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Fighteer
MOD
(Time Abyss)
2014-10-28 19:35:23
You are correct in both cases.
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SeptimusHeap
MOD
(Edited uphill both ways)
2014-10-29 01:32:13
Yep, a trope (like Based on a True Story) without a YMMV banner can never rely on fan theory.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

I just wanted to make sure of something. I recently removed an example of Based on a True Story from VideoGame.Five Nights At Freddys, on the grounds that the entry was based on a fan theory posted by The Game Theorists which loosely connected some elements of FN@F to the 1993 Chuck E. Cheese massacre wherein a disgruntled ex-employee shot five other employees.
I pulled it for discussion, but I wanted to ask here just to make sure I'm in the right here. Two questions:
1. Am I correct in my assumption that Based on a True Story has to be PROVEN to be an example? As in, it has to be something the game's developer himself said, and not just a fan theory?
2. Also, I'm pretty sure Based on a True Story is a disambig page and that, if this IS a valid example, it should be listed as the closest relevant sub-trope, which in this case would probably be Very Loosely Based on a True Story. Is this correct?
Edited by wrm5