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On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet (<nowiki>*</nowiki>). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets (<nowiki>**</nowiki>) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. For example, this:
 
* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to ...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it
 
results in:
 
* Trope Name: In episode "The Episode" (1x1), Alice uses this trope to ...
* Another Trope:
** In "Another Episode" (1x2), Alice bangs it out
** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it
 
In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (**), we use the ":" markup to make the next paragraph indent to match that of the previous. Start a new line to add a new paragraph, copy-and-paste putthe onesame colonstring forof eachbullets bulletthat levelwas youat needthe tobeginning match onof the beginningimmediately-previous ofparagraph, and replace ''only'' the line''final'' bullet with a colon. Like this:
 
* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.
:*:So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.
 
which produces this:
 
* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.
:*:So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.
 
(Some users may see two bullets next to each other on that last line. This is a MediaWiki artifact that we are endeavoring to circumvent. Please bear with us.)
 
 
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** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...
 
A three-bullet situation (<nowiki>***</nowiki>) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that that the list is heading toward [[Thread Mode]] (discussion). That's not a good thing for Trope or Work pages, although it's an excellent thing for WMG pages. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Help:Formatting|header]], instead.
 
A legitimate three-bullet situation might look something like this:
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