History Tropers / SilverCrown

I'm not going to delete my account or blank anything or storm off in disgust or do something ridiculously stupid that gets me banned, but this is the end of the road for me when it comes to TVT. There are other wikis. I'm sad how this situation has been handled and the writing on the wall is eerily reminiscent of the frog in the boiling water trope. You can tell something's "off", not by much, but it's there. There's a colder edge that wasn't there before under the previous administration. In nautical terms, there's an iceberg on the horizon, and the captains are doing a terrible job of not steering the Titanic into it (if they haven't hit it already). No thanks. I'd rather be on the lifeboat.

These past years have been great, but I can't say anything that neither I nor anyone else hasn't said before. I'm not here to yell at anyone or to rant or rave; I'm just here to say that I cannot in good conscience support the path taken by the administration anymore. I think it's time the wiki and I part ways for good.

![[AC: If you know nothing about tech, then half of this stuff won't make sense - but I hope you enjoy it anyway. If you know something about tech, you're my new best friend! Yep, still under construction :(]]

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[[https://www.dofactory.com/html/charset/entities Something cool I discovered.]]

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![[AC:This page is a Work In Progress. Pardon our dust.]]

<?php \\
Notice: Undefined constant: [=SilverCrown=] in /pmwiki/pmwiki.php on line 1 \\
[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere define('SilverCrown', 'Describe SilverCrown here.');]] \\
?>

@@silvercrown@tvtropes - cd /personal/life/funthings@@
@@cd: No fun things found@@
[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Dang.]]

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[[creepypic]]

[[AC: The unintentional SiteBreaker.]]

𝔚𝔢𝔩𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔶 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔯𝔭𝔞𝔤𝔢.

[[EarWorm Have a look around.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU Anything that brain of yours can think of can be found...]]

No relation to SilverFox.

I'm an aspiring programmer currently finishing up my last year of high school. I'm also the one who discovered a number of funny things to do on the site, including emoticons on query.php pages (see below) and a glitch to make a custom thread ID. In real life, I'm INTP and would describe myself as center-left on the political spectrum.

I don't trope myself. I'd rather do it for fictional media instead!

Python is my favorite programming language, but I'm partial to Java, SQL[[note]]yes, yes, I know that people don't consider it to be a programming language[[/note]], PHP, and Ruby. I'm currently learning a bunch of other programming languages as well, including [=JavaScript.=]

[[folder: My custom hacks, userscripts, and stylesheets]]
Hosted on Pastebin for the time being, may be moved to [=GitHub=] if I feel like it. Everything in the Pastebins that was written by me is licensed under the MIT License '''unless otherwise explicitly stated.'''
[[AC: Stylesheets]]
* [[https://pastebin.com/raw/zFS22vFH TV Tropes Custom]] (yes, it doesn't have a name yet).
[[AC: Userscripts]]
* [[https://pastebin.com/raw/EGREXEDV Logout Confirmation]] - Adds an alert popup warning users that they're about to log out.
* [[https://pastebin.com/raw/NQMLA08X No Forum Avatar Message]] - Randomizes a list of messages when a person is viewing an avatar gallery of someone that has none.
* [[https://pastebin.com/raw/4g4yPQA0 View Article ID]] - Quite simply, adds the Article ID as a number near the bottom of the page viewer.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: All "Add Post" messages]]
Will appear in addpost.php.
* Watch [USERNAME] work those keys. Frickin' awesome!
* [USERNAME] prepares a salvo.
* [USERNAME] leers at keys.
* [USERNAME] is about to say this about that.
* Bust a move, [USERNAME]. Whatever that means.
* Keep it down! [USERNAME] is composing a post.
* [USERNAME] is now in a pre-post state.
* [USERNAME], Barada Nikto! ... Oh well, it was worth a try.
* [USERNAME] put down sword, picks up pen...
* Oh, good. [USERNAME] is about to settle this thing.
* Those keys need ticklin', [USERNAME].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: How to use a script for making actions]]
TV Tropes has no API. This means rather than make a POST request to an API endpoint (which doesn't exist), you'll need to do it manually. How? Well, you can:
# Log in and save your login cookie (using Requests for Python or some other library if you wish) as a raw text file.
# Log in and capture your login cookie within a session (re. Requests)

Once you have the cookie, you can authenticate any action that you make. I am currently working on making a Python abstraction layer for TV Tropes named Lampshade based off the [=DeviantArt=] API wrapper. It will be publicly released when it's ready (no finalization date as of yet) along with documentation.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: How to use emoticons on Ask The Tropers]]
!!Crossposted from ATT draft, also works in any query.php discussion system.
This is not a question, but more ''advice'' and a ''solution'' for people who want to use the arrow/emoticon feature in Ask The Tropers without typing "[up]" (which doesn't actually work) or "^".

This took an irritatingly long time to figure out, mostly because the image markup doesn't actually work with any images outside the "/public" directory (which is what the smilies are). Apparently you have to throw the entire link in instead.

Anyway, I ''think'' I managed to get it. Copy and use the markup as much as you want to! (You can also highlight the emoticon and use the old copy+paste.)

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png=] => => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_down.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_down.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tinfoilsmall.GIF=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tinfoilsmall.GIF

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bug.gif=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bug.gif

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_grin.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_grin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_smile.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_smile.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_surprised.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_surprised.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_tongue.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_tongue.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_unhappy.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_unhappy.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_waii.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_waii.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_wink.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_wink.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/lightbulb.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/lightbulb.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/cool.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/cool.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png

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[[folder: Assorted junk and drabble]]
'''Non-Ajax'''
pmwiki.php
changes.php
topics.php
browse.php
tlp_activity.php
pitchgenerator.php
crown_activity.php
reviews_index.php
review_activity.php
cutlist.php
storygen.php
index_report.php
nuked_thread_msg.php
contributor_list.php
recent_videos.php
contact.php
lb_logon.php
posts.php
crowner.php
conversations.php
review_comments.php
lb_i.php
wiki_pm.php
pm.php
review_comment_store.php
indexpage.php
changes.php
dmca.php
inboundlinks.php
el.php
recent_edit_reasons.php
heralds.php
greeting.php
changepass.php
forumite_icon_gallery.php
profile.php
awl.php
user_queries.php
thread_watch.php
ad-free-subscribe.php
unknower.php
article_history.php
archived_discussion.php
relatedsearch.php
to_do_list.php
discussion.php
query.php
login_prompt.php
knowerForm.php
img_list.php
wysiwyg_source_editor.php
review_flag_form.php
review_add.php
createconversation.php
video_examples.php
content_violation_reports.php
review_flag.php
forum_holler_mod.php
forum_holler_mod_post.php

'''Ajax'''
check_troper_lock.php
watchlist.php
asteri_handler.php

[[folder: Testing something again.]]
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Python is my favorite programming language, but I'm partial to Java, SQL[[note]]yes, yes, I know that people don't consider it to be a programming language[[/note]], PHP, and Ruby. I'm currently learning a bunch of other programming languages as well.

[[folder: Testing something again.]]
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[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png=] => => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_down.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_down.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tinfoilsmall.GIF=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tinfoilsmall.GIF

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bug.gif=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bug.gif

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_evilgrin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_grin.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_grin.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_smile.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_smile.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_surprised.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_surprised.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_tongue.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_tongue.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_unhappy.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_unhappy.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_waii.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_waii.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_wink.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/emoticon_wink.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/lightbulb.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/lightbulb.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/cool.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/cool.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png

[=https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png=] => https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png
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I'm an aspiring programmer currently finishing up my last year of high school. I'm also the one who discovered a number of funny things to do on the site, including emoticons on query.php pages (see below) and a glitch to make a custom thread ID.

𝔚 𝔢 𝔩 𝔠 𝔬 𝔪 𝔢 𝔱 𝔬 𝔪 𝔶 𝔲 𝔰 𝔢 𝔯 𝔭 𝔞 𝔤 𝔢.

[[DescribeTopicHere define('SilverCrown', 'Describe SilverCrown here.');]] \\

* [[https://pastebin.com/raw/J3miUPE3 TV Tropes Custom]] (yes, it doesn't have a name yet). License: Unlicense/Public Domain.

* TBD

* Once you have the cookie, you can authenticate any action that you make.


I am currently working on making a Python abstraction layer for TV Tropes named Lampshade based off the DeviantArt API. It will be publicly released when it's ready along with documentation.

[[AC: This page is a work in progress.]]
TV Tropes doesn't have an API, so you'll need to manually put your cookie into whatever request method you are using (cURL, Requests, or something else entirely). One day, someone will make a basic API that enables cookie capture, where you can then choose what you want to do with it. That day, however, is not today.

[[folder: Troper-made goodies]]
* [[https://gist.github.com/AstroAntics/8ab31206ffcc6dd1bddb2d1bbb388640 My Custom CSS for TV Tropes]].[[note]]This works A LOT better on dark mode to the point where any pinned posts on light mode are utterly unreadable. You will need Stylus.[[/note]]
[[/folder]]

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TV Tropes doesn't have an API, so you'll need to manually put your cookie into whatever request method you are using (cURL, Requests, or something else entirely. One day, someone will make a basic API that enables cookie capture, where you can then choose what you want to do with it. That day, however, is not today.

[[folder: Troper-made goodies]]
* [[https://gist.github.com/AstroAntics/8ab31206ffcc6dd1bddb2d1bbb388640 My Custom CSS for TV Tropes]].[[note]]This works A LOT better on dark mode to the point where any pinned posts on light mode are utterly unreadable. You will need Stylus.[[/note]]

[[DescribeTopicHere define('SilverCrown', 'Describe SilverCrown here.')]] \\

I am also the one who discovered a number of funny things to do on the site, including emoticons on query.php pages (see below) and a glitch to make a custom thread ID.

@@System shutdown, pending connection termination... '''CONNECTION TERMINATED''' @@

[[AC: The unintentional Breaker of the Site.]]