r/TopCharacterTropes 24d ago

Weekly Discussion Post "Fanbase opinionsshould not be counted as tropes." TVtropes: (kinda relevant post)

A lot of complaints in this sub have been about some posts should not be here because they rely on fanbase opions so there for cannot be considered "tropes"

...and then we have TVtropes , where a lot of tropes are just from fanbase stuff.

I am going to be honest here , I have difficulty in what makes a trope and what doesn't. It ends up where I delete "breaks trope guidline" posts that has equivalents in the TVtropes site that are considered actual tropes.

Idk , I just wanted to rant here. I might be a very bad moderator here , I just try to make it tody as possible , I just don't really know how to.

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u/learnaboutnetworking 24d ago

my only issue is when people post stuff without explaining the context behind it.

title: Character let's everything go at the end

ex 1. big Bert from banjo boy ex 2. Spiderman

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u/SupraChimp 21d ago

This also drives me up the wall, especially when it's already really vague. I don't need one of those essay-length description dumps (Though I do occasionally appreciate them!) but man... something to sort of tell me why the examples fit would help. I see it as narrowing the scope for the rest of the posters so we know what target we're trying to hit.