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Copy-pasting entries while cross-wicking a newly launched trope is a standard practice, because the trope creator would want to be able to wick multiple examples quickly. But if someone changes the write-up in one page without adjusting the other, it's also fine. As long as the two entries don't contradict each other.
Ideally, during Crosswicking examples on work pages and trope pages should nearly match.
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupYeah. When I crosswick I tend to tweak the entry on one side or the other depending on the need for additional context. For example if a trope is linked to a work's premise, that's something that needs spelling out more on the trope page than the work page which would have a description for the work in place.

In my time editing on this site, I’ve noticed that some character trope entries are written differently than their entry on the trope itself. I expected them to be a simple copy and paste but they're not. Are we supposed to write like this or can we just copy paste?