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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

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)
#21551: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:03:14 AM

I finally get why so many tropers go for "[up] x15" instead of something simpler. Its because its not that hard to count, all you need to do is see the number of your current post and then substract the amount. So if your post is 1035 then the post you are responding to is 1020.

I still find it REALLY annoying but now I finally get why people did it without any dose of irony.

At least the developers re-added the ability to directly see post numbers for forum posts, since for a while the only way to see post numbers was to hover the mouse over the timestamp.

Edit: Pagetopper.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 13th 2024 at 12:05:25 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)
#21552: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:07:08 AM

I just quote or mention the name of the troper.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#21553: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:13:19 AM

Subtracting 15 from a post number still takes some thinking, especially when the needed post in on the previous page.

And I'm still waiting for the return of a quick-quote button that pastes the link to the select post in the new message form.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#21554: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:13:28 AM

[up][up] Oh God, THANK YOU!

[up] I know, and I still dont like it, but now I at least understand WHY so many people did it without any sort of self awareness their posts would be impossible to follow.

Edited by AegisP on Sep 13th 2024 at 10:14:48 AM

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
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
#21555: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:41:44 AM

I was happening to check the wicks for Twig (2022), and discovered that a redirect, ComicBook.Twig, was on a "shows that need a summary" subpage. I removed it from there, but I'm glad someone else on this site has heard of it.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#21556: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:50:00 AM

> And I'm still waiting for the return of a quick-quote button that pastes the link to the select post in the new message form.

I cant recall time when there was one to be honest

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#21557: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:51:32 AM

There really wasnt and this was by design, Fast Eddit said a quote button "Would lead to trolling."

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#21559: Sep 13th 2024 at 10:55:21 AM

OK,so it's there but it's been dummied out basically

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Hqami from the catacombs full of catazombs Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#21560: Sep 14th 2024 at 2:39:19 AM

It's kinda weird how in page history, the troper search is on top of the content search, but for the forum searchs it's the other way around.

Stop playing rimshots this isn't funny
SharkToast Since: Mar, 2013
#21561: Sep 14th 2024 at 8:37:48 AM

I'm surprised that Satiating Sandwich is such an old trope. I kind of assumed it was a retooled version of an older trope that was just "Sandwiches exist".

animuacid The girl of the window from Astyr residence in Lilysthia's grounds Since: Jan, 2024 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
The girl of the window
#21562: Sep 14th 2024 at 9:17:27 AM

[up] It indeed is. In RenamedTropes.Q To Z, it's noted that it used to be "Everything's Satiating with Sandwiches" , but it seems that it kept a similar definition.

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#21563: Sep 14th 2024 at 7:06:07 PM

The smoothest Image Pickin threads (in my opinion) go as follows:

  • Post 1: Suggestion(s)
  • Posts 2-9: "[tup]"
  • Post 10: Motion and close thread.

IP policy says 5-7 [tup] is consensus but I like finishing a thread with unanimous consensus by the 10th post (that means 8 [tup]).

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
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
#21564: Sep 15th 2024 at 11:32:09 AM

I just noticed that this month's Trope Report is late.

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)
#21565: Sep 15th 2024 at 11:33:40 AM

Yeah, we got a bit stuck at the finish line. It'll come soon.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#21566: Sep 16th 2024 at 6:23:02 AM

Glad to see people care, at least!

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
#21567: Sep 16th 2024 at 6:58:29 AM

I still need to write Projects Spotlight.

Luckily, I’m at home right now, and I don’t have a class until around 6 pm, so I can do so. BRB

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
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
#21568: Sep 16th 2024 at 1:29:25 PM

Sandbox.Works That Require Cleanup Of Complaining has 2,000+ inbounds. I'm a little concerned as to where those inbounds are coming from, due to the nature of the page.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#21569: Sep 16th 2024 at 1:41:14 PM

Once upon a time the related page could show where but does'nt any more

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
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
#21570: Sep 17th 2024 at 8:00:59 PM

TV Tropes is practically unusable on a phone because shit like this keeps happening. Even fucking Fandom has less obstructive ads than this. And that's saying something.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_7885.png

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#21572: Sep 18th 2024 at 5:41:47 AM

I did not think that Image Pickin threads could go for a month, damn.


Editing since I'm still the latest poster here.

Even as an engineer, I'm still apparently an Eclectic Troper. I was catering to Image Pickin for the past few days and now I have the urge to make two TLP drafts and adopt another.

Edited by BlackFaithStar on Sep 18th 2024 at 5:52:58 PM

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Pogakure Umapyoi! Umapyoi! from The big pile of ryegrass in the sky Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Umapyoi! Umapyoi!
#21573: Sep 18th 2024 at 8:42:55 AM

How familiar should you have to be with a work before you commit to editing its page? The main Earth Defense Force page is in dire need of a grammar cleanup that I'm more than willing to take care of now, and I've looked into the games enough to have a cursory knowledge of the series, but I'm wondering if I'd benefit from actually delving into one of the games myself.

Don't you ever fix your lips to say that, bruh. I'm sitting right here and I got my daughter in the backseat
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#21574: Sep 18th 2024 at 9:16:22 AM

[up][up] TIL we have a Troper Types page. Also I'm apparently somewhere between an Advertiser (I stick to Works pages a lot) and a Midwife (since I go to TLP and provide examples for tropes-in-the-making).

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
animuacid The girl of the window from Astyr residence in Lilysthia's grounds Since: Jan, 2024 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
The girl of the window
#21575: Sep 18th 2024 at 9:41:47 AM

I guess I'm a "Fetish Troper". I've created pages for a couple of ecchi works, my first experience with TRS was with Bleached Underpants (which is deeply related to eroge) and four of my eight threads in the TRS Queue are sex and sexuality tropes.

Edited by animuacid on Sep 18th 2024 at 7:34:12 PM


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