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551 Fighteer, Thu, 2nd Jun '11 8:37:15 AM from the Time Vortex
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edited 2nd Jun '11 8:37:40 AM by Fighteer 552 32 Footsteps, Thu, 2nd Jun '11 8:50:12 AM from Just north of Arkham
Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US! Think of the mooks!
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Troper Tales always seemed to me like more of a compromise or "extra" than a necessity. If discouraging measures are taken and people complain, well... there are probably more effective methods of discussion, like on the forum! It might be annoying and it might deter people from posting to TT, but on a whole, what's the loss?
![]() Gotta trope, dood!
Just had a thought. It's too late for Troper Tales, since it's changing over to a new system, but what if we had different sets of tips for the different subpages. Like have one for Crowning Moment of Awesome that says "Remember, it's Crowning MOMENT of Awesome. 'Everything Bob does' is not a moment."
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555 Fighteer, Thu, 2nd Jun '11 12:07:35 PM from the Time Vortex
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Give each subpage namespace a banner enumerating the rules for that particular page type? Not a bad idea at all.
![]() Gotta trope, dood!
Not necessarily a banner, just tips on the edit page, like with Main/. Unless that's what you meant too, in which case, disregard.
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Ah, you mean that the edit page would look at the namespace or type of page and pull the tip it displays from a list tailored to that type of page? That could work, if it's not too complicated to implement.
edited 2nd Jun '11 1:35:35 PM by Madrugada ...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
![]() 559 32 Footsteps, Thu, 2nd Jun '11 1:58:57 PM from Just north of Arkham
Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US! Think of the mooks!
If it matters, they do remind me at times to cut back on spoiler tag usage and overuse of adverbs.
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edited 2nd Jun '11 2:00:48 PM by Killomatic Regulated fun - the best kind! I don't make the rules, just enforce them with an iron fist. 561 Hershele Ostropoler, Thu, 2nd Jun '11 6:20:33 PM from BK.NY.US
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500:
Does that mean we should also remove any mention of any TT about warez or "one time I shoplifted a candy bar and got away with it?" Or were those nuked just because they fit a subjective definition of creepy?
At one point the guidelines barred stories about drug use. Because Drugs Are Bad.
And good thing, too, because I was going to take some crystal meth, but changed my mind when I found out I wouldn't be able to post about it in Troper Tales.
539:
"I'm habitual jaywalker." is a hell of a lot different from "I like to set cats on fire." The second one is creepy, the first one isn't. Both are illegal.
And conversely, "I have naughty thoughts about prepubescents" is really fucking creepy but, as long as it's only thoughts, not illegal.
541:
I think a reasonable rule of thumb for a contributor would be: if you have to make a judgement call about whether it is too creepy, it's too creepy. There is some guidance in the non-existence of pages: if we don't have a page we don't want that material.
I think it would improve Troper Tales tremendously if people stuck to this.
551:
It could be part of the banner on every Troper Tales page. Oh, wait, it is... Yeah, well, if people can't RTFM when it's shoved in their faces, too bad. They can go cry into the puddles of despair from their broken dreams.
I fully agree with this. If people are still adding inappropriate stuff they really have no excuse.
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![]() edited 3rd Jun '11 7:48:53 AM by FastEddie ![]() Diva of Virtual Death
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It's also a universal way to invoke Too Long Didn't Read on yourself. edited 4th Jun '11 8:05:12 AM by Killomatic Regulated fun - the best kind! I don't make the rules, just enforce them with an iron fist. ![]() Diva of Virtual Death
edited 4th Jun '11 8:06:36 AM by Jeysie Apparently I am adorable, but my GF is my #1 Groupie. (Avatar by Dreki-K)
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edited 4th Jun '11 8:17:22 AM by Jeysie Apparently I am adorable, but my GF is my #1 Groupie. (Avatar by Dreki-K)
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That format is the universally recognized format for troll-at-work, you mean.
What.
Um... that's the universally recognized format for normal, everyday posters. Seriously, every single forum I've ever been on that's not Slashdot/LiveJournal-style formatted, that's standard procedure.
Just say what you have to say. No need to tell people what they said.
You need to tell other people reading the thread what was said, so they can follow the conversation. How am I, trying to follow the conversation, supposed to know what Hershele was responding to without either memorizing the thread or having to manually search for every previous post?
edited 4th Jun '11 8:27:19 AM by Jeysie Apparently I am adorable, but my GF is my #1 Groupie. (Avatar by Dreki-K)
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I'd agree it's certainly not the most efficient way to go about addressing multiple posts.
I wouldn't say it's a certified mark of a troll, however. As this wiki shows, lots of people tend to follow precedent when it comes to figuring out how to do stuff online, so it's easy to see why someone would view it as standard.
I certainly wouldn't skip a post because it has a format I dislike or find annoying. No offense, but that's a bit on the rude side.
This is a minor issue, though. Can we get back to stuff that takes higher priority?
"These days they have a stat for how many times a guy goes for a cup of coffee." -Mark McGwire
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Um. Again:
Um... that's the universally recognized format for normal, everyday posters. Seriously, every single forum I've ever been on that's not Slashdot/LiveJournal-style formatted, that's standard procedure.
As in, yeah, nobody ever told me because that's what every single poster on the forums I'm used to does. It's not just me doing it and everyone being too nice to say anything, that's literally standard procedure.
I agree that quoting the post just above you can get silly, but otherwise, that's normal forum flow elsewhere.
But, if you don't like that being done here, then you're going to have to tell me the correct way to respond to multiple people here.
edited 4th Jun '11 8:35:05 AM by Jeysie Apparently I am adorable, but my GF is my #1 Groupie. (Avatar by Dreki-K)
574 chihuahua 0, Sat, 4th Jun '11 8:35:03 AM from Standoff, USA
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edited 4th Jun '11 8:35:23 AM by chihuahua0 ![]() Diva of Virtual Death
edited 4th Jun '11 8:45:46 AM by Jeysie Apparently I am adorable, but my GF is my #1 Groupie. (Avatar by Dreki-K)
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