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XFllo Since: Aug, 2012
2013-04-26 04:22:27

Well, I am not that sure myself... There is one special effort thread that wants to remove "This Troper" and referring to yourself from audience reaction tropes like Tear Jerker and similar. A link for those who are interested.

Dethroning Moment of Suck explicitly states that is must be signed, otherwise it will be deleted.

I am now peeking at Most Triumphant Example pages. It says it should be signed, and most entries are, but not all. So I am wondering.

Edited by XFllo
tdgoodrich1 Since: Aug, 2011
2013-04-26 05:20:58

Looking at the "A" subpage, it seems to me like they all should be signed.

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DunDun Since: Apr, 2012
2013-04-26 06:23:53

Should one delete the unsigned examples or put them in comment markup? I remember seeing Zero Context Example cleanup want the latter (unless it was rampant throughout the article). I don't have a link to the thread, but still...

XFllo Since: Aug, 2012
2013-04-27 03:27:27

^ I think the rule was created because that way the article is more readable. Gushing pages that are not signed and refer to the editor all the time look a bit weird to me. It's fine when the author of gushing is identified.

XFllo Since: Aug, 2012
2013-04-27 10:28:00

What? In my book, the rule is what the description says. When a description says the entries have to be signed, then I assume they have to be signed. I know some policies here are more guidelines than rules, but some are fairly strict.

Edited by XFllo
InsanityPrelude Since: Aug, 2009
2013-04-27 11:12:27

From Most Triumphant Example subpages:

Oh, several things before you list examples:

  • Each troper gets one example per trope, no more.
  • Don't go "no, this is," or phrases like that. This is about our own personal favorites.
  • Sign your entries.

Emphasis mine.

Telcontar MOD Since: Feb, 2012
2013-04-27 11:39:21

So, should unsigned ones be deleted or commented out?

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desdendelle (Sergeant)
2013-04-27 11:54:49

I think that if you can find from the page's history, you should sign those entries in the Tropers' stead, but otherwise they should be commented out until the Troper who added them notices and signs them.

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