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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

Walkinshadows Since: Jun, 2012
#9776: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:00:27 AM

The bolded parts are the corrections.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#9777: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:01:39 AM

[up] IK but that doesn't make it any easier to read.

CG for short
Walkinshadows Since: Jun, 2012
#9778: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:22:52 AM

I don't understand why someone would go to the trouble of creating an account here, getting it approved, and then just using it to post spam on ATT.

Edited by Walkinshadows on Aug 27th 2022 at 12:23:14 PM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#9779: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:23:54 AM

Well that was weird. A spam bot with the same name and profile pic as the website it tried to promote. No, I did not click on that.

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Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#9780: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:24:54 AM

[up][up] I'm guessing that most of these accounts are probably bots, as [up] said.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Coock-atoo from Null Since: Jul, 2022
#9781: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:33:36 AM

There are a lot of Kirby fans on this wiki.

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themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#9782: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:35:00 AM

Re: the Animated Film debate: I voted against it because I was concerned it would lead to confusion along with unaddressed concerns regarding the grouping of Anime and Western Animation films vs series.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
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)
#9783: Aug 27th 2022 at 9:39:06 AM

I voted against it because the crowner was rushed and there were many unaddressed concerns

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#9785: Aug 27th 2022 at 10:54:10 AM

i wonder if there's a work page anywhere that has a bigger YMMV page than it does a main page.

Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#9786: Aug 27th 2022 at 11:45:06 AM

In terms of raw source code, YMMV.Gary Glitter is almost 20% bigger than Music.Gary Glitter.

Edited by Piterpicher on Aug 27th 2022 at 8:46:09 PM

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techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#9787: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:42:51 PM

RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13646132210A95550100&page=392#comment-9779

I'm more surprised we get spam bots. I would have expected that they would have difficulty with the 'custom' forum software, and see little bang for buck.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#9788: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:43:53 PM

the people who make the spam bots are in a word, persistent.

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#9789: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:51:33 PM

All of the quotes in Quotes.Insult Of Endearment are from Neon Genesis Evangelion fanfics and center around Asuka calling someone "stupid/baka". In fact, I see plenty of quotes from certain Eva fics in many Quotes pages. Were they popular during TV Tropes' earlier days? It would make sense if they were popular around the same time NGE-specific WMG's (like "this series is NGE post Instrumentality") were everywhere.

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Aug 27th 2022 at 5:53:28 AM

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#9790: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:54:11 PM

I do remember someone pointing out that (at least at one point) the fanworks folder on Fiery Redhead had like 20 examples for Eva fics that boiled down to "Asuka, as in canon", which I thought was hilarious.

ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#9791: Aug 27th 2022 at 6:36:24 PM

@Piterpicher: i figured if there was one, it would be something highly controversial, and i was right!


what are the thumbs-up buttons on queries actually supposed to accomplish? mods check every ATT query anyway, don't they? and it's not like they get more attention on TF or YKTS queries, because thumbing a query doesn't bump it.

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#9792: Aug 27th 2022 at 7:47:12 PM

You can sort posts by number of thumbs up. Other than that, it probably has a thumb feature because all of the query pages have thumb features.

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#9794: Aug 28th 2022 at 1:26:33 AM

I feel like I'm seeing more TLP drafts and queries about alibis lately?

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
loserswithwifi (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9795: Aug 28th 2022 at 2:24:45 AM

My theory on the Eva quotes is that they're all from one troper, who likes adding quotes to quotes pages and reads a lot of Eva fanfiction. I have a similar theory on why so much Common Crossover misuse was found on Nickelodeon-related pages in the wick check for that trope.

On a similar note, every single example in the Fan Works folder on Porky Pig Pronunciation is from a Harry Potter fic.

NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#9796: Aug 28th 2022 at 2:35:53 AM

I feel called out, since I've added a lot of Animorphs fanfic quotes to quotes pages.

Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#9797: Aug 28th 2022 at 2:49:20 AM

I've just exceeded 200 to-do list items. Really should start to put these things into good use...

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#9798: Aug 28th 2022 at 3:22:28 AM

[up] My TRS to-do list is getting pretty long itself. I already have some open wick checks for some of them—I've got to get back on them.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9799: Aug 28th 2022 at 5:01:42 AM

I randomly got recommended on Twitter this list of old shipping terms. Most of these are fanfic tropes on this site.

Edited by SatoshiBakura on Aug 28th 2022 at 8:04:53 AM

techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#9800: Aug 28th 2022 at 5:55:02 AM

[up] I had no idea that's where Squick (and presumably, Squee) came from. Always thought it was a reference to the sound of an unpleasant bubbly squelching noise.


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