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After creating an account and verifying your email address, you may immediately:
* Read all areas of the site.
* Manage your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile settings]] and viewing options.
* Follow articles and forum topics.
* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/ad-free-subscribe.php Subscribe]] for ad-free viewing.

In order to edit or post, your registration must be approved by a moderator, who will review your account to make sure that it complies with our policies. If we deny your request, you may still read the site as stated above. If you believe you were denied in error or have any other issue with the registration process, you may use the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact form]] to get help.

Once your account has been approved, there is a brief waiting period during which you may be subject to certain restrictions. We do this to help contain attempts to vandalize or spam the site.

* New accounts may not post in the forums for 24 hours after registration.
* New accounts may not make any forum post that contains an external URL.
* New accounts are limited in how many forum posts they can make in a short period of time.
* Wiki edits made by new accounts will be flagged in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/changes.php Recent Edits]] report.
* New accounts may be monitored directly at moderator discretion.

If you violate any of [[{{Administrivia}} our rules]], you may be suspended. If this occurs, see Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended to learn what to do. '''Do not make a new account or you will be permanently banned.'''

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!! Account Controls and Maintenance

* To edit your profile, go [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php here]]. You can change your site preferences, upload an avatar, and perform most of the functions listed below.
* To change your account password once you are logged in, head over to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/changepass.php this page]].
* To recover a lost password, go [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/login_prompt.php here]] and click the "forgot password" link. This requires that you have an email address associated with your account, and that you have access to that email account.
* If you created an account prior to the email verification requirement, you may associate an email address with it [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/associate_email.php here]].
* If you forget your password, and you do not have an associated email address, we may not be able to recover your account. You may use our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact form]] to request assistance. Please try to use the same connection (internet address) as when you were logged in to your account.
** If we approve your request, your original account will be "reset", meaning that you will have to register it again with a valid email address.
** If we deny your request, it is because we cannot associate your current information with your previous account. You will need to register a new account.

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!! Registration Process and Account Restrictions

After creating an account and verifying your email address, you may immediately:
* Read all areas of the site.
* Manage your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile settings]] and viewing options.
* Follow articles and forum topics.
* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/ad-free-subscribe.php Subscribe]] for ad-free viewing.

In order to edit or post, your registration must be approved by a moderator, who will review your account to make sure that it complies with our policies. If we deny your request, you may still read the site as stated above. If you believe you were denied in error or have any other issue with the registration process, you may use the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact form]] to get help.

Once your account has been approved, there is a brief waiting period during which you may be subject to certain restrictions. We do this to help contain attempts to vandalize or spam the site.

* New accounts may not post in the forums for 24 hours after registration.
* New accounts may not make any forum post that contains an external URL.
* New accounts are limited in how many forum posts they can make in a short period of time.
* Wiki edits made by new accounts will be flagged in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/changes.php Recent Edits]] report.
* New accounts may be monitored directly at moderator discretion.

If you violate any of [[{{Administrivia}} our rules]], you may be suspended or banned. If this occurs, see Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended to learn what to do. Do not make a new account.

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* You have to register to contribute to our site.
* New accounts may have to wait for approval and may have to wait to get full privileges.
* You must use a real email address and may not hide your connection, such as with a VPN or public access point.
* You may only have one account at a time.
* If you are suspended and make a new account, you will be banned.
* Deleting your account is permanent and will not get you out of a suspension or ban.
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* Your wiki [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/awl.php wiki]] and forum [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/thread_watch.php forum]] watchlists (aka your "following" lists)
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* Your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/forumite_icon_gallery.php avatar gallery gallery]] is hidden but the images remain on our server.



* User Content that you have contributed, including wiki edits, discussion comments, images, video examples, AskTheTropers posts, forum posts, reviews, liveblogs, TLP drafts, private messages, etc.

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* Your personal [[TheContributors Tropers]] page, although nobody else can edit it
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** Putting "trope" or "fan" in your handle is uncreative. Everyone's a troper and everyone's a fan of things. We won't reject these, but please be original.
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** You may freely use a VPN or proxy after your account is activated.
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** If you don't like your old account for some reason, let us know so we don't think you're pulling some kind of shenanigan.
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In your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile]], there is a 'Delete Account' link. Clicking this will '''permanently delete''' all personal information from your user profile and deactivate your account. Your username cannot be used again by you or anyone else.

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In your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile]], there is a 'Delete Account' link. Clicking this will '''permanently delete''' all personal information from your user profile and deactivate your account. Your username cannot be used again by you or anyone else.
else. We cannot restore your account after this happens, so be sure you mean it.



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In your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile]], there is a 'Delete Account' link. Clicking this will permanently delete all personal information from your user profile and deactivate your account. Your username cannot be used again by you or anyone else.

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In your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile]], there is a 'Delete Account' link. Clicking this will permanently delete '''permanently delete''' all personal information from your user profile and deactivate your account. Your username cannot be used again by you or anyone else.



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We are not able to delete accounts. Account histories, including forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless of whether an account is active, suspended, or permanently banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is that you scramble your password and then log out.

We are aware of European GDPR regulations on "being forgotten" and are investigating what we can do about them.
* When you contribute user content to TV Tropes, it is permanently and irrevocably licensed to us.
* We ''may'' delete user content at our sole discretion. We have no obligation to do so.
* We require history data to make and enforce moderation decisions.
* We do not currently have the technical ability to rename, delete, or "anonymize" accounts.

This policy will be updated if and when we make technical changes to better support the GDPR.

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We are not able to In your [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/profile.php profile]], there is a 'Delete Account' link. Clicking this will permanently delete accounts. Account histories, all personal information from your user profile and deactivate your account. Your username cannot be used again by you or anyone else.

!!! What is deleted

* Your linked email address, if any
* The link to your Facebook profile, if any
* Your encrypted password
* Customized profile information
including your forum signature, location, etc.
* Your avatar gallery is hidden but the images remain on our server.
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* Your username
* User Content that you have contributed, including wiki edits, discussion comments, images, video examples, Ask The Tropers posts,
forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless liveblogs, TLP drafts, etc.
* Logs
of whether an account is active, suspended, or permanently banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is activity, including IP addresses
* Records of any restraints (suspensions, bans)
that you scramble were made against your password and then log out.

We are aware of European GDPR regulations on "being forgotten" and are investigating what we can do about them.
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!!! Additional information

* When you contribute user content User Content to TV Tropes, it is permanently and irrevocably licensed to us.
* We ''may'' delete user content User Content at our sole discretion. We have no obligation to do so.
* We require history data data, including IP addresses, to make and enforce moderation decisions.
* We do not currently have the technical ability to rename, delete, rename or "anonymize" accounts.

This policy
accounts. Your username will be updated if and when we make technical changes to better support the GDPR.
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** Putting "trope" or "fan" in your handle is uncreative. Everyone's a troper and everyone's a fan of things. Please be creative.

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In order to edit or post, your registration must be approved by a moderator, who will review your account to make sure that it complies with our policies. If we deny your request, you may still read the site as stated above. If you believe you were denied in error, or have any other issue with the registration process, you may use the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact form]] to get help.

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In order to edit or post, your registration must be approved by a moderator, who will review your account to make sure that it complies with our policies. If we deny your request, you may still read the site as stated above. If you believe you were denied in error, error or have any other issue with the registration process, you may use the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact form]] to get help.
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* We no longer permit active tropers to make additional accounts without [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contacting us]] first.
** If there's something wrong with your account such that you can't log in, we may be able to fix it.
** If you don't like your old account for some reason, let us know so we don't think you're pulling some kind of shenanigan.
** If there are multiple persons in your household who wish to register, same thing. Tell us. We can't tell you apart and if one of you gets in trouble, the others may also be subject to the same penalties. IHaveThisFriend doesn't work on us.




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** If someone contacts you on social media and asks you to deliver a message on their behalf, direct them to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact us]] instead. You risk being tarnished by association.

* If you believe your account has been compromised, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php contact us]] as soon as you can. You are responsible for everything done with your account unless you notify us that there's a problem.

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* To recover a lost password, go [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lostpass.php here]]. This requires that you have an email address associated with your account, and that you have access to that email account.

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We are not able to delete accounts. Account histories, including forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless of whether an account is active or banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is that you scramble your password and then log out.

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We are not able to delete accounts. Account histories, including forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless of whether an account is active active, suspended, or permanently banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is that you scramble your password and then log out.



* When you contribute content to TV Tropes, it is permanently and irrevocably licensed to us.

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* When you contribute user content to TV Tropes, it is permanently and irrevocably licensed to us.



* We do not currently have the technical ability to rename or delete accounts.

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* We do not currently have the technical ability to rename rename, delete, or delete "anonymize" accounts.



We may use third-party services to check the validity and reputation of your email address. We may use third-party services to check the reputation and geolocation of your IP address. TV Tropes makes no representation as to the privacy of these services.

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We may use third-party services to check the validity and reputation and validity of your email address. We may use third-party services to check the reputation and geolocation of your IP address. TV Tropes makes no representation as to the privacy of these services.



All information collected during registration, including email and IP address(es), is used only to identify you to us and help you manage your account. TV Tropes does not sell or make any other commercial use of your registration information. For more information, see our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/privacypolicy.php privacy policy]].


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All information collected during registration, including email and IP address(es), is used only to identify you to us and us, help you manage your account.account, and help us make moderation decisions. TV Tropes does not sell or make any other commercial use of your registration information. For more information, see our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/privacypolicy.php privacy policy]].

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We may use third-party services to check the validity and reputation of your email address. We may use third-party services to check the reputation and geolocation of your IP address. TV Tropes makes no representation as to the privacy of these services.

TV Tropes uses the https protocol and password encryption to protect information you transmit to us. We are not responsible for the security of your device or your Internet connection. If you believe that your registration information, including password, has been compromised, please [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contact.php notify us.]]

Note: Some of our security measures were not in place prior to 2016. If you registered or logged in before then, you should consider changing your TV Tropes password as well as any accounts that share your TV Tropes password.


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* After registering and logging in, your login information will be stored in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie site cookie]] on your device(s). If you do not have cookies enabled, certain features may not work properly. To delete the site cookie, log out.

* We are not able to delete accounts. Account histories, including forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless of whether an account is active or banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is that you scramble your password and then log out.

* Privacy notice: All information collected during registration, including email and IP address(es), is used only to identify you to us and help you manage your account. TV Tropes does not sell or make any other commercial use of your registration information. For more information, see our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/privacypolicy.php privacy policy]].


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!! Deleting Accounts

We are not able to delete accounts. Account histories, including forum posts, wiki edits, reviews, and so on, are retained regardless of whether an account is active or banned. If you no longer wish to use your account, our recommendation is that you scramble your password and then log out.

We are aware of European GDPR regulations on "being forgotten" and are investigating what we can do about them.
* When you contribute content to TV Tropes, it is permanently and irrevocably licensed to us.
* We ''may'' delete user content at our sole discretion. We have no obligation to do so.
* We require history data to make and enforce moderation decisions.
* We do not currently have the technical ability to rename or delete accounts.

This policy will be updated if and when we make technical changes to better support the GDPR.

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!! Privacy Notice

After registering and logging in, your login information will be stored in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie site cookie]] on your device(s). If you do not have cookies enabled, certain features may not work properly. To delete the site cookie, log out.

All information collected during registration, including email and IP address(es), is used only to identify you to us and help you manage your account. TV Tropes does not sell or make any other commercial use of your registration information. For more information, see our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/privacypolicy.php privacy policy]].

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