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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

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#13876: Dec 18th 2022 at 3:40:14 PM

There is a Wiki Talk thread for discussing whether the Web Original namespace is necessary or not.

Edit: speaking of which, this discussion is likely why I made creepypasta work pages in Literature/ (while some older ones are in Web Original/, probably have yet to be moved).

Edited by BlackFaithStar on Dec 18th 2022 at 7:43:17 PM

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13877: Dec 18th 2022 at 4:19:55 PM

Observation: A lot of questions on the site boil down to "why is it (not) here?"

The answer is always This Is a Wiki.

Edited by Amonimus on Dec 18th 2022 at 3:20:06 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#13878: Dec 18th 2022 at 4:31:50 PM

[up][up][up] What BlackFaithStar said, yes, but I also brought that up as an argument when I made the thread.

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)
#13879: Dec 18th 2022 at 4:54:14 PM

I've noticed Fredhot 16 is the only remaining member of the Fidough Cult since Beary Scary changed their avatar to Fjorm after being one of two people to inspire the thing.

I got a rock for Halloween.
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
#13880: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:01:48 PM

[up] I remember all that. I never fully joined that cult myself—I stuck with the Windows XP Bliss wallpaper as my pfp then.

Currently I've been doing album covers as pfps—right now, mine's Songs From The Big Chair by Tears for Fears.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#13881: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:05:00 PM

[up] "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is an awesome song smile

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#13882: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:05:26 PM

Pages 18 and 19 of my avatar gallery are also (mostly) the covers of songs/albums that I like, courtesy of YouTube Music. Page 18 is where most of my Dark Wave favourites are.

Edited by BlackFaithStar on Dec 18th 2022 at 9:05:51 PM

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
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)
#13883: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:07:19 PM

I just pick random things, lol. If I like the property I'll eventually get a pic from it.

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BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#13885: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:12:46 PM

My avatar pages are largely filled by anime and video game characters I like (especially Mahito, of which I keep using as my current avatar every month).

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
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
#13886: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:14:26 PM

My gallery does not have organization. With one exception. Other than that, it amounts to either A. Things I like, or B. Whatever I find amusing at the time.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#13888: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:34:55 PM

My gallery mostly consists of historical figures, Fate Series characters, a fuck ton of Marie-Antoinette and other shit I like.

CG for short
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
#13889: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:53:33 PM

[up][up]

That makes sense. Nerd rage at its finest channeled into unregulated words on a screen.

Edit: My avatar gallery is a mess and I do not organize it. It's mostly Three Houses characters, admittedly.

Edited by BackSet1 on Dec 18th 2022 at 8:54:08 AM

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
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)
#13890: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:54:40 PM

I've noticed this thread frequently discusses avatars despite an avatar thread existing.

I got a rock for Halloween.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13891: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:56:15 PM

Was actually thinking about that, beacuse after fourth time I have nothing to add.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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)
#13892: Dec 18th 2022 at 5:59:48 PM

And the post of mine that led to the conversation is rendered moot now that Fredhot 16's avatar is no longer Fidough. It seems the cult is no more.

Edit: To change the subject, I feel like a couple of years ago, one of the mods said there were no plans to hire more mods, yet we ended up with six more after that.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Dec 18th 2022 at 8:02:29 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#13893: Dec 18th 2022 at 6:04:55 PM

[up] You, Synch, Macron, Tabs, Twiddler and...? Crazysamaritan?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Dec 18th 2022 at 11:05:25 AM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13894: Dec 18th 2022 at 6:11:57 PM

I recall Fighteer(?) saying back then that more mods are neither needed since there's not much backlog nor the company is willing to trust that much someone new.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#13896: Dec 18th 2022 at 6:23:48 PM

Well, the plan was to promote several users to engineer when that position was created (which was why "general moderators" weren't being sought after at the time). That didn't exactly work out so mod sticks were handed out.

Edited by MacronNotes on Dec 18th 2022 at 9:28:52 AM

Macron's notes
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)
#13897: Dec 18th 2022 at 6:42:46 PM

As a result, it seems like it's engineers that aren't needed as much these days. (Not that they wouldn't be nice to have.)

I got a rock for Halloween.
KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#13898: Dec 18th 2022 at 9:22:04 PM

Re: Not sure if this is on topic, but stuff like that is partially why I have such mixed feelings about fan fiction. A lot of fanfics are not so bad; some are actually pretty good. But sometimes, fics seemed to exist solely because the fan(s) thought they can do better than the creators of a show. Heck, there's even an entire page about those types of fics.

Granted, I and many others don't disapprove of this - sure, there's a lot of media out there with squandered potential, so fans can pick up the pieces to improve the concept. But fanfics motivated by this can sometimes have this air of pettiness or arrogance around them.

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
#13899: Dec 18th 2022 at 9:56:25 PM

I can't really argue with that, considering I hated Catcher in the Rye so much I planned out a rewrite in my head purely motivated by spite.

Never wrote it down, though.

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#13900: Dec 19th 2022 at 2:55:48 AM

In the past few months a lot of people bring up in Query Bugs what turns out people's inability to count the Note tags. What's more annoying, either the page doesn't disappear right away, or people are editing an invisible page, because there are often a lot of edits after the edit that caused it.

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