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Prfnoff Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Nov 7th 2010 at 9:27:12 PM

Fridge Brilliance is one of those tropes whose examples have expanded to sprawl over multiple pages by medium. It has thousands of Wicks, too.

But it's a subjective trope, and just how subjective is shown by a lot of the examples being written in first person (not "this troper" third-person). And from quickly perusing the Wicks, I noticed that a lot of them were listing the trope on works pages or natter attached to examples.

Does anyone else see a big problem with this trope's existence?

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#2: Nov 7th 2010 at 9:34:23 PM

With its existance? No. With it being put on the main page? Yes. There is a idea namespace for a reason. That's where Fridge Brilliance goes. If your attempting to delete it all together be prepared for hell.

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eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
94. Grandmaster of Shark
#3: Nov 7th 2010 at 9:37:00 PM

What you mention is exactly the reason it got moved from the main page to its own namespace, so it wouldn't fill up the work page.

KJMackley Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Nov 8th 2010 at 11:48:08 AM

Among the subjective tropes this one actually encourages intelligent conversation (unlike Fridge Logic, Wall Banger, Dethroning Moment Of Suck, etc, which encourage complaining). The only real issue is that it is sometimes used for a meta-Justifying Edit, a way to explain something that is often viewed as stupid (ie midichlorians). But there is no attempt to hide its subjective nature and it has its own namespace, so there is nothing actually broken with the trope.

SomeSortOfTroper Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Nov 8th 2010 at 12:33:37 PM

and just how subjective is shown by a lot of the examples being written in first person (not "this troper" third-person)

Exactly. That's exactly why I love it. It's obviously subjective and everybody makes sure to explain their point and they actually manage to get them to avoid abusing This Troper. You know exactly what it is and how and why it belongs here and you don't confuse it with anything else.

ExpiryBot Since: Dec, 1969
#6: Jan 12th 2011 at 11:04:11 AM

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