By-The-Books Playing

Not aiming high, are we?

When an element of fiction (meaning an UnTrash, role, or plot) is used in its most basic form. There are several causes of this, most of which are not healthy for the story. Saturday Morning Cartoon Edition is an example of By-The-Books Playing where the role, likely the Hero or Villain, is simplified to allow weaker minds to understand the full scope of the character. It's for this reason Saturday Morning Carton Edition is not a naturally detrimental UnTrash with the exception of situations it should not be played. These times include when a franchise is geared towards older age groups who would prefer to be treated like owners of functioning brains.

In the majority of situations throughout fiction, By-The-Books Playing is counted as Weak Writing. It showcases many UnTrashes and roles at their lowest point, which further hurts low-tiers that get enough hate from audiences as is. By-The-Books Playing reinforces the simplest ideas comprising their essence that audiences know them for. This sharply limits the exploration scope of these elements and makes them much more predictable and uninteresting. Possibly the worst consequence of all is how By-The-Books Playing teaches aspiring writers a harmful lesson. If they see a creator they like using By-The-Books Playing to run their plots, the newer writers will accept the practice as okay and not bother innovating fiction with their own work.