Dr. Pedia and Mr. Trope: Difference between revisions

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{{quote| ''"Don't meet me on [[That Other Wiki]]. [[The Incredible Hulk|You wouldn't like me]] on [[That Other Wiki]]."''}}

We are not [[Wikipedia]] and [[There Is No Such Thing Asas Notability]] here. Therefore, while you may find the occasional [[Wikipedia Updater]] (or [[Wikipedia Syntaxer|Syntaxer]]), most [[The Contributors|Tropers]] are much more jovial, relaxed and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky]] than Wikipedians may seem to be.

So you would expect that when you meet a Troper when you're on [[Wikipedia]], they'd be equally jovial, silly, footnote-loose and citation-free, right? Well, not necessarily. While some Tropers avoid [[Wikipedia]] for its formal, citation-reliant style and insistence on notability, others enjoy it.

On [[That Other Wiki]]Wikipedia, you might find that they might want to merge, or even [[Permanent Red Link Club|delete]], an article you just launched. Or start adding those annoying [Citation''[[Template:Context|citation Neededneeded]]''] tags to it. This may come off as mean... this could lead to you being confused by their apparent wikipersonas being so different. You've just been rumbled by '''Dr. Pedia and Mr. Trope''', though you might personally conclude Dr. Pedia to be more of the monster.

Please bear in mind Dr. Pedia isn't necessarily trying to be mean or formal. He or she is just attuned to the the two different styles of either wiki. They know what does and doesn't fly on [[Wikipedia]] and therefore try to be a good Wikipedian. Here, they know the (considerably more relaxed and flexible) "rules" and therefore write to that style instead. Think of Doctor Pedia as the ''Encyclopedia Galactica'' and Mr. Trope as the ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]].''

[-'''[[Trope-tan]]''': But I didn't need to cite my work back at my wiki!<br />'''[[Wikipedia|Wikipe-tan]]''': Sorry, but there's a need for notability in my wiki.<br />'''[[The Wiki Witch of the Web|Trope-tan]]''': [[Medium Awareness|But we're not technically in your wiki.]]<br />'''Wikipe-tan''': Good point...-]

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