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If a trope was never averted in the past but is commonly averted now, you may have an [[Evolving Trope]], [[Cyclic Trope]], or [[Forgotten Trope]]. |
If a trope was never averted in the past but is commonly averted now, you may have an [[Evolving Trope]], [[Cyclic Trope]], or [[Forgotten Trope]]. |
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Even though [[There Is No Such Thing |
Even though [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability]], averting is generally not an example for mentioning on a trope page, except for tropes that are [[Omnipresent Tropes|so common]] that the list of aversions is actually shorter, such as [[Limited Wardrobe]]. The reason is that different people have different expectations. For example, say there is an action movie that does not have a single instance of [[Stuff Blowing Up]]. Just because you expect it does not mean that it was subverted or used in any manner. If it was not used, then it is not an example. |
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On the other hand, [[Space Is Noisy]] is so incredibly common in science fiction (especially TV and [[Film]]) that a work that manages to avoid it is worth mentioning. We don't want to have to scroll through examples like: |
On the other hand, [[Space Is Noisy]] is so incredibly common in science fiction (especially TV and [[Film]]) that a work that manages to avoid it is worth mentioning. We don't want to have to scroll through examples like: |
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* Averted in ''[[Harry Potter ( |
* Averted in ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', where nothing like this ever happens. |
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So aversions worth mentioning will generally follow this pattern: A supermajority of works that have element A will also have trope A, but work W has element A without trope A. If the number of aversions on a tropes page consist of at least a third of the examples, perhaps averting the trope isn't as notable as initially thought. |
So aversions worth mentioning will generally follow this pattern: A supermajority of works that have element A will also have trope A, but work W has element A without trope A. If the number of aversions on a tropes page consist of at least a third of the examples, perhaps averting the trope isn't as notable as initially thought. |