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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"
#13251: Nov 23rd 2022 at 12:28:51 AM

When a popular work comes out I just follow the YMMV page and wait until something suspicious comes out. It usually does.

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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
#13252: Nov 23rd 2022 at 1:18:01 AM

I've been inactive lately due to taking on a temporary full-time job. First thing I did was check to see if Goncharov has a page, wondering what namespace it'd be. It does! But somehow I forgot that it'd have to be JFF as I was wondering if it counted as some sort of collaborative Literature/ project.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#13254: Nov 23rd 2022 at 1:53:17 AM

I did see that the other mods were talking about that while I was asleep, but I don't really feel like getting into that mess right now. I don't really feel like doing mod work right now, because as I explained in the Troper Updates thread, I'm sick again, so I don't really feel like doing mod work, or at least not to the extent I usually do. As I also said in the Troper Updates thread, I'm not taking a break from the site (which is why I didn't post the update in Absent People), so I'll still be on more casual parts of the site like Yack Fest and the wiki.

I got a rock for Halloween.
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#13255: Nov 23rd 2022 at 2:02:32 AM

honestly at this point i would be ecstatic to burn Goncharov off the wiki completely but i don't think that's likely and im not angling for it

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
#13256: Nov 23rd 2022 at 3:15:18 AM

The Gornachov meme feels like it came out of nowhere. A Tumblr blog I lurk suddenly started talking about it one day, and I thought it has something to do with Dracula Daily at first.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#13257: Nov 23rd 2022 at 3:18:40 AM

thankfully memes do eventfully wear themselves out

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we must dissent (it/they)
#13258: Nov 23rd 2022 at 3:37:56 AM

[up][up] Only in the sense that surreal academic humour is Tumblr culture now.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5feddffa_a8e8_4112_81aa_9043f69e3599.jpeg

Edited by Noaqiyeum on Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:38:47 AM

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13259: Nov 23rd 2022 at 4:28:57 AM

People really need to check wicks before cutting pages because I keep finding redlinked subpages.

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HoloMew151 Space Gal from From Deep, Deep Space Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Tweaking my holographic boyfriend
Space Gal
#13260: Nov 23rd 2022 at 7:16:08 AM

[up][up] That made me laugh.

Reymma RJ Savoy from Edinburgh Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
RJ Savoy
#13261: Nov 23rd 2022 at 10:47:45 AM

Speaking of Goncharov, our other film-that-doesn't-exist page, Disney's Anne Frank, is more than three times as long. There's a good joke at the core, but it's become badly bloated over the years. I guess Goncharov being made without a wiki page (I think?) forced some conciseness on its plot synopsis. Or maybe it isn't that old yet.

Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#13262: Nov 23rd 2022 at 10:52:48 AM

I hate that page,it's never been funny to me.

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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)
#13263: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:19:00 AM

Goncharov is different because the narrative is being written off-site as what's basically an Alternate Reality meme narrative. It's a legit work about a nonexistent movie, like various creepypastas are. (Nobody's gonna protest a page on "Squidward's Suicide" just because the episode never existed, because everyone knows it's just a story... Why is Goncharov different?)

Disney's Anne Frank is a joke the Nostalgia Chick made and that the wiki expanded on, has no canon to draw from, is not being written off-site, and is a page anyone can add any trope to. That's why it's so long; because it's really just a free for all.

Edited by WarJay77 on Nov 23rd 2022 at 2:20:03 PM

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#13264: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:29:19 AM

And what about Keit-Ai? Shouldn't that one go in JFF too?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Nov 23rd 2022 at 4:29:50 PM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#13265: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:34:04 AM

yeah

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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)
#13266: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:34:36 AM

Well, the thing is, there's a whole debate on where Goncharov really belongs... and most of us don't think it's JFF. (If ya'll want to discuss the namespace stuff further, that's the place)

Edited by WarJay77 on Nov 23rd 2022 at 2:35:04 PM

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JankyKong He's finally back to kick some... wait from a Secret Base on the Moon Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
He's finally back to kick some... wait
#13267: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:40:34 AM

I've had an idea for a JFF page before, but I'm not entirely convinced that it would fly.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
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
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)
#13269: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:44:48 AM

It confuses me that that's JFF and Administrivia.Chairs Sit On People is in the "serious" namespace.

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13270: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:57:06 AM

Are there any restrictions on JFF launches? I've asked about it before and was told to use TLP if unsure.

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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)
#13271: Nov 23rd 2022 at 11:58:12 AM

As long as it fits the intent of the namespace, I think it's fine? But you can use TLP if you want. JustForFun.Tv Tropes Cafe was drafted there.

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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
I <3 Zinnia
#13272: Nov 23rd 2022 at 12:02:18 PM

[up][up][up] Well, Administrivia.People Sit On Chairs came first and then I made the JFF page because I thought it was funny. Kind of surprised nobody thought of it before.

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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)
#13273: Nov 23rd 2022 at 12:07:00 PM

Okay, I didn't actually look at it that closely lol

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#13274: Nov 23rd 2022 at 3:29:21 PM

I've been thinking: what relic pages from the site's early days still exist today? Here are some of the better-known ones:

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)
#13275: Nov 23rd 2022 at 3:33:31 PM

There are all of the JustForFun.Ad Of Win pages... in fact most of the JFF index counts, a vast majority of it was added in the early years. But Ad of Win is especially interesting, as in recent years I don't think most of us have anything good to say about the advertisements, and they're rarely "page appropriate".

Edited by WarJay77 on Nov 23rd 2022 at 6:34:16 AM

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