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One thing I've noticed is that for all how the page for They Might Be Giants claims them to be the unofficial official band of this wiki, there's relatively few people on this site who seem to ever reference them.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 13th 2024 at 12:59:03 PM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#4301: Nov 27th 2021 at 6:52:09 PM

> About to type "Wait, TVtropes is written as two words?"

> The edit tip at the top: "TV Tropes is only interested in hosting a friendly, civil forum. Check out the rules. We do enforce them."

> "Oh, right..."

Anyway, I just google "site:tvtropes.org tropeX", since it assures to be an actual site search.

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N1KF Alleged Number1KirbyFan (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Alleged Number1KirbyFan
#4302: Nov 27th 2021 at 7:23:30 PM

Despite a link to Twisted Tropes being in the Community Showcase of every single page of the site, it hasn't been edited since June 2019. The showcase page has been the same since June 2018.

wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#4303: Nov 27th 2021 at 7:29:12 PM

Twisted Tropes, the comic, hasn't been updated since 2016, so that's probably an inevitable result.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#4304: Nov 27th 2021 at 11:03:10 PM

Honestly, I'm not surprised. There was a lot of concern about the lack of quality and opaqueness of "featuring" it back in the day that was never really addressed.

I'm not sure how long Echo Chamber has been The Artifact for, either, but I think it might be even longer.

alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#4305: Nov 27th 2021 at 11:39:45 PM

I remember back in the wiki's Kickstarter project for the site upgrade, we were going to have a Season 3, but it's been years, and it's most likely scrapped.

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N1KF Alleged Number1KirbyFan (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Alleged Number1KirbyFan
#4306: Nov 29th 2021 at 12:46:41 AM

General Suggestions appears as an orange link, even though it doesn't have a page and hasn't been around since 2009 or so. I wonder what other orange linked relics are out there.

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#4308: Nov 29th 2021 at 2:12:09 AM

I know the mods never believe the "hit launch on my draft by accident" excuse but it almost happened to me.

I was scrolling in the TLP on mobile and my thumb hit the Launch button. Luckily I hit the X on the confirmation screen, but my phone (or this site, it primarily seems to happen on this wiki) does have this weird glitch where I'll press something and it'll click a different link an inch above where I clicked. So I can definitely buy an accidental launch if someone has a glitchy phone like mine.

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Always open to sharing avatars and chatting. Can message me for either. (He/Him) Currently watching: BTAS
#4309: Nov 29th 2021 at 2:28:21 AM

[up] Can confirm I had that bug too sometimes. Though I thought it was because I scroll and clicked too fast or something.

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ReikoKazama Kersplat! from Tasmania, Australia Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to the music
Kersplat!
#4310: Nov 29th 2021 at 3:25:42 AM

I very nearly did an accidental launch today myself. I was scrolling through a draft on TLP on my phone and my thumb barely avoided the launch button as I was trying to scroll up.

Edited by ReikoKazama on Nov 29th 2021 at 10:26:11 PM

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#4311: Nov 29th 2021 at 3:33:33 AM

Can conifm that on mobile with unknown pattern (tapping right after unminimizing?) it opens a link away from where the finger is.

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#4312: Nov 29th 2021 at 3:50:12 AM

That button only opens up the launch form, but you need to click another one in order to actually launch it.

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🍊orange fursona🧡
#4313: Nov 29th 2021 at 4:42:47 AM

There should be a query on whether they were using mobile when they "accidently" launch it.

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Reymma RJ Savoy from Edinburgh Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
RJ Savoy
#4314: Nov 29th 2021 at 6:16:01 AM

I am honestly amazed at the people who edit from phones. I sometimes browse the site on my phone, but I would never use it to write anything but the single-sentence posts. Even editing a page to correct spelling sounds like a nightmare with how much text you have to scroll through (since the site doesn't allow editing single paragraphs like Wikipedia does).

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#4315: Nov 29th 2021 at 6:17:53 AM

I edit on my phone all the time since I don’t have the money for a laptop right now. It’s tedious but I can still get stuff done for the most part.

But, yeah like you said, scrolling is a nightmare.

Edited by MacronNotes on Nov 29th 2021 at 6:18:43 AM

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alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#4316: Nov 29th 2021 at 6:46:01 AM

Editing on a tablet may not be as good as a laptop, but it's better than editing on a phone IMO.

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#4317: Nov 29th 2021 at 7:55:52 AM

Just cleared out 40ish wicks for Famous Last Words that popped up since the TRS that detroped it closed. Felt like a game of whack-a-mole.

EDIT: And just did the same for the 15ish new wicks for Your Cheating Heart...at least that one's been gone almost a year so it's slowed down a lot.

Edited by Synchronicity on Nov 29th 2021 at 10:13:58 AM

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#4318: Nov 29th 2021 at 8:57:50 AM

I dislike editing on mobile because for whatever reason, the apostrophe (‘) can never show up as the apostrophe recognized by the site.

The legend has returned.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#4319: Nov 29th 2021 at 9:01:02 AM

Does opening a large edit history on mobile just kills the browser for anyone else?

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wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#4320: Nov 29th 2021 at 10:56:02 AM

[up][up]If you dig through your keyboard options, you should be able to find a way to turn off "smart quotes".

[down]That also, but if your keyboard is at all decent it'll have an option to switch which one is default. But it might not be.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Nov 29th 2021 at 3:00:44 AM

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
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Hi
#4321: Nov 29th 2021 at 11:26:54 AM

On my phone, holding my finger on the apostrophe key gives several options, including the one the wiki uses.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#4322: Nov 29th 2021 at 12:20:03 PM

Thanks, you're a godsend.

The legend has returned.
N1KF Alleged Number1KirbyFan (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Alleged Number1KirbyFan
#4323: Nov 29th 2021 at 5:54:28 PM

Within the span of an hour, Timeline.TV Tropes has been updated to note the addition of one, three, and now four new mods. Surely there can't be a fifth...right?

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#4325: Nov 29th 2021 at 6:07:45 PM

You're welcome [tup] You can also do this with the quotation marks key, if you haven't already tried it.


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