History RenamedTropes / AToE

** ArtisticLicenseMusic was merged with All Guitars Are Stratocasters, a trope concerning inaccurate depictions of musical instruments which was commonly mistaken to be about works or even real-life bands that feature a Fender Stratocaster. The trope was considered for renaming, but once it was determined that there wasn't enough to differentiate the two, it was merged into the former instead.

** ArtisticLicenseMusic was merged with All Guitars Are Stratocasters, a trope concerning inaccurate depictions of musical instruments which was commonly mistaken to be about works or even real-life bands that feature a Fender Stratocaster. Once it was determined that there wasn't enough to differentiate the two, the tropes were merged.

* ExcitedTitleTwoPartEpisodeName used to be "Excited Episode Title!" However, it was about a particular episode naming convention that was more than just a title with an exclamation point (which ''used'' to be a separate trope, but was cut due to amounting to, well, [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs "titles with exclamation points"]]).

* ExcitedTitleTwoPartEpisodeName used to be "Excited Episode Title!" However, it was about a particular episode naming convention that was more than just a title with an exclamation point. This led to misuse as "ExcitedShowTitle, but for episode titles".

* Series/BradyBunchSpinoffs used to be "Jim Henson's Muppet Bradys", a reference to a RunningGag on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' where they would characterize some scene or other as "Jim Henson's [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies [whatever] Babies]]!" It amounted to a work page referencing another work, which just sends the wrong message.

* TheComicallySerious used to be "Unfunny", and before then "The Unfunny". Interestingly, the older name was technically the better one; at least it was clearly about a character rather than just an accusation. But even then, neither older name indicated that it was about a serious-minded person who doesn't find anything funny rather than a character trying to be funny and failing.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome used to be "Brother Chuck". While the reference is preserved (after Chuck from ''Series/HappyDays'', who's a very good example of the trope), the new name more clearly refers to the specific TropeNamer (as opposed to any other Chucks) and also clarifies that it's more about the phenomenon than a character type.

* BoobBasedGag was previously named "Gag Boobs", but the old name led to the use of large breasts in general, when the trope is about jokes about breasts.

* SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced used to be "Cue Cullen". It was a twisted double reference; it was a pun on the name of [[Myth/CelticMythology Celtic folk hero Cu Chulainn]] and a reference to ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' -- specifically, Creator/PeterCullen returning to the role of Autobot leader Optimus Prime. It's a pretty sparse venn diagram of people that familiar with both, and it failed the JustForFun/OneMarioLimit, with people thinking it referred to Creator/BillCullen or [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]].

* BoyfriendBlockingDad used to be "Overprotective Dad". It was renamed because the old name made the trope sound broader than it actually is, leading to misuse.

* BreakingPointSwearing used to be "Precision F-Strike". It was renamed because the old name was misleading, particularly because it can involve profanity other than "fuck", and because it's more about how the word is used than which word is used.

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership used to be "Asskicking Equals Authority". It was renamed because its similarity to the old name of AuthorityGrantsAsskicking, "Authority Equals Asskicking", led to the two being confused with each other.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking used to be "Authority Equals Asskicking". It was renamed because its similarity to the old name of AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, "Asskicking Equals Authority", led to the two being confused with each other.

* BunnyTropes used to be "Everything's Better with Bunnies". In the process of the "Everything's Better with X" snowclone cleanup, this own was broken up into several tropes and turned into an index.

* ConvictionByCounterfactualClue used to be called "Encyclopedia Browned", ''also'' a reference to ''Literature/EncyclopediaBrown'' and doubling as a reference to DanBrowned. However, much like with "Bugs Meany is Gonna Walk", the series is known for several courtroom tropes, and it wasn't clear what this one referred to.

* BonusStageCollectables used to be "Chaos Emeralds", after a MacGuffin from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. Even if you were familiar with it, it wasn't clear what it was supposed to be; many entries were not actually examples.

* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding used to be "Abandoned Warehouse District". It was renamed because it was broader than just warehouses, groups of buildings, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs groups of warehouses]].

* EverybodyDiesEnding used to be "Kill 'Em All". It was renamed because the name doesn't say that it's an EndingTrope and was thus frequently confused with several other tropes about killing people.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie used to be "You Are the Demons". Both are memes from the SoBadItsGood/FanFic fanfic ''FanFic/DoomRepercussionsOfEvil'', but the former meme referred to TomatoInTheMirror, whereas this trope refers to the inexplicable transition to get there.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking used to be "Authority Equals Asskicking". It was renamed because its similarty to the old name of AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, "Asskicking Equals Authority", led to the two being confused with each other.

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership used to be "Asskicking Equals Authority". It was renamed because its similarty to the old name of AuthorityGrantsAsskicking, "Authority Equals Asskicking", led to the two being confused with each other.

* ArbitraryMaximumRange used to be "Space-Based Weapon Has Cutoff Range". It was a long and awkward title, and everyone knew it; even in the TropeLaunchPad, the sponsor [[Administrivia/NeedsABetterName asked for a better name]], but it was launched anyway. It lasted a year before someone noticed and took it to the Trope Repair Shop.

* CruelCheerleader used to be the "The Cheerleader". The trope was renamed due to being misused for all cheerleaders portrayals in fiction instead of the negative ones the trope was supposed to be about. The old name is now a disambiguation page.

* The UsefulNotes page on UsefulNotes/{{Autism}} used to be called "High-Functioning Autism". It was renamed to refer to the autism spectrum in general; the old name also generated controversy with respect to the propriety of "functioning" labels in the autistic community.