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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

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#19501: Sep 26th 2023 at 8:45:09 PM

[up] I would hope not, since that isn't fetish-specific and it gets creepy when people speculate on whether a particular appeal is a fetish or not.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#19502: Sep 26th 2023 at 9:09:43 PM

Kinda wish the One Piece live action thread was named something like "One Piece live action" or "One Piece Netflix" instead of just "One Piece" because it's slightly annoying to have to look at the forum section in the Watchlist just to see if it's the manga or live action thread that's updated.

[up][up] That sounds like an old TVT parody title.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Sep 26th 2023 at 12:10:31 PM

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#19503: Sep 26th 2023 at 9:14:41 PM

[up] You could post in that thread and holler for a rename.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Hqami from the catacombs full of catazombs Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#19504: Sep 27th 2023 at 9:08:41 AM

I think it's pretty annoying how some cartoon character pages have a picture for every time a character changes their clothes.

Stop playing rimshots this isn't funny
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)
#19505: Sep 27th 2023 at 9:15:40 AM

I'm a bit late with this response because I wasn't reading the thread when it was posted:

All things should be taken in moderation, including Moderation.

I'm assuming your post was mainly intended to be wordplay, but I can confirm that it's actually true. While getting burned out from doing what I'm pretty sure was most of the mod work on TRS between the end of 2021 and the beginning of this month (almost two years) wasn't the original reason I decided to take a break from mod work, it's something I ended up realizing had happened after I started taking a break, and the break did make a difference.

As for whether this post marks the beginning of increased non-mod activity for me after making few posts this month, possibly, but I'm still leaving the mod hat off for now even if that's the case.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 27th 2023 at 3:34:45 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#19506: Sep 27th 2023 at 4:11:50 PM

Image caption thread is the only one to update its header multiple times (and regularly) and kinda don't see the point.

Edited by Amonimus on Sep 27th 2023 at 2:12:39 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#19507: Sep 27th 2023 at 6:24:55 PM

It's to let people know that what page the active crowner is for. Most of these crowners are for closed threads so I do think it's useful in that regard.

Also, it's not regular because it doesn't get crowners that often. The other mega crowner threads get their dates changed more than the image caption thread get's title changes.

Edited by MacronNotes on Sep 27th 2023 at 9:27:27 AM

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
#19508: Sep 28th 2023 at 12:59:47 AM

I watched The Unlucky Tug's latest video through Patreon and I really want to add some examples to his funny subpage, but I have to wait until tomorrow when the video goes public. The struggle is real.

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#19509: Sep 28th 2023 at 1:33:29 AM

I think you can add text examples from paywalled content, it's reposting the video that may be an issue.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#19510: Sep 28th 2023 at 2:17:41 AM

Content that requires payment to see is as good as public as far as the wiki is concerned, it would just mean whoever wants to verify something would have to go extra.

Edited by Amonimus on Sep 28th 2023 at 12:17:56 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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
#19511: Sep 28th 2023 at 3:23:51 AM

I remember hearing talks that people weren't allowed to add RWBY examples from episodes that were in early access. Or is that a special case?

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)
#19512: Sep 28th 2023 at 3:56:47 AM

[up]I confess that I was never sure whether that was an actual rule or a gentleman's agreement among the pages' editors (a factor being that I'm unfamiliar with the work). While I saw that cited before I was a mod, I never thought to look into it after I became one.

Edit: I asked the other mods if any of them knows. (I've still been participating in the mod chat, albeit probably to a lesser extent, despite the fact that I'm taking an indefinite break from mod work myself.)

Update: I didn't get much of a response since not too many other mods are online, but apparently the show's thread came up with it because of frequent problems with misuse in examples for early access episodes being harder for those without early access to clean up, though I'm still not sure if anyone's actually had mod action taken for going against the decision.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 28th 2023 at 6:31:43 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#19513: Sep 28th 2023 at 11:16:10 AM

I do know that it's part of the reason the Nightmare Fuel page is locked. People were so in a rush to add examples about everything, no matter how unfitting, and even just having to wait a week for the episode to air for free didn't stop the shoehorns from flooding in.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
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
#19514: Sep 28th 2023 at 1:26:30 PM

I'll wait until the video is public, just in case.

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#19516: Sep 29th 2023 at 12:31:52 PM

I just mentally misread Complete Monster and Magnificent Bastard as "Complete Bastard" and "Magnificent Monster" and, y'know... it still works [lol]

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#19517: Sep 29th 2023 at 1:01:33 PM

I don't know why I'm surprised that we don't have a page on Jackson Pollock, his work is inherently difficult to trope.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#19518: Sep 29th 2023 at 1:20:33 PM

[up][up] AKA The Joffrey and The Dukat, naturally wink

EDIT: Huh, that's still apparently a redirect to Royal Brat.

Edited by Willbyr on Sep 29th 2023 at 3:21:56 AM

plakythebirb The Unwilling Cycle from The Deep South (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Unwilling Cycle
#19519: Sep 29th 2023 at 1:25:51 PM

The Narm Cleanup thread's stickied post is long af.

Welcome To Ideals' World
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#19520: Sep 29th 2023 at 1:30:47 PM

how narmy

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Paperfly Buzz from On The Wall Since: Jun, 2022
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
AudioSpeaks2 Since: Apr, 2022
#19523: Sep 29th 2023 at 4:43:38 PM

OK, did anyone think the "pending star" in the IP/TRS threads was something else?

I thought it was a potato chip at first.

Edited by AudioSpeaks2 on Sep 29th 2023 at 11:43:57 AM

JDMA12 He/Him from the 31st Century (Troper in training)
He/Him
#19524: Sep 29th 2023 at 6:06:58 PM

[up]I thought it was an asterisk.

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)
#19525: Sep 29th 2023 at 7:05:13 PM

I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be an asterisk, but the shape combined with the color reminds me more of the way squashed insects look in cartoons. I suppose that isn't entirely unfitting, since a lot of threads involve removing wicks, which could possibly be compared to squashing insects (though "zapped" being a slang term for text deletion could possibly bring to mind bug zappers instead of flyswatters).

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 29th 2023 at 9:05:50 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.

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