The articles go in the wiki, the trope proposals go in YKTTW, everything is nice, clean and {{Natter}}-free. However, there's a problem: You liked natter, you enjoy discussing tropes and works with your fellow tropers, you love adding witty snark to the nearest ''{{Twilight}}'' or ''{{Eragon}}'' example... Worry not! for there is a place where you can do all this and much, much more: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/topics.php The Forum]].

So... What's with this "forum" we keep talking about? Well, for starters, it allows a more fluid conversation between tropers, avoiding ConversationOnTheMainPage. It also covers a broad spectrum of topics, meaning you can talk about pretty much anything you like. The forum is not, however, completely isolated from the wiki: as of recent, it has taken a vital role in the administration of the site; trope renames, reworkings, and general wiki policies are all discussed in it. But enough gushing, let's have a quick overview:

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'''Subforums:'''

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!!Wiki & Forums:

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[[folder: Trope Talk ]]
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Here we discuss everything regarding tropes: are they good? bad? how to apply them? which are your favourite? and many more trope related discussions.

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[[folder: Sandbox ]]
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For all your forum testing needs.

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[[folder: Tech Wishlist ]]
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Think the wiki or the forum could use some extra feature? Add your suggestions/requests here.

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[[folder: Wiki Talk ]]
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Anything wiki related, be it annoying edit wars, or discussion about policies for examples, tropes, {{Natter}}, etc.

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[[folder: Translations ]]
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Join the multi-language TVTropes project! the title is pretty self explanatory.

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[[folder: Trope Repair Shop ]]
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This is where trope renames, merges and splits are proposed, discussed, voted on, and decided. Since it deals with topics regarding the wiki, it is more serious than the rest of the forum, and off-topic posting is highly discouraged.


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!!Just For Fun:

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[[folder: Yack Fest ]]
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This subforum is for random conversation. Threads tend to go off-topic very frequently, it is also the most "community-oriented" subforum, perfect for newbies.

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[[folder: Forum Games ]]
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Run-of-the-mill forum games... with a {{troperiffic}} twist.

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[[folder: Wild Mass Guessing ]]
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Want to share your zany EpilepticTrees?

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[[folder: It Just Bugs Me! ]]
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Because it wouldn't be a forum for tropers without a subforum destined for complaints.

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[[folder: TV Tropes The TV Show ]]
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A place to discuss and develop [[TVTropesTheTVShow the latest production of the TV Tropes team]].

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[[folder: AATAFOVS ]]
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A place to discuss the older production of the TV Tropes team: ''AvatarAndTheAirbendingFellowshipOfVampireSlayers''.

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[[folder: World Building ]]
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Feeling Creative?

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[[folder: Live Bloginations ]]
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Document your experience as you watch/play/read a new series!
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!!Zone: Forum RPG

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[[folder: Role Playing ]]
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This is where you go for ongoing play-by-post games with your fellow tropers!

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[[folder: Role Playing Signups ]]
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If you wanna start a new roleplay, go here to get people to sign up.

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[[folder: Role Playing Discussion ]]
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This is for OOC chat about the roleplays.

!!Academy RPG

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[[folder: The Academy Role Playing Game ]]
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This is a multithread roleplay set in a very unusual school.

!!Real-ish

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[[folder: On-Topic Conversation ]]
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The place for SeriousBusiness. Discussions here cover several topics, unlike the rest of the forum (and as it's name suggest), all posts in this section must be related to the conversation at hand.

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[[folder: Writer's Block ]]
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Where writers join and chat. You'll find tips, suggestions and feedback for your own writings.

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!!Media:

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[[folder: Anime & Manga ]]


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[[folder: Comics ]]


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[[folder: Film ]]


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[[folder: Tabletop Games ]]


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[[folder: Literature ]]


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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]


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[[folder: Live Performance ]]


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[[folder: Music ]]


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[[folder: New Media ]]


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[[folder: Webcomics ]]


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[[folder: Western Animation ]]


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'''General Behaviour:'''

The forum is generally easygoing. The tropers posting there are polite and friendly, and they'll probably won't give you any trouble. Conversations on any subforum other than "On-Topic Conversation", tend to switch topics both quickly and frequently, so it's a good idea to read at least the last page of any thread to know what's going on right now.

This is not /b/, so please refrain from making offensive, badly spelled and completely random posts. There is no hierarchy in the forum, no postcount nor join date, and everybody owes everybody the same amount of respect.

[[#examples]]Tropes which apply to this forum:

*BreadEggsMilkSquick
*BrokenBase: Obviously, Trope Repair Shop, but the ItJustBugsMe section is also a victim.
*CaptainObvious
*ContinuityNod
*ConversationalTroping
*Crowning Moment Of Whatnot: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=000000000000000000000dk8&page=1 Forum Made Of Win]]
*DeadpanSnarker
*DoubleEntendre
*DysfunctionJunction: And ''how''.
*FanMyopia
*{{GIRL}}
*HiddenDepths: At first the characters may seem like shallow archetypes, but the characterization they receive is amazingly human.
*HurricaneOfPuns
*HotBlooded
*LeftFielder
*LetsPlay: A variation, Liveblogging
*LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
*MemeticMutation: By the bucketload. [[spoiler:Fast Eddie [[{{Understatement}} isn't a fan.]]]]
*MultinationalTeam
*NightmareFuel
*{{Ninja}} [[spoiler:[[NinjaEditor Editors]]]]
*OnlinePersonas (most of em)
*OverusedRunningGag
*SeriousBusiness
*{{Shipping}}
*SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Pretty idealistic, as far as places on the internet go.
*SockPuppet
*[[strike:TimeTravel]]
*ThreadNecromancer
*ViewerGenderConfusion
*WretchedHive: Trope Repair Shop, according to some.
*{{Yaoi Fangirl}}s (and fanboys)
*{{Yuri Fan}}s

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