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jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#76: May 7th 2020 at 7:27:59 PM

Also, I presume In-Universe examples are still allowed, like this pothole on Tropes I to P?

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WarJay77 Bonnie's Artistic Cousin from The Void (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#77: May 7th 2020 at 7:29:15 PM

[up] In-Universe is basically the only time Flame Bait can be used.

However, it was me that designated that In-Universe and only just a few minutes ago, so if ya'll think it still needs to go, that's no big deal.

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Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#78: May 7th 2020 at 8:10:07 PM

I think we can allow In-Universe wicks.

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ImperialMajestyXO Since: Nov, 2015
#79: May 7th 2020 at 8:52:06 PM

@Jay: I see where you're coming from. Maybe a compromise of initial "scorched earth", followed by letting it grow again in a less... haphazard way might've worked, but I guess it's too late now.

I just... I don't know.

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#80: May 8th 2020 at 4:15:34 AM

I’ve noticed there’s a few examples like this one on Luann, where it refers to an in-universe character as Snark Bait:

Is this misuse? I believe Snark Bait applies to works only, both in reality and In-Universe.

Edited by jandn2014 on May 8th 2020 at 9:38:44 AM

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HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#81: May 8th 2020 at 6:27:14 AM

Deadpan Snarker might be a better fit, but "[character] is snarky" isn't a lot of context.

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#82: May 8th 2020 at 6:32:49 AM

[up] The example I provided is already a Deadpan Snarker entry; I’ll just remove the pothole completely.

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HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#83: May 8th 2020 at 6:39:04 AM

Ah, I see. Then yes, the pothole should be removed. It still has a context problem, though.

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#84: May 8th 2020 at 6:42:14 AM

[up] I’ve removed the pothole, but I’m still unsure if individual people (in-universe) can be Snark Bait.

Edited by jandn2014 on May 8th 2020 at 9:42:31 AM

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HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#85: May 8th 2020 at 6:43:05 AM

From the trope description:

Snark Bait refers to any popular work that evokes a desire to watch specifically to mock and join other people mocking.

People aren't works.

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#86: May 8th 2020 at 6:45:37 AM

Ah, so I’ll cut entries that refer to characters as Snark Bait. I saw the trope description; I was just wondering if characters could be this to other characters, since Tropes Are Flexible.

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Brainulator9 Short-Term Projects herald from US Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
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#87: May 8th 2020 at 9:30:59 AM

Removed the Avatar: The Last Airbender wick; I felt that, without more context, it might as well be a sinkhole.

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WarJay77 Bonnie's Artistic Cousin from The Void (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#88: May 8th 2020 at 11:57:34 AM

[up] Fair enough.

But yeah, I think only in-universe works can qualify as in-universe Snark Bait, not characters.

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#89: May 8th 2020 at 10:07:29 PM

I agree with limiting in-universe examples to Show Within a Show examples.

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WarJay77 Bonnie's Artistic Cousin from The Void (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#90: May 11th 2020 at 8:25:50 PM

Down to 355; took out some of the smaller sections, as well as Characters/.

Edited by WarJay77 on May 11th 2020 at 11:26:00 AM

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ADrago Since: Dec, 2015
#91: May 11th 2020 at 9:14:53 PM

Judging from some of the wicks that were cleaned up, Snark Bait was also misused for instances when someone would snark.

WarJay77 Bonnie's Artistic Cousin from The Void (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#92: May 11th 2020 at 10:12:36 PM

Anyone else notice that Snark Bait isn't getting the flame icon? What's up with that? Hell, it doesn't even have a YMMV icon, which you'd think would be the only other possibility, right?

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costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#93: May 12th 2020 at 12:09:55 PM

Should the real life quotes on the quotes page be removed?

FridgeGuy2016 No-lifer from United States Since: Feb, 2016
No-lifer
#94: May 12th 2020 at 12:36:58 PM

[up] Before we made this page flamebait, it was okay to have those quotes as long as they're not talking about real life nouns. They are in reference to media, so they were okay. But I have no idea what to do with them now that Snark Bait is Flame Bait.

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Kirby0189 Kirby is shaped like a friend from America Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
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#95: May 12th 2020 at 2:17:59 PM

[up] I mean Internet Backdraft and several other Flame Bait tropes have quotes pages, so it's probably fine so long as they don't talk about real life nouns.

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#96: May 13th 2020 at 6:02:26 PM

From the description of Five-Token Band:

"This version was commonly used in The '90s when diversity was considered a big deal (especially following the 1992 Los Angeles riots), before it became Snark Bait."

Any ideas on how to rephrase this?

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#97: May 13th 2020 at 6:14:00 PM

You can probably just cut the entire "before it became Snark Bait" part and have it end after the parenthesis.

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troperaiser Dereder (remove red links) from Buffalo Since: Nov, 2017 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#100: May 14th 2020 at 8:49:56 PM

I feel like if we want RL examples, one would have to do massive research to make sure it actually fit the bill.

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What should be done with Snark Bait? Option 1 isn't mutually exclusive with options 2 and 3, but options 2 and 3 are mutually exclusive with each other.

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