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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2021-04-04 11:29:07

I think the whole point of Fridge is that those things don't get answered. Especially if it's something you "disagree" with- that's an opinion thing.

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mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
2021-04-04 11:59:05

I think Headscratchers allows you to answer questions. If it's something that does have an answer in-universe and the person adding Fridge just missed that detail, then IDK what the protocol is.

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2021-04-04 12:03:26

Though, by the way the query was described, it sounds less like they're talking about Fridge Logic and more like Fridge Brilliance, which doesn't ask questions and instead makes opinionated claims.

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TheMountainKing Since: Jul, 2016
2021-04-04 12:12:54

In the case of Fridge Logic, should we just delete it if the "problem" is just a result of them missing a detail?

Ngamer01 Since: Oct, 2010
2021-04-04 12:18:09

^ It's only Fridge Logic that consists of unanswered questions, but yeah. It's not up to readers to answer the questions on Fridge pages. The requirement for Fridge pages is that it takes multiple viewings/playthroughs to pick up on subtle moments people missed the first time through.

If it's not a subtle detail, it's likely shoehorning and can be removed. Trying to post "Actually it's..." as a sub-bullet to an item is natter and can be excised too.

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RustBeard Since: Sep, 2016
2021-04-04 12:25:37

In practice people seem to use the Fridge Logic section interchangeably with the Headscratchers page. There are plenty of Fridge pages where the Fridge Logic portion just links to the Headscratchers page.

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