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We're going to appoint people in each of the subforums to welcome newbies in by an automated PM and show them how things work in the particular subforum.

The appointment thing is so that at least one person knows it is their job, and so the newbie doesn't get buried under a PM onslaught the first time they post.

We will give the appointee (now called Heralds) a spiffy icon badge so people will know they are on the job for everybody. There will also be access to a report that shows who is new in the subforum.

If you want to apply for the position, all you have to do is post a welcome draft here. That way, a moderator will consider you. If someone else has already applied for the position, don't worry! Multiple people can apply for one subforum.

This is a list of the heralds that have already been appointed and the subforums that still need heralds. Positions that are labeled as being held by "TVTropes" are vacant along with positions that are blank.

Open sections with inactive heralds:

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 14th 2025 at 5:02:59 AM

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#676: Jun 12th 2012 at 11:12:39 PM

@Lu, #660: I've never posted in Trope Talk. Do you really want me to try for heraldship there? It might be... interesting; I would also receive my own welcome if ever I do post!

The only "real" forum I'd consider being the herald for at the moment is already taken, and Willbyr does a good job and has written a very good PM. If ever he didn't want it anymore then I'd be happy to herald there, but I'm not going to attempt to uproot him. smile

Sooo, can I be the Sandbox herald? wink

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#677: Jun 13th 2012 at 10:09:27 AM

But I have so many candidates for the sandbox, and it's such a difficult job! evil grinevil grinevil grin

You don't post in the media forums or the right side, huh? Shame.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#678: Jun 13th 2012 at 10:11:00 AM

I've thought about it some more and I think I will withdraw my heraldship application, so please go ahead and award the position to Final Starman.

lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#679: Jun 13th 2012 at 10:14:13 AM

Withdrawing your application doesn't mean the remaining candidate will earn the position. I may not be happy with his application, or may not be happy with either of them(this is hypothetical. I haven't looked at either draft adequately).

The reason why you haven't heard much isn't because your drafts are bad. It's because I have exams. Exams make me busy. Busy me is a bad mod.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
DarkConfidant Since: Aug, 2011
#680: Jun 13th 2012 at 10:25:06 AM

No, it's not because I think my draft is bad. It's because I feel I'm only interested in the position for selfish and ill-guided motives, and this site is causing me stress, so I may need to take a break of indeterminate length in the near future.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#681: Jun 13th 2012 at 2:03:45 PM

Yack Fest Herald here with a technical request. My Welcome PM has a direct mention of the thread for sex talk, Fetishes. As of today that thread was renamed to The Nunnery. Could the welcome message be revised to change to the new name?

lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#682: Jun 13th 2012 at 2:09:06 PM

Done, Parababble.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#683: Jun 13th 2012 at 2:12:02 PM

Thanks.

Parababble

That's a new one. And I'm amazed it hasn't been used before.

lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#684: Jun 13th 2012 at 2:13:53 PM

It hasn't? Yack Fest, I am disappoint.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#685: Jun 13th 2012 at 2:14:10 PM

ed in you.
I have always wanted to do that.

edited 13th Jun '12 2:14:51 PM by FinalStarman

I'm not crazy, I just don't give a darn!
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#686: Jun 13th 2012 at 8:46:58 PM

I first read that pronounced "Parab-abble", which has been done, with the dash and just a single B.

But then I read it as "Para-babble".

Fresh-eyed movie blog
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#687: Jun 20th 2012 at 3:32:02 AM

I noticed both Literature drafts lack a link to the forum rules and the spoiler policy. Can we fix that?

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#688: Jun 20th 2012 at 4:23:32 AM

[up]I fixed mine w.r.t. to Forum Rules, but I do not see a standardised spoiler policy for forums (there is one for tropes, but that doesn't apply to forums)

I covered that by writing:

We are finalizing a spoiler policy; but for now, please spoiler text any spoiler from the latest released book, or any leaks regarding the upcoming ones.

Link to draft:

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13245914460A55640100&page=12#296

edited 20th Jun '12 4:31:33 AM by ryzvonusef

Herald of the Literature Sub-Forum. Share me your favourite book/series/author!
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#689: Jun 20th 2012 at 5:43:31 AM

[up] The spoiler policy is officially in place.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#690: Jun 20th 2012 at 6:08:48 AM

Hmm, looks like we need to brainstorm what "spoilers" mean in the context of each form of media, so people don't jump into a subforum and complain about excessive spoilers (or excessive spoiler tags).

For example, because of the single page update format that most webcomics use, very little is actually going to be treated as spoilers, simply because most individual pages do not move the story forward that much.

I'll think about this.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#691: Jun 20th 2012 at 11:09:19 AM

[up][up]Ooh, that must be a recent addition.

Anyways, I changed it as follows

* The Forum rules also contain a section on Spoiler Policy; TL;DR, please spoiler text any spoiler from the latest released book, or any leaks regarding the upcoming ones.

How's that?

edited 20th Jun '12 11:10:08 AM by ryzvonusef

Herald of the Literature Sub-Forum. Share me your favourite book/series/author!
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#692: Jun 21st 2012 at 11:05:29 AM

Looks okay. You're set up for Literature.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#693: Jun 21st 2012 at 1:24:28 PM

Since people are being set up... Serious question: As a joke, may I be the Sandbox herald, or is it not worth it? I don't mind either way.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#694: Jun 21st 2012 at 10:31:08 PM

[up]Thanks! In fact I got a PM about it before I knew I had been installed. A lot of old timers are going to get the welcome message, aren't they?

Now to setup my directory...

"Twirls Fingers" Ano... do I get the Herald Badge too?

edited 21st Jun '12 10:31:33 PM by ryzvonusef

Herald of the Literature Sub-Forum. Share me your favourite book/series/author!
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#695: Jun 21st 2012 at 11:53:50 PM

Oh dear, that sounds so...Hinata-ish! Do not want.

I sent you a badge.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#696: Jun 22nd 2012 at 12:53:04 AM

" A lot of old timers are going to get the welcome message, aren't they?"

I always find this highly amusing when I check my PM's and see and old timer got the welcome message.

ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#697: Jun 22nd 2012 at 3:15:59 AM

[up][up]Thanks. Also, Hinata is cool ;P

[up]But on the upside, you get to meet new people! One of the old timers on literature sent me a bemused PM, one thing let to another, and now we have a healthy discussion going on about books!

Herald of the Literature Sub-Forum. Share me your favourite book/series/author!
lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#698: Jun 22nd 2012 at 3:49:35 AM

Nocturna, your message needs to be updated, since the stickies in Special Efforts have shifted around a bit.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#699: Jun 22nd 2012 at 9:56:47 AM

I'm another person submitting a draft for Wiki Talk. Gaah, it feels so long! Well, the TRS PM is longer — just. Please do tell me if there's anything that can be done without, or anything I've missed.

Good morning/afternoon/evening/youshouldbeinbed, [[troper]], and thanks for stopping by Wiki Talk!

Sadly, this isn't a place where the Wiki Incarnate can come and bestow its wisdom upon us, but it's the next best thing: The place where we can discuss anything to improve the wiki or forum so that it will one day gain sentience. This is where stuff related to policy goes, and it can also be a catch-all for things that don't fit in another discussion area — more about those later.

Wiki Talk is the main place for more serious wiki discussions. Implementing a standard, wondering about a guideline, sorting a namespace out... These things can all be put here. Go ahead and make your posts amusing/witty, but keep it limited, relevant, and on-topic; Yack Fest is the place for joking around. Constructive criticism of policies or ideas is welcome here, but complaint threads will be locked or nuked.

General queries can also go here; if you've got a question about why something isn't working but it isn't a bug, or don't know what to do in a certain situation, this forum may be the place to come. There are also a couple threads about implementing certain features, like Forum Heralds. To help with long-term/common queries or requests, there are currently six stickied threads.

  1. Wiki Talk FAQ — This directory contains answers to a number of common questions and will show you where to go for some requests. Check it first.
  2. YKTTW workstation — Get aid with a YKTTW draft, often if the description needs help or there's an associated crowner wanting for votes.
  3. Content Policy Directory — An easy-to-access place where links and details about items related to the content policy are gathered. This is not a discussion zone; take posts like that to the policy thread linked below.
  4. Media Namespace Questions — If you don't know which namespace a work fits in, go here for an answer. Help with actual wick moving belongs here.
  5. Unlock a Page — Post here if there's a Locked Page you think doesn't need that protection or a cut page to be restored. If you're asking about a cut work page, check this list to see if it was cut under the Content Policy. If a non-cut page doesn't get unlocked, the mods can edit it for you upon request here.
  6. Help with English — Take it from a native speaker: English can be hard, inconsistent, and annoying. If you aren't comfortable writing in English or there's a specific sentence driving you round the bend, people here will help you with it.

It's now "later". If it isn't, then you've probably been reading this message from bottom to top or you interact rather strangely with time. This is a recap of the other areas to discuss things related to the wiki or forums and roughly what goes in each one, since not everything belongs in Wiki Talk (great as this place is). Most relevant things should be covered; if you're unsure of where to put something or what to do about something you find, tell me and I'll try to figure out where it goes.

  • Got a question about The Content Policy and the 5P Circuit? Take it to this thread in Content Violations. Other policy questions are fine and good here.
  • If something's screwing with wiki software or you've got a new feature idea, head over to Tech Wishlist/Bug Reports for feedback and fixes.
  • FAQ is the place for simple how-to's, and has info about pre-existing guidelines — including the full Forum Rules. Those, by the way, are enforced here in Wiki Talk as much as anywhere else. Stick to them.
  • Things relating to a specific wiki article can usually be put on its discussion page. That's also the place to resolve an Edit War with a fellow troper.
  • If talking on the discussion page doesn't work, or you want a second opinion, go to Ask The Tropers. The mods also check there, so it's where to report vandalism or a problem wiki user.

Hope to see you busy [[troper]]-ing around, and if you have any questions at all about this forum, PM me and I'll see how well I can fabricate answers help. smile

~ Telcontar

edited 26th Mar '13 3:33:13 AM by Telcontar

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
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