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!!Tropes listed in the WikiTropes index are being discussed at the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop. Click the link [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1618086045064904400&page=1#1 here]] to join the discussion.
->''"At the risk of sounding unpopular, this reporter places the blame squarely on you, the viewer!"''
-->-- '''Kent Brockman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
[[DescribeTopicHere Describe Troper here.]]
The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts on this site was in 2003, about a month after we launched. The term was coined by a guy who wrote a lot of good TV.
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it.
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->''"At the risk of sounding unpopular, this reporter places the blame squarely on you, the viewer!"''
-->-- '''Kent Brockman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
[[DescribeTopicHere Describe Troper here.]]
The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts on this site was in 2003, about a month after we launched. The term was coined by a guy who wrote a lot of good TV.
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it.
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->''"At the risk of sounding unpopular, this reporter places the blame squarely on you, the viewer!"''
-->-- '''Kent Brockman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
[[DescribeTopicHere Describe Troper here.]]
The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts on this site was in 2003, about a month after we launched. The term was coined by a guy who wrote a lot of good TV.
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it.
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->''"At the risk of sounding unpopular, this reporter places the blame squarely on you, the viewer!"''
-->-- '''Kent Brockman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
-->-- '''Kent Brockman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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One Of Us is now Just For Fun per this TRS thread
. Also misuse; it's about people having geeky interests relative to their fields, and has nothing to do with TV Tropes (at least directly).
. Also misuse; it's about people having geeky interests relative to their fields, and has nothing to do with TV Tropes (at least directly).Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it. OneOfUs.
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The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it. OneOfUs.
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The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it. OneOfUs.
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The term has come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining, discussing, [[PlayingWithATrope deconstructing]], and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] {{Trope}}s. And as you are here reading this, this means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and [[SilentMajority many people who don't.don't]]. A "Vigilante Taxonomist." A person who ''gets'' it. OneOfUs.
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Largely reverted previous edit, in particular restoring \"Vigilante Taxonomist\", then played with Playing
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About a month after TVTropes launched in 2003, site users began referring to themselves as 'tropers'. The term has since come to refer to anyone who enjoys examining and discussing [[GenreConvention tropes]].
It means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html Time Magazine's Person of the Year, 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. OneOfUs.
It means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html Time Magazine's Person of the Year, 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. OneOfUs.
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The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts on this site was in 2003, about a month after
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
The term has
It
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reworded to be more friendly to people who are new to the site
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[[DescribeTopicHere Describe Troper here.]]
Yeah, like ''that's'' going to happen. The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts here was in 2003, about a month after we launched. It was coined by a guy who wrote a lot of good TV.
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
Mostly, it means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. A "Vigilante Taxonomist", so to speak. A person who ''gets'' it. See also OneOfUs.
Yeah, like ''that's'' going to happen. The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts here was in 2003, about a month after we launched. It was coined by a guy who wrote a lot of good TV.
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
Mostly, it means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. A "Vigilante Taxonomist", so to speak. A person who ''gets'' it. See also OneOfUs.
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Yeah, like ''that's'' going to happen. The first occurrence of "troper" as a name for the people who record their thoughts here was in 2003, about
And a few movies.
''Moving on...''
Mostly, it
It means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]].
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Mostly, it means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. A "Vigilante Taxonomist", so to speak. A person who ''gets'' it.
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Mostly, it means You. [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's right, You]]. Time Magazine's person of the year, [[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html 2006]]. Anybody who [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/contributor_list.php has a page here]], and many people who don't. A "Vigilante Taxonomist", so to speak. A person who ''gets'' it. See also OneOfUs.
