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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 Wikipedia, you might find that they might want to merge, or even delete, an article you just launched. Or start adding those annoying [''[[Template:Context|citation needed]]''] 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.
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