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I think "there's no argument over whether the new version is better" is a very silly thing to say. That, and I thought Covered Up was about people not knowing a famous song is a cover.
Yes, Covered Up is not about a cover being better. It's about a cover that people don't realise is a cover.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Wrong place to have this conversation. Go to Special Projects in the forums. We are not going to have it here too.
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OH! I'm sorry, I confused the tropes. I'll fix it immediately
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Does anyone else think we need a new policy on "subjectives" on main pages? Covered Up just showed up as one, and while I know it may be in some contexts and there may be some fighting related to it, in the place I listed it, there's no argument over whether the new version is better (amazingly enough in a fandom where people can and do fight over ANYTHING)
Personally, I'd like to see something like a sliding scale of subjective tropes, if that could be workable, rather than a "nuke on sight" policy, if that makes any sense.... ones on the softer end (e.g. there is not wide debate or disagreement related to it in general, it hasn't started drama on the page or even elsewhere except maybe You Tube, it is not related to drama in any way) can stay on main as long as they're not causing trouble, while ones on the harder end (e.g. the reasons for a Broken Base, arguing or a Flame War has erupted over it somewhere, it's a trope like Fan Dumb or such that describes arguing/drama) it gets cut or goes to YMMV.
Edited to add: While working on moving stuff there to YMMV I found another subjective-related question I wanted to raise. So while the general agreement on Epileptic Trees is that it is totally a subjective, in my fandom, what was an RL Epileptic Tree (that someone's religion was abusive and taking advantage of him rather than making the positive changes in his life he claimed it was and his defenders claimed it was at the time) actually turned out to be the truth of the matter, at least as far as the person once involved said. Should that still be listed on main? I know it's an odd example but...
Edited by AGroupie