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* With franchises that last several generations, it is inevitable that the reins of power over creation and production will be passed on to new individuals, some of whom may not have been born when the franchise began and are tasked with keeping said franchise up to date and relevant. Typically, the original creator/producer is deceased so fans take it upon themselves to decide whether or not "he" would approve of the direction the current producer is taking with "his" creation. This includes the obvious nerd fare like ''[[Star Trek]]'', but also - and somewhat surprisingly - kids' shows like ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''.
* In anticipation of angry reactions to the above sentence, refusing to acknowledge that a work was intended for children. Many perfectly respectable works were intended for children, and many of them are still enjoyable when you're an adult, yes, but (to pick a random example) ''[[Sonic Sat AM|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' was still a kids' show, and acknowledging that doesn't reduce the work's quality. In fact, one might even argue that attracting a [[Periphery Demographic]] is a symptom of ''higher'' quality. But let's not argue too hard.
Tropers are not immune to Fan Myopia, nor do they claim to be. Indeed, much of this wiki could not have come about if it weren't for zealous fans of television and other media. However, generalizing from your own experience is usually a bad idea. Assuming that other people know more than they do can result in incomprehensible attempts at [[Two Words: Obvious Trope]] or similar, or telling the world that the ending to something is [[It Was His Sled]] when it wasn't, really.▼
== Bad Troping ==
▲Tropers are not immune to Fan Myopia, nor do they claim to be. Indeed, much of this wiki could not have come about if it weren't for zealous fans of television and other media. However, generalizing from your own experience is usually a bad idea. Assuming that other people know more than they do can result in incomprehensible attempts at [[Two Words: Obvious Trope]] or similar results,
* Citing examples of characters or episodes without explaining what work they're talking about, because "surely everyone knows what I'm referring to". (''[[Action 52|Cheetahmen II]]'')
* Committing the infamous "How could this trope go so long without mentioning Show X?" [[Word Cruft]].
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* Quoting or referencing a show or video game on a page that has nothing to do with it, out of the assumption that everyone will get the reference.
* Assuming that a show which provides a [[Subversion]] or [[Deconstruction]] of a particular trope is somehow automatically superior to a show which doesn't -- and, by extension, that their favourite show is a subversion / deconstruction of this trope [[Not a Subversion|when it patently isn't]].
* Assuming that their favored work (or media, or genre, etc.) is the ultimate example of everything—or at least, the ultimate example of everything the fan thinks is good. On this wiki, at least, this tends to lead to misguided [[Entry Pimp]]ing and forced attempts to present the show as an example of a particular [[Tropes Are Not Good|'good' trope]], even if the show in question does not actually use or reflect that trope, whilst over-protectively making [[Justifying Edit]]s or even outright deleting a show's entry in [[Tropes Are Not Bad|a 'bad' trope]] regardless of how fair or accurate the example from the show is.
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