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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap (9 months after the character is introduced or becomes hated, whichever comes later, 1 month for gaming characters who were a HighTierScrappy or LowTierLetdown): to avoid knee-jerk reactions to the character's initial status (TheScrappy also has a waiting period) and their subsequent rescue.

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap (9 (TheScrappy's 6-month waiting period + 3 months after the character is introduced or becomes hated, whichever comes later, for audience attitudes to shift, 1 month for gaming characters who were a HighTierScrappy or LowTierLetdown): to avoid knee-jerk reactions to the character's initial status (TheScrappy also has a waiting period) and their subsequent rescue.

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* NintendoHard (1 month): To prevent knee-jerk reactions and give the audience enough time to judge how hard the game is.

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* OnceOriginalNowCommon (10 years): To provide a time barrier to give a proper analysis of its cultural impact rather than just observing brief trends, and to curb its use as thinly-veiled gushing for a work.



* SeinfeldIsUnfunny (10 years): To provide a time barrier to give a proper analysis of its cultural impact rather than just observing brief trends, and to curb its use as thinly-veiled gushing for a work.

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* FandomSpecificPlot (1 month): To prevent knee-jerk reactions and allow time for fanfic to be written.



* PropagandaMachine (50 years for RealLife examples): To avoid [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment ROCEJ]] problems with more recent events.



* WinBackTheCrowd (1 week): In order to avoid knee-jerk reactions based solely on pre-release hype and/or from people who hadn't experienced the work.

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* WinBackTheCrowd (1 week): In order to avoid (6 months): To prevent knee-jerk reactions based solely on pre-release hype and/or from people who hadn't experienced the work.reactions.
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* MultipleDemographicAppeal (1 month): To prevent knee jerk reactions.


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* UncertainAudience (1 month): To prevent knee jerk reactions.
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* Long Runner tropes: To ensure that the work or franchise endures the test of time and remains in production. If there's a significant break in the run, the time required to qualify will be longer than the minimum listed here.
** LongRunners (10 years)
** LongRunningBookSeries (10 years)
** PrintLongRunners (20 years)
** WebcomicsLongRunners (10 years)
** VideoGameLongRunners (10 years)
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* BreakawayPopHit (5 years after the work featuring the song falls into obscurity): to make sure that the song's popularity lasts beyond the work it originally promoted.

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* BreakawayPopHit (5 years after the work featuring the song falls into obscurity): to To make sure that the song's popularity lasts beyond the work it originally promoted.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter (3 months after the character is introduced): to avoid knee-jerk reactions.

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* UnpopularPopularCharacter (3 months after the character is introduced): to To avoid knee-jerk reactions.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter (3 months after the character is introduced): to avoid knee-jerk reactions.
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* DeadMansChest (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* FoldSpindleMutilation (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* MainstreamObscurity (20 years): To ensure that a well-known work really does fade into obscurity.
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* TruceTrickery (RealLife examples no more recent than 50 years ago): To avoid controversial examples.
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* BreakawayPopHit (5 years after the work featuring the song falls into obscurity): to make sure that the song's popularity lasts beyond the work it originally promoted.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* EatenAlive (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* FedToTheBeast (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* FlayingAlive (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* HangingJudge (100 years for RealLife examples): To avoid [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment ROCEJ]] problems with more recent events.


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* AMoltenDateWithDeath (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* MurderByCremation (150 years for RealLife examples): To avoid gore and gossip about recent examples.


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* LaResistance (50 years for RealLife examples, measured from the end of the resistance campaign): To avoid [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment ROCEJ]] problems with more recent events.


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* SequelDisplacement (6 months from release of sequel): To prevent knee-jerk reactions.


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* StarMakingRole (6 months from release of relevant work, or first appearance of character): To prevent knee-jerk reactions.

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* CreatorsPet (6 months after the character is introduced): Due to requiring the character to be TheScrappy, which also has a waiting period.

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* CreatorsPet (6 months after the character is introduced): Due to requiring the character to be introduced or becomes hated, whichever comes later): inherited from TheScrappy, which as all examples must also has a waiting period.qualify for that trope.



* EthnicScrappy (6 months after the character is introduced or becomes hated, whichever comes later): inherited from TheScrappy, as all examples must also qualify for that trope.



* QuestionableCasting (1 week): To prevent entries made before people could react to the actor's performance in the work.

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* QuestionableCasting (1 week): week after the release of the work or the actor's first appearance as the character, whichever comes later): To prevent entries made before people could react knee-jerk reactions and allow time to consider the actor's performance in the work.



* {{Sequelitis}} (6 months after the work's release): To prevent knee-jerk reactions to a sequel's release.

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* {{Sequelitis}} (6 months after the work's relevant sequel's release): To prevent knee-jerk reactions reactions. This rule also applies when updating existing examples due to a sequel's release.new sequel.



* RoleReprise (5 years between appearances[[note]]excluding voice-only "appearances" in primarily live-action franchises[[/note]]): To limit the tropes to actors being brought back after a significant time away from the role.

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* RoleReprise (5 years between appearances[[note]]excluding voice-only "appearances" in primarily live-action franchises[[/note]]): appearances, based on release date): To limit ensure the tropes to actors being brought back after a actor's spent significant time away from the role. No such waiting period if playing the same PublicDomainCharacter or HistoricalDomainCharacter in two unrelated productions. Voice acting during the gap doesn't disqualify a live action reprise of a previous live action role.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap (9 months after the character is introduced or becomes hated, whichever comes later, 1 month for gaming characters who were a HighTierScrappy or LowTierLetdown): to avoid knee-jerk reactions to the character's initial status (TheScrappy also has a waiting period) and their subsequent rescue.
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* StarDerailingRole (a minimum of 5 years until their career recovers, if it recovers. No waiting period if the star directly announces their retirement during this time): To ensure the role has a lasting impact and avoid knee-jerk reactions.


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* WitchHunt (50 years for RealLife examples, measured from the end of the witch hunt). To avoid [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment ROCEJ]] problems with more recent events.

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* AdaptationDisplacement (6 months from release of the adaptation): To prevent knee-jerk reactions.
* Ambiguity tropes for sexuality and gender (end of season for episodic works, 3 months for episodic works without seasons. No waiting period for non-episodic works): To allow the work time to develop characters and resolve initial ambiguity.
** AmbiguousGender
** AmbiguousGenderIdentity
** AmbiguouslyBi
** AmbiguouslyGay



* CriticProof (One month after release, one month after end of season for episodic works, four months after release for episodic works without seasons): to avoid knee-jerk reactions and allow time for reviews to impact the work's reception.

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* CriticProof (One (1 month after release, one 1 month after end of season for episodic works, four 4 months after release for episodic works without seasons): to To avoid knee-jerk reactions and allow time for reviews to impact the work's reception.
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* CriticProof (One month after release, one month after end of season for episodic works, four months after release for episodic works without seasons): to avoid knee-jerk reactions and allow time for reviews to impact the work's reception.

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* QuestionableCasting (1 week): To prevent entries made before people could react to the actor's performance in the work.



* WTHCastingAgency (1 week): To prevent entries made before people could react to the actor's performance in the work.

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* WTHCastingAgency (1 week): To prevent entries made before people could react to the actor's performance in the work.

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