Hmm. Would it be technically feasible to have tropes' names equipped with some kind of vote mechanism? Then the most popular name for the trope could reign. It could cause some squabbling, I suppose.
In technical terms, the 'Tomato in the Mirror' trope would have a unique database ID number - and that number could have several associated 'names'. And the call to build the page would look up the ID number, and select the highest voted name for that ID. The trouble would be in editing the pages - to avoid the editor having to know the trope's ID number, the editor would have to provide some way to select from existing tropes or possess the smarts to say 'Ah, he added the 'Wibbly Wobbly' Trope - that's an alternate name for trope 29, 'Tomato in the Mirror'.'
That's just brainstorming and may be far more headache than it's worth, though. For the initial build, the existing trope names should be fine.
In technical terms, the 'Tomato in the Mirror' trope would have a unique database ID number - and that number could have several associated 'names'. And the call to build the page would look up the ID number, and select the highest voted name for that ID. The trouble would be in editing the pages - to avoid the editor having to know the trope's ID number, the editor would have to provide some way to select from existing tropes or possess the smarts to say 'Ah, he added the 'Wibbly Wobbly' Trope - that's an alternate name for trope 29, 'Tomato in the Mirror'.'
That's just brainstorming and may be far more headache than it's worth, though. For the initial build, the existing trope names should be fine.