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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

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#14876: Jan 25th 2023 at 7:51:00 AM

[up][up] I literally went on Rick and Morty's YMMV page to see if anyone has added it lol

Couldn't find one

CG for short
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#14877: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:00:15 AM

I just found my new favorite trope based on name alone, Pragmatic Pansexuality

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
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)
#14878: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:14:00 AM

I mean if you think about it, this is the random TV Tropes thoughts thread

Point taken.

I got a rock for Halloween.
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#14879: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:14:49 AM

[up]Don't rename the thread again tho

CG for short
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#14880: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:19:06 AM

I think as long as we're still talking about the site it's fine even if we are being silly about it.

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
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)
#14882: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:48:25 AM

So to post an observation of my own, it's been almost ten days since the bulletin was posted about the new restrictions involving which pages can have Laconic subpages, and people are still finding now-invalid Laconic pages to cutlist. Granted, it seems like the amount has dwindled (there was only one when I took care of the cutlist queue a bit ago, compared to how there were often several at a time early on), but it kind of makes me wonder how many pages were in that namespace when that started, and how many will be left when cleanup is done.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 25th 2023 at 10:48:46 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#14885: Jan 25th 2023 at 8:53:21 AM

The only laconic sections left are Index and Recap. I didn't know there so many recap laconics but then again Recap/ are the biggest namespace on the site now.

Edited by MacronNotes on Jan 25th 2023 at 11:53:31 AM

Macron's notes
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#14886: Jan 25th 2023 at 9:09:59 AM

"There are 42264 Laconic pages" by Jan 16th 2023. As of now there are 40678. Also, I'm not sure what "still finding now-invalid Laconic pages to cutlist" means, it just takes that long to cut everything that was listed.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#14887: Jan 25th 2023 at 9:40:08 AM

I can really only name three mods on this site: Macaroni, No one tropes like Gaston, and Synchronized Watches.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#14888: Jan 25th 2023 at 9:54:52 AM

"No one tropes like Gaston"

I really wanted to comment something like that regarding his insomnia posts, but decided it would be rather insensitive to make it into a joke.

On the topic, I think I know most of the current Know the Staff because I get to talk to them. Deadbeatloser22 commenting with the thump was rather surprising as he rarely posts.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Malady (X-Troper)
#14889: Jan 25th 2023 at 9:59:04 AM

[up][up][up] - 68 of those are redirects - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/page_type_per_namespace.php?page=l

[up][up] - I know Twiddler because of all the congrats.

Edited by Malady on Jan 25th 2023 at 9:59:57 AM

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
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)
#14890: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:04:01 AM

[up][up][up]You forgot the browser function that lets you have multiple pages open at the same time. I think that's at least the third time that's happened.

[up][up]How insensitive is it when I joke about my insomnia problems myself? Do I need to go to a mirror and apologize to myself?

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 25th 2023 at 12:05:48 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#14891: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:06:40 AM

[up] I think it'll be fine to joke about yourself. Same logic as someone being allowed to make fun of a group that they're a part of but considered rude if someone outside the group does it.

CG for short
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#14892: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:07:18 AM

[up][up] Depends on if you're a piss baby or not. Based on my immense (not clickbait) knowledge of you, I'd say you aren't one.

Edited by Archsage on Jan 25th 2023 at 1:07:33 PM

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#14893: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:10:02 AM

I generally try to avoid making another person a subject of a conversation, even in Joking Mode. Personal politeness.

Edited by Amonimus on Jan 25th 2023 at 9:10:14 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#14894: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:10:43 AM

I only do it if its funny and the other person is cool with it. I only like funny conflicts.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#14895: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:11:45 AM

just don't roughhouse and you'll be fine.

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#14896: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:12:10 AM

Why do the morgues sometimes change order? It always takes me a while getting used to it and I don't know what causes it.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 25th 2023 at 3:12:27 PM

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)
#14897: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:12:14 AM

As for the mods who haven't been mentioned yet, the only one I recall interacting with recently is Traveling Wilbury. The rest haven't been as active.

Edit: [up]Because the site is self-aware and it's trying to mess with your head. I think Fast Eddie secretly gave the site a mind of its own shortly before handing it over to Chris and Drew.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 25th 2023 at 12:15:25 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#14898: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:12:54 AM

[up][up][up] I dunno. Sometimes I think a couple of my friends need a good ol' roundhouse kick to the face.

[up] Which is probably why I only remember you three. Well that, and you guys are cool enough for me to remember. 'Specially you, Gaston. (no homo ofc)

Edited by Archsage on Jan 25th 2023 at 1:14:04 PM

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#14899: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:24:35 AM

I think the morgues change order because sometimes mods unlock a morgued thread and then post on it before moving it back. At least that's I did for an IP thread a few days ago.

Macron's notes
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#14900: Jan 25th 2023 at 10:27:13 AM

I thought that might be it, glad to know.


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