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openMaking an image transparent
Hi.
I'd like to know how you make an image transparent here ? I know it's used for images with a white background ?
openLink to NSFW
->''Nothing wrong with lovin' a strong, independent woman. Especially if [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend she can kick the ass of that guy that picked on you in high school]]!'' -->-- [[https://e621.net/post/show/776634/abs-biceps-boxers_-clothing-boxing_tape-breasts-ca An e621 user commenting on a muscular furry fighter]]
This was on Quotes.Amazon Chaser and links to a NSFW image. I removed the link, but should I leave a note saying which image it refers to (i.e. "post 776634") or remove the entire quote since it describes an image we can't link to?
Edited by Chabal2open"~And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad indentation..."
Spring Star Fangirl keeps using bad indentation even after I sent a notifier.
openThe Othersiders Live Action TV
Series.The Other Siders was created just today—and yet I can already tell that every single entry is a Zero-Context Example.
openCharacters.MetroidCreatures vs MetroidOtherAntagonists.
Characters.Metroid Creatures is orphaned... Seems to share bits with Characters.Metroid Other Antagonists... Has been edited in the last year...
Not sure if there's any info to transfer over to other pages. Can more knowledgable people help?
I suppose progressive cutting parts of it off would make checking it easier.
Edited by MaladyopenUm, what?
I found this on YMMV.Eternal Champions:
- Fandom Rivalry:Though on a minor scale, with Virtua Fighter and to a even lesser extent, Vocaloid.
Now, this is pretty much a Zero-Context Example since it fails to explain why there's a rivalry between these works, though other examples do kinda flesh out the rivalry with Virtua Fighter (apparently, Sega stopped an Eternal Champions sequel from being made because they didn't want it to cannibalize VF).
But Vocaloid? Why would a semi-obscure 90's fighting game have a rivalry with a music-production software?
Does anyone here know something about this? Because without any context, it almost sounds like its addition is an act of vandalism. The only thing that comes close to supporting this that I could find is a M.U.G.E.N video where the Eternal Champion fights Hatsune Miku.
Edited by ZuxtronopenTrivia/Animorphs is weird. It's storing tropes for works without pages? Like the video games?
Trivia/Animorphs is weird. It's storing tropes for works without pages? Like the video games?
Such as Anti-Climax Boss, a YMMV trope?
openReport Troper
Alright, there are two threads dedicated to the same problem Troper and it's getting a little ridiculous, so I'm gonna consolidate everything and file an official complaint.
A troper named DL 32918623 (edit history here) has been bouncing up this page recently because of a film called Brotherhood and its sequel, of which the pages consisted of nothing but an image that had been tweaked upwards of thirty times. It was reported here, at which point it became clear that the troper in question had blanked the page in an attempt to move it somewhere else and replace it (instead of using a disambig), only to then leave the blank page while tweaking the image constantly. This was not an isolated incident, as they created multiple subpages filled with blank folders and a few images. When confronted with this, they complained (twice) that the pages had been cut without giving them notice and proceeded to point the finger at pretty much everyone involved, including sending someone a notifier for removing a page from the index ahead of cutlisting it and outright accusing the site of not properly representing British culture (as commented below), then created another thread to help clean up their mess.
There's also evidence that they plagiarized The Other Wiki in their page for the musician Stormzy; their response to the accusation suggests that the bio is, in fact, plagiarized, though they’ve now apologized and claimed it was “a mistake”.
Overall, the issues involved include creating stub articles, blanking pages, adding unapproved images, inappropriate notifiers, plagiarism, serial tweaking, complaining when no one else would trope the works they like, opening two separate threads calling for backup to trope pages, being evasive and confrontational when confronted with their issues, and deflecting blame to the site itself for their own mistakes.
Edited by STARCRUSHER99openwrong trope?
I was going through a Shout-Out page and one of the examples listed was about the band that made the opening theme song making cameo appearances in the show numerous times. Isn't that Creator Cameo?
openTroper removing images for no reason
Timon And Pumbaa 623 has been randomly removing page images for no reason. Here’s only some of the pages that they’ve done this to:
- Characters.Big City Greens
- What An Idiot
- Paper-Thin Disguise
- Dreary Half-Lidded Eyes
- Characters.The Powerpuff Girls The Heroes
- Recap.The Powerpuff Girls Special 2
- DrinkingGame.Rugrats
- TearJerker.Bob The Builder
- TearJerker.The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy
- TearJerker.Peppa Pig
- NightmareFuel.Hey Arnold
- Franchise.SpongeBob SquarePants
- DrinkingGame.SpongeBob SquarePants
- Recap.Regular Show S 01 Ep 09 Prank Callers
- Recap.Regular Show S 01 Ep 01 The Power
- Memes.Courage The Cowardly Dog
- Memes.SpongeBob SquarePants
- Recap.The Powerpuff Girls Twas The Fight Before Christmas
- Insufferable Imbecile (although this one was JAFAAC)
- Recap.Sponge Bob Square Pants S 6 E 5 The Splinter Slide Whistle Stooges
- Recap.Sponge Bob Square Pants S 3 E 2 Club Spongebob My Pretty Seahorse
And these aren’t even all of the ones removed since yesterday. I have no idea how far back this mess goes.
I’ll note that this same user was reported back on August for editing others Dethroning Moment of Suck entries.
Edited by jandn2014openRecap page that doesn't go anywhere
While cleaning up Getting Crap Past the Radar today, I noticed that one recap page, entitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 S 2 E 16 The Lonely Mutation Of Baxter Stock was on the "related" list for that trope. It says that we don't have an article for that recap page, yet it still supposedly has a Getting Crap Past the Radar wick on it.
openIs the Commander Shepard a Byronic hero?
I've seen Garrus appear, but Commander Shepard's passion "moves" the entire galaxy, especially if you play as renegade one. I would also say the protagonist of Dragon Age Origins
Edited by CaptainWakjockopenThis troper loves them some Natter
Wanderwolf keeps adding justifying edits and natter. Here are some examples of what I mean.
Seriously, this guy seemingly only makes justifying edits. Not a single good one among them. I'm not even stating that as a complaint—it's a fact that every single edit I've seen Wanderwolf do on work pages and YMMV pages has been against the rules.
I need cleanup help.
Edited by MichaelKatsuroopenPower Rangers Dino Fury YMMV Live Action TV
I've been pretty active on the Dino Fury pages because of the hype for the new season, but I noticed this morning that the new YMMV page was misspelled as Ymmv and it pissed me off. Is there any way to fix this?
openI wanna create a trope.
Hi, I would like to know how to create a trope and if I have permission to that.
openNo Title
- Win Back the Crowd:
- Depending on who you ask, the game itself is an example of this.note Many people legitimately liked the New Super Mario Bros. games when they were released. When it was first announced, a lot of people were not impressed and already wrote it off due to it not being a game in the vein of Super Mario Galaxy or being "Super Mario 3D Land HD". Or New Mario Bros crossed with Mario 3D Land. But when the October 1 trailer went up, it changed a lot of people's minds about the game and restored interest to those who are/were tired of Mario platformers because of the New Super Mario Bros. series. Then the game actually came out and blew folks away with the amount of thought and creativity put into the title along with new visuals and music. It actually feels like a new game rather than a retreadnote Which some felt the New Super Mario Bros. games were with new power-ups thrown in. The multiplayer aspect certainly helped as well.
- The new Bowser's Fury mode also wound up doing this to the Switch port. Initially, the port was written off as yet another lazy decision on Nintendo's part and not being worth $60. (Being announced at the same time as Super Mario 3D All-Stars, another controversial decision by Nintendo, didn't help much either). Come further information on the new mode, however, and more people had their interest peaked, including a Super Saiyan-esque form for Mario, a dark and intimidating new form for Bowser, and being an open-world collect-a-thon platformer in the vein of Super Mario Odyssey.
Can Win Back the Crowd even apply if the audience wasn't interested in the work initially? That'd be Win The Crowd, correct? Also, I remember people were excited for Bowser's Fury when it was announced, I don't remember anyone going "oh this is just another switch port so it'll blow", especially with the teaser at the end.
open Fan-Fiction Literature
Can You Add My Fan-Fiction To This Website? It's Non-Canon And I Made It For 7 Years. https://www.wattpad.com/story/226295929-blackcrusader
open TRS crowner for Hilarity Ensues
There is a TRS thread for Hilarity Ensues with an active and recently updated crowner. If one wishes to vote on the crowner or otherwise participate, now is a good time. With the scope of the Hilarity Ensues trope, we want to hear from as many people as possible. So please, drop by, read the thread, and leave a vote or a comment.
openEpisode-specific YMMV/Trivia/WMG pages
For WandaVision (yep, this show again), many of the Recap pages (eg. WandaVision Episode 4 "We Interrupt This Program") The episodes are not standalone, so I don't see the benefit of episode-specific ones when YMMV.Wanda Vision can hold it fine. Some also have their own Trivia and WMG (???) pages. This practice brings redundant entries (like a big I Knew It! spoiler on the latest episode's trivia page is also on Trivia.Wanda Vision).
This is a previous discussion I found on the matter of episode-specific YMMV pages, and from what I gather individual episodes shouldn't get their own YMMV subpage unless it becomes long enough (which reads like common sense, but...)
However, the main YMMV page is also being petitioned for a lock due to persistent edit warring. Should I merge the YMMV subpage into the main one and cutlist the rest now before it gets locked?
Edited by Synchronicity
Yeah, couple of weeks after the DL incident, found another questionable troper.
Some guy called Alosondel is currently on a spree making loads and loads of Recap Pages and Creator pages which ends on a one-sentence/paragraph stub, with their edit reasons being limited to "Starting Off" (???). Many of these have remain as stubs for over a month.
Exhibit A: Jim Fitzpatrick
Exhibit B: Gary Graham
Exhibit C: Juan Jose Campanella
Exhibit D: Gilbert Green
Exhibit E: Peter Murnik
... I can go on, but seriously, just check out their edit history
Edited by RobertTYL