Thread:Forum:Wiki Talk/YMMV integration/reply (7)

Even if the YMMV subpage isn't officially treated like a ghetto, that's how it'll be perceived.

There is a lot of YMMV about what is YMMV too. For example, I think Baron Kelvin in Black Butler is well qualified to be called a Complete Monster. We're talking about a case where that really isn't controversial. The guy has an astonishing lack of redeeming traits. He's so loathsome in every way that no one ever writes him as a Draco in Leather Pants and there isn't a Misaimed Fandom for him. There is no "your mileage may vary" in this, and we're talking about a fandom that has shown itself very capable of seeing the best sides in evil people.

Even if the designation isn't that clear, that doesn't mean that there will be a vicious edit war. I remember an example from the eartly TV Tropes where I was looking at the page for a particular work. "A Complete Monster? I'd have called him a Smug Snake instead. Oh well..." And then I didn't do anything about it.

Things like shipping tropes aren't really subjective either. Even if you don't ship a particular pairing yourself, a look at fanfiction.net will provide an unbiased overview of what the fandom as a whole is shipping and what the pairings are called. I support making a "Fandom" subpage for things like the shipping tropes and most annoying noises and character tiers and such, maybe memes too, and shunting the rest of the old YMMV to Main.

The difference should be whether you examine the work's fandom (and anti-fandom, if any) for the data or if you look at the work itself.