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* A general insistence that some work of fiction [[Fan Myopia|"deserves to be"]] a [[Trope Namer]]; |
* A general insistence that some work of fiction [[Fan Myopia|"deserves to be"]] a [[Trope Namer]]; |
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* A title that conveys ''only'' its connection to some [[Trope Namer]] — titles ending in the words "Effect", "Syndrome", and/or "Moment" are ''especially'' at risk. Titles starting with the word "The" can also be at risk, as this creates ambiguity between an example of the ''trope'' and a reference to its ''trope namer''. |
* A title that conveys ''only'' its connection to some [[Trope Namer]] — titles ending in the words "Effect", "Syndrome", and/or "Moment" are ''especially'' at risk. Titles starting with the word "The" can also be at risk, as this creates ambiguity between an example of the ''trope'' and a reference to its ''trope namer''. |
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* A title that's just a character name with "The" tacked in front of it. Characters that are sufficiently well-known that people might understand the reference simply from the character name usually end up getting their own pages, such as The [[Red Baron|Red Baron]]. Character who aren't that famous will leave people asking "which one?", such as [[The Cedric]]. |
* A title that's just a character name, possibly with "The" tacked in front of it. Characters that are sufficiently well-known that people might understand the reference simply from the character name usually end up getting their own pages, such as The [[Red Baron|Red Baron]]. Character who aren't that famous will leave people asking "which one?", such as [[The Cedric]]. |
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* A page image (and/or page quote) that conveys "[[Just a Face and a Caption|this is the Trope Namer]]" without properly illustrating the underlying definition; |
* A page image (and/or page quote) that conveys "[[Just a Face and a Caption|this is the Trope Namer]]" without properly illustrating the underlying definition; |
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* Listing the trope-naming example before the actual definition, or ([[From Bad to Worse|worse]]) not presenting any definition at all beyond "remember that moment in the [[Trope Namer]] where...?" |
* Listing the trope-naming example before the actual definition, or ([[From Bad to Worse|worse]]) not presenting any definition at all beyond "remember that moment in the [[Trope Namer]] where...?" |
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