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YChan620 from The Spire Of Deceit Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#1: Dec 4th 2024 at 8:41:28 AM

Salt Solution's main page and Laconic defines it as (literally, from the Laconic page) "Salt is a weapon against evil and the supernatural." While most of the on-page examples use it as such, such as certain creatures being weak or allergic to salt, characters using salt as a weapon against said creatures, and jokes about mean or evil but not supernatural characters having salt thrown at them, some of the examples and the Playing With page use it more broadly as "salt is used as a solution to an issue", specifically of the "rock salt is used as shotgun ammo" variety. The latter is covered under Abnormal Ammo, but the former is its own sort of concept that doesn't quite fit Salt Solution's description. I think that these two concepts could have their own merits as separate tropes, but they don't seem to be prevalent enough to make separate pages of. I also think that a trope rename and editing of the Playing With page of Salt Solution to make it more clear that it's about supernatural entities having weaknesses to salt specifically could do it some good.

I don't think this trope is doomed or anything, but there are some curiosities. I haven't done a full wick check yet, just taken a look over the examples on the trope page itself, but I could start one later if needed.

Edit: Wick Check finished.

Edited by YChan620 on Dec 5th 2024 at 11:11:51 AM

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TMH-Sir-Iron-Vomit The clown of STEEL from Ichnusa Since: Mar, 2024
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#2: Dec 4th 2024 at 9:06:15 AM

It's probably the title, which can be a bit broad. Depending on what comes up from the check, I could suggest renaming it.

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YChan620 from The Spire Of Deceit Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#3: Dec 4th 2024 at 10:50:28 AM

I've started a wick check. Might take me a little while, I'm pretty busy. I could make it collaborative but I think there's too little wicks for that.

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underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#4: Dec 4th 2024 at 11:49:04 AM

Data that might be of interest:

  • 128 works referenced on-page
  • 195 wicks
  • 25 of those wicks are other trope pages, so definitely non-example references.

Given that there are likely to be potholes on other pages as well, it seems reasonable to think that this trope is mostly properly crosswicked, and the OPE will be a good example of use on the wiki. Interested in comparing the actual wick-check results.

Edited by underCoverSailsman on Dec 4th 2024 at 1:50:06 PM

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#5: Dec 4th 2024 at 11:50:06 AM

Well, I mean, the trope page wicks aren't inherently potholes, they can just be references in the description and stuff.

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underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#6: Dec 4th 2024 at 11:50:39 AM

[up]Just edited. Good point.

YChan620 from The Spire Of Deceit Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#7: Dec 4th 2024 at 5:36:44 PM

[up][up][up] I actually did start an OPE check before the wick check, I only got a little under halfway through before changing to wick check though. But good suggestion, I'll do both an OPE check and wick check and combine them.

Edited by YChan620 on Dec 4th 2024 at 8:38:21 AM

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underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#8: Dec 4th 2024 at 5:39:25 PM

I thought you'd already done the OP Es. Don't do extra work just for my curiosity unless you really want to...

YChan620 from The Spire Of Deceit Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#9: Dec 4th 2024 at 6:24:14 PM

[up]I looked over them, but I didn't finish sorting them in detail like I am doing with the wicks.

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YChan620 from The Spire Of Deceit Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#10: Dec 5th 2024 at 8:07:07 AM

Wick Check finished. I haven't finished sorting the OPEs yet.

Edited by YChan620 on Dec 5th 2024 at 11:07:20 AM

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