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There has been some confusion about how a list of examples, or anything else, should be indented/bulleted. Here we go with an answer.
On a works page, for example, we have a list of trope names. These get one bullet (<nowiki>*</nowiki>). If there is more than one example of the trope in the work, each of them gets two bullets (<nowiki>**</nowiki>) on their own line. If there is only one example, it goes on the line with the trope title. For example, this:
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** In "Yet Another Episode" (1x3), Bob subverts it
In a situation where the text of a bullet is too long, or needs a paragraph break for some other reason, we don't add the text in with another bullet (**), we use the ":" markup to make the next paragraph indent to match that of the previous.
* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.
::So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.
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* Yet Another Trope:
** In "Finale" (1x13), Alice bangs it out at great length.
::So much length, we need multiple paragraphs to explain the length.
** In "Finale" (1x13), Bob subverts it. That's what he does. He's subversive.
Let's say ''Carol and Susan'' and ''Alice and Bob'' are two shows. Each should have a separate first-bullet point. Like this:
* ''Alice and Bob'':
* ''Carol and Susan'':
On a trope page, you will sometimes run into a situation where you want to list multiple examples from the same media or series. Don't list one example, and then indent the others under it. Instead, use:
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** In ''Alice Alone'', the trope is seen...
** In ''Bob Meets Alice'', we see the trope again when...
A three-bullet situation (<nowiki>***</nowiki>) usually indicates a comment on the item above it which has two bullets. This is a sign that that the list is heading toward [[Thread Mode]] (discussion). That's not a good thing. The trope lists are not discussions. Discussions take place on the discussion pages or in the forums. However, three-bullet situations sometimes are legit. Rarely. If you find yourself needing a third level of indentation, take a look at using a [[Text Formatting Rules|header]], instead.
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▲==== '''Final Note:''' This is a widely accepted style standard, folks. Not something we just made up around here because we were bored. ====
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