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Tropers: The Walking Anomaly

I can't remember when I first visited TV Tropes, but it had a much different design when I did. (I believe I was in college at the time.) I enjoyed it, but it slipped into the back of my mind. In 2008, I was reintroduced to the site by a high-school classmate and I became a lurker (it passed some dead times at work, let me tell you). Finally, toward the end of 2010, I finally gave in and became a Troper.

Most of my contributions are on a smaller scale. From time to time, I will add examples, fix broken Wiki Words, edit grammar or punctuation, or reorder a page if a folder or section is out of order. Occasionally I'll take on something that can be a bit more involved, such as re-alphabetizing tropes or examples, and if you look around, you may find a few reviews of mine as well.

As far as larger contributions, I have made three: I wrote the original Luther Vandross article (it has been moved to the Music namespace since) and the Animals Have Problems Too entry. I am also the curator of the Pound Puppies page, or rather, of the section regarding the 2010 version airing on The Hub. (At one time, I also was a curator of sorts of the Recess page as well, but I've left that to Minnie Mouse and Ash Spin for the most part, though the series remains on my watchlist, and in my heart.)

In case you're curious:

Tropes that make me happy:

Similar Squad: I don't know why, but I find these fun. Maybe it's because I like the idea of character study.

Tropes that make me... less than happy.

Draco in Leather Pants/Ron the Death Eater: Two of the main reasons I tend to stay away from shipping fics. Being a Harry Potter fan, I particularly despise the second, not only because I like Ron, but because that seemed to be the preferred way of Harmonians to get the pairing they wanted. I might read a fic (HP or any other) that does the first; I will stop reading one that does the second.
Public Service Announcement: Nothing makes me grab my remote control faster. If I wanted to be spoken to like a six-year-old, I'll go sit in on a first-grade class.
Rape Tropes: All of them. The quote on the page says it's second to homicide in the "ultimate violation of self". I'll argue that order is reversed. It's not redeeming, it's not funny, it's just plain cruel. That being said, at the risk of making someone angry, "rape" is a term that needs to be used more delicately than it is. (Example: A guy looking at a woman could be a douche, but it is not a "mini-rape".)
Spin-Off Babies: Barely liked Muppet Babies when I was a kid, hated all the other ones. I did like Rugrats' inversion, All Grown Up! though.