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* '''{{Deconstructed|Trope}}''' or '''a deconstruction''': A form of PlayingWithATrope, a trope is deconstructed when it is used in a way that demonstrates the problems with it and why it wouldn't work in real life.

* '''"JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere"''': Non-existing wiki articles used to display the text "Describe <title> here," which led to a lot of in-jokes and memes. The wiki software no longer does this, making the meme anachronistic and increasingly stale.

* '''Mod hat''': If a '''moderator''' is wearing their "mod hat", this means that they are speaking "as" a moderator, and thus disregarding what they said could lead to warnings or punishment. Conversely, if a moderator is ''not'' wearing their "mod hat", they're just speaking as a regular troper, and thus people can disregard what they're saying without fear of any potential consequence.

* '''Dewicking:''' Removing a link (wick) to a page, turning it into normal text if not replacing or deleting it altogether. Frequent causes for dewicks being needed include pages being [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes renamed]], [[CutList cut]], [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope misused]], [[Administrivia/{{Sinkhole}} shoehorned]], or [[Administrivia/FrequentRedlinks not existing in the first place]].

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* '''Wikisize''': The 350p width. Images are automatically downscaled to this size both when using the wiki's Upload Image and when they are displayed on page, which is important to consider when [[Administrivia/HowToPickAGoodImage suggesting an image]].

* '''[[Administrivia/TheGoogleIncident Google Incident]]''': An incident which led to the creation of the '''content policy''', during which Google stopped advertising on TV Tropes because some of the content was NSFW. There was also a [[Administrivia/TheSecondGoogleIncident second Google Incident]], when they temporarily pulled the ads again because of the NaughtyTentacles page.

## A modyifying [Administrivia/TextFormattingRules markup]], like [[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers [=[Spoiler]=]]] or [[InvokedTrope [=[Invoked]=]]].

* '''Circular Redirect''': A redirect created by making a page redirect to itself, or to a page that redirects to itself, or making two pages redirect to each other. This functionality is no longer supported by the wiki's software; attempting to make one will prevent such a redirect from being made.

* '''Administrivia/{{Notifier|s}}''' or '''notification''': A predefined PM message that can be sent to any troper from the article history page through the Issue Helper function, informing them of a common error that they are making. Notifiers ''are'' tracked, so '''moderators''' can see if someone's been making recurring errors.

* '''Notifier''' or '''notification''': A predefined PM message that can be sent to any troper from the article history page through the Issue Helper function, informing them of a common error that they are making. Notifiers ''are'' tracked, so '''moderators''' can see if someone's been making recurring errors.

* '''The Archive/FiveP''': Place for Purging Porn and Pedo-Pandering. A group formerly responsible for reviewing potential violations of Administrivia/TheContentPolicy, before such reviews were deferred to the general public in 2022.

* '''The Archive/FiveP''': A group formerly responsible for reviewing potential violations of Administrivia/TheContentPolicy, before such reviews were deferred to the general public in 2022.

* '''Badge of Honour''': If a trope or YMMV page is being used as a "badge of honour", that means that it attracts misuse due to people adding it to works it doesn't really apply to because they think it makes the work look good. A similar term, '''badge of dishonour''', refers to the opposite -- tropers adding examples of a trope or YMMV page they dislike to a work when it doesn't apply, in order to complain. Both violate the Administrivia/TropesAreTools policy, and the latter violates the Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike policy.

* '''[=P5=]''' (Place for Purging Porn and Pedo-Pandering): The people who, prior to 2022, were in charge of determining whether a page violates the '''content policy'''.

* '''Pull''': A vote at ImagePickin to remove the image from the page, but without declaring it BUPKIS. Can also be called '''No Pic''' if replacement suggestions are not favorable. Pages that have their images pulled have a commented tag that forbids adding a new image without a discussion.

## A moderator comment on pages that protects the image with ImagePickin rules.

## ImagePickin. A forum for [[Administrivia/HowToPickAGoodImage choosing images]] and other such items.

* '''Ptitle:''' Archive/{{Punctuated Title|s}}. In the past, all titles containing non-alphanumeric characters other than hyphens, or starting with a number (e.g. ''Film/ThreeHundred'') used to be ptitles. Ptitles couldn't be linked to with {{Wiki Word}}s, and could only be created with special markup. They were phased out with the advent of Administrivia/ThePtitleReplacementSystem; now we use custom titles instead, and the only remaining ptitles are redirects, preserved in order to avoid breaking inbound links.

* '''Ptitle:''' {{Punctuated Title|s}}. In the past, all titles containing non-alphanumeric characters other than hyphens, or starting with a number (e.g. ''Film/ThreeHundred'') used to be ptitles. Ptitles couldn't be linked to with {{Wiki Word}}s, and could only be created with special markup. They were phased out with the advent of Administrivia/ThePtitleReplacementSystem; now we use custom titles instead, and the only remaining ptitles are redirects, preserved in order to avoid breaking inbound links.

* '''[[Administrivia/ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability Notability]]''': An odd one, in that we apply the definition used by Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, but are against it. We don't require a work to meet any standards of notability. As long as the work is published, and the page for it doesn't cover content that [[Administrivia/TheContentPolicy crosses certain lines]], that page stays here.

* '''Fancruft''': A derogatory term which originated in Wiki/TheOtherWiki. To quote the article over there, calling something fancruft is implying that "it is of importance only to a small population of enthusiastic fans of the subject in question."

* '''{{Pothole}}''': A WikiWord embedded in text, known as a '''piped link''' over on Wiki/ThatOtherWiki. [[TheContributors We]] [[PerverseSexualLust like]] [[Administrivia/AllBlueEntry potholes]] [[DarthWiki/ThisExists here]] [[ShortTitles at]] Website/TVTropes. See also '''Administrivia/{{Sinkhole}}'''.

* '''Administrivia/WordCruft''': Basically refers to the use of words which are essentially unnecessary due to the fact that they pretty much don't add anything useful to an entry and to be fair can as a rule be cut without it affecting the basic meaning. [[note]]Or to put it another way . . . Refers to the use of words which are unnecessary because they don't add anything useful to an entry and can be cut without it affecting the meaning.[[/note]]