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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
12th Oct, 2019 08:00:34 AM

Ask for an Unlaunch in the TLP Crash thread and then rename your Draft to whatever.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13544789560A75740100&page=297#7416

Or put your requested new title here and wait for a Mod to move your page.

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
XFllo Since: Aug, 2012
12th Oct, 2019 08:23:15 AM

It depends: if it's a recent addition, the trope can be unlaunched and sent back to TLP. If it has been up for some time, it requires a discussion in Trope Repair Shop. Renaming tropes requires consensus, though. One person, even if it's the trope's original sponsor, can't make this decision alone. People in TLP or TRS should agree on its title; always.

Your new idea could also be made into a redirect. (See Creating New Redirects, though the policy is in some ways outdated.)

Edited by XFllo
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
12th Oct, 2019 08:36:52 AM

Depends. What trope, what do you want the title to be, and why?

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VulgarBee Since: Jun, 2016
12th Oct, 2019 09:19:45 AM

^ Animal Is the New Man to "Animals Rule". Just thought it sounded better.

WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
12th Oct, 2019 09:26:55 AM

Bro, it's been launched for a year. You can't just change the name on a whim.

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GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013
12th Oct, 2019 09:48:43 AM

As Xfilo wrote, this requires a Trope Repair Shop decision. But renaming a trope requires evidence that the name causes problems. ”It sounds better” will probably not be enough for the TRS.

Primis Since: Nov, 2010
12th Oct, 2019 10:15:57 AM

The current name is better than the suggested one. It's a lot clearer.

VulgarBee Since: Jun, 2016
12th Oct, 2019 12:17:42 PM

^ Seriously? I had trouble coming up with a better name since launching it.

XFllo Since: Aug, 2012
12th Oct, 2019 04:16:11 PM

^ Once it's launched, it's launched. Trying to come up with a better name is a job for Trope Launch Pad. :-) The name is not bad. The trope's cross-wicked. I'd say let it go. (You can ask moderators for a redirect but I don't think it's needed.)

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