How do I create my own troper page?

Ah, the system changed. You have to set the page type of your page via the tools menu. I did so for you. Cheers!

Yeeeeeaaaaah, I tried to make a page and ended up making a mainspace page instead. You'd think that after two years of working as a staffer on a wiki I'd have the sense to check the community for instructions first. As it is, how does one delete a page, or get the process started?

EDIT: Orrrrrrr not. Now I'm just confused.

edited 24th Apr '10 10:31:45 PM by Tahaneira

Making a mainspace page is actually the preferred way when you don't have the same username as a trope or series. In fact, when you click on your username in the fora, that's where it takes you to. So don't worry about it :o

Ah, ninjedited.

edited 24th Apr '10 10:34:13 PM by Haven

Thanks a lot, Tzetze!

It's been bugging me for a while but since my name has an _ in it linking to it doesn't work out very well and when I created the page it simply removed the _. This normally wouldn't be a problem except with contributor's pages it links to your recent edits and my page links to a blank list of edits. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this I'd be thankful if not thanks anyway.

Here. When you click on the link in your contributor page, just add the underscore back into the URL.

Alright thanks for the heads up I thought it'd be a bit more complicated than just adding an underscore. Fixed my page accordingly.

OK, I have been getting use to the idea of this site, and I am interested in getting myself a contributor's page. Sadly, I have no knowledge of getting one, plus that I have no clue as to how am I going to get my name on the Contributor's List if there is no edit button. How am I going to do that if I want to be part of this?

EDIT: OK, I got the page, now how do I add my name to the list?

edited 12th May '10 8:14:05 PM by PRIVATECorp

Ninja edited.

edited 12th May '10 8:17:25 PM by Haven

Same problem, I've been a contributor for a year but I can't figure how to add my name to the Contributor list or edit my profile info. Help would be noice.

start here.

Click the Tools button on the left hand side to open up the Tools menu. Click the "set page type button". Select "contributor".

Much thanks, after I posted I clicked my name and worked it from there. I'm just glad that someone besides the cookie "knows me" now!

I think this may just be a post so I get get a link to my name and then I can figure out how to edit it...I think. But I still might need help adding it to the Contributors page if I manage to edit the beautybecks page. Yeah, expect a lot of Buffy Speak from me :P

EDIT: Yay! It worked. *thanks internet and sends happy thoughts to all codemonkeys in the world*

edited 27th May '10 10:01:48 AM by beautybecks

So I've been trying to follow all of the various ways and suggestions here, but it's gotten me nowhere. Perhaps the procedures have changed? Eh, this place is kinda confusing now that I've emerged from the shadows of lurkdom to contribute.

Edit: Hmm, well at least I'm partway there now!

edited 27th May '10 2:33:06 PM by absusm

1 Make a page for your name.

2 Go to Tools > Set Page Type > choose "contributor".

3 Done. There's a little bot that will automagically add your page to The Contributors.

edited 27th May '10 2:32:46 PM by Madrugada

Oh, how grand! Thanks bunches!

When I go to https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ummwhat, it takes me to a copy of the homepage. It's locked and I can't edit it. /Tropers/ummwhat is the same way. What am I doing wrong? My username is relatively new (a few days), could that be having an effect? I also can't figure out how to add myself to the Contributors list, which I assume has something to do with the reason I can't edit my page.

edited 11th Oct '10 8:24:06 AM by ummwhat

You have to capitalize your name.

E.g., Ummwhat

edited 11th Oct '10 8:26:37 AM by Tzetze

Well there we go.

Cheers

Or you can put it in double curly brackets — @/{{ummwhat}} for ummwhat

edited 23rd Nov '10 2:29:43 PM by Madrugada

This is most strange; I did as this forum instructed and while I have a page it is not in the contributors and the K Man hotlink in my page doesn't link back to myself but rather a page that is not yet made.

Namespacing issue, fixed it for you. Basically, you need to add Tropers/ or @/ before linking to yourself.

So Tropers/KMan produces K Man.

edited 23rd Nov '10 8:53:55 AM by BobbyG

I fixed that issue while I was waiting. But I am still not on the contributors section.

Tools -> Set Page Type -> Contributor

EDIT: Er, that's done.

edited 23rd Nov '10 10:49:01 AM by Tzetze