Oh, definitely a YMMV. To the point, in fact, that I think any specific examples would have to go under a Troper Tales page (Although I'm not so sure that a page listing jokes that specific tropers were offended by will go over well.....)
Besides, I know there are several people who have a very sick and twisted sense of humor, can make and laugh at the most offensive of jokes, but will react this way as soon as a joke is made that hits a bit close to home for them.
ETA: Perhaps it would be less controversial and subjective if the examples were in-universe only? (IE A character in a show makes an off-color joke and the other characters get offended by it)
edited 29th Oct '10 11:42:17 AM by endangeredmonkey
I'd say cull the examples that aren't in universe since they are basically just people complaining about jokes they didn't find funny.
The examples that were previously there should be moved to the (currently non-existent) Troper Tales page.
But if it is that way, we might as well delete this page.
Should Dude, Not Funny! only be about characters having that reaction in-universe, or is that totally crazy?
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
NO PLACE TO HIDE
^That sounds good. By that definition it's a perfectly valid (and non-subjective) trope.
Note that the Nostalgia Critic and Stephen Colbert (the talk show host) are characters. Real Life would be a celebrity saying "dude not funny" on the news or something.
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
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That's actually a good idea. The rest of it can get axed to troper tales. It would take some clean up, but it's feasible.
Dude, Not Funny! is completely subjective to the viewer and should stay that way. If in-universe examples must be segregated, give them their own, new trope.
IMO, no trope in the Main namespace should be subjective to the viewer. Main.DudeNotFunny is in fact about in-universe examples of that reaction. TroperTales.DudeNotFunny is for viewer examples.
edited 19th Nov '10 3:32:39 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Agree with this policy — examples of people having the Dude, Not Funny! reaction in works on the main page, examples of tropers having the reaction to works on the Troper Tales page.
In-universe examples on the page, personal examples to Troper Tales, that's what Troper Tales is there for after all. Make a big, bold line in the description that personal examples should go to the TT page just to make sure people don't re-add their personal examples to the main page.
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Kind of in the title. Not sure what else to add. The examples are really non-self explanatory and look like they shouldn't even be there. Also, should this page be listed as a YMMV?