History Trivia / TVTropes

* DemandOverload: The site nearly ran into this during Administrivia/TheGoogleIncident.

%% * FollowTheLeader: Like many other wikis, TV Tropes is this to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}.

* OldShame: Many longtime tropers are ashamed of the former Troper Tales and Fetish Fuel sections of the site, and for good reason. The entries there were so... uh, off-color, giving ''way'' TooMuchInformation about the tropers who posted there, that they damn near dragged this site's reputation down to the level of Website/FourChan. Thankfully, it was removed and will never come back. The two sections were moved to separate sites, which are now both offline.

%% * FollowTheLeader: To Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}.

* TropeNamer:
** DrPediaAndMrTrope

* FanCommunityNicknames: {{Troper}}s.

** TVTropesWikiHatesMe

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Given its reliance on informal writing style and pop culture references, it can be made very apparent when a certain entry or article was made ([[Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotRecent even when there are efforts to minimize such datings]]), for example something written in the mid-to-late 2000's containing plenty of references to ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' or ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
** Due to changes in [[Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample wiki editing guidelines]] over the years, it's not unheard of for older pages to feature deprecated stylistic elements, particularly with how examples are written, especially if such pages have not attracted an EntryPimp or [[JustForFun/TroperTypes Wiki Curator]], or have few Administrivia/{{wick}}s.
** TropeNamers can sometimes show signs of this, especially if a memetic work has multiple tropes named after it. JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples include the five tropes named after ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''[[note]]WarWasBeginning, SomebodySetUpUsTheBomb, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive and ForGreatJustice[[/note]] and the three tropes and index named after Creator/{{Sony}}'s [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2006 presentation[[note]]AttackItsWeakPoint, ThisIndexHitsForMassiveDamage, GiantEnemyCrab, and RealTimeWeaponChange[[/note]].

** Administrivia/TVTropesMoreLikeTVQuotes

** TVTropesWillRuinYourLife

** Due to changes in [[Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample wiki editing guidelines]] over the years, it's not unheard of for older pages to feature deprecated stylistic elements, particularly with how examples are written, especially if such pages have not attracted an EntryPimp or WikiCurator, or have few Administrivia/{{wick}}s.

** TVTropesMoreLikeTVQuotes

* GenreKiller:
** Stock phrase titles were never good trope namers to begin with, but two tropes can be traced to this titling convention's ultimate downfall: '''I Eat Metaphor For Breakfast''' and '''WhatYearIsThis'''. [[Administrivia/TropeRepairShop TRS]] threads for both ended up [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot uncovering a massive epidemic of]] TropeDecay involving stock phrases. As a result, in mid-2011 it was decreed that Administrivia/NoNewStockPhrases would be used as trope titles.
** NaughtyTentacles and Administrivia/TheSecondGoogleIncident killed Porn Tropes and led to the creation of a new organization of Tropers dedicated to screening new and existing pages for adult content. If a page was lucky, it came back locked. If not, it was hit with a salted nuke. Also, the creation of new porn-related pages is today considered by This Very Wiki to be our equivalent of a capital offense. As far as tropes go, Naughty Tentacles in particular is to blame for that. While it did eventually return later, it would be a locked example-free definition page.
** Since PersonalAppearanceTropes like the now-cut Cleopatra Nose and Shiny Midnight Black are magnets for Administrivia/{{Zero Context Examples}}, especially if they turn out to [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs lack narrative signficance]], a forum thread was started for cleaning them up without the need for a Administrivia/TropeRepairShop thread. Drafts for new ones are likely to be shot down on the TropeLaunchPad -- ArtsyBeret is one of the rare exceptions.
** Due to tropes with {{Snowclones}} for names, like the infamous "Everything's ''[adjective]'' with ''[noun]''" naming scheme that used to be common with GarnishingTheStory tropes, having issues with clarity and often [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs narrative significance]], the Administrivia/EverythingsWorseWithSnowclones policy was enacted to discourage their creation, albeit with a name that [[HypocriticalHumor itself is a snowclone]] of said infamous snowclone family.

** This has happened on this very wiki! (not [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment repeatedly]], though): after TV Tropes was mentioned in ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'', a mob of newbies washed over the forums and wiki, trashing the servers.

* FollowTheLeader: To Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}.

** Given its reliance on informal writing style and pop culture references, it can be made very apparent when a certain entry or article was made ([[Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotRecent even when there are efforts to minimize such datings]]), for example something written in the mid-to-late 2000's containing plenty of references to ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' or ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

** TropeNamers can sometimes show signs of this, especially if a memetic work has multiple tropes named after it. JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples include the four tropes named after ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''[[note]]WarWasBeginning, SomebodySetUpUsTheBomb, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, and ForGreatJustice[[/note]] and the three tropes and index named after Creator/{{Sony}}'s [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2006 presentation[[note]]AttackItsWeakPoint, ThisIndexHitsForMassiveDamage, GiantEnemyCrab, and RealTimeWeaponChange[[/note]].

* OldShame: Many longtime tropers are ashamed of the former Troper Tales and Fetish Fuel sections of the site, and for good reason. The entries there were [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment so... uh, off-color]], giving ''way'' TooMuchInformation about the tropers who posted there, that they damn near dragged this site's reputation down to the level of Website/FourChan. Thankfully, it was removed and will never come back. The two sections were moved to separate sites, which are now both offline.

** TropeNamers can sometimes show signs of this, especially if a memetic work has multiple tropes named from it. JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples include the four tropes named after ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''[[note]]WarWasBeginning, SomebodySetUpUsTheBomb, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, and ForGreatJustice[[/note]] and the three tropes and index named after Creator/{{Sony}}'s [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2006 presentation[[note]]AttackItsWeakPoint, ThisIndexHitsForMassiveDamage, GiantEnemyCrab, and RealTimeWeaponChange[[/note]].

* OldShame: Many longtime tropers are ashamed of the former Troper Tales and FetishFuel sections of the site, and for good reason. The entries there were [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment so... uh, off-color]], giving ''way'' TooMuchInformation about the tropers who posted there, that they damn near dragged this site's reputation down to the level of Website/FourChan. Thankfully, it was removed and will never come back. The two sections were moved to separate sites, which are now both offline.

** Due to changes in [[Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample wiki editing guidelines]] over the years, it's not unheard of for older pages to feature deprecated stylistic elements, particularly with how examples are written, especially if such pages have not attracted an EntryPimp or WikiCurator, or have few {{wick}}s.

** Due to tropes with {{Snowclones}} for names having issues with clarity and often [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs narrative significance]], the Administrivia/EverythingsWorseWithSnowclones policy was enacted to discourage their creation, albeit with a name that [[HypocriticalHumor itself is a snowclone]] of the infamous "Everything's Better with..." family that used to be common with GarnishingTheStory tropes' names.

** Since PersonalAppearanceTropes like the now-cut Cleopatra Nose and Shiny Midnight Black are magnets for Administrivia/{{Zero Context Examples}}, especially if they turn out to [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs lack narrative signficance]], a forum thread was started for cleaning them up without the need for a Administrivia/TropeRepairShop thread, and the launching of new ones is heavily discouraged.

** Since PersonalAppearanceTropes are magnets for Administrivia/{{Zero Context Examples}}, especially if they turn out to [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs lack narrative signficance]], a forum thread was started for cleaning them up without the need for a Administrivia/TropeRepairShop thread, and the launching of new ones is heavily discouraged.

** Since PersonalAppearanceTropes are magnets for Administrivia/{{Zero Context Examples}}, especially if they turn out to [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs lack narrative signficance]], a forum thread was started for cleaning them up without the need for a Administrivia/TropeRepairShop thread.

** Due to tropes with {{Snowclones}} for names having issues with clarity and often [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs narrative significance]], the Administrivia/EverythingsWorseWithSnowclones policy was enacted to discourage their creation.