding the trope description to be extremely scrappy and ill-defined. It doesn't really make a proper attempt to tell me what the point is supposed to be as it's couched in a far too casual "Is he X or is he Y? You decide!" manner. It doesn't tell me how it stands out from Reasonable Authority Figure as it just seems to be a very badly worded case of The Same But More Specific.
I went to the YKTTW page and noticed that this question has been asked in thread. The only response was that this trope is supposed to be a sub-trope of Reasonable Authority Figure — which might be fine, but there's no attempt to link this new trope back to Reasonable Authority Figure. Indeed, it actually implies a relationship with Benevolent Boss instead and, again, the trope description doesn't try to either distinguish itself from, or tie into the trope description of, Benevolent Boss (there's just an obvious headmaster/student instead of boss/employee focus).
I know it has a lot of hats but, at the moment, it feels half-finished at best. Was it launched too soon?
edited 23rd Apr '18 1:27:48 PM by Wyldchyld
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.