I've been thinking (perhaps overthinking) about this for at least a couple of weeks now, and I've decided to just go ahead and post it now in order to get it out of my head:
I know that ATT and TVT aren't on speaking terms for reasons, but if there's one thing that I actually fear it would be this little "cold war" going hot for whatever reason (probably via stuff like litigation, internet vandalism, etc.). I've actually come up with a list of possible culprits for such a scenario, and the likelihood of such factions being responsible:
(1.) All The Tropes:
Personally, I feel that this would be the least likely candidate for starting the war. We don't seek to actively antagonize anyone, we're merely trying to build and maintain a wiki according to our own principles. The likelihood for us starting a war is extremely low, and even then it'll most likely be accidental (through some form or fashion).
(2.) TV Tropes:
In my own opinion, the likelihood of TVT starting a fight is higher than ATT, but not by much. Their policy in regards to us seems to (currently) be "Pretend we don't exist and leave it at that", and that doesn't seem likely to change for some time. Again, if they do end up starting the fight, it's more likely it'll be accidental than intentional.
(3.) A Third Party:
In my own personal opinion, this is the most likely group who would start a war. There are at least three subgroups that I've personally identified:
(3a.) Anti-trope types:
We know these types, from stuff like the Something Awful mock threads. These people have something against the very idea of a trope-cataloging site (and especially one run by and for fans/nerds/the like). I wouldn't put it past them to try to engineer a war between TVT and ATT in the hope that it'll lead to both sites being taken down (of course, whether an entirely new troping site emerges from the ashes is a good question; I sincerely hope that, should worst come to worst, this is pretty much what happens. You can't really keep tropers down!).
(3b.) Trolls:
These types practically love internet drama, even more so when they are the ones starting the drama. I wouldn't put it past them to start a TVT-ATT war just for the lulz.
(3c.) Poor, hapless noobs:
It's also possible that some newbie troper tries to port an entry he made on TVT over to ATT, unaware of the licensing issues surrounding such a move. This causing a fight is rather low in likelihood, because if TVT's admins notice what happened, then we should be ready to handle that situation the best we can.
Personally, it is my view that the factions labeled (3a.) and (3b.) are the likeliest to be the ones to get a fight going between TVT and ATT, but the others also pose a risk of starting it themselves (primarily accidentally). Regardless, I can only hope that we're prepared in some form or fashion for such scenarios.
I know that ATT and TVT aren't on speaking terms for reasons, but if there's one thing that I actually fear it would be this little "cold war" going hot for whatever reason (probably via stuff like litigation, internet vandalism, etc.). I've actually come up with a list of possible culprits for such a scenario, and the likelihood of such factions being responsible:
(1.) All The Tropes:
Personally, I feel that this would be the least likely candidate for starting the war. We don't seek to actively antagonize anyone, we're merely trying to build and maintain a wiki according to our own principles. The likelihood for us starting a war is extremely low, and even then it'll most likely be accidental (through some form or fashion).
(2.) TV Tropes:
In my own opinion, the likelihood of TVT starting a fight is higher than ATT, but not by much. Their policy in regards to us seems to (currently) be "Pretend we don't exist and leave it at that", and that doesn't seem likely to change for some time. Again, if they do end up starting the fight, it's more likely it'll be accidental than intentional.
(3.) A Third Party:
In my own personal opinion, this is the most likely group who would start a war. There are at least three subgroups that I've personally identified:
(3a.) Anti-trope types:
We know these types, from stuff like the Something Awful mock threads. These people have something against the very idea of a trope-cataloging site (and especially one run by and for fans/nerds/the like). I wouldn't put it past them to try to engineer a war between TVT and ATT in the hope that it'll lead to both sites being taken down (of course, whether an entirely new troping site emerges from the ashes is a good question; I sincerely hope that, should worst come to worst, this is pretty much what happens. You can't really keep tropers down!).
(3b.) Trolls:
These types practically love internet drama, even more so when they are the ones starting the drama. I wouldn't put it past them to start a TVT-ATT war just for the lulz.
(3c.) Poor, hapless noobs:
It's also possible that some newbie troper tries to port an entry he made on TVT over to ATT, unaware of the licensing issues surrounding such a move. This causing a fight is rather low in likelihood, because if TVT's admins notice what happened, then we should be ready to handle that situation the best we can.
Personally, it is my view that the factions labeled (3a.) and (3b.) are the likeliest to be the ones to get a fight going between TVT and ATT, but the others also pose a risk of starting it themselves (primarily accidentally). Regardless, I can only hope that we're prepared in some form or fashion for such scenarios.