Line #72 Newsletter/News2012-02-11


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3	->Where do you go to read the latest about new tropes?\
4	What about old tropes with new names?\
5	How can you find the best but least linked tropes out there?\
6	Worry no more: TropeReport is here.
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8	Hello, readers! Thank you for looking into this week's edition of TropeReport! We thank everyone who put up with us missing last week again but, as promised, all our content is here today! We've filled all the columns and will continue to do so as our staff works diligently to bring you the news from around the site! So here you go!
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10	'''Forumwatch''':
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12	The ARG is Landing? The signs are popping up. Two weeks ago, an announcement popped up calling for writers for TV Trope's Alternate Reality Game.
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14	Although the announcement is now down, the forum did seen a glimpse. For a few hours the subforum "ARG!" popped up in the "Wiki and Forums" listing. This had happened before. However, it was marked as a private discussion. But it doesn't change the silent anticipation boiling. Look in the right places, and you can feel the heat.
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16	[[TvTropesWritingContests The Sixth TvTropes Writing Contest]] is now up in [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13281318410A28815800 Writer's Block]], hosted by @/{{Parable}}. This month's theme (suggested by another one of our staff), is "Music". Simple. Take a song, and write a story that matches in tone/lyrical content.
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18	A panel of five judges is already assembled. This is a higher number than the last contest, where there were only three. One of them had to be replaced—twice, by non-Tropers. Hopefully, it won't be repeated.
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20	'''Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes''':
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22	If I see the word non-indicative one more time I am going to rage at the ceiling. This week features our typical batch of renames, cuts, re-imaginings, and so forth. Our biggest problem seems to be unclear names that invite misuse or leave a trope to wither and die. But enough talk, here you go.
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24	* One would think Cookie Cutter Fic would mean something about a standard and formulaic fan fic, but evidently that was not the case despite what many people thought. TransplantedCharacterFic is a name to better suit what it means and is now the new name.
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26	* MoreDakka has had its description cleaned up to stop misuse. Remember folks! Automatic weaponry alone is not MoreDakka. Its constant use to spam bullets like crazy is.
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28	* Guess what trope Uncle Herbie is the name for. Can't figure it out? Thats okay, no one else could either. EndOfEpisodeSilliness is the new name for it and you can probably figure it out now.
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30	* The Poochie, named after a one-episode character on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', has been renamed to ShooOutTheNewGuy.
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32	* Sadly, not everyone is familiar with certain mathematical terms so Eigen Plot has been renamed to PlotTailoredToTheParty.
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34	* RacingGame has been spun off from DrivingGame since not all Racing Games are Driving Games. And for that matter, not all Driving Games are Racing Games.
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36	* The badly punned title GuiseWillBeGuise has been renamed to the more fluid EmergencyImpersonation.
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38	* GratuitousEnglish has been rewritten to be non-Japanese specific. Anything that was Japanese specific has been moved to a UsefulNotes page.
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40	* TheFirstLawOfSitcomAcoustics has been renamed to EasilyOverheardConversation to include all not sitcom works. And there wasn't even a Second or Third Law anyway.
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42	* HeroicSociopath is no longer a trope, due to massive amounts of TropeDecay. HeroicComedicSociopath and SociopathicHero are where examples, depending on the context, should go now.
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44	* FBI is having its examples merged with FBIAgent and the rest of the article moved to UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement.
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46	* RocksFallPartySplits has been renamed to InvoluntaryGroupSplit to encourage wider use and discourage misuse of RockFallsEveryoneDies.
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48	* LecturingLexLuthor has been cut, along with YouWontGetAwayWithThis, since their concepts are covered in VillainWithGoodPublicity or are being sent back to YKTTW.
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50	* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' is soon to undergo a massive organization effort by splitting up parts of the page to make everything as clear and efficient as possible.
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52	'''Spotlight Stealing Trope''':
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54	''ReportSiht rushes up the stairs of TropeReport's office building, cursing under his breath. He holds his article, the paper sheets fluttering under his fingertips.''
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56	''He reaches DaEditor's office. He chomps a cigar, smoke obscuring his face.''
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58	''From his harsh tone and the choice words he rambles off, Report Siht could tell DaEditor is far from happy. "Spent too much time researching tropes, eh? Show me the stuff."''
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60	''Report Siht slaps the article onto the desk and slides it toward his editor. Da Editor reads through his words. As he continues, his hands moved more rapidly along the papers edges.''
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62	''Da Editor says a few more obscene words. "Do you really want us to run NarrativeProfanityFilter?"''
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64	''Report Siht fidgets. "I was on short notice."''
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66	''"You had all week!" Da Editor slides the article back to Report Siht. "But never mind that. You and the rest of your co-workers procrastinate all the time. I want this revise in..." he glances toward the clock. "thirty seconds."''
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68	''"Ah, fudge." Report Siht says. Except he doesn't say "fudge"...''
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70	Although harsh language can be used on TVTropes, in most media, there is a limit. Some of this media bypasses this barrier with made-up words, SymbolSwearing, and the like.
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72	But books sometimes uses NarrativeProfanityFilter. Instead of typing the curse word out, the narration can instead write something like "he cursed". Although this is common in YoungAdultLiterature (where the readers probably already know all the words the book isn't showing), any work with a narrator can use this, although visual media is more awkward about it.
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74	- chihuahua0
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76	'''Needs More Wiki Love''':
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78	DoubleDate needs more love! This doesn't even need describing, you see it on almost every TV show and in quite a few other mediums as well. Two couples go on a date with each other, DoubleDate. Many things can happen, most often a person in the first couple is only dating his or her partner to make someone in the second couple jealous. Other times its used to highlight the dysfunctional relationship of Couple One with the more stable Couple Two. More often then not HilarityEnsues, but they can often end on a dramatic or reflective moment.
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80	It has only four lines of description (six if you count the stuff in parentheses), nine examples, and no image. Its brought six people to TvTropes since the beginning of last year! It can do better. We all know it can. So get working, people!
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82	'''Edits From The Editor''':
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84	And now a quote from @/FastEddie.
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86	''"I thought the bear thing was funny."''
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88	Eeew, Chicago fan.
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90	'''Add More Here''':
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