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Yes, if they are official they're not "fics" unless the concept itself is referenced.
Most of these examples sound like Alternate Timeline or other forms of spin-offs.
Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
I see at least one actual fan-creation in the "officials" list (good ending to Metamorphosis), a couple in-universe examples in webcomics that get maybe confusing with the split.
A lot of the examples sound like they've been defined by being a Fixed Version created by an author different from the original author, but both of them being official parts of the franchise. Overlaps with Armed with Canon but I'm not sure if its a 100% overlap or if it could be another trope sitting between the two.
Edited by Adannor
So, should I cut the examples and move the actual fanfics back onto the main page? Or is TRS required for that?
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TRS is the best option here.
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Problem is that TRS is full at the moment. I can’t make a thread for this trope until there’s space.
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IDK if TRS is needed; if the examples are agreed to be misuse and nothing about the trope needs to change in order to resolve it, you can just do cleanup.
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I agree. Salvaged Story is another trope where you can send examples if they fit.
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For now I’m going to delete all the "official" examples and put the actual fanfic ones back on the main page.
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I also noticed that there was a commented out not saying "sourced examples only", I should probably bring that over to the main page.
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I’m also wondering about the two video examples under Fix Fic.
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There's No Salvaged Story Link on The Fix Fic Page. If going to fix The Fix Fic Page, Send the Official CANON Examples to Salvaged Story & Create a Link to it. Or in other words: If your going to fix it, Fix it right!!!!!
Edited by Arkhamkong
None of those are rules that exist, and also, this query was several months old. Locking.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
So, the main page for Fix Fic has "official" examples of the trope. Something about that doesn't feel right. A Fix Fic is something, by definition, something the fans wrote up to right wrongs in the original work, not Pre-TRS Author's Saving Throw. Not only does this encourage Trope Decay, a lot of these examples are speculative (and some examples even admit this). I find it funny how the actual Fix Fics are on their own subpage while the "official" ones are the ones on the main page.
Any idea what I should do with these examples?
Edited by PlasmaPower