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RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#1: Oct 7th 2010 at 1:21:59 PM

After taking a look at the Todd In The Shadows pages I found a Fridge Brilliance article. I found it odd considering the fact that he's a new reviewer to TGWTG. Upon inspection of the page I saw the only purpose of the page was to redirect a single trope, a Fridge Logic comment.

Now under my comprehension the Fridge/[[Insert Title Here]] is for Fridge Brilliance while It Just Bugs Me!/[[Insert Title Here]] is for Fridge Logic. But this was a case of a reviewer pointing out Fridge Logic on someone else's work. What do we do for cases like that?

edited 7th Oct '10 1:23:15 PM by RhymeBeat

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#2: Oct 7th 2010 at 1:33:49 PM

'Fridge...' everything goes on the Fridge page. People never really got the Just Bugs Me/WMG thing enough to siphon that speculative stuff out of the article. Just Bugs Me/WMG are continuing, but the Fridge namespace makes it real clear what you are supposed to do with them.

On the question: The reviewer is the work. Especially in this case, where the reviewer is playing a role. Speculation about the work makes as much sense here as it does anywhere else.wink

edited 7th Oct '10 2:30:54 PM by FastEddie

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RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#3: Oct 7th 2010 at 2:19:29 PM

I didn't quite get what you said.

The page in question is Todd In The Shadows questioning the logic behind a Lady Gaga song in universe. Therefore its in-universe Fridge Logic. So what do I do with that?

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#4: Oct 7th 2010 at 2:29:04 PM

I think the issue at hand here is that while a review may contain tropes, including Take Thats directed at other works and/or people, a review is simply an opinion about the quality of a work, the same as any other opinion. Because a reviewer identified Fridge Logic in a work does not give that particular instance any special priority or "specialness" compared to any other person's Fridge Logic, and it all goes on the Fridge or JBM page for that specific work.

Also, I'd really hesitate to create pages for individual reviews of works. That's kind of going crazy with the concept.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#5: Oct 7th 2010 at 2:32:18 PM

What Fighteer said. The reviewer's Fridge Logic is still fridge logic.

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