All The Tropes:How to Write An Example: Difference between revisions

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* '''Remember That This Is A Wiki:''' Therefore, you cannot rely on certain elements remaining on the page. Page quotes and images may be swapped out as tastes change and new works come out, so don't have an example specifically refer to information therein. Also, be very careful about starting an example with "Similarly," or "Like in the [[Care Bears]] example above," if it isn't part of the same group. That example may get deleted, even if it seems like it wouldn't. This goes double on pages that aren't categorized by media yet; if the trope grows popular enough, media categories will be added, and suddenly the "above" example you were comparing it to is now three-quarters of the way down the page... or has been moved to a subpage.
** Along a similar line, don't be surprised if someone slices and dices your example because half of it was [[Natter]].
* '''Don't Use Bad Markup:''' With practice, the markup language will become familiar. CheckUse the "Show preview" button to check your entry after you editededit it to make sure it worked out properly. You might be going for '''''BOLD and Italics''''' and end up just getting ''Italics''. Double check trope links to make sure they aren't [[Red Link]]ed. (Red links to other works are okay.) Try to avoid spending three editing sessions fixing your mistakes; use the Preview function to double-check your work before committing it.
 
== Things to Avoid ==