Discuss TV Tropes itself, such as observations you've made about the site/forum/wiki.
NOTE: Keep it civil; try not to get into any Flame Bait-y territory, per the forum rules
(in particular, drama importation and popcorn posting are not allowed, and this thread is for discussion about the site and not the users). In addition, while discussing the Edit Banned thread is not prohibited on its own, discussing and/or alluding to specific cases is not permitted.
One thing I've noticed is that for all how the page for They Might Be Giants claims them to be the unofficial official band of this wiki, there's relatively few people on this site who seem to ever reference them.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2023 at 7:19:52 AM
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
For featured tropes that don't fit a specific theme, I usually use the Random Trope button to find a trope with a low wick count (not necessarily starving), though sometimes I've listed newer tropes that I already knew about, such as yesterday's featured trope being Ironically Disabled Artist, which I remembered because I participated in the 2021 TRS thread it was launched as part of the cleanup effort for (the one for Hook-Handed Pianist, which the current page image was moved over from). I mainly use indexes when I'm looking for a themed trope.
Edited by GastonRabbit on May 7th 2024 at 8:17:28 AM
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i hope it is just me being blind, but is there no canned notifier for 'you didn't use an edit reason, please use one'?
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...There's one that's just called "Edit Reason", which covers it:
"Greetings. I notice that the edit you made on [page] doesn't have an appropriate edit reason. When making edits such as removing examples or rewriting large sections of the page, it is usually a good idea to provide a clear explanation. Other tropers may otherwise not have an idea of why you are doing this. Edit reasons are also not for venting or conversing with other tropers. Thanks for helping us keep the wiki cool."
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ah, i was looking for 'no edit reason' lol
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I'm Only Sleeping
Is going to Trope Finder before making a TLP draft good practice?
INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
the Retromancer
Ensuring the trope doesn't already exist is actually a requirement
Discarded and Feeling Blue
Reading old Wiki Talk threads is fascinating since a lot of the same issues people point out today were still things back in 2012 (the loss of "fun" titles, the insularity of TRS, stuff like that). History loops sometimes, lol.
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agreed lol. i remember one thread where someone made a SPOON vs FORKS reference and only one person got it
i will say, i do like that we're a tighter experience, even though there were a lot of blood sweat n' tears. mostly tears.
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That's the thread I was reading! The crowner to remove the TABLE pages.
I'm fascinated by that era of TVT in particular because I missed all the drama and now I just uncover random relics but most of the actual conflict was wiped away. The only reason I even know what FORKS and SPOON are is that I did some deep-dives into this stuff. It also shocks me in particular that the debate started so early in history while we are still forced to get rid of "fun" titles and still have people that dread this each time a TRS thread opens. Other old debates have more or less been settled by now; nobody is out there advocating for Natter or trying to get fetish stuff on the wiki, but titles are still a hot issue.
Edited by WarJay77 on May 9th 2024 at 2:25:59 PM
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Ironically that thing isnt true anymore and I havent seen anyone make that comparison in a DECADE.
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The linked essay as to why Wikipedia isn't TVT, things nobody here would even think twice about, is hilarious to me. Something about breaking down random aspects of TVT with such matter-of-fact speech is funny, especially the term "overly detailed character pages" because it feels like shade. It astounds me that someone even saw the need to write such an essay. In 2022. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
Edited by WarJay77 on May 9th 2024 at 3:07:15 PM
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omg really? lol?
Have seen a couple on TRS.
It's good I never check out TRS then.
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- I'm surprised that, as far as I can see, the We Are Not Alone Index is unmentioned?
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It's linked at the bottom now.
Was the essay on Wikipedia written in 2022, or did the troper writing the Troper's Law page notice its existence in 2022? Because I don't see an indication on the Wikipedia page when it was written.
"He betrayed the Staaarks" is not the only problem here.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&title=Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_TV_Tropes
Seems like it, but yeah, I thought it was older? Talk: didn't help.
I know https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not is older.
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The draft Beauty in Assimilation has the same tone as a Tumblr post about having sympathy for parasites.
The clown of STEEL
Speaking of the Wild West... nothing illustrates how stupid tropers could be back then, better than that "Sonic Syndrome" page.
Also, what was "Up To Eleven" supposed to be? Just Administrivia/Sinkhole bait?
Oo oo ah ah
Animu
What was Sonic Syndrome about?
Ultimately, Exactly What It Says on the Tin went on to surpass Up To Eleven in sinkhole levels. It's already in the TRS Queue and cleaning it up is going to be a Sisyphean ordeal, with over 25000 wicks.
the Retromancer
Sonic Syndrome, currently known as Video Game 3D Leap
Up To Eleven is generally another name for Exaggerated Trope
Edited by Amonimus on May 11th 2024 at 5:58:59 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
I just get a vague monthly theme in mind and search relevant indexes for old, low-wick tropes.
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