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Do your research before entering your submission. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropers are, by nature, thorough]]. It’s why they’re tropers. If you miss the point or nuance of a trope, you better believe they’ll call you out on it!

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Do your research before entering your submission. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropers are, by nature, thorough]]. It’s why they’re tropers. If you miss the point or nuance of a trope, you better believe they’ll call you out on it!
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Also note that, just like your contributions to the wiki, your Trope Depiction submission will fall under the same use rights listed in the [[WelcomeToTVTropes Your Content section of Administrivia]].

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Also note that, just like your contributions to the wiki, your Trope Depiction submission will fall under the same use rights listed in the [[WelcomeToTVTropes [[Administrivia/WelcomeToTVTropes Your Content section of Administrivia]].
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[[BrevityIsWit Put more simply]]: don’t be a jerk.

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[[BrevityIsWit [[Administrivia/BrevityIsWit Put more simply]]: don’t be a jerk.
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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a comic designed to be readable within the Trope Depictions frame. 1 or 3 panel comics are easy to fit into the space, but the number of frames is flexible.

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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a comic designed to be readable within the Trope Depictions frame. 1 or 3 panel comics are easy to fit into the space, but the number of frames panels is flexible.
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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a 3-panel or 1-panel comic, designed to fit the aspect ratio of the Trope Depictions space.

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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a 3-panel or 1-panel comic, comic designed to fit the aspect ratio of be readable within the Trope Depictions space.
frame. 1 or 3 panel comics are easy to fit into the space, but the number of frames is flexible.
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It should be comparable in quality to professional efforts in the medium in which it exists. For example, a webcomic should be inked and colored, by hand or by computer, and not scribbled on graph paper with a #2 pencil. All submitted work should be original, which is to say, not previously published.

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It should be comparable in quality to professional efforts in the medium in which it exists. For example, a webcomic should be inked and colored, by hand or by computer, and not scribbled on graph paper with a #2 pencil. All submitted work should be original, which is to say, not previously published.
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Our front page content should put our community’s best foot forward. That includes trope depictions.

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Our front page content should put our community’s best foot forward. That includes trope depictions.
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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a 3-panel or 1-panel comic, or a video, designed to fit the aspect ratio of the Trope Depictions space.

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Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a 3-panel or 1-panel comic, or a video, designed to fit the aspect ratio of the Trope Depictions space.



Do your research before entering your submission. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropers are, by nature, thorough]]. It’s why they’re Tropers. If you miss the point or nuance of a Trope, you better believe they’ll call you out on it!

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Do your research before entering your submission. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropers are, by nature, thorough]]. It’s why they’re Tropers. tropers. If you miss the point or nuance of a Trope, trope, you better believe they’ll call you out on it!



TV Tropes is not a site intended specifically for parents picking out the most inoffensive movie for the babysitter to play. With that said, TV Tropes is not monolithic, and all Tropers do not share a unified sense of humor. All people cannot be pleased all of the time. We aim at an audience that is PG to PG-13.

So, certain topics should be avoided in trope portrayals. Yes, this means certain Tropes will probably never be depicted under these guidelines. Since we have thousands of other Tropes, that’s probably okay. Examples of stuff to avoid:

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TV Tropes is not a site intended specifically for parents picking out the most inoffensive movie for the babysitter to play. With that said, TV Tropes is not monolithic, and all Tropers tropers do not share a unified sense of humor. All people cannot be pleased all of the time. We aim at an audience that is PG to PG-13.

So, certain topics should be avoided in trope portrayals. Yes, this means certain Tropes tropes will probably never be depicted under these guidelines. Since we have thousands of other Tropes, tropes, that’s probably okay. Examples of stuff to avoid:



* Content reliant solely on shock value: for example, blue humor, gross-out humor, or jokes about dicks and farts. In moderation, or as a component of another Trope, these can be ok, but our goal is to have a front page that we’re happy to show off to new visitors.

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* Content reliant solely on shock value: for example, blue humor, gross-out humor, or jokes about dicks and farts. In moderation, or as a component of another Trope, trope, these can be ok, but our goal is to have a front page that we’re happy to show off to new visitors.
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So, certain topics should be avoided in trope portrayals. Yes, this means certain Tropes will probably never be depicted under these guidelines. Since we have thousands of other Tropes, that’s probably okay.

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So, certain topics should be avoided in trope portrayals. Yes, this means certain Tropes will probably never be depicted under these guidelines. Since we have thousands of other Tropes, that’s probably okay. \n Examples of stuff to avoid:
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TV Tropes is not a site intended specifically for the mothers of toddlers to pick out the most inoffensive movie for the babysitter to play. With that said, TV Tropes is not monolithic, and all Tropers do not share a unified sense of humor. All people cannot be pleased all of the time. We aim at an audience that is PG to PG-13.

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TV Tropes is not a site intended specifically for the mothers of toddlers to pick parents picking out the most inoffensive movie for the babysitter to play. With that said, TV Tropes is not monolithic, and all Tropers do not share a unified sense of humor. All people cannot be pleased all of the time. We aim at an audience that is PG to PG-13.
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Our front page content should put our community’s best foot forward. That includes trope depictions.

These guidelines apply whether you chose to submit through the open submission process, or whether your submission was requested by TV Tropes. Troper community discussions of Trope Depictions led to the creation of these guidelines. To give feedback on these guidelines, [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=14552480960A22110600&page=3 visit this thread]].

We’re not interested in censorship - we can’t stop anyone from publishing their own depictions on their own site or social media. We are interested in curating a space that depicts the best of TV Tropes.

We ask ourselves of each submission, “If a first-time site visitor saw this, would it be a good reflection of TV Tropes?” To answer that question, we refer to three guidelines:

!Quality

Your submission should be self-contained, self-explanatory, original, and entertaining. It should be a 3-panel or 1-panel comic, or a video, designed to fit the aspect ratio of the Trope Depictions space.

It should be comparable in quality to professional efforts in the medium in which it exists. For example, a webcomic should be inked and colored, by hand or by computer, and not scribbled on graph paper with a #2 pencil. All submitted work should be original, which is to say, not previously published.

!Accuracy

Do your research before entering your submission. [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Tropers are, by nature, thorough]]. It’s why they’re Tropers. If you miss the point or nuance of a Trope, you better believe they’ll call you out on it!

!Appropriateness

TV Tropes is not a site intended specifically for the mothers of toddlers to pick out the most inoffensive movie for the babysitter to play. With that said, TV Tropes is not monolithic, and all Tropers do not share a unified sense of humor. All people cannot be pleased all of the time. We aim at an audience that is PG to PG-13.

So, certain topics should be avoided in trope portrayals. Yes, this means certain Tropes will probably never be depicted under these guidelines. Since we have thousands of other Tropes, that’s probably okay.

*Content offensive to any identity group, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, sexuality, gender, disability, or veteran status.

*Content reliant solely on shock value: for example, blue humor, gross-out humor, or jokes about dicks and farts. In moderation, or as a component of another Trope, these can be ok, but our goal is to have a front page that we’re happy to show off to new visitors.

[[BrevityIsWit Put more simply]]: don’t be a jerk.

!Other stuff to consider

Also note that, just like your contributions to the wiki, your Trope Depiction submission will fall under the same use rights listed in the [[WelcomeToTVTropes Your Content section of Administrivia]].

If your submission was rejected, don’t forget that rebounding from rejection is a normal part of the creative process. Don’t let it get you down! Review the guidelines, put ink to paper, and give it another shot.

Good luck!

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