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mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
2020-09-05 19:53:23

Personally I think listing a Fandom-Specific Plot doesn't need to link to a specific work because the implication is this plot is used in so many fanfics that it's practically redundant to list specific fanfics. However, listing at least one example would go a long way to prove this isn't something someone pulled out of their ass.

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wingedcatgirl MOD (Holding A Herring)
2020-09-05 21:32:47

I've noticed that fanfic-related tropes have a tendency to be treated by default as Tropes in Aggregate, even if there's no reason to do so — not a thing happening in a fanfic, but a thing happening in a fandom.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-09-05 21:45:40

This issue is one reason why Ron the Death Eater and Draco in Leather Pants are so hotly-debated. People can't agree if they're full of "general" examples or not.

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Kuruni (Long Runner)
2020-09-05 22:05:05

It also has many ZCE, bad indentation, and thinly-disguise advertisement.

Edited by Kuruni
Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
2020-09-06 09:36:36

Fandom-Specific Plot sound like it covers the audience reaction that results in such stories being common.

How about moving examples that don't list specific fics to from Fix Fic, Accusation Fic, ex. to Fandom-Specific Plot?

Edited by Ferot_Dreadnaught
RallyBot2 (Elder Troper)
2020-09-06 10:23:15

Fix Fic is about the fan work, not the original work, so examples that are not about one fan work are general.

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
2020-09-06 16:32:35

So remove the general and move it to Fandom-Specific Plot unless it gives specific examples of such fics?

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2020-09-06 16:46:20

Sounds right

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