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rjd1922 Since: May, 2013
2019-10-01 16:27:54

I don't know, but I doubt there'd be a problem with adding examples. I thought it didn't have examples just because we were overly cautious during The Second Google Incident.

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2019-10-01 18:48:34

But it's not okay to make a unilateral decision about something like this, especially since the old TRS thread for it couldn't even come to a consensus about it. They can't just ignore notes like that, not even if they seem silly.

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FridgeGuy2016 Since: Feb, 2016
2019-10-01 18:58:55

I feel like I should delete the examples, but I should wait for moderator permission.

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MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
2019-10-01 19:52:19

Waiting for moderator permission to remove something that's explicitly forbidden to add in the first place? Seems a tad over-cautious.

FridgeGuy2016 Since: Feb, 2016
2019-10-01 20:18:35

I'll just go ahead and delete the examples, then add "No examples please." And if they were added despite the Example Sectionectomy (and the troper adding them was presumably suspended), don't you think they would be almost immediately erased?

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BlackMage43 Since: Jun, 2014
2019-10-01 20:25:34

The examples seem to have come from the "All The Tropes" Comedic Underwear Exposure page.

WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2019-10-01 20:26:38

^ Ah, so it's plagiarism too, then...people also need to stop trying to force TVT to act like other sites do.

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rjd1922 Since: May, 2013
2019-10-02 02:14:42

If the examples are plagiarized they definitely have to go, but I would like to re-evaluate the idea of having examples on that page. Based on that old TRS thread, they were unilaterally removed by Eddie, but most tropers were in favor of keeping them.

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FridgeGuy2016 Since: Feb, 2016
2019-10-02 20:28:10

Perhaps make some sort of thread to restore examples? Has anyone done that before?

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CryptidProductions Since: Mar, 2019
2019-10-03 01:24:26

If it was a mod fiat by Eddie that was done largely in spite of everyone else disapproving I'd definitely say discussion needs opened back up on it because we've re-visited and reversed decisions that were made on those grounds before.

Especially since I can't see any valid reason to have have this marked no examples when other comedic nudity tropes are just fine.

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Brainulator9 Since: Aug, 2018
2019-10-03 12:50:41

Wasn't All The Tropes Wiki forked from us, though?

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
2019-10-03 13:33:39

My understanding has always been it was started because of project dissatisfied with TVT's way of doing things.

Brainulator9 Since: Aug, 2018
2019-10-03 15:38:17

Makes sense.

BTW, this trope is definitely safe for work. It's a Running Gag in The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, which is rated G in the United States, for what it's worth.

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FridgeGuy2016 Since: Feb, 2016
2019-10-03 16:05:07

You know, we should start a thread for getting examples back. So we don't further derail this query.

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