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That's bizarre on so many levels. Unless there's something serious I've missed I cannot believe this was included via any kind of consensus.
Also, just looking at the page, it seems to be comically inconsistent with alphabetization in general, if not outright just unalphabetized.
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Yeah, that seems to be not only a bizarre note but just flat-out wrong for how things are done on TV Tropes. the How to Alphabetize Things page under Administrivia mentions nothing about alphabetizing things in this manner.
Edited by cannen144 Pimpin' Ain't Easy, But It's Necessary -Ghandi
The note was added here
by tdarcos almost a year ago, where they also seemed to do a lot of the reorganization themselves.
Noting as well that they haven't edited since January.
My Fanfiction.net Page My DeviantArt Page
Would that count as a unilateral change?
I'd also assume it'd be safe to remove, unless there's been a discussion elsewhere we're not privy to? I've not seen a note like that anywhere else on the wiki and it goes against the previously mentioned administrivia.
Pimpin' Ain't Easy, But It's Necessary -Ghandi
"Have" is not an article, so alphabetization under H is correct.
I had a dog-themed avatar before it was cool.
I figure that what an official policy page says would supersede anything else most of the time, so I think it should be safe to remove that bit from the description.
Pinball cleanup thread
I've gone ahead and removed the last bit of the note from the description. Also, maybe we can bring the alphabetization issue up on the Alphabetically ordering example pages thread?
When editing HaveAGayOldTime.Literature, there is a note for editors at the top of the page:
"Order by surname/family name for items concerning a person; by title for a title; or by the important word of the term, e.g. "Have a gay old time" is about the word "gay" not "have" so it goes under g."
Since this is a trope page, all entries should be under work titles so the last clause will never apply; also, my understanding is that on work pages, Have a Gay Old Time would indeed be alphabetised under H (it's the first word that matters, with articles being the only exception).
Remove the note? Or was it consensus-approved at some point?
Edited by Vilui