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openMobile blank bug
There's been this weird bug going on for a while on the mobile version of the site where a massive part of the page is taken up with blank space. I'd like to know if any mod is aware of this bug.
openMassive blank space after certain ads on mobile version.
I noticed when I'm browsing the mobile version that after an add there's a massive blank space that stretches a good ways down the page. Can you fix that?
open[Resolved] can't reply to query
As if this query couldn't get any weirder, the "Add Reply" button doesn't do anything now. Only there.
(I've wanted to comment that unlike a typical double-post, the replies of those two people have duplicating ID in URL which seems to be what's causing it. And now there's another issue.)
Edited by AmonimusopenCan't set blank relationship status anymore
When going to my profile, I noticed my relationship status, which had previously been blank/"not set", was set to the top status (700 wives and 300 concubines) and the "not set" option was gone. Something that happened during recently adding new statuses, possibly?
Edited by Zanreoclosed Media source in video examples cuts off too early
The title in a video's media source cuts off at 48 characters when the length limit for a page title is in fact 64. See VideoExamples.Donkey Kong Country S 1 E 17 The Legend Of The Crystal Cocon (which should be VideoExamples.Donkey Kong Country S 1 E 17 The Legend Of The Crystal Coconut)
This might also apply to tropes, but I can't think of a trope offhand with more than 48 characters in its name.
openTurning a page a redirect might mess up the edited's redirects?
Contemptible Cover was redirected to Covers Always Lie, which somehow stopped Contemptable Cover Art from registering as Contemptible Cover's redirect on the Related page?
Checking with Web.Archive to see if it was registered before.
Okay, so it didn't register even before, since the redirect only occured yesterday.
Close this then.
Edited by Maladyclosed Strikethrough not previewing / working (in Fanfic.HellstormEvangelion)?
Strikethrough not previewing / working in Fanfic.Hellstorm Evangelion?
"[[strike: :[[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo ElectricBoogaloo]]"
Works when previewing for a post, but not in that page, nor in my sandbox.
Is Strike just broken in the Wiki but not the forums?
closed Page Loading Issues
I'm sure this has already been reported many times now, but there's a page loading issue on my end and it's getting more frequent. Any ideas what's going on?
openWeird Radar namespace false index link
3 Terrifying Tales and 2312 both report the The 39 Clues link at the bottom as "Radar/The39Clues", but still works as a Literature link.
openWebsite Tabbing Glitch
For whatever reason, starting a few days ago, half of the time when I open a new tab from this site (whether internally or via Google searches) the tab is perpetually stuck in loading. Refreshing or exiting and restarting the tab doesn't work; said hung tab also can't be used for anything else like a different URL either. However, pasting the hung TV Tropes URL into a new tab usually does work, although it too can get stuck in the same loading limbo.
This is a bit of a pain when it comes to checking up on followed pages or threads as it will register the page as having been read, even if I haven't actually gotten a chance to see it due to the loading freeze. Has anyone else mentioned having the same issue?
This isn't browser-specific; I've seen it happen across Chrome, Opera, and Firefox.
Edit: It also randomly triggers when I try editing pages.
Edited by AlleyOopopenMy Edits - Opening Page History Instead of Page
I just noticed that, when opening a page link from "My Edits" after the first page, it opens that page's "History" instead of the page itself. Then, if you go back to your first (most recent) page of edits, that behavior will remain even though it otherwise opens the page itself.
Repro Steps: 1.) Navigate to My Edits 2.) Navigate to Page 2 3.) Open a page link (right click, open in new tab is easiest) 4.) Observe that it goes to that page's history 5.) Navigate to back to Page 1 6.) Open a page link 7.) Observe the same behavior
Might be intentional on pages after the first, but that going back to page 1 shouldn't have that behavior imo.
closed cannot play the videos
hi, i have the videos not playing issue, similar to the one named Timelord 27 described. any fixes?
Edited by baker6openPage not responding
Having problems accessing the site on Windows Edge. I keep getting a “page not responding” prompt. I had to use my iPhone to write this post.
openAds taking up a ton of space.
When ads load on the mobile version, the square-thing that they occupy takes up a ton of space, even if the ad itself is small.
Edited by SpideyopenFolders in the forums don't space out their first lines from their seconds without a starting space?
Folders in the forums don't space out their first lines from their seconds?
As seen here? I spaced them out in the code, but there's no space between them when opened?
I need an initial line space after the [[folder]] statement to make it work?
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12934881600A56997400&page=69#comment-1710
Edited by Maladyclosed Can't play videos/download
Hi whenever I attempt to play a video or here nothing happens. I have refreshed your site multiple times and I still can't play any of your videos at all.
workingYMMV and other symbols overlap with text
The symbols that appear next to YMMV, flame bait, and other such marked tropes sometimes overlap with the preceding text which can make it just a little difficult to read. An example of this can be found on the page for Secret of Evermore on the third sub-bullet of Developer's Foresight.
closed [Resolved] Can't turn off New Search
While the preference toggles are fixed, this one still isn't. The temporary fix is the same, getting rid of new-search flag in the browser settings. Pointing out that this was overlooked.
Edited by Amonimus
I seem to consistently double-post whenever I make a post on Ask The Tropers. I posted a query not too long ago, and it was double posted. A moderator tried to delete one of the queries, which ended up deleting them both.
Hoping this was a one-time glitch, I posted again, and it has still double-posted.
EDIT: This applies to this whole section of TV Tropes. My Bug Report is similarly duplicated.
EDIT: So, the 'duplicated' posts are actually still one post, just shown twice. Any edits I make on this are reflected in the other. And in the ATT post, a reply on one is shown on both.
Edited by TriggerLoaded