Done.
I'll see what else I can do.
Is this still going?
Fresh-eyed movie blog
Complication arose last week, I tried to get it done Sunday but stuff kept coming up then to, so, barring a meteorite hits my head tomorrow, we'll see it up before Saturday's sunset.
vigilantly taxonomish
Is it OK if I make a couple of last minute edits to my submission?
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Where do you go to read the latest about new tropes? What about old tropes with new names? How can you find the best but least linked tropes out there? Worry no more: Trope Report is here.
Hiya Tropers! Bet you all thought we were gone for good, huh? Well, good news we have returned from the dead to bring back the latest in TV Tropes society! Let us not sweat the small stuff like why we were gone for over a month a year, or that this message is copied from an earlier report! Let us instead get straight to the matter. What did you come here for? News. That is what Trope Report is here to deliver! Excuse us while we get back on our feet after so long a slumber, todays report is on the short side but here it is!
Forumwatch:
New stuff!
Forum Heralds:
During the holidays, Fast Eddie added a new staff position: Forum Heralds. They are identified by the badges that appear by their name in their assigned sub-forums. (Thanks to Lock for designing them!)
Their role is to guide newbies in their assigned sub-forum and answer questions. When a Troper posts in a particular sub-forum for the first time (or after a long time), the Welcomebot attached to each handle sends a welcome PM written by the herald. Don't be surprise. Feel free to ignore it, or ask a few questions. Just don't flip any of them off. That's a surefire way of being whapped with the banhammer.
Unlike all the other positions, being a Forum Herald is an recruiting job. You can apply here
for open positions. The list of Heralds can be also found here.
New Moderators! Due to On-topic Conversations getting a bit...flamey, a few changes had been made:
- Three new moderators had been installed. Best Of and Katrika have been made full moderators, although their focus is OTC. Shimaspawn had also been promoted from Engineer for Trope Repair Shop.
- New topics made in OTC have to be approved by a mod before any posts beyond the first one can be added.
- The "Straw Dog" thump tag had been added. Basically, a "straw dog" is when an outrageous argument is proposed for the purpose of everyone else ripping it apart and replacing it with a better argument. Since it had been observed that this can be mistaken as trolling and cause...flammy material, straw dogging is no longer around.
Remember, welcome our new moderators, and don't be afraid on using the holler button. In order to keep the forums civil, we have to respect the staff and the community
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes:
Our short report is filled with a surprisingly short list of changes this week. Mostly renames in this case. News is news though, so lets see what we got.
- Still The Eighties is Still The Eighties no more! It has been renamed to Two Decades Behind and its gegative slant cleaned up.
- In the cases of Final Fantasy XV and the History section of Ho Yay; People, wait until info is actually out and don't go looking for real life examples of an audience reaction trope. That's just silly.
- The True Art pages have had a nice big clean up and hopefully they will stay cleaned up. Keep the exanples to in-universe only!
- Blackout Blink has been renamed to Light-Flicker Teleportation.
- The Blade series has had all its individual media portrayals spit into their own namespaces. The main page will guide you to each of these.
- The Telltale Drapes has been cut and sent back to YKTTW. Again. Lets hope third time's the charm.
- Golden Saucer was renamed to Minigame Zone on account of supposed to be named Gold Saucer and because, as someone else noted, Final Fantasy VII isn't getting any more recent as a reference.
- Not So Pretty Now is not Not So Pretty Now now (that totally sounded more clever in my head). It has been renamed to Past Victim Showcase.
- NOHAMOTYO + Seven-Year Rule = Fleeting Demographic Rule. The first two were merged into the latter since they were more or less the same concept but one had a long acronym of a title and the other was needlessly concise.
- Mining Accident On Troy is another of those tropes with a just really odd name, Battlestar Galatica reference in this case. It has become Conveniently Unverifiable Cover Story.
- Hulk's Cooldown Hug Corollary has dropped the Hulk part and is now Interrupted Cooldown Hug.
- Since Gotterdammerung's description did not match what the title suggested, the trope has been rewritten and clarified with bad examples moved to End of an Age.
- The rather vague trope name of Cake Eater has been renamed to the rather less interesting but more clear Likes Older Woman.
- Playful Dolphins has given birth to Heroic Dolphins and Sapient Cetaceans.
Spotlight Stealing Trope:
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Needs More Wiki Love:
Left blank for this issue. If you want to contribute a Needs More Wiki Love article, please contact the Trope Report Chief Editor!
Edits From the Editor:
Today we have a special message from Moderator Bobby G concerning where this wiki and forum have been, where we are, and where we're going.
I was delighted to learn of the revival of this newsletter, but surprised to learn how long it has been since the last issue, which feels like it came out only a few months ago. October 2010? Really?
On this site, we have always placed a lot of emphasis on continuity, not just within specific works of fiction, but within all of human creative works, and how tropes that are still recognisable today, like Star Crossed Lovers, Dream Sequence and Genre Savvy can be found even in ancient texts. But change, too, is an equally important aspect of tropes. Sometimes a trope becomes an unpopular cliché, is discredited by scientific advancements, simply leaves the popular consciousness, or evolves into a new, different trope. Meanwhile, new ideas, technologies and trends are inspiring new tropes all the time.
Like the tropes we catalogue, TV Tropes must constantly change and evolve, all the while never losing that sight of what came before. Some tropers may welcome change, while others may resist it, and on the forums lately, there has been a lot of discussion of changes – recent changes, past changes and future changes, desired or otherwise. Inevitably, as in any project of this magnitude, these changes can generate a fair amount of turbulence and friction. To this, I say that no, not all changes are good, but that change itself is not something to be feared. And one thing that has not changed is that this site is the product of a vast and diverse community. Alone, no one troper could hope to describe tropes from across every medium and every genre, but together, we have built something ambitious, vast, exciting and fun.
I want to thank you, my fellow tropers, for making this Wiki something we can all enjoy. But more than that, I also think this is a time to move forward. We've scratched the surface, but there's a whole lot of fiction out there that hasn't been troped yet, and I'm looking forward to the new articles and ideas that 2012 will bring. I hope you are, too.
Happy troping.
- Bobby G
Add More Here:
We'll let you readers mull over that while we wrap up this issue. Thanks for reading and check in next Saturday for our next issue or Trope Report!
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Glad to see this springing back to life.
Who watches the watchmen?
-raises glass-
Here for a long and prosperous revival!
...Once you post it on the wiki, do you mind if I swoop in and make some grammar edits? Like inserting a ' in "todays"?
edited 28th Jan '12 7:47:28 PM by chihuahua0
No prob. I'll get to putting it up in a sec.
I went in and done minor changes. Mostly trope names, grammar, and one and two syntax changes. Overall, we're heading in the right direction. All we need to do is to get those other columns filled.
Okay, so we need stuff for Spotlight Stealing Trope, Needs More Wiki Love and possibly Work of the Week.
Suggestions for Spotlight Stealing Trope (stuff off my watchlist):
- Lyrical Dissonance
- Too Many Halves
- Redshirt Reporter
- The Dog Was the Mastermind
- Narrative Profanity Filter
- Extremely Short Timespan
Personally, Redshirt Reporter and Narrative Profanity Filter would be the most entertaining.
edited 28th Jan '12 9:03:23 PM by chihuahua0
Glad to see this is back.
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Hm... I'm never really sure how much interest there can be in one trope over another, but I'm always ready to plug But You Screw One Goat or So My Kids Can Watch. (I YKTTWed those.)
edited 28th Jan '12 11:27:23 PM by TParadox
Fresh-eyed movie blog
Okay, any progress?
I'll compose some roughs for Forumwatch here:
Although the announcement is now down, the forum did seen a glimpse. For a few hours the subforum "ARG!" popped up in the "Wiki and Forums" listing. This had happened before. However, it was marked as a private discussion.
But it doesn't change the silent anticipation boiling. Look in the right places, and you can feel the heat.
The Sixth TV Tropes Writing Contest
The The Sixth TvTropes Writing Contest is now up in Writer's Block, hosted by Parable. This month's theme (suggested by another one of our staff), is "music". Simple. Take a song, and write a story that matches in tone/lyrical content.
A panel of five judges is already assembled. This is a higher number than the last contest, where there were only three. One of them had to be replaced—twice, by non-Tropers. Hopefully, it won't be repeated.
Any suggestions before I load them into the sandbox?
edited 9th Feb '12 2:37:27 PM by chihuahua0
And now for Spotlight Stealing Trope:
He reaches Da Editor's office. He chomps a cigar, which smoke obscures his face.
From his harsh tone and the choice words he rambles off, Report Siht could tell Da Editor is far from happy. "Spent too much time researching tropes, eh? Show me the stuff."
Report Siht slaps the article onto the desk and slides it toward his editor. Da Editor reads through his words. As he continues, his hands moved more rapidly along the papers edges.
Da Editor says a few more obscene words. "Do you really want us to run Narrative Profanity Filter?"
Report Siht fidgets. "I-I was on short notice."
"You had all week." Da Editor slides the article back to Report Siht. "But never mind that. You and the rest of your co-workers procrastinate all the time. I want this revise in..." he glances toward the clock. "thirty seconds."
"Oh, fudge." Report Siht says. Except he doesn't say "fudge"...
Although harsh language can be used on TV Tropes, in most media, there is a limit. Some of this media bypasses this barrier with made-up words, Symbol Swearing, and the like.
But books sometimes uses Narrative Profanity Filter. Instead of typing the curse word out, the narration can instead write something like "he cursed". Although this is common in Young Adult Literature (where the readers probably already know all the words the book isn't showing), any work with a narrator can use this, although visual media is more awkward about it.
How can I improve this?
edited 3rd Feb '12 9:35:38 AM by chihuahua0
I'm going to go ahead and put both into my Sandbox. So once you get the chance to publish the newsletter, you can copy both of them and revise it whatever you like.
Where do you go to read the latest about new tropes? What about old tropes with new names? How can you find the best but least linked tropes out there? Worry no more: Trope Report is here.
Hello, readers! Thank you for looking into this week's edition of Trope Report! We thank everyone who put up with us missing last week again but, as promised, all our content is here today! We've filled all the columns and will continue to do so as our staff works diligently to bring you the news from around the site! So here you go!
Forumwatch:
The ARG is Landing? The signs are popping up. Two weeks ago, an announcement popped up calling for writers for TV Trope's Alternate Reality Game.
Although the announcement is now down, the forum did seen a glimpse. For a few hours the subforum "ARG!" popped up in the "Wiki and Forums" listing. This had happened before. However, it was marked as a private discussion. But it doesn't change the silent anticipation boiling. Look in the right places, and you can feel the heat.
The Sixth TvTropes Writing Contest is now up in Writer's Block, hosted by Parable. This month's theme (suggested by another one of our staff), is "Music". Simple. Take a song, and write a story that matches in tone/lyrical content.
A panel of five judges is already assembled. This is a higher number than the last contest, where there were only three. One of them had to be replaced—twice, by non-Tropers. Hopefully, it won't be repeated.
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes:
If I see the word non-indicative one more time I am going to rage at the ceiling. This week features our typical batch of renames, cuts, re-imaginings, and so forth. Our biggest problem seems to be unclear names that invite misuse or leave a trope to wither and die. But enough talk, here you go.
- One would think Cookie Cutter Fic would mean something about a standard and formulaic fan fic, but evidently that was not the case despite what many people thought. Transplanted Character Fic is a name to better suit what it means and is now the new name.
- More Dakka has had its description cleaned up to stop misuse. Remember folks! Automatic weaponry alone is not More Dakka. Its constant use to spam bullets like crazy is.
- Guess what trope Uncle Herbie is the name for. Can't figure it out? Thats okay, no one else could either. End-of-Episode Silliness is the new name for it and you can probably figure it out now.
- The Poochie, named after a one-episode character on The Simpsons, has been renamed to Shoo Out the New Guy.
- Sadly, not everyone is familiar with certain mathematical terms so Eigen Plot has been renamed to Plot Tailored to the Party.
- Racing Game has been spun off from Driving Game since not all Racing Games are Driving Games. And for that matter, not all Driving Games are Racing Games.
- The badly punned title Guise Will Be Guise has been renamed to the more fluid Emergency Impersonation.
- Gratuitous English has been rewritten to be non-Japanese specific. Anything that was Japanese specific has been moved to a Useful Notes page.
- The First Law of Sitcom Acoustics has been renamed to Easily-Overheard Conversation to include all not sitcom works. And there wasn't even a Second or Third Law anyway.
- Heroic Sociopath is no longer a trope, due to massive amounts of Trope Decay. Heroic Comedic Sociopath and Sociopathic Hero are where examples, depending on the context, should go now.
- FBI is having its examples merged with FBI Agent and the rest of the article moved to American Law Enforcement.
- Rocks Fall, Party Splits has been renamed to Involuntary Group Split to encourage wider use and discourage misuse of Rock Falls Everyone Dies.
- Lecturing Lex Luthor has been cut, along with You Wont Get Away With This, since their concepts are covered in Villian With Good Publicity or are being sent back to YKTTW.
- Warhammer40000 is soon to undergo a massive organization effort by splitting up parts of the page to make everything as clear and efficient as possible.
Spotlight Stealing Trope:
''Report Siht rushes up the stairs of Trope Report's office building, cursing under his breath. He holds his article, the paper sheets fluttering under his fingertips. He reaches Da Editor's office. He chomps a cigar, the smoke obscuring his face.''
From his harsh tone and the choice words he rambles off, Report Siht could tell Da Editor is far from happy. "Spent too much time researching tropes, eh? Show me the stuff."
Report Siht slaps the article onto the desk and slides it toward his editor. Da Editor reads through his words. As he continues, his hands moved more rapidly along the papers edges.
Da Editor says a few more obscene words. "Do you really want us to run Narrative Profanity Filter?"
Report Siht fidgets. "I was on short notice."
"You had all week!" Da Editor slides the article back to Report Siht. "But never mind that. You and the rest of your co-workers procrastinate all the time. I want this revise in..." he glances toward the clock. "thirty seconds."
"Ah, fudge." Report Siht says. Except he doesn't say "fudge"...
Although harsh language can be used on TV Tropes, in most media, there is a limit. Some of this media bypasses this barrier with made-up words, Symbol Swearing, and the like. But books sometimes uses Narrative Profanity Filter. Instead of typing the curse word out, the narration can instead write something like "he cursed". Although this is common in Young Adult Literature (where the readers probably already know all the words the book isn't showing), any work with a narrator can use this, although visual media is more awkward about it.
- chihuahua 0
Needs More Wiki Love:
Double Date needs more love! This doesn't even need describing, you see it on almost every TV show and in quite a few other mediums as well. Two couples go on a date with each other, Double Date. Many things can happen, most often a person in the first couple is only dating his or her partner to make someone in the second couple jealous. Other times its used to highlight the dysfunctional relationship of Couple One with the more stable Couple Two. More often then not Hilarity Ensues, but they can often end on a dramatic or reflective moment.
It has only four lines of description (six if you count the stuff in parentheses), nine examples, and no image. Its brought six people to TV Tropes since the beginning of last year! It can do better. We all know it can. So get working, people!
Edits From The Editor:
And now a quote from Fast Eddie.
"I thought the bear thing was funny."
Eeew, Chicago fan.
Add More Here:
And that's a wrap people. This week seems pretty darn quiet compared to others but there has been talk about changing a thing or two in regards to Trope Repair Shop. Time and Trope Report will tell if anything comes of it though. So here's to next week! Stay tuned and stay fresh! Though if you're staying tuned you're probably going to stagnate. So just stay fresh and show up next week!
edited 11th Feb '12 7:14:18 PM by Parable
Bumping. Just a question: How often is Trope Report supposed to come out?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Supposed to be every week but having the flu has made me do as little work as necessary. >_>
Should I get stuff ready for this week?
In honor of my 50lb pup
Whenever the next one comes out, please make sure to have a paragraph (or section) on the TRS and Improving YKTTW threads. In fact, now I can't stop thinking of how it might start...
Has everyone noticed the change to the buttons at the top of normal wiki pages yet? If you haven't, you might want to check out the Workshops button that has replaced the forums button (forums are still accessable in the Tropervile drop-down list). This, and other changes, came about from us trying to improve the trope creation/fixing/improving process. Here are the changes that have occured thus far:
[list with reasons]
If you wish to discuss these changes or have a say in future changes, please head over to the [link Trope Repair Shop] and [link YKTTW improvement] threads.
I don't think "list of probible future changes" would be that usefull.
edited 9th Mar '12 2:55:23 PM by Belian
Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Could I do my own little column? I have a silly idea, and here it is: Random Ad of the Week!
Click the random button, find a trope, and choose a couple of works to do a quick advertisement for. Sort of like an psuedo-advertisement based work of the week.
If you don't like it, that's fine, I am going to submit some actual stuff tomorrow.
Also, Chihuahua, add something about the Fan Fic section of the forums. That only got started, like, a week or two ago.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.