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* Links to other pages are easy. If it is two or more words, use a WikiWord. If it is one word, use double curly brackets: [={{Jeopardy}}=]. If the page is in a namespace other than Main, put that first, followed by a forward slash. Examples: [=Literature/LordOfTheRings=], [=VideoGame/HalfLife=], [=Film/{{Airplane}}=]

* Create a WikiWord link to the new article. You can do this in the WikiSandbox or on the relevant index. See Administrivia/TextFormattingRules for how to create links.

If the title of a page is more complicated than a simple WikiWord - that is, it contains punctuation, capitalization that is not CamelCase, odd spacing, etc., then you can't just type it in as a URL. '''Administrivia/HowToMakeACustomTitle''' has the full instructions; a summary is below.
* Create the page as a plain WikiWord, as closely to the actual title as possible. As an example, to make Film/{{Airplane}}, just use Film/[={{Airplane}}=].

* Once approved, all wicks (other than {{Pot Hole}}s) with the same WikiWord link, ignoring Administrivia/{{Namespace}}s, will display the submitted title.

## Go to the WikiSandbox and make a WikiWord from your troper handle using the Tropers namespace, as follows: [=Tropers/MyHandle=] or [=Tropers/{{Handle}}=] if your handle doesn't have CamelCase letters.

* You can only make a Tropers/ page if your handle is a valid WikiWord. If not, your only option is to create a new, valid handle.

* '''Only the owner of a troper page may edit it.''' This rule was implemented due to vandalism targeting specific users. There is an informal practice of creating a page in the Administrivia/TroperWall namespace if one wishes to have other users edit it. Please note that we are not a "social media" site.

Media articles are for series, books, games, actors, creators -- anything that isn't a new index or {{trope}}. All new entries are welcome, as Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability. However, don't just paste in the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} entry. We encourage looking up verifiable sources to find more information to add to the page, but write something original.

Our articles on real people should not be used to talk about them as if they are characters in a story. Nor should they be biographical; that's Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'s job. We are interested in them from four perspectives:

Similarly, current events, countries, and so forth are only subjects for this wiki when they have a significant impact in media. They could then get a UsefulNotes article, which should never be a copy-paste from Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}. Keep it original and to the point. If you are not sure if we need an article ask [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/addpost.php?discussion=13397757860A07420100 here]]. If you can't find something to say about them that's relevant to this wiki's mission, then follow the Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement and don't bother.

* '''UsefulNotes''': Where RealLife intersects with fiction, it is often handy to have a way to separate the [[HollywoodStyle Hollywood version of reality]] from the genuine thing. UsefulNotes serves this purpose. It is not a soapbox, nor it is is an excuse to become Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} and document everything that happens.

* Articles created solely to talk about RealLife things or people. We only care about these as far as they relate to {{Media}}. If you want a reference source, go to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}. That said, if something is such a big deal that it shows up in fiction a lot, it may deserve a UsefulNotes article. You may also want to Administrivia/TakeItToTheForums.

* Most of the other tips are just guidelines. There are a few pages that are JustForFun or [[GrandfatherClause very old]] that violate the guidelines. [[MST3KMantra Don't worry about it.]]

* '''Please adhere to the Administrivia/TheContentPolicy and Administrivia/TheTropingCode''' when writing your contributor page. Don't describe your fetishes or your violent fantasies, don't attack other people, don't ask for emotional support or mental health counseling. We also generally advise you to consider your privacy when sharing personal information.

To make your own contributor page, you create a new article like any other, but you do it in the Tropers namespace. There are three ways to do this:
* Go to the WikiSandbox and make a WikiWord from your troper handle using the Tropers namespace, as follows: [=Tropers/MyHandle=] or [=Tropers/{{Handle}}=] if your handle doesn't have CamelCase letters.
* Look at your recent edits on your Watchlist - your handle is automatically a link to your troper page.
* Make a forum post. Your handle on the post is also automatically a link.

Edit your troper page and save; have fun! To index it on TheContributors, set the [[Administrivia/WhatPageTypesMean page type]] (under the "tools" menu) to "a contributor" and it'll happen automatically.

'''Only the owner of a troper page may edit it.''' This rule was implemented due to vandalism targeting specific users. There is an informal practice of creating a page in the Administrivia/TroperWall namespace if one wishes to have other users edit it. Please note that we are not a "social media" site.

'''Please do not use your contributor page to draft original content or store trope examples for your OC.''' If you are creating a work, you ''may'' create an article for it in the DarthWiki/DarthWiki namespace and index it under DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks. Do not create subpages for your contributor page, as they will be cut. Do not host original content on our wiki.

'''Please adhere to the Administrivia/TheContentPolicy and Administrivia/TheTropingCode''' when writing your contributor page. Don't describe your fetishes or your violent fantasies, don't attack other people, don't ask for emotional support or mental health counseling. We also generally advise you to consider your privacy when sharing personal information.

The standard Wiki/TVTropes layout has a black toolbar above the page title, a black bar at the bottom of the page and expanding menus on the right side. When looking at the page from a small screen, the expanding menus are hidden behind the button in the upper left corner.

* You '''may never''' blank or cutlist an article solely because you believe it to be inappropriate. Send it to the 5P team instead.

* "Report page": Send a request for moderator assistance with the page. This can be anything from flagging it as containing "adult" material to bug reports; but please use AskTheTropers to report [[WikiVandal vandalism]] and other troper misbehaviours. Check the "The page may violate the Content Policy" checkbox to alert the forum that a work might violate Administrivia/{{the Content Policy|AndThe5PCircuit}}.

* Remember: Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability. We don't cut a media article because of obscurity, lack of popularity, or even nonexistence; see DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks. Articles that are poorly written, don't have enough trope examples, are created solely to advertise a work, or violate the [[Administrivia/TheContentPolicyAndThe5PCircuit Content Policy]] may be cut.

* Articles about pornographic, pedophilic, or fetishistic works (or tropes) that have little value beyond their prurient content are subject to review under Administrivia/TheContentPolicyAndThe5PCircuit. Only after consensus is reached through that process will the article be removed (or rendered example-less, in the case of certain tropes).

* Keep it "family friendly" as much as possible. [=TVTropes=] maintains a policy of Administrivia/NoLewdnessNoPrudishness with regards to page content. In addition, the wiki is not interested in articles on pornographic or pedophile-pandering works. For more information, see Administrivia/TheContentPolicyAndThe5PCircuit.

A: Absolutely. See Administrivia/HowToCreateAWorksPage. TLDR: Put it in the proper Administrivia/{{Namespace}}, give it a valid title, add a description, and add enough valid examples.

* The complete reference is found at '''Administrivia/HowToCreateAWorksPage'''.

* Don't use HotLinked images. Use the MediaUploader to upload images to the wiki.

* Clicking the Edit button "checks out" the page to you (specifically, your handle and IP address) for 20 minutes. There is a timer on the edit screen to show how long you have left. If you haven't saved an edit by then, someone else could make another one and then your work or theirs may be lost to the DataVampires. We highly recommend making major edits in chunks so you don't lose your lock. You can only have one page checked out at a time; clicking Edit Page on a new article releases any locks you have open on others. [[note]]The timer on any articles you already have open doesn't change when you open a different article. It's not interactive.[[/note]]

* '''Follow [=TVTropes=]''' is for discussions and other areas where {{troper}}s hang out. It also has links to other websites and some settings.

This site requires that you create a login (aka, a {{troper}} handle) to be allowed to edit articles, write a review, contribute to the TropeLaunchPad, post in Discussions, post in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/topics.php forums]], or perform any activity other than viewing. You create a handle by '''[[Administrivia/GetKnown Registering]]'''. Your login information will be stored in a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookie]] on your computer. If you don't have cookies enabled, then some site features may not work for you.

* If you come back later to find that an edit you made is changed or gone, it may be that another {{troper}} disagreed. Check the Edit History for the page to see if a reason was left. Do not simply add your example back; doing so is called Administrivia/{{Edit War}}ring and is very impolite. If you can't work it out in the article's Discussion page, you can send a PM, inquire in AskTheTropers, or post in the forums.

* The readership of this wiki is international. Americans, two-thirds of the people reading what you write live in another country. If you live in a Commonwealth country, two-thirds of your audience will need at least ''some'' setup for a joke about, say, the PM of Australia. Despite the fact that an abnormally large percentage of {{troper}}s are multi-lingual, we stick to English on all pages but those specifically designated for another language. This is because English is a language that most tropers know.

A: A {{troper}} is someone who participates in discovering and writing about tropes: in other words, you. It's a word we made up and we're proud of it. Yes, it autocorrects to "trooper".

* For security purposes, we do not permit disposable email addresses, proxies, or private browsing sessions to be used for account registration.

* A common error is to create a new article but not add examples, counting on Administrivia/WikiMagic to fill them in later. But if you don't add examples and [[Administrivia/{{Crosswicking}} cross-reference]] them, how will anyone find your new article? We call these stubs and they frequently get deleted.

A: TV Tropes is independently owned and operated. The admins who operate the site don't come around much. You're most likely to encounter the moderators: volunteers who make and enforce the rules. See Administrivia/KnowTheStaff to learn about them. Moderators have special tags by their names and listening to them is a good idea.

A: Tropes Inc. owns TV Tropes. The admins who operate the site don't come around much. You're most likely to encounter the moderators: volunteers who make and enforce the rules. See Administrivia/KnowTheStaff to learn about them. Moderators have special tags by their names and listening to them is a good idea.