History Tropers / GastonRabbit

I'm a mod as of November 2021, with my primary focus being the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop, though I occasionally handle AskTheTropers reports. (I was already active on TRS before my promotion, with my activity dating back to the middle of 2017.) Extra help on the Trope Repair Shop is always appreciated, and you don't need to be a mod to help out -- check [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=renames&p=1 this list]] to see which threads need help.

I'm also the herald of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=shorties Projects: Short Term]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=00000000000000000000001y Yack Fest]] forums, though I'm more active on the latter than the former.

As of September 2022, I'm also the herald of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=5p Content Violation Discussions forum]] (the forum for enforcing Administrivia/TheContentPolicy), though I admittedly made myself the herald of that forum out of impulse (though I did bring it up with the other mods first) because the previous herald had been wanting to resign for at least a few years and decided try my hand at being a herald after honoring their request. I thought I'd end up being more active on that forum than I actually ended up being, but I ended up not really doing much of anything on that forum.

Another thing that happened in 2022 is that I became active on Yack Fest, though its lax nature compared to the more serious parts of the forums means I mostly just post as a user instead of doing any sort of moderation.

About a year after I became the Content Violation Discussions forum, I became the herald of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=shorties Short-Term Projects forum]] after the previous herald resigned. Admittedly, I'm not terribly active on that forum either, but I feel that I could at least explain the policies to any newcomers who reply (though replies are rare based on both personal experience and comments from other heralds).

As of September 2022, I'm also the herald of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=5p Content Violation Discussions forum]] (the forum for enforcing Administrivia/TheContentPolicy), though I admittedly made myself the herald of that forum out of impulse (though I did bring it up with the other mods first) because the previous herald had been wanting to resign for quite a while and decided try my hand at being a herald after honoring their request. I thought I'd end up being more active on that forum than I actually ended up being, since I ended up not really doing much of anything on that forum.

As of September 2022, I'm also the herald of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=5p Content Violation Discussions forum]] (the forum for enforcing Administrivia/TheContentPolicy), though I admittedly made myself the herald of that forum out of impulse (though I did bring it up with the other mods first) because the previous herald had been wanting to resign for quite a while and decided try my hand at being a herald after honoring their request.

!!Note: I am currently on an indefinite hiatus from mod work. If you need to PM a mod, please contact another one of the mods listed on Administrivia/KnowTheStaff instead of me.

!!Note: I am currently taking a break from mod work. If you need to PM a mod, please contact another one of the mods listed on Administrivia/KnowTheStaff in the meantime.

Other than that, I'm not the most interesting man in the world (and not just because [[Advertising/TheMostInterestingManInTheWorld that title's already taken]]). My two main hobbies are music and video games. I started playing video games growing up in TheNineties, and the music I listen to tends to come from ClassicRock musicians (but I do listen to other genres), so I often joke that I have the musical taste of someone twice my age.

Other than that, I'm just some random guy living in the middle of nowhere. My two main hobbies are music and video games. I started playing video games growing up in TheNineties, and the music I listen to tends to come from ClassicRock musicians (but I do listen to other genres), so I often joke that I have the musical taste of someone twice my age.

In the event that I mention technical stuff involving the site (such as how a page looks on my end), whether that means bugs or more minor technical things, the browser I use is Firefox, my primary OS is Manjaro Linux, and my secondary OS is Windows 11.

In the event that I mention technical issues in the site (such as how a page looks on my end), the browser I use is Firefox, my primary OS is Manjaro Linux, and my secondary OS is Windows 11.

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I'm a mod as of November 2021, with my primary focus being the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop, though I occasionally handle AskTheTropers reports. (I was already active on TRS before my promotion, with my activity dating back to spring of 2017 at the earliest.) Extra help on the Trope Repair Shop is always appreciated, and you don't need to be a mod to help out -- check [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=renames&p=1 this list]] to see which threads need help.

I edit various pages from time to time if I feel the urge to edit mistakes or add examples on a page I'm reading (and said reading material tends to be more than one page at a time, considering the nature of this site). However, for whatever reason most of my editing became focused on the pages for WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} as of mid-2015 or so, including the ''WebVideo/VinesauceTomodachiLife'', ''WebVideo/MayorVine'', and ''WebVideo/VinesauceMiitopia'' pages as of those series' separation from the main Vinesauce pages.

Around mid-2019, I decided to help update the pages for ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' to use the official English translations after the release of an official localization for the Super Famicom version, which I started a playthrough of after the release of the ''Collection of Mana'' CompilationRerelease on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. I also updated wicks to match the pages' new names/locations. Both were done according to the site policy to use the most recent official English names for foreign-language works.

A while back, I made a page on the [[GameMod ROM hack]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3Mix'' (which I have since completed) after I played some of it (and also after I watched Vinny from Vinesauce play it). These days I generally don't edit it and focus more on the [=YouTube=] videos its creator (WebVideo/CaptainSouthbird) makes.

As of 2016, I've been playing more {{Fan Translation}}s than "typical" ROM hacks (like the aforementioned ''Super Mario Bros. [=3Mix=]''), particularly of Super Famicom [=RPGs=].

Regarding my edits to the Vinesauce pages, I also made the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version of Vineschnoz[[note]]Not the original, which was made by Vinesauce affiliate Weinerless Steve for a one-off stream of the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS game ''Tomodachi Collection'', which is the Japan-only predecessor to the [=3DS=] game ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife''.[[/note]] and I'm not proud of how the final product turned out (by which I mean I think he ended up being kind of rushed). In December 2017 I finished a [[Recap/MayorVine project to recap]] all ''WebVideo/MayorVine'' videos that existed at the time. I have no plans to do this with ''WebVideo/VinesauceMiitopia''.

I'm a pretty big fan of WebVideo/{{Yuriofwind}} and I edited his pages quite a bit around early 2017, though I haven't edited his page much lately.

My editing tends to be fueled by boredom, insomnia, and caffeine. See Administrivia/TropingUnderTheInfluence for why the second of the three has its downsides and why I sometimes make errors that even I find weird (and hopefully fix later).

Should it matter, the browser I use is Firefox (the standard, non-ESR version), my primary operating system is Manjaro Linux[[note]]Arch Linux derivative, for those curious[[/note]], and my secondary operating system is Windows 10. I use the same browser on both operating systems.

I'm a mod as of November 2021, with my primary focus being the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop, though branching out into AskTheTropers, ImagePickin, and the Projects forums isn't out of the question. (I was already active on TRS before my promotion, with my activity dating back to spring of 2017 at the earliest.) Extra help on the Trope Repair Shop is always appreciated, and you don't need to be a mod to help out -- check [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=renames&p=1 this list]] to see which threads need help.

'''I'm gradually coming back from a break from mod work and Administrivia/TropeRepairShop work.''' If you need to PM a mod, please PM one of the other mods listed on Administrivia/KnowTheStaff.

'''I'm currently taking a break from mod work and Administrivia/TropeRepairShop work.''' If you need to PM a mod, please PM one of the other mods listed on Administrivia/KnowTheStaff.