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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

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#15101: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:54:04 AM

Legally, you're not allowed to make a claim like that without a wick check, or else the Idiot Ball state can sue you for defamation.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#15102: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:58:15 AM

Idiot Ball's Laywers just opened a briefcase

its empty

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15103: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:59:25 AM

Not the worst outcome. At least they didnt pack a bomb on accident.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#15104: Jan 30th 2023 at 6:28:54 AM

time for them to fuse into What an Idiot Ball and unleash their true power

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
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)
#15105: Jan 30th 2023 at 6:38:00 AM

(Edit: Wrong thread.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2023 at 8:38:27 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15106: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:02:57 AM

[up][up] So this is what TV Tropes thinks of fusion...

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
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15108: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:10:25 AM

Imagine... something that sounds like a forum game got its own pages.

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"
#15109: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:24:10 AM

All Orange Entry reminds me of a recent conversation.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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
#15110: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:46:54 AM

[up][up] Buddy, there are a lot of JFF pages that might as well be forum games.

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
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
#15111: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:50:06 AM

I've thought of making a Forum Games version of Role Association, but I'm not sure how funny it would be to everyone else.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
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)
#15112: Jan 30th 2023 at 8:53:08 AM

All Orange Entry reminds me of a recent conversation.

Orange you glad it does?

Wait, I already used that joke two days ago, and it wasn't original then, either.

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
#15113: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:16:07 AM

Has a mod ever gotten a notifier after they became a mod?

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#15114: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:33:01 AM

I have never gotten a template notifier (even on my old account). I just get custom notifiers from people asking about my edits (usually TRS clean up related).

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)
#15115: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:40:27 AM

Has a mod ever gotten a notifier after they became a mod?

Yes.

Edit: I remembered bringing it up and found it after looking at my posts from last year. It came up as part of a larger notifier discussion.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2023 at 11:43:13 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#15116: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:44:42 AM

I've said before that I'm likelier to approve shorter videos faster. Another factor that I've recently realized is "if the trope is immediately obvious in the first 10 seconds". E.g. if you send a Battle in the Rain and in the first seconds I can see people fighting in the rain I'll hit the [tup] without watching the whole thing.

I just really hate having to watch videos that look like I have to listen to a 150-second monologue to get the point.

Edited by Synchronicity on Jan 30th 2023 at 11:45:07 AM

Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15117: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:50:10 AM

Just an observation, but it feels like whenever a new Nintendo game comes out, the Forums suddenly start obsessing over them and there's a big avatar change.

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)
#15118: Jan 30th 2023 at 9:51:57 AM

As soon as I see the trope in the video, I approve it. Unless the video is funny or interesting in some way, I don't have the attention to watch most of them.

The long videos with like 5-8 secondary tropes are painful to watch.

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)
#15119: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:24:03 AM

Erm... this video approval discussion sounds like it would be better suited to the Odd TV Tropes confessions thread since it has more to do with personal anecdotes than general discussion.

[up][up]Live A Live is a Square Enix game... but Nintendo published the remake and that's what set off the discussion regarding it (rather than the original doing that), so I guess your point still stands.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2023 at 12:38:13 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#15120: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:32:24 AM

I don't see how video approval doesn't count as general discussion. We are still talking about the site. People share personal anecdotes about the site on this thread all of the time.

Edited by MacronNotes on Jan 30th 2023 at 1:33:39 PM

Macron's notes
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
#15121: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:32:31 AM

For some reason, my wick checks always end up having a lot of unpublished work and pantheon pages.

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)
#15122: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:37:02 AM

[up][up]Fair enough. I've got a headache and that's probably getting to my head in more ways than one. Caffeine withdrawal might be also be a factor since I currently only have decaf and I'm waiting for the non-decaf shipment to arrive.

Edit: Upon further inspection, this post has even less to do with this thread, aside from being a reply to another post.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2023 at 12:41:15 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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)
#15123: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:54:21 AM

Fun fact about the Idiot Ball thing. I actually already did a wick check but I think it was cut a long time ago. The goal was to see how What An Idiot was being used and if it and Idiot Ball were being used interchangeably. It's one of the reasons WAI was kicked to Darth iirc.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#15124: Jan 30th 2023 at 10:54:56 AM

being kicked into darth wiki hurts or so I've heard

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3

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