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[031] BritBllt Current Version
4th Jan '11 at 05:00:02 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message also works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
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I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message also works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less for them to look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on a book by Art Bell and Whitney Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously. And thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering, it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[030] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:58:13 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message also works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less for them to look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on a book by Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously. And thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering, it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[029] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:57:49 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less for them to look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on a book by Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously. And thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering, it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[028] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:57:22 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less for them to look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously, and thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[027] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:57:02 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be on the page, but the gist of the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. If DanBrowned really is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be included on the page, but the gist of that message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously, and thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[026] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:55:55 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be on the page, but the gist of the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be on the page, but the gist of the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less look up the books), but it likewise notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously, and thanks to the alphabetical trope ordering it\\\'s also near the top of the page.
[025] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:55:12 AM
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I\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\'t be on the page, though the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be on the page, but the gist of the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less look up the books), but it at least notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[024] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:54:54 AM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to readers is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.

As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
I\\\'ve switched most of the DanBrowned wording to BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally; if DanBrowned is an AvertedTrope then it shouldn\\\'t be on the page, though the message works for BellisariosMaxim. I did trim off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it hardly seems fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less look up the books), but it at least notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[023] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:46:44 AM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to viewers is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\\\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to readers is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book), but it at least notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[022] BritBllt
4th Jan '11 at 04:46:27 AM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the haters is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\\\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to viewers is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book), but it at least notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[021] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:24:01 PM
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book), but it at least notes that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[020] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:23:31 PM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the haters is no different than haters using things like IdiotPlot to complain about the movie.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\\\'s no reason to list it. Listing a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the haters is no different than haters using tropes like IdiotPlot as an excuse to complain.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[019] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:22:57 PM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the critics is no different than critics using things like IdiotPlot to complain about the movie.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre there\\\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the haters is no different than haters using things like IdiotPlot to complain about the movie.
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n
As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[018] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:22:26 PM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\'s no reason to list it.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\\\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope just to squeeze in a message to the critics is no different than critics using things like IdiotPlot to complain about the movie.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[017] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:21:10 PM
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And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\\\'s no reason to list it.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[016] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:20:33 PM
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And I removed it again; this isn\'t a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story.
to:
And I removed it again, for the reasons given on AvertedTrope; in short, if a trope\\\'s not in a work, then unless the trope is universally expected for that genre, there\\\'s no reason to list it. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story.
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As a compromise, I\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \
to:
As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[015] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:19:00 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again; this isn\\\'t a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story.

As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[014] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:18:13 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.

As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim instead, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But it does note that the movie\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[013] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:17:54 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.

As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim instead, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the book). But the page does note that it\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[012] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:17:39 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.

As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim instead, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too literally. I trimmed off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though (it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the source material). But the page does note that it\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[011] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:16:34 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.

As a compromise, I\\\'ve added most of the DanBrowned wording back as BellisariosMaxim instead, which is a trope (sort of) about not taking fiction too seriously. I did take off the \\\"obvious from the start\\\" bit, though; it doesn\\\'t seem fair to expect most people to even go through the credits, much less to look up the source material. But the page does note that it\\\'s based on Art Bell and Whitley Streiber and wasn\\\'t meant to be taken too seriously.
[010] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:04:06 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Adding a non-present trope to the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[009] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:00:29 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
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And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics are wrong\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[008] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 09:00:01 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
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And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how the critical reception is unfair is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[007] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:59:42 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
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And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless it\\\'s such a universal trope that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[006] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:59:07 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn in a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[005] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:58:23 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t the solution - it\\\'s part of the problem.
[004] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:58:05 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they hated the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and you sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t a solution, it\\\'s part of the problem.
[003] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:57:39 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just to shoehorn a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they didn\\\'t like the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and you sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t a solution, it\\\'s part of the problem.
[002] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:57:15 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just so you can give a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing an \\\"averted\\\" trope onto the page just to squeeze in a message about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they didn\\\'t like the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and you sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t a solution, it\\\'s part of the problem.
[001] BritBllt
3rd Jan '11 at 08:56:35 PM
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And I removed it again, because you are \'\'completely\'\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \
to:
And I removed it again, because you are \\\'\\\'completely\\\'\\\' misusing the page and site. This is not a page for defending the movie from criticism anymore than it is a page for attacking the movie. It is a page for listing the tropes that are in it. DanBrowned is not in it if the movie makes no special claims to accuracy. Listing it anyway with an \\\"averted\\\" tag just so you can give a spiel about critics misunderstanding it is gaming the system. The AvertedTrope page explains exactly why tropes listed as \\\"averted\\\" shouldn\\\'t be on the page, unless they\\\'re so universal that its absence is actually notable. Throwing it in just to make a point about how you feel about the critical reception is the exact same thing as people throwing in IdiotPlot just so they can complain about how much they didn\\\'t like the story. And no, it won\\\'t be an edit war, I\\\'ll just take it to AskTheTropers if it comes to that. Fan bias in both directions is what turns these pages into unreadable \\\"is not\\\"/\\\"is too\\\" messes in the first place, and you sneaking in \\\"the critics suck\\\" isn\\\'t a solution, it\\\'s part of the problem.

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