Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lampshade hanging


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The result was keep. Feel free to rename. Carlosguitar 07:06, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Lampshade hanging

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Neologism invented by the TV Tropes Wiki. - Sikon 05:53, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge into Fourth Wall or Meta-reference. Can't see this neologism making its own way - it's obscure. Keep/rename  Needs development per discussion.   Colonel Warden 12:39, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, not a neologism and not invented by TV Tropes. The alternative term "hanging a lantern" may be slightly better known. Well-attested, just google variants of "hang/hanging a lantern/lampshade".  Used not only in reference to scriptwriting and fiction, but also in reference to politics.  Obscure to the general public, but well-known within a specialized domain: in other words, a typical Wikipedia entry.  Merging to "Fourth Wall" makes no sense at all, what's the connection? -- P.T. Aufrette 00:29, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment There seem to be several metaphors here with different meanings. 'Hanging a lantern' makes a virtue of an implausible plot point while a 'lampshade' is intended to conceal or dismiss it.  See discussion.  Anyway, it goes to show that the article needs work rather than deletion.  Changing to Keep/rename above.  Colonel Warden 08:49, 28 October 2007 (UTC)


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