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sohibil Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#1: Jan 4th 2025 at 5:33:21 AM

For quite a while I noticed, that on character pages, there are trope examples which don't really serve the purpose. Most of the time the context involves something that oncenote  happened to certain character, but isn't really related to them since it could happen to anyone.

This is becoming quite a problem. It is possible to clean up the misused articles but people will keep misusing the tropes again.

Should tropes be sorted into general and character tropes to solve this?

Edited by sohibil on Jan 4th 2025 at 2:33:36 PM

Lynn1391 (Newbie)
#2: Jan 4th 2025 at 6:11:19 AM

Maybe I would suggest move non-character tropes to recap or work pages.

underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#3: Jan 4th 2025 at 6:29:06 AM

We already have Characterization Tropes index, as well as an ongoing Trope Talk thread to discuss whether a trope belongs on it.

Whether tropers have actually read those is... up in the air. I do believe that most tropers are just following what they have seen elsewhere. Perhaps liberal use of notifiers for any newer mis-placement you find? You'd have to write your own notifier text.

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