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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

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#15201: Feb 1st 2023 at 7:47:10 PM

I trope as I consume the work otherwise I would be able to remember all of the details.

Edited by MacronNotes on Feb 1st 2023 at 10:47:37 AM

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#15202: Feb 1st 2023 at 8:32:14 PM

tfw I can't read new things because their work pages suck and I'd be inclined to remake them when I don't have time.

Edited by Amonimus on Feb 1st 2023 at 7:32:32 PM

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Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#15203: Feb 1st 2023 at 9:33:54 PM

[up][up] Same if it's something long enough I can't take it in in a single sitting, plus it allows me to write down quotes as I come across them instead of hunting for them later. Although I may not necessarily post finished examples as I go — I may instead take notes and fill them in later, e.g. if it's something pertaining to the overarching story instead of a specific moment.

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)
#15204: Feb 1st 2023 at 11:18:32 PM

I finished the work for a TRS thread for a Stock Phrase (Going to Be One of Those Days) and I don't know how I didn't realize until now that examples that begin with Word Cruft like "Said in [work/part of work]" or "[Character] says this" are absurdly common with meaningless stock phrases, and the fact that there isn't really anything meaningful to say to begin with is further evidence that Stock Phrases Are Not Tropes.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 2nd 2023 at 2:38:55 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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
#15205: Feb 2nd 2023 at 1:46:06 AM

I've been on a palaeontology kick over the past few months, and I've noticed that Prehistoric Park Reimagined seems to be another one of those fanfics whose pages were mostly written by one, dedicated person.

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)
#15206: Feb 2nd 2023 at 2:30:54 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if a lot of fanfic pages were written by one person, which I suppose would be the opposite of how the pages for some official works have enough editors that having to wait for another editor to release their edit lock is always a possibility during active hours (along with the possibility of someone letting the edit lock expire and an Edit Stomp occurring afterward).

Edit: Speaking of the Edit Stomp page, I just noticed it doesn't contain any links to the Edit War page despite the former having the potential to result in accidental edit wars. It looks like I just moved the page from Main/ to Administrivia after only making minor tweaks before the move (though to be fair, I was still new to moderating, and the thread that moved the page was a ginormous batch thread started months before I was a mod and was open as long as it was due to its scope, so it probably got lost in the shuffle due to other pages being worked on as well).

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 2nd 2023 at 4:39:29 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#15207: Feb 2nd 2023 at 3:36:04 AM

So, on the Home Page, I just noticed that the page image for "Groundhog Day" Loop (which was, fittingly, the trope of the day) was changed some time ago, and upon looking at its IP thread, I noticed something from its old page caption. ("We have entered an endless recursion of time.") It lead to Haruhi Suzumiya.

Now, I read that back in the old days of the wiki, Haruhi Suzumiya was heavily referenced all around the site, but when I signed in in late 2011, I hardly saw any reference, granted I didn't watch the anime as well to not getting it. I did know that My Little Pony started to get referenced here, and I watched much of the show. Why was Haruhi Suzumiya a thing here, and what made her drop afterwards? Did Haruhi got displaced by My Little Pony?

Edited by alnair20aug93 on Feb 2nd 2023 at 7:40:02 PM

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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)
#15208: Feb 2nd 2023 at 3:59:27 AM

[up]Hm, yes, trope of the day... singular.

Couldn't find the relevant post for what I mentioned wanting to do with the featured trope at this time of the year (a few months ago, I think), but now that it's here, get used to it because the other mods are in on it.

Edit: Found it.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 2nd 2023 at 6:07:53 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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
#15209: Feb 2nd 2023 at 4:01:57 AM

Earlier today, my Ptero Soarer Wick Check brought me to Pantheon.Mesozoic Beasts, where I saw the weirdest case of mindless wick-cleaning I've ever seen: [[Tyrannosaurus rex Rexy]]. Clearly, it was a link to Tyrannosaurus Rex back when that was a trope, and someone un-wiki-worded it without realising it was in a pothole. I fixed it.

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
#15210: Feb 2nd 2023 at 4:38:49 AM

EDIT: Misread something, whoops

Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Feb 2nd 2023 at 7:39:00 AM

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
HoloMew151 Space Gal from From Deep, Deep Space Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Tweaking my holographic boyfriend
Space Gal
#15211: Feb 2nd 2023 at 5:02:02 AM

[up][up][up]I don’t know why it became popular, but I do recall that it had a controversial season (the Endless 8, which was the same plot told literally over and over again with minor changes) which caused its popularity to plummet. That, and little content of the franchise came out afterwards.

Edited by HoloMew151 on Feb 2nd 2023 at 1:04:32 PM

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#15212: Feb 2nd 2023 at 5:34:05 AM

[up] How appropriate for Groundhog Day, we already had a conversation about Haruhi just a few days ago!

I had to watch the show just so I could add that joke to Trope Report. It was worth it.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Feb 2nd 2023 at 10:36:42 AM

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)
#15213: Feb 2nd 2023 at 6:06:04 AM

[up][up]I think you forgot an arrow because that sounds like it was a reply to Alnair and not me.

I got a rock for Halloween.
Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#15214: Feb 2nd 2023 at 7:37:53 AM

Can someone make an estimation regarding how many possible TV Tropes page names (in URL so no custom titles, including different namespaces, not case-sensitive) there could be? Curiosity + might use the number later for an idle game.

Edited by Piterpicher on Feb 2nd 2023 at 4:47:48 PM

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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
#15215: Feb 2nd 2023 at 8:39:38 AM

Can't help but notice that some of the Artistic License tropes never got a name change. Like, we still have Somewhere, a Herpetologist Is Crying.

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#15216: Feb 2nd 2023 at 8:41:56 AM

Maybe people didn't feel it needed one? Or They Just Didn't Care (which is a trope that got renamed, for the record).

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loserswithwifi (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#15217: Feb 2nd 2023 at 8:53:05 AM

Which of the “Somewhere, A (insert type of scientist here) Is Crying” tropes was the first? If it’s Herpetologist, that could why it got to keep its name.

Edited by loserswithwifi on Feb 2nd 2023 at 4:53:32 PM

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
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#15219: Feb 2nd 2023 at 8:56:10 AM

bunch of cry babies crying over tropes honestly

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Misuki Full Time Bookworm from Clown Country (USA) (Long Runner) Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
Full Time Bookworm
#15220: Feb 2nd 2023 at 9:01:46 AM

Have ya'll ever thought about a trope when you're away from a phone or computer to look it up? And then you come to this wiki and forget what you were gonna look up?

Or is it just me?

"The three rules of the librarians of time and space: silence; books must be returned on time; no interfering with the nature of causality."
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Malady (X-Troper)
#15222: Feb 2nd 2023 at 9:05:12 AM

[up]x?:

Can someone make an estimation regarding how many possible TV Tropes page names (in URL so no custom titles, including different namespaces, not case-sensitive) there could be? Curiosity + might use the number later for an idle game.

We have a max of 65 characters per page name right now? 26 (for the first chara must be a alphabet) * 36^64 (Alphanumeric for all the other characters)

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#15223: Feb 2nd 2023 at 9:12:51 AM

So I'd assume it'd be 26^2*36^128 if we include different namespaces, which equals 1.08e202 (but I'm pretty sure the limit is 64 characters, in which case it'd be 26^2*36^126=8.4e198). Thanks for helping.

Edited by Piterpicher on Feb 2nd 2023 at 6:14:36 PM

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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
#15224: Feb 2nd 2023 at 9:38:21 AM

Of course most of those possible names are meaningless strings of random characters tongue

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing 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
#15225: Feb 2nd 2023 at 9:51:49 AM

I remember the Somewhere, This Index Is Crying tropes being among the first I read on this wiki back when all I read was animal-related tropes. I always thought the titles were too spiteful.


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