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battosaijoe Since: Jan, 2010
2012-02-02 23:42:34

I highly doubt the trimming of valid tropes on an index in order to shorten the page is kosher. But I ain't staff, so that's just an opinion.

AGroupie Since: Oct, 2009
2012-02-03 00:10:39

nod I wanted an opinion here (or in the discussion, or both) before I reversed the "trimming" edit since I don't want Edit War, and though I've had my differences with the editor who made it, I do respect the wiki process and that everyone has the right to edit the page. It just seems like an odd edit reason at the very best because I've never seen any other index pages being "trimmed" for valid (or hell, even disputed) examples. Generally disputed examples are removed in the singular with a reason why that one particular example is Square Peg Round Trope, a redlink, etcetera.

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AGroupie Since: Oct, 2009
2012-02-03 00:50:29

EDIT: just checked Dedars1 history using the proper name with no space. They do have a history (of good edits, strangely enough) so it's not related to this. The timing was just odd enough to make me suspect a Sock Puppet lashing out on another page I work on over this discussion. Apologies to all involved for the threadjack.

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PacificMackerel Since: Aug, 2011
2012-02-03 02:35:38

batto - Fighteer trimmed the page before, since it was an index and longer explanations really could go to the pages collected.

I don't think the smoking stuff should go there - should it? The whole "smoking is glamorous and will KILL YOU" stuff is well propagated by anti-tobacco ads and it seems more YMMV, since most stuff that glorifies smoking nowadays is a deliberate subversion. (YMMV, obviously).

AGroupie Since: Oct, 2009
2012-02-03 04:11:17

Except your "trims" are NOT of long explanations, this time, they are of the listing of tropes themselves. If your problem is long explanations edit them, not the entire trope out... okay? I apologize for whatever has upset you...

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AGroupie Since: Oct, 2009
2012-02-03 04:18:13

That said I do apologize and I will no longer edit the page :) I understand my presence there is the source of the problems, so I will remove it from my watchlist and walk away. I don't want to be seen as making this more serious business than it is, and I understand you feel passionately about it. Please do accept my apologies for bringing this up in this section as an issue.

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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2012-02-03 06:10:27

You should never remove tropes from indexes unless they do not actually belong on the index. Size is not a valid criterion.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
PacificMackerel Since: Aug, 2011
2012-02-03 12:16:52

Those didn't belong, actually.

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