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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2022-05-03 11:23:31

I don't think it's really "encouraged" so much as people just don't really care as long as the videos are good and aren't there just to inflate the work's numbers.

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Amonimus (Sergeant)
2022-05-03 11:32:08

If there's no misuse, more examples sound like a good thing, as long as we moderate Fan Myopia.

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
MacronNotes (Captain)
2022-05-03 12:02:39

People watch shows and just clip videos of any tropes they can identify. Nothing wrong with making a lot of videos for one show as long you make sure you aren't shoehorning things in.

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Dirtyblue929 Since: Dec, 2012
2022-05-03 12:11:55

Since it came up, where and how do we report videos that are misuse? I know Fight Scene Failure has at least one video example that is decidedly not an example of the trope in question - it's just a less-than-stellar flash animation of someone throwing a punch and their opponent dodging it, rather than a punch that visibly didn't connect but is treated like it connected.

It also somehow has six 5-star votes in spite of this which I find a little suspicious tbh.

Edited by Dirtyblue929
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2022-05-03 12:21:33

You can discuss them here, and bring them up to the mods here.

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LendriMujina Since: Feb, 2022
2022-05-03 12:32:43

I assume the same applies to videos that illustrate a trope but not the trope they're marked with?

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
2022-05-03 12:40:56

My problem is mostly with the video length. You sometimes have to sit through a minute of unrelated content until the trope comes into play. I'd rather see a pimper adding three 20 sec long videos that get straight to the point than one padded entry of 60 secs.

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