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MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
2021-07-11 02:54:59

If it's not in the actual work, then we don't put it on the character page. What Could Have Been is a Trivia trope, and goes on the Trivia page.

mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
2021-07-11 09:25:58

Love Triangle isn't really a character trope so much as a plot trope anyway, IMO.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2021-07-11 09:34:18

I think it should just be removed from the character page in favor of being listed under What Could Have Been on the Trivia subpage.

You can't just say "perchance".
Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
2021-07-11 12:40:19

Before removing them, I've seen Monster.Scripts covers unpublished versions of works. Is there a reason their What Could Have Been is allowed but the example I brought up isn't (they're considered standalone works)?

mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
2021-07-11 18:22:24

^ A publicly accessible draft of a script is a form of a published work, hence why we trope them on the main wiki at all.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
2021-07-11 18:30:14

So author notes about how the story would have gone don't count as they aren't in a published form like scripts?

Kayube (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2021-07-11 18:47:03

I think the point here is that the scripts page is troping the script as a work in itself, whereas the given example is troping the work as it was released. If a work ends prematurely and the creator gives notes about what would have happened had it continued, that's not something that can be considered to have happened in the actual work as released, it's just What Could Have Been. But if the notes are substantial enough that they're considered a work in their own right, then the notes themselves could be troped as their own work (but would still just be What Could Have Been for the original work).

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
2021-07-11 20:45:24

Here are the notes in question: [1] [2] [3] [4]. I suspect they don't fit the criteria to trope, but any second opinions would be appreciated.

Edited by Ferot_Dreadnaught
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