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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2014-08-19 21:42:52

No, do not do that. For one thing, we have a dedicated thread for Complete Monster cleanup, and all characters from Spongebob have been summarily disqualified because it's a kid-friendly show and nobody has even remotely managed to be sufficiently evil.

For another thing, a work article and subpages (as in that for Mr. Enter) should be about that work, not about other works. We should avoid listing YMMV items where the reviewer has made an assertion about another work. Mr. Enter thinking that Patrick is a monster doesn't make him qualify for that trope, either on the YMMV page for the show or for Mr. Enter.

Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MorningStar1337 Since: Nov, 2012
2014-08-19 22:23:14

Okay What about the Moral Event Horizon entry then? Should I append it with the entry in question, remove it (as the only entries are his reactions to other works) or leave it as it is?

Edited by MorningStar1337
SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
2014-08-20 00:59:55

Well, for starters it's in the wrong place. As noted on What Goes Where on the Wiki In-Universe examples of Audience Reactions go on the main page. That opinion is of The Mysterious Mr. Enter, who is a character in The Mysterious Mr. Enter, so it goes on the main page not the YMMV tab. Several other entries are similarly displaced.

Beyond that, I think it's fine. Also, worth noting that Mr Enter calling SpongeBob SquarePants characters monsters is what the trope You Monster! is about.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MorningStar1337 Since: Nov, 2012
2014-08-20 09:17:08

Okay I removed the entry for the YMMY page and was about to place it on the works page until I saw it was already there. I think a You Monster! entry might be redundant since the The Sociopath entry pretty much covers that but I will add an entry to the current MEH entry on the page.

And I added a You Monster! entry anyway...after finding an example of Mr. Enter literally calling Patrick a monster (and reviewing the excerpt that inspired this inquiry in the first place)

Edited by MorningStar1337
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