Line #29 Encounters/Newbie

Context Encounters / Newbie

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1	!! This is an encounter for the editing game we're putting together. Visit [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5ce0kfd56qttd8ty0k6qhla0&page=1 this forum thread]] to join the fun.
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3	''Description:''
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5	A new member of the wiki sits at a junction of three corridors. They are considering three signs: Trope Pages, Forum, and Trope Academy.
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7	[[https://static.tvtropes.org/tutorial/newbie.jpg image]]
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9	Tropédex says:
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11	'''Newbie.''' A newcomer to TV Tropes, who may or may not have an account. Be careful around them, as their lack of knowledge makes them extremely prone to common mistakes.
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13	''Narrative:''
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15	As you approach them, they ask you what a good place to go would be. Do you:
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17	[[folder:Point out the Trope Pages.]]
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19	As the new one walks off towards the pages, edit tool in hand, you... (RNG 1-6, match number with segment)
20	# yell out to them, "Remember! Tropes Are Not Bad! Administrivia/TropesAreTools!".
21	# notice that their tool changed into a golden quill for a moment. (Next encounter with an Edit Warrior will add the additional text before the choices "They look familiar.".)
22	# watch them change their mind and walk off in the direction of the Trope Academy.
23	# see them don an aviator helmet. (Next encounter with a Parabomber will add the additional text before the choices "They look familiar.".)
24	# call out to them, "Many Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible; just [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope make sure the example fully fits]]!".
25	# glance at them as they change their mind and walk off towards the forums.
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27	[[/folder]]
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29	[[folder:Point out the Forums.]]
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31	The Newbie walks off to the Forums. You occasionally see them in the trope pages afterwards, checking what tropes to add to their RP.
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33	[[/folder]]
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35	[[folder:Point out the Trope Academy.]]
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37	The new troper walks off towards the Academy. You get the warm feeling from helping this Newbie on their first steps to Troperdom.
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Context Encounters / Newbie