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Lermis Since: Nov, 2018
22nd Jun, 2020 08:14:27 AM

Because that goes on Referenced by.... For example, ReferencedBy.The Twilight Zone and ReferencedBy.Cthulhu Mythos

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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
22nd Jun, 2020 10:23:19 AM

^ - How so? Referenced by... and Shout-Out are two sides of the same idea...

Why does noting reference targets over multiple entries in a Franchise, a Referenced by... thing, only?

Also, added clarity to OP.

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Lermis Since: Nov, 2018
22nd Jun, 2020 02:39:36 PM

OK, because I'm confused, here's how both tropes work:

  • Shout-Out: Bordelands references:
    • X in this moment
    • Y in that moment
    • Z in the other moment

  • Referenced by...: Borderland has Shout Outs in many other shows.
    • X references Borderland when...
    • Y references it when...
    • In Z, the reference is...

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wingedcatgirl MOD (Holding A Herring)
22nd Jun, 2020 03:56:43 PM

I don't understand the question at all. Why are Borderlands games being sub-bulleted under Firefly?

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
22nd Jun, 2020 03:58:23 PM

I think they're trying to say Firefly has a lot of Borderlands examples, at least as far as the theoretical goes? I could be wrong though.

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Octoya Since: Jul, 2014
22nd Jun, 2020 05:52:32 PM

They said it's for the Borderlands Shoutout page, so it's saying that there are a lot of Firefly shoutouts in those two entries of the Borderlands series. However, the Doctor Who example does not note which entry in the Borderlands series it comes from hence the confusion I believe.

Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
22nd Jun, 2020 05:53:48 PM

^ - Yes. Precisely. My example was barebones. But now I've got the time to expand, so yeah.

Anyway, any reason not to do something like this?

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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
23rd Jun, 2020 05:49:20 PM

Bump.

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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
25th Jun, 2020 12:18:43 PM

Final Bump before changing the page, if this falls to page 2 again.

Because no one's raised an objection to the idea...

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