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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"
#6351: May 16th 2022 at 4:28:38 PM

tfw randomly learn that a popular movie got a surprizing spin-off and now you're off to make a page for it.

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KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#6352: May 16th 2022 at 4:46:45 PM

Fashion-Victim Villain just got a bunch of new videos; I rarely see a trope gain that many videos in a short time

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#6353: May 16th 2022 at 4:47:47 PM

I think they're all Miraculous Ladybug, so it's probably the same uploader.

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PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#6354: May 16th 2022 at 4:51:25 PM

[up][up] Happened with Showdown at High Noon too, except they were all from different sources.

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#6355: May 16th 2022 at 5:02:40 PM

They are all from the same uploader. Some people just really some like some tropes. They aren't tropes that make me question the person's fixation on them so I am fine with it.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6356: May 16th 2022 at 5:21:25 PM

... I have never added a single video of mine to Video Source actually (just didn't think to do it until now).

That said I think it is better to aim for quality over quantity when it comes to video examples, since not everyone is gonna have the time or patience to watch all of them so some will for sure get lost in the shuffle. I'd rather have a trope page with 3 stellar and concise video examples with interesting sound + visuals than 10 mid ones but eh

Edited by Synchronicity on May 16th 2022 at 7:23:35 AM

Wafer Troy Verde from the Banjo-Tooie world, meditating (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Troy Verde
#6357: May 16th 2022 at 5:59:09 PM

Strikethrough markup works on forums, but not the wiki itself. I was posting the first draft of my reorganization of a page, noticed that there was a small portion of text scratched out that I haven't read before (and apparently missed when I was porting it over to Notepad) when I read it, and I got so confused.

Guys how cool would it be if Super Megaforce had a green ranger...
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#6358: May 16th 2022 at 6:00:33 PM

Strike through was disabled on the wiki a long time ago because it was abused and there wasn't much use for it on the wiki.

Edited by MacronNotes on May 16th 2022 at 9:38:24 AM

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#6359: May 16th 2022 at 6:09:30 PM

Colored text on the wiki was disabled around the same time, I think. Which made A LOT of House of Leaves editors very angry, if I recall.

Wafer Troy Verde from the Banjo-Tooie world, meditating (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Troy Verde
#6360: May 16th 2022 at 6:10:49 PM

[up] I remember seeing some color markup on a few pages, so maybe it was added back in in the future?

Guys how cool would it be if Super Megaforce had a green ranger...
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6361: May 16th 2022 at 6:14:37 PM

Colored text works on the wiki but Text Formatting Rules only allows it for "quoting Rainbow Speak or for self-demonstration" (introductory colors on Color Tropes fall under the latter). Gratuitous use should be cut.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#6363: May 16th 2022 at 6:22:46 PM

The Bad Trope Ideas thread has really gone off the deep end.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#6364: May 16th 2022 at 6:39:29 PM

Colored text works now because an update fixed it somehow. Before that, it was disabled for years.

Edited by MacronNotes on May 16th 2022 at 9:39:48 AM

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Player 222
#6366: May 16th 2022 at 6:47:36 PM

[up][up] The colored text on the All Your Colors Combined's laconic can be used anywhere now?

CG for short
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#6367: May 16th 2022 at 6:59:22 PM

Let me test: ORANGE

It looks like it doesn't work on the forums, at least.

Edited by Bluethorn on May 16th 2022 at 6:59:37 AM

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#6368: May 16th 2022 at 7:04:23 PM

No, that particular markup has been disabled site wide. That's why the laconic is locked. Editing it will turn the colors black. So, that's the only place where that markup works.

Edited by MacronNotes on May 16th 2022 at 10:05:26 AM

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#6369: May 16th 2022 at 7:28:05 PM

[up][ Bluethorn] I agree

[up] I feel like every day I learn things about tvtropes' coding i would be much happier not knowing

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#6370: May 16th 2022 at 7:36:24 PM

[up] What's wrong with learning about TVT's coding?

CG for short
RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6371: May 16th 2022 at 9:18:31 PM

[up] Considering some of the knowledge that's been dropped in this thread, it kinda feels like the foundation of this site is made of bubblegum, paperclips, and copies of Pokémon Red/Green.

Kinda have the urge to just smash my keyboard and hit "Post" just to see if it'll cause shenanigans to the formatting of this thread, ngl.

Edited by RacattackForce on May 16th 2022 at 12:20:59 PM

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#6372: May 16th 2022 at 9:31:01 PM

[up] Eh, it'll still be better coded than forcing me (who never coded in my life) to make a site within 24 hours.

CG for short
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#6373: May 16th 2022 at 10:46:05 PM

I remember back in 2014(?), that something broke and certain people were able to access mod tools. Of course some of them used this to troll people and were promptly bounced.

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#6374: May 16th 2022 at 11:21:59 PM

Holy shit I'd love to see some remnants of that period.

Imagine thumping random people or locking random threads.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Psychedelicate She/Her Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: That's rough, buddy
She/Her
#6375: May 16th 2022 at 11:34:12 PM

Wasn't a My Little Pony thread straight-up nuked?


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