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TheInferno Since: Jul, 2010
18th Jun, 2011 03:50:27 PM

It seems you first tried to have this on the page as "Creator Backlash" (which I don't believe was correct originally) and then "Hilarious in Hindsight", right? I'll assume you want it under Hilarious in Hindsight.

I don't really see why this needs to go on the page, considering it's not really hindsight or hilarious, the game was deemed bad by a lot of reviewers and then the PR group made their comments which got them in trouble.

To be honest, even if the trope fit perfectly there would be an argument over whether it should be on the page because it's not about the game. It's about the PR firm. While it might be something to find a place for on a video game site, we don't really need it here.

Edited by TheInferno "The fact that your food can be made into makeshift bombs alarms the Hell out of me, Scrye." - Charlatan
Darkaros Since: Jul, 2009
18th Jun, 2011 04:54:25 PM

I checked the history, and Old Man Ho Oh removed the entry once on both YMMV and main pages; someone else had removed it the first time on the main page.

Also, both he and the original remover gave reasons why the entry was removed (it didn't match the trope, it was inaccurate information, etc), while you readded it without much justification besides fixing the inaccuracy and then attacked him on the YMMV page's edit reasons.

I don't really see him edit warring, and I agree that the entry doesn't even need to be added in the first place.

Edited by Darkaros
thedragoness Since: Mar, 2011
18th Jun, 2011 05:02:51 PM

I withdraw the comment then.

TheInferno Since: Jul, 2010
18th Jun, 2011 08:23:08 PM

Oh, I didn't even notice the attack. Yeah, that was out of bounds.

Removing the example from YMMV for reasons discussed here.

"The fact that your food can be made into makeshift bombs alarms the Hell out of me, Scrye." - Charlatan
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
24th Jun, 2011 07:01:36 AM

HIH is actually YMMV, but the example in question does not seem like that trope.

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