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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

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#15751: Feb 16th 2023 at 12:35:30 PM

It's just manners not to bring up old drama involving others really,but it could do with some clarification

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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)
#15752: Feb 16th 2023 at 2:16:49 PM

I think it depends on which post is being linked to and why it's being linked to. Sometimes it can be acceptable to link to another thread, but the only example I can think of off the top of my head is that it's common for TRS threads to link to past TRS threads if they're relevant. (I think IP does this as well, but as I've said multiple times, I'm not active on IP these days.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 16th 2023 at 4:17:17 AM

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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
#15753: Feb 16th 2023 at 2:45:50 PM

I concur with Gaston—sometimes in TRS, previous TRS threads can become relevant, especially if a trope ends up going through TRS multiple times. See: Acceptable Targets, Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped, Ambiguously Brown, Widget Series, Ending Aversion/Audience-Alienating Ending, The The Title/Definite Article Title, and the recent discussion about Replacement Love Interest in the meta thread—all cases where a trope either went through TRS multiple times or a previous TRS was otherwise relevant.

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#15754: Feb 16th 2023 at 3:53:36 PM

Here's a random thought: I feel like TVT's most modern interface style is practically timeless. Even after the release of things like Windows 11, Wikipedia's newest design, and the new styles of Antimatter Dimensions and some The Modding Tree games which also have flat design or even try to evolve it, it just doesn't look outdated or tiring. But the previous style (which was mostly white and had all-caps buttons at the top) really made me beg for something new by the time the 1.8 update was almost out.

And yeah, Image Pickin does link to old threads (but I don't use it much).

Edited by Piterpicher on Feb 16th 2023 at 12:57:15 PM

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#15755: Feb 16th 2023 at 4:46:19 PM

Yes, IP does link to old threads. Did that just today, in fact.

And oh look! I just did it again in this thread! That's another!

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)
#15756: Feb 16th 2023 at 5:53:57 PM

Well, either way, I have no idea what m-95 was talking about. I don't remember hearing about anything like that until now even though I was already a mod when the newer of the two posts (the 2022 one) was made (I wasn't a mod for most of 2021, since I was promoted in late November of that year).

As for where to ask for clarification, if I'm one of the people you'd ask and I'm baffled by the idea of such a thing happening, then, uh....

Edit: I discussed this with m-95 over PM and it looks like the issue was that people were wanting to avoid a derail, since the post being referred to was on the On-Topic Conversations subforum, since the person making the request wasn't a mod. (Not getting any more specific than that.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 16th 2023 at 9:26:26 AM

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techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#15757: Feb 16th 2023 at 7:33:40 PM

RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13646132210A95550100&page=631#comment-15754

It's a little retro, and I'm sure we'll complain about it looking old and cluttered a few years or decades down the line, seeing as simplification is the current big thing.

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)
#15758: Feb 17th 2023 at 12:43:12 AM

It's been a week since I removed the "On-Topic" aspect of the Absent people thread and it managed to not descend into chaos (if anything, it's been more on-topic than before I removed the on-topic restriction), so I guess whatever circumstances led to the on-topic restriction being added no longer apply.

My response to anyone who wants it reimplemented still stands.

I'm not bringing back the on-topic aspect, though. If you want it back, pay me a million dollars.

I still wouldn't bring the on-topic aspect back if you did that. I'd just know that you wanted it back.

I got a rock for Halloween.
JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#15759: Feb 17th 2023 at 2:57:42 AM

So, I'm kinda bemused by the Fan Works catregory in tropes. My thing is, anyone can just write and post a fanfic, and then use it as an exaple. Not saying we should excize it, but it seems to be more or less for the self-promotion of a couple prolific writer-tropers.

CardboardBot from Saudi Arabia (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#15760: Feb 17th 2023 at 3:06:20 AM

Bit by bit, this site is being put together if you check the change logs.

I guess in some years stuff will change. We already got a preview and upload image button in the create thread screen.

Checking in on this account after leaving the site, MAN that is a cringy forum post history. Daaamn. Never again.
techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#15762: Feb 17th 2023 at 4:20:00 AM

Ah yes, the site revamp, the thing that is happening at every organization at all times.

Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15763: Feb 17th 2023 at 5:02:07 AM

I tried using the New Search or whatever its called option on the... well, search bar and it was not helpful at all. When looking things up on the Forums it does the literal same thing as the other one and when I tried looking up Fire Emblem Engage from the search bar up top it showed me results for Gaiden and Awakening first.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#15764: Feb 17th 2023 at 5:19:34 AM

Yeah, it's awful. When you look up "Tropical Angel", you expect to find VideoGame.Tropical Angel, but instead:

    Results 
Tropical Epilogue

Charlies Angels 2000 ends with the Angels and Bosley enjoying a beach vacation that Charlie had rewarded them for completing their mission.... More

Tropical Heat (Series)

Tropical Epilogue: Countless times. It's set on a tropical island after all.... More

A Tropical Horror (Literature)

Horrific Tropical Tropes Include: An Axe To Grind: Thompson finally drives off the monster by severing its tongue with a small hatchet.... More

Tropical Island Adventure

Sonic 3 And Knuckles, set on the tropical Floating Island, with the first zone, Angel Island Zone, taking place in it's jungle.... More

Tropical Cop Tales (Series)

Just your average day in the life of a tropical cop.... More

Angel (Film)

Right when Angel and Lt.... More

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (Anime)

Tropical Change!"... More

A Tropical Fish Yearns For Snow (Manga)

To the left, Koyuki; To the right, Konatsu A Tropical Fish Yearns For Snow (Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru), is a manga by Makoto Hagino.... More

Angel (Series)

." — Angel, "Disharmony" Angel, a Spin Off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, aired on The WB Network from 1999-2004.... More

No Angels (Series)

Runaway Bride: Kate Take That: The title is a jab at The BBC's 1970s medical soap Angels, which, while groundbreakingly realistic for its day, had a... More

Good Angel, Bad Angel

Parodied in the machinima series The Strangerhood, where Griggs' Good Angel and Bad Angel get into a fistfight, then the other characters' Good Angels... More

Angels Pose

Crime comedy Danger Theatre had a regular segment called Tropical Punch (a parody of Hawaii Five O starring Adam West) with an opening sequence that ended... More

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Video Game)

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (released as Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze in Japanese) is a Wii U platform game produced by Nintendo and Retro Studios... More

Angel (2007) (Film)

So Angel becomes a successful writer.... More

Charlie's Angels (Series)

Beach Episode: "The Mexican Connection", "Angels in Paradise", "Angels of The Deep", "Hula Angels", "Island Angels" and "Waikiki Angels" Beauty Contest... More

Fallen Angel

Angel.... More

Date with an Angel (Film)

Jim Is About To Marry A Princess...But HeÂ’s In Love With An Angel. Date With An Angel is a 1987 fantasy romantic comedy.... More

Angel Love (Comic Book)

Angel is against her friend having one, but Cindy is so adamant to have an abortion that Angel joins her at the abortion clinic for moral support...until... More

Angel Beats! (Anime)

The Angel Beats!... More

The Angel Club (Literature)

The Angel Club is currently available for reading on Wattpad.... More

(don't really need to fix formatting there because I made my point)

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Malady (X-Troper)
#15765: Feb 17th 2023 at 5:43:14 AM

Depends on your Browser and your add-ons. There's been a Bug Report about it. Are you on Chrome or Firefox or other? Are you disabling any scripts / blocking any ads?

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15766: Feb 17th 2023 at 5:48:18 AM

I'm on Chrome and I don't believe I have any settings changed that could change it.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
Malady (X-Troper)
#15767: Feb 17th 2023 at 8:00:16 AM

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=120312&type=bug

That would do it. Firefox seems better for TV Tropes ATM.

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Libraryseraph uu~ from Canada (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
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#15768: Feb 17th 2023 at 8:42:03 AM

Firefox is better for everything. use firefox

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#15769: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:27:58 AM

For certain threads we need to ban certain topics

can I say which threads I'm thinking of?

Edited by Ultimatum on Feb 17th 2023 at 5:28:12 PM

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15771: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:40:22 AM

[up][up] Probably not, but you should do it anyways

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
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
#15772: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:42:33 AM

I feel like I might know what you're referring to, but I don't usually remember seeing you in the section I'm thinking of, so I'm actually not sure.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#15773: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:43:04 AM

No offense, but that made no sense.

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
#15774: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:43:47 AM

if you peek at my posting history you can tell yes

I'm dancing on eggshells here I think

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
#15775: Feb 17th 2023 at 9:48:41 AM

I looked. Couldn't find anything recent that's bad. Or maybe I'm just dumb. Or both.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.

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