Quote: Here I've gotta respond "Maybe to you." I'd never heard of Deus Ex Nukina before, and what I thought the name *sounded* like before I searched it is... well, *related*, in the sense that both involve nukes. But not all that close beyond that. And the name doesn't really make sense to me. TITM, on the other hand, does, and I have no attachment to The Big O either. (Which I'd have to question actually calling the source anyway...)The Big O
Well, I can only speak for myself, obviously.
I had no clue what Deux Ex Nukina was; to pull that example, I literally just went to the big list o' tropes and yoinked the first one that I hadn't seen before that seemed to be clear as to what it meant, that caught my eye. Turns out I was right about what it was... which is the case, most of the time, with trope names. I may be off on the details but the gist comes through.
That doesn't happen with TITM, and others of its kind. Introducing people to tropes invariably leads to me having to explain that one, in particular, which is why I picked it as an example.
As I said, though: I'm not looking to change them. I just would prefer if a trope resource is easier to use, as in, easier to find what you're looking for, and it seems to me that adding references doesn't hurt and might help. Alternative names, not replacements.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs