This is a thread for people who will not be or have not been on the site for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.
Generally, expect the following from this thread:
- People announcing their departure or return.
- Moderators announcing a significant forum ban — not trolls or vandals, but someone people will notice and miss.
- Inquiries about an absent troper.
- Responses to inquiries about an absent troper.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2023 at 3:48:36 AM
Have a good trip, Storm.
The Vagrant
Thanks to some Real Life matters cropping up recently, I will be rather inactive in this site from time to time.
...And, unfortunately, this inactivity might get worse. I might be completely inactive for days. It might last for weeks, or even months. At worst, I will be forced to leave this site once and for all.
So, while I have the chance to say this... goodbye. You've all been great players and friends. I appreciate that we have been friends for quite the long time.
Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server.
You will be missed.
Still just awesome like that
So hey, uh, anyone who's been on this site awhile, anyone heard from tendollarlameo lately? I remember years back he was super active here, and intensely personal and emotive about a lot of things (understandably considering all the crap he went through). After a while, he kinda slowed down and withdrew altogether from posting without any real warning. Curious if anyone knows what he's been up to lately.
edited 16th Jun '16 8:26:53 PM by Odd1
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
It happens. He reappeared once or twice. At one point I think he and Poisonarrow resurfaced at around the same time, which wasn't as awkward as it could've been.
Fresh-eyed movie blog
Collector Of Fine Oddities
IIRC last time I had heard, he was dealing with some pretty serious health issues.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Due to something rather bad happening to me personally I may gone for a little while. I will be back when I am back.
Who watches the watchmen?
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Sorry to hear that, make sure to take care of yourself big guy.
Oh really when?
Officially intimidated
Please take care.
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Collector Of Fine Oddities
Best of luck; I'm sure when you return you'll have a right proper hellscape of a DF fort waiting for you 
Ahr river
Odd 1: He's doing fine. He's just not on tvtropes anymore.
Read my stories!
State of Mind
Bye, Tuefel. Hope everything works out for you.
edited 8th Jul '16 12:45:32 PM by Parable
"What a century this week has been." - Seung Min Kim
Am I a weirdo?
Best of luck with whatever's going on, Tuef.
Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
I might post in a spots but my activity will be reduced over the next day or so while I get this sorted. :(
Who watches the watchmen?
Grr... <3
Bye.
edited 9th Jul '16 2:30:46 AM by war877
Officially intimidated
Due to an unfortunate incident I got while editing an article, I will pause my activity until I find a home computer, or a very good laptop. I have been told already by my father that the residence of our next destination (North Carolina) will not have any of that, so this indeed means I'll be a full season absent from the wiki and the forums. In fact, chances are that I won't even use this current laptop for regular browsing because of how short in capacity and efficiency it is.
Perhaps it's time for this laptop to take a rest, too, since it's obviously trying too hard to do what it's not meant to do, and its temperature is rising alarmingly as a result.
It really hurts me not to be around here in the meantime, I will miss you all. 
I'm back, for now.
You'll probably only see me in the Battle Bots thread though. Kinda done with this place for the most part, but I still need an outlet to discuss that show.
That and perhaps my thoughts on things in this Steven-bomb, or Star Vs The Forces Of Evil, or maybe search for advice here and there on a screenplay(/novel?) I'm working on.
But for now, it's all about the Bots, and that's kinda it.
EDIT: Also the Single Tropers Club, because I used to like the occasional appearance there, both when I was dating and when that fell through.
edited 29th Jul '16 6:19:55 PM by terlwyth
Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter
hiya, the name's scout.
OMG HI TERL WELCOME BACK
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whatever he can
hello mister sir
dead devotion
bored
I'll only be online at night because my parents are getting suspicious of me. They don't want me online and I don't want to get caught.
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
... Why the hell do they not want you online?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Because Light is fourteen, and as we all know teenagers are always irresponsible and untrustworthy.
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
"Team Ken, baby"
By the way, where the fuck did vlk go? I miss him.
Stand up against pinkwashing, don't fall for propoganda
bored
They don't want me online because they basically don't trust me and think everyone on the internet is a creep.
I think this'll concern like 5 or 6 people, Storm, but thanks for letting us know.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?