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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
#20126: Dec 22nd 2023 at 7:56:04 AM

I wonder what the oldest forum on this website is,it might be wiki talk or Frequently Asked Questions

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
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)
#20128: Dec 22nd 2023 at 8:15:24 AM

I think I've seen someone mention that the oldest subforum on the current system (as opposed to the phpBB forum it replaced) is the Tech Wishlist & Bug Reports forum due to its forum ID being all zeroes, or at least they assumed that's why it's all zeroes. It's also not particularly relevant these days now that we use queries instead of a forum for that stuff.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Dec 22nd 2023 at 10:16:03 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?
Disasturbator
#20129: Dec 22nd 2023 at 8:15:24 AM

Dang!

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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)
#20130: Dec 22nd 2023 at 1:00:01 PM

Well would you look at that. Another launch of mine is Trope of the Day cool

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
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)
#20131: Dec 22nd 2023 at 5:56:37 PM

[up]I didn't know Braving the Blizzard was one of your launches. I chose it because it's the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere.

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)
#20132: Dec 22nd 2023 at 5:59:31 PM

I know [lol]

Funnily, it and Sweet Baker I think are two of my most solid launches, so I'm happy they were the ones in the queue lol

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
prinzessinnen-und-raben from Germany Since: Jun, 2023
#20133: Dec 23rd 2023 at 10:51:22 AM

Now TV Troops is in Main and TV Troupe is in Just For Fun (and both are part of the Just For Fun index, so there is a link from one to the next). Is this how it's intended to be? I'm legit confused.

"He betrayed the Staaarks" is not the only problem here.
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)
#20134: Dec 23rd 2023 at 11:40:53 AM

No, someone just kinda decided to make JustForFun.Tv Troupe but if it's an actual JFF page I'd rather make it a little more robust since nobody can get there by accident. (On that note, I do think a JFF version of Tv Troops would be fun if we want to expand on the gag and list our "soldiers" the way JustForFun.Tv Tropes Super Hero Team does)

Speaking about JFF always reminds me that I still want to make a TV Tropes Hotel page. Maybe I'll throw it into the TLP one day.

Edited by WarJay77 on Dec 23rd 2023 at 2:41:44 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)
#20135: Dec 23rd 2023 at 12:28:22 PM

The JustForFun/ namespace is open to editing to everyone, instead of how non-staff users have to go through TLP to make pages in Main/. I don't think JustForFun.TV Troupe was mentioned to any mods before or when it was made, but that's why it was able to be made without mod intervention.

I got a rock for Halloween.
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#20137: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:20:17 AM

Nice 2 see Nintendo Hard become YMMV, about time I feel. Time 2 start wick cleaning.

Not even stars last forever.
GenericGuy2000 I’m here, I guess. from a generic place. Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: Cast away
I’m here, I guess.
#20138: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:52:51 AM

Y’know, on that subject, I’ve been thinking that Guide Dang It! seems more like a YMMV item, since “not enough hints to do what the game expects you to do” seems pretty subjective.

I’m gonna put some Gloom in your eye.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#20139: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:53:38 AM

How Urban Legend of Zelda has survived for so long without a rename is a mystery

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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
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
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
#20142: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:55:26 AM

Contrary to popular belief, it is not an installment of the Zelda series that takes place in the modern era.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#20143: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:56:02 AM

[up][up][up][up][up]I'm with you there.

Not even stars last forever.
GenericGuy2000 I’m here, I guess. from a generic place. Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: Cast away
I’m here, I guess.
#20144: Dec 24th 2023 at 9:56:43 AM

[up][up]I... actually would be kinda interested in playing that.

[down]I was just making a joke, not starting a discussion.

Edited by GenericGuy2000 on Dec 24th 2023 at 2:09:21 PM

I’m gonna put some Gloom in your eye.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#20145: Dec 24th 2023 at 11:04:45 AM

shouldn't this be in the fan fiction forum?

its the WTF Fanfiction topic,its fairly old too.

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GenericGuy2000 I’m here, I guess. from a generic place. Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: Cast away
I’m here, I guess.
#20146: Dec 24th 2023 at 1:18:33 PM

So something I'm curious about. I've seen mod posts on the edit banned thread that say something along the lines of "X troper has deleted their account and are now bounced". What's the difference between an account being deleted and being bounced?

[down]Follow-up question: what’s the difference from being read-only and just viewing the site without an account?

Edited by GenericGuy2000 on Dec 24th 2023 at 4:30:27 AM

I’m gonna put some Gloom in your eye.
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)
#20147: Dec 24th 2023 at 1:21:52 PM

Bouncing restricts people to read-only. It used to kick you to Google.

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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)
#20148: Dec 24th 2023 at 3:38:25 PM

Y’know, on that subject, I’ve been thinking that Guide Dang It! seems more like a YMMV item, since “not enough hints to do what the game expects you to do” seems pretty subjective.

There was discussion regarding that two or three years ago, and it was decided not to make it YMMV. (It was also kind of hard to follow because it was originally a Trope Talk thread, and then it was moved to TRS after a wick check was made; these days, we prefer to start a new thread when moving Trope Talk conversations to TRS.)

How Urban Legend of Zelda has survived for so long without a rename is a mystery

It actually didn't survive without a rename, if you count the fact that that's not its original name. It was originally called Schala Lives (with Chrono Trigger as the Trope Namer instead of The Legend of Zelda).

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)
#20149: Dec 24th 2023 at 3:50:30 PM

The Guide Dang It! thread was a mess and I wouldn't mind trying again; the conversation went in about 5 different directions because that was before TRS threads had a more standardized process. We couldn't even decide what the correct topic was.

I think the only other recent TRS thread that was as chaotic was Hot Gypsy Woman.

Edited by WarJay77 on Dec 24th 2023 at 6:58:09 AM

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#20150: Dec 24th 2023 at 7:15:42 PM

re Generic Guy 2000: There are still some areas that may require being logged in to read, though aside source mode I don't recall many. Deleting account naturally loses everything and a last chance of admin appeal.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup

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