Hello everyone!
While the tasks I've completed so far go through the review process, my next project I'll be working on is improving the Trope Launch Pad as much as possible.
Below is a list of the current ideas for changes and improvements and wanted to ask the community if I'm missing anything important or if you have suggestions or questions about things currently on the list please let me know! 
- Disable hats/bombs & comments on discarded drafts
- TLP History needs fixing: Bug
- Auto-crosswick when page is launched.
- Three day wait period before any hats or bombs can be added.
- Last edited time visible on main listing page.
- Send notifications to authors of drafts whenever there's a comment or change.
- New TLP header by Willbyr
- Expected launch time input field
- add ability to holler TLP comments
- Tag system. (“Needs better title”, “needs better description”, “needs examples” etc)
- Disable launch button if any tags present
- Add username of who launched a page under Page Info in the sidebar.
- Show last 5 newest tropes launched on home page
- show red links in comments. All links showing blue. (Add Customizer() function to comments)
- increase draft description box size
- edit locks to prevent duplicates and conflicts.
- ^Pop up when clicking launch a trope draft.
- Mods able to remove hats & bombs.
- Bookmark button when viewing individual TLP drafts
- Rename "YKTTW Archive" to "Trope Launch Pad Archive" on discussion pages
- Fix edit time glitch ("last edited by" goes based on last comment and not last edit)
- Status or special notes field: Wish
- Fix TLP search to first use titles then descriptions. Wish, Bug
- Mods and Authors will be able to set drafts to “up for grabs” which will display on the main page
- Be able to transfer ownership to someone else: Thread
- Bombs need a reason and then also display those reasons below the trope. Wish, Wish
- Alter pop up message when clicking bomb: Wish
- Show that you’ve hatted or bombed a draft. Wish
- Be unable to hat your own TLP. Wish
- Change “Launch a New Trope” button text to “Create Trope Draft For Review” or “Create New Trope Draft”.
- Remove your hat or bomb on a TLP draft without switching to the other. Wish
- Disable launch button for anyone but mods and authors
- Change “add hat” to “Launch Ready!” and “discard” to “Not Ready” or “Don’t Launch” and Hat icon changed to Rocket.
- Laconic field, as well as title and description, will be mandatory for new drafts submissions. Wish
- Auto launch laconic page Wish
- Be able to launch other page types via the TLP
- TLP History added to drop-down.
- Multiple sections and/or filters for page types
- make it so that leaving a comment on a draft does not reset the counter on "last edited by" Bug, Bug
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Your next great idea!
LOW PRIORITY:
- Search function for discards Wish
- 20+ blank pages at end of pagination
- main/tropelaunchpad redirect to TLP
- “folders open” setting not working for TLP
- link to created page on draft when it’s launched
- TLP history of bombs/hats put in order
- Bombs on night vision too dark red. Wish
- Fix backslash issue in TLP drafts. (Every time you save a draft with backslashes, the number of backslashes gets cut in half, rounded down.)
- Mods able to Thump / delete comments.
- Adds Preview functionality & image upload button to drafts and comments (plus emoji support/bar).
CURRENT PROGRESS:(needs design work)
Edited by kory on Dec 21st 2023 at 11:52:29 AM
Trans Siberian Anarchestra (it/they)
I'm astonished that autowicking might be that easy, and looking forward to see how it works!
The Revolution Will Not Be Tropeable
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Logic Girl
So, and I hope I don't sound like an impatient patron at a restaurant, but when can we expect the changes to go live? I'm asking, because I want to have a time that I can look forward to, so I don't keep getting disappointed that it hasn't happened yet.
For every low there is a high.
🍊orange fursona🧡
Ditto. Can't wait for the improvements.
Edited by alnair20aug93 on Sep 7th 2023 at 4:16:35 PM
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Hi
Per Kory's last post in the "what's changed" thread, I think this has jumped ahead of the TLP fixes in the queue, but they should still be coming fairly soon.
Discarded and Feeling Blue
This is relatively minor, but I don't see it in the pinned post. Is there any plan to change the hatting pop-up in addition to the bomb one? The current pop-up is very outdated, specifically in how it claims 3 examples is enough to launch (when that's just the minimum you should start with).
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Discarded and Feeling Blue
Ah, must've missed that somehow (I didn't look at the pictures so that's probably why). ![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thumbs_up_emote.png "[thumb up]"){kind=small}
the Retromancer
It has occurred to me that if there's an ability to ping in TLP (probably worth copying formatting tips to TLP actually), and the bomb button lists people who've voted and reasonings, it makes it easy for sponsors to notify specific people for followup feedback after making improvements.
It was probably not specifically mentioned, but it feels like would be the effect of new changes combined.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Is it too late to make suggestions?
I've been thinking that when launching work pages, there should be a tool to properly generate the correct WikiWord from a title (barring a name with another work), and that launching a work will allow auto-submitting a custom title.
This is more for trying to mitigate further occurrences of this custom title bug where only a specific capitalization of a WikiWord will display the custom title and it is impossible to reassign to a different capitalization.
Basically, if this tool will be used to launch a work page, someone should be able to just input the title as written without worry about how to capitalize the WikiWord.
the Retromancer
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Doesn't TLP allow you to select the custom title on launch already?
According to the TLP Guidelines, Custom titling is still a separate process.
the Retromancer
Well, it shouldn't be even for tropes and I wonder if it was requested before.
Edited by Amonimus on Dec 5th 2023 at 6:56:34 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Officially intimidated
I can tell from experience that recently-launched trope pages, as well as work paged made as free action, need a request for customization.
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Very Spooky
Not sure if this has been proposed before, but I’ve been thinking: should hats and bombs be locked for a period of time (I’d say 24 hours) after a draft is created? One of the most recurring issues I’ve seen occur in the TLP is inexperienced troper creates sloppy draft -> draft quickly gathers many bombs -> draft has to be nuked. Having a brief moratorium for all drafts initially might counteract impulse/group bombing.
back lol
Discarded and Feeling Blue
That's actually coming. They'll be locked for three days.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Very Spooky
Alright, sounds good.
back lol
the Retromancer
Don't see it on the list. Remind me if "enough tropes think this can be nuked" (also the old TLP name) despite drafts having no bombs yet was addressed.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Discarded and Feeling Blue
That's just there for the sponsor, so that early discards can happen if necessary. (Surprised it's still not available for engineers yet tho)
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
the Retromancer
Tbh, the Discard option should only be available to sponsors or mods anyway. While not common, rogue nuking is just as rude as rogue launching. If there's an old draft that has a lot of bombs, removing it warrants a discussion beforehand.
Edited by Amonimus on Dec 19th 2023 at 11:26:43 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Discarded and Feeling Blue
I disagree. While rogue-discarding is definitely rude, the ability for anybody to nuke a draft that needs it is extremely valuable for clearing out the backlog without bugging mods or forcing people to adopt things first. Rogue-discarding is more of a community problem since people have no chill around drafts they dislike.
And we already have means to discuss these things. Making a mod do the work would only slow progress down even more.
Edited by WarJay77 on Dec 19th 2023 at 3:28:31 PM
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Crown Description:
The TLP is getting the ability to launch other pages besides tropes so we want the name to be more generalized. Please do not add new options to the crowner.
Wow, that's really exciting! Can't wait to see how this develops