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But due to the size and popularity that the wiki has grown to, the old days of sitting around in closely-knit circles of nerds and naming tropes directly from our favorite works of fiction [[Gone Horribly Right|are Over]]. [[Deader Than Disco|With a capital O]]. Sure, we're still a circle of nerds (and proud of it) and we still like to [[Entry Pimp|plug our favorite shows and characters]] here and there, but the goal of this wiki is (still) to document tropes in ways that are actually useful for all the ''other'' people who aren't familiar with the same things we are. Not everyone is familiar with the works/characters we are and "[[Clear Concise Witty]]" (while not strictly enforced) is the trope-naming mantra to live by.
But due to the size and popularity that the wiki has grown to, the old days of sitting around in closely-knit circles of nerds and naming tropes directly from our favorite works of fiction [[Gone Horribly Right|are Over]]. [[Deader Than Disco|With a capital O]]. Sure, we're still a circle of nerds (and proud of it) and we still like to [[Entry Pimp|plug our favorite shows and characters]] here and there, but the goal of this wiki is (still) to document tropes in ways that are actually useful for all the ''other'' people who aren't familiar with the same things we are. Not everyone is familiar with the works/characters we are and "[[Clear Concise Witty]]" (while not strictly enforced) is the trope-naming mantra to live by.


So, naming tropes after characters or examples in fiction is a thing to avoid. There are occasional exceptions where a good new [[Trope Namer]] can be created, but this is [[Sturgeons Law|very rare]] and ''extremely'' difficult to do, as there are very few universally-known works or characters out there and chances are people don't remember them for the same reasons that we do. It's easy to mistake something that ''you'' know and love for something ''everyone'' knows and loves -- we call this [[Fan Myopia]].
So, naming tropes after characters or examples in fiction is a thing to avoid. There are occasional exceptions where a good new [[Trope Namer]] can be created, but this is [[Sturgeon's Law|very rare]] and ''extremely'' difficult to do, as there are very few universally-known works or characters out there and chances are people don't remember them for the same reasons that we do. It's easy to mistake something that ''you'' know and love for something ''everyone'' knows and loves -- we call this [[Fan Myopia]].


Trope Namer Syndrome primarily manifests itself in the YKTTW, the workshop where we pound out names and descriptions for new trope articles. It's easy to spot the occasional trope (er, proto-trope) where the editor is trying a little too hard to create a [[Trope Namer]], at the expense of developing a good name and definition that everyone will "get". These tend to get immediate responses of "[[Needs a Better Title]]" and/or "[[Needs a Better Description]]", and may also be criticized as "Bad Trope Namer".
Trope Namer Syndrome primarily manifests itself in the YKTTW, the workshop where we pound out names and descriptions for new trope articles. It's easy to spot the occasional trope (er, proto-trope) where the editor is trying a little too hard to create a [[Trope Namer]], at the expense of developing a good name and definition that everyone will "get". These tend to get immediate responses of "[[Needs a Better Title]]" and/or "[[Needs a Better Description]]", and may also be criticized as "Bad Trope Namer".
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Fortunately all of these symptoms are curable before launch, just take a moment to listen to suggestions from your fellow tropers, especially if you see several people agreeing on the same point (regardless of whether you agree with said point or not).
Fortunately all of these symptoms are curable before launch, just take a moment to listen to suggestions from your fellow tropers, especially if you see several people agreeing on the same point (regardless of whether you agree with said point or not).


[[Sturgeons Law|Ninety percent]] of attempts to create new [[Trope Namers]] get sent straight to our [[Trope Repair Shop]] forum for fixing, and the worst cases simply get deleted and sent back to the YKTTW all over again, in which case all the time you spend campaigning for your favorite [[Trope Namer]] will have come to naught. You can save our overburdened forumgoers some work by distancing yourself from your favorite work of fiction and discussing the matter with your fellow editors at YKTTW first.
[[Sturgeon's Law|Ninety percent]] of attempts to create new [[Trope Namers]] get sent straight to our [[Trope Repair Shop]] forum for fixing, and the worst cases simply get deleted and sent back to the YKTTW all over again, in which case all the time you spend campaigning for your favorite [[Trope Namer]] will have come to naught. You can save our overburdened forumgoers some work by distancing yourself from your favorite work of fiction and discussing the matter with your fellow editors at YKTTW first.


For more information about how to come up with a good name for a new trope, see the guidelines listed on [[Naming a Trope]]. To learn more about Trope Namers in general, check out the [[Trope Namer]] page.
For more information about how to come up with a good name for a new trope, see the guidelines listed on [[Naming a Trope]]. To learn more about Trope Namers in general, check out the [[Trope Namer]] page.
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