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The truth of the matter is Wikipedians do it for a variety of reasons -- the [[Trope]] may be common enough for scholarly interest, it may say something about psychology, or it may simply just be one of those many [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Silly Things|Silly Things]] [[Wikipedia]] does. On the other hand, it might also be because our two Tropes wikis have fallen victim to the [[Law of Wiki Expansion]], and the topic really is one that best fits in a general-interest encyclopedia. In any case, it's beneficial to both All The Tropes and [[TV Tropes]]; the more pages on [[Trope|tropes]] there are on [[Wikipedia]], the more people will be led to our sites.
The truth of the matter is Wikipedians do it for a variety of reasons -- the [[Trope]] may be common enough for scholarly interest, it may say something about psychology, or it may simply just be one of those many [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Silly Things|Silly Things]] [[Wikipedia]] does. On the other hand, it might also be because our two Tropes wikis have fallen victim to the [[Law of Wiki Expansion]], and the topic really is one that best fits in a general-interest encyclopedia. In any case, it's beneficial to both All The Tropes and [[TV Tropes]]; the more pages on [[Trope|tropes]] there are on [[Wikipedia]], the more people will be led to our sites.


Not to be confused with [[You Are Not Alone]], or the [[Alien Tropes|idea of other intelligent life in the galaxy]].
Not to be confused with [[You Are Not Alone]], or the [[Alien Tropes|idea of other intelligent life in the galaxy]].


{{examples|Pages on ''All The Tropes'' that have parallel articles on Wikipedia:}}
{{examples|Pages on ''All The Tropes'' that have parallel articles on Wikipedia:}}
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* [[Bed Trick]]: [[wikipedia:Bed trick|Bed trick]]
* [[Bed Trick]]: [[wikipedia:Bed trick|Bed trick]]
* [[The Bermuda Triangle]]: [[wikipedia:Bermuda Triangle|Bermuda Triangle]]
* [[The Bermuda Triangle]]: [[wikipedia:Bermuda Triangle|Bermuda Triangle]]
* [[Big Bad]]: [[wikipedia:Big Bad|Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]: [[wikipedia:Big Bad|Big Bad]]
* [[Big Dumb Object]]: [[wikipedia:Big Dumb Object|Big Dumb Object]]
* [[Big Dumb Object]]: [[wikipedia:Big Dumb Object|Big Dumb Object]]
* [[Brain In a Jar]]: [[wikipedia:Brain in a vat|Brain in a vat]]
* [[Brain In a Jar]]: [[wikipedia:Brain in a vat|Brain in a vat]]
* [[Brand Name Takeover]]: [[wikipedia:Generic trademark|Generic trademark]]
* [[Brand Name Takeover]]: [[wikipedia:Generic trademark|Generic trademark]]
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* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: [[wikipedia:Cannibalism in popular culture|Cannibalism in popular culture]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: [[wikipedia:Cannibalism in popular culture|Cannibalism in popular culture]]
* The [[wikipedia:Principle of Evil Marksmanship|Principle of Evil Marksmanship]] covers these three tropes:
* The [[wikipedia:Principle of Evil Marksmanship|Principle of Evil Marksmanship]] covers these three tropes:
** [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]] (Stormtrooper Effect)
** [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]] (Stormtrooper Effect)
** [[Mook Chivalry]] (One-at-a-time Attack Rule)
** [[Mook Chivalry]] (One-at-a-time Attack Rule)
** [[Conservation of Ninjitsu]] (Inverse Ninja Law)
** [[Conservation of Ninjitsu]] (Inverse Ninja Law)
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* [[Patchwork Story]]: [[wikipedia:Fix-up|Fix-up]]
* [[Patchwork Story]]: [[wikipedia:Fix-up|Fix-up]]
* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: [[wikipedia:Percussive_maintenance]]
* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: [[wikipedia:Percussive_maintenance]]
* [[Plot Device]]: [[wikipedia:Plot_device]]
* [[Plot Device]]: [[wikipedia:Plot_device]]
* [[Plot Hole]]: [[wikipedia:Plot_hole]]
* [[Plot Hole]]: [[wikipedia:Plot_hole]]
* [[Portable Hole]]: [[wikipedia:Portable_hole]]
* [[Portable Hole]]: [[wikipedia:Portable_hole]]
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* [[Streisand Effect]]: [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]]
* [[Streisand Effect]]: [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]]
* [[Super Couple]]: [[wikipedia:Supercouple]]
* [[Super Couple]]: [[wikipedia:Supercouple]]
* [[Synchro Vox]]: [[wikipedia:Syncro-Vox]]
* [[Syncro-Vox]]: [[wikipedia:Syncro-Vox]]
* [[Sweeps Week Lesbian Kiss]]: [[wikipedia:Lesbian kiss episode|Lesbian kiss episode]]
* [[Sweeps Week Lesbian Kiss]]: [[wikipedia:Lesbian kiss episode|Lesbian kiss episode]]
* [[Switched At Birth]]: [[wikipedia:Babies_switched_at_birth]]
* [[Switched At Birth]]: [[wikipedia:Babies_switched_at_birth]]

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In short, tropes which have Wikipedia articles. In long:

Here on All The Tropes, just as on The Other Tropes Wiki, we tropers dedicate ourselves to cataloging recurrent patterns in fiction. Everyone knows that; it's the name of the game. Other sites deal with tropes, too, though none of them are as exhaustive as we are, which is perfectly normal. However, there's one site that takes it too far: it's supposed to a free world-class encyclopedia, yet it's wasting time talking on and on about cliches in fiction. And that's our job. Isn't that a waste of bandwidth? Perhaps so, but the practice is a lot more common than non-tropers would think.

The truth of the matter is Wikipedians do it for a variety of reasons -- the Trope may be common enough for scholarly interest, it may say something about psychology, or it may simply just be one of those many Silly Things Wikipedia does. On the other hand, it might also be because our two Tropes wikis have fallen victim to the Law of Wiki Expansion, and the topic really is one that best fits in a general-interest encyclopedia. In any case, it's beneficial to both All The Tropes and TV Tropes; the more pages on tropes there are on Wikipedia, the more people will be led to our sites.

Not to be confused with You Are Not Alone, or the idea of other intelligent life in the galaxy.

Pages on All The Tropes that have parallel articles on Wikipedia:
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