Wick

The number of pages which internally link to a page, as seen on its "related to..." button. These are the lifeblood of our trope articles -- they place an article within the Troper hivemind's awareness, channeling the Wiki Magic its way.

The term is not a back-formation from "wiki," like it might seem; it's named for TVT member Morgan Wick, who made lists of inbound links before their wiki software automated the process.

There seems to be a magic minimum number of inbound links that determines an article's survival. More links are perfectly fine, so long as they are not forced.

If you feel like doing a good deed, check out the list of pages with twelve or fewer wicks to see if there's some constructive linking you can do.

Note: These refer to links within the site, not externally.

The Scale of trope health is outlined below: (1 IL = 1 Wick)