#2: Apr 2nd 2020 at 5:09:42 PM
Sorry for the wait, ~Merseyuser1.
Unfortunately, the thread will be declined, as you neglected to note how the trope is used in the present.
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There was a past discussion at Repair Shop Morgue discussing renaming of Overtook the Series: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1297623854057320100&page=1#comment-1
Although it gained no consensus - the discussion was in February 2011, I thought I'd revive this.
I agree with the point someone made at https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1297623854057320100&page=1#comment-17 where it said that it needed a rename, as the race analogy doesn't fit.
I'd suggest leaving Overtook the Series as a redirect for Grandfather Clause reasons, and the trope be renamed to:
or:
I think it could be renamed, if there's enough consensus for this.
Does anyone agree with this? I think the 2011 original discussion had some worthwhile arguments.