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Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#1: Aug 14th 2021 at 5:28:37 PM

This trope was created in 2012 and until last month when I brought it up in ATT, it had no on-the-page examples at all. It still only has 10 wicks, three of which link to "needs help" pages.

I think it's probably tropeworthy, and yet I can't think of a single example to actually help fill it out. Perhaps the launch pad could help?

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#2: Aug 15th 2021 at 5:56:31 AM

Yeah, seconding TLP.

HeavyMetalHermitCrab Since: Sep, 2018
#3: Aug 15th 2021 at 9:28:24 AM

I think one possible reason it hasn't attracted any examples is because it's being presented as a "law" or general tendency rather than a trope. And it's a bit much to call it a "law" because it only pertains to certain works.

But yeah, plenty of examples are out there. Jon Arbuckle from Garfield being a particularly notable example (at least for the first 30-40 years of the strip).

Edited by HeavyMetalHermitCrab on Aug 15th 2021 at 9:28:57 AM

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#4: Aug 15th 2021 at 10:03:08 AM

It's really a common problem with Laws and Formulas tropes... Eleven "Sliding Scale of X" tropes are not thriving, may make a thread this or next month. But send back to tlp at the very least.

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GoldenCityBird from the UK Since: Oct, 2018
#5: Aug 15th 2021 at 11:22:15 AM

I agree with what's been said; send it back to the TLP

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selkies TOO serious! from Guess, guess, guess Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
TOO serious!
#7: Aug 15th 2021 at 12:11:53 PM

Oh, I was waiting for this to open to say that all the examples on this page are already covered by other tropes. This is how they can be sorted: Casanova Wannabe (Master Roshi & Johnny Bravo), No Guy Wants to Be Chased (Jotaro), Celibate Hero (1st example in Dragon Ball [which is a subversion], Hachiman, Jotaro again), Hopeless Suitor (Yui), All Love Is Unrequited (Martha Jones), Dude Magnet (Yukino). Most of these tropes are on their entries anyway.

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#8: Aug 15th 2021 at 12:17:43 PM

Yeah, I agree with [up] and [up][up]; this already feels covered.

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Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#9: Aug 15th 2021 at 12:19:08 PM

Fair point. It is functionally an unnecessary supertrope to all of those, which is likely also the problem with the Sliding Scale examples.

Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#10: Aug 16th 2021 at 6:05:57 PM

Gentle bump.

Are TLP and outright chopping it the only options anyone suggests? I don't know what else I would suggest, but just in case.

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#11: Aug 16th 2021 at 6:10:01 PM

[up] A disambig between the other tropes it covers?

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Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#12: Aug 16th 2021 at 6:20:44 PM

An option, but I think with ten wicks, that's kind of silly and unnecessary when we could cut it. It's not as if the trope attracts a lot of attention.

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#13: Aug 16th 2021 at 6:25:37 PM

Fair enough.

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HeavyMetalHermitCrab Since: Sep, 2018
#14: Aug 16th 2021 at 8:44:53 PM

I think I'd argue in favor of a cut, if only because I don't think there's very many forms this trope can take that aren't covered by other, more successful tropes.

ImperialMajestyXO Since: Nov, 2015
#15: Aug 16th 2021 at 10:14:08 PM

Personally, I lean towards making this a supertrope, provided we can find enough examples that aren't covered by other tropes. Otherwise, I'm in favor of converting this to a disambig.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#16: Aug 17th 2021 at 12:26:46 AM

Cut. There are existing indexes like The Singles Index and Unrequited Love Tropes.

Edited by eroock on Aug 17th 2021 at 12:29:11 PM

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#18: Aug 17th 2021 at 2:09:44 AM

Yeah, cut.

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#19: Aug 17th 2021 at 11:17:50 AM

I vote cut, and move wicks to the tropes identified by selkies.

selkies TOO serious! from Guess, guess, guess Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
TOO serious!
#20: Aug 17th 2021 at 11:52:06 AM

In case my postion isn't clear enough; I vote to cut.

Now, should we make a crowner for this? With these options:

  • Send it to TLP.
  • Cut.
  • Turn it into a supertrope.
  • Disambiguate between the other tropes it covers.

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Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#22: Aug 17th 2021 at 2:48:22 PM

Hooked.

Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#23: Aug 18th 2021 at 5:18:24 AM

Well, that crowner looks like a consensus to me.

Edited by Eiryu on Aug 18th 2021 at 7:18:35 AM

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#24: Aug 18th 2021 at 5:45:49 AM

[up]It's too soon to call. At least three days need to pass since it was hooked.

Edit: Fixed a typo. I've slept since I made said typo.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 18th 2021 at 4:47:08 AM

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Eiryu Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#25: Aug 19th 2021 at 7:44:08 PM

Ah. We shall wait, then, even though the conclusion seems quite clear.

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