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Tenma-Yuuki Since: Apr, 2016
2019-01-07 02:31:26

Per the Super-Trope page, it's best to list subtropes instead of supertropes, rather than list both supertropes and any applicable subtropes as that'd contribute to page bloating.

Oftentimes, Jerkass examples are either too general, or an existing subtrope (see The Jerk Index for a full list) is more appropriate for the example.

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GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013
2019-01-07 03:16:31

Listing both the subtrope and the supertrope is redundant. If a something is an example of the subtrope, we normally know that it is an example of the supertrope; there's no need to write an example.

Pichu-kun Since: Jan, 2001
2019-01-07 06:05:36

I know Driven to Suicide has a lot of Bungled Suicide and Interrupted Suicide examples, but most are on the main page. A lot of subpages are not utilized often.

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2019-01-07 07:41:51

Driven to Suicide has only one page labeled a Sub-Trope; Leave Behind a Pistol. It puts both Bungled Suicide and Interrupted Suicide as "contrast" tropes.


We have this thread for discussing which tropes should/shouldn't have a super-/sub- trope relationship. The lack of clarity for relationships probably contributes to duplication.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
gjjones Since: Jul, 2016
2019-01-07 10:47:47

There's also a relevant thread regarding a possible cleanup of the Jerkass examples here.

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