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We're not supposed to pothole trope names like that, precisely because it makes the alphabetization tricky, and it confuses new readers.
Edited by Discar Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.Yeah, that's the "confuses new readers" part. It confuses what the actual name of the trope is. If you really want to put mother in there, just go A Father to His Men: Well, mother, but yes. <rest of example>
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.To give an example from my own edits, try something like this:
- Sealed Evil in a Can: More accurately, Frozen Evil In A Lake.
As opposed to something like this:
It puts across the same idea in a way that doesn't confuse people.

Quick question. I'm not exactly sure how to word this but I'll try my best.
I've seen trope names on work pages where they're slightly modified to fit in with the terms used in the work itself. Hypothetical example: Our Friends And Squishy (adjusted for My Friends... and Zoidberg). If, like the above case, the first letter of the adjusted trope name is different from the actual trope name itself, would it go under the tropes starting with O or starting with M?
I hope that makes sense? I just need to make sure before I go around doing the wrong thing.
Edited by Century