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Here we go!!! After more than ten very productive years, Fast Eddie is stepping down as the administrator of TV Tropes. To Fast Eddie – Thank You! And on behalf of all of us here, cheers to a happy retirement.

Without further ado, the new Administrators are myself (drewski) and my good friend itcdr. We are youngerish TV addicts, movie lovers, gamers, web developers, and entertainment junkies with a ton of passion for the TV Tropes project and one general goal – to make this site insanely awesome!

So, what does this mean for the community and site?

  • Wiki policy: No policies are being changed. We share the values and commitment to an open, informal, breezy and fun wiki.

  • Forum policy: No changes.

  • The staff: The mods are staying as they are, including keeping all their current powers and authority. We will continue to work with the Mods and the Troper base as always.

  • The tech wish list and site development: Coding will no longer be a one-man labour of love, so more headway can be made on fixing bugs, developing new features, and generally polishing the wiki. This may take a little time to get going as we dig through several hundred thousand lines of code…thanks for that Fast Eddie…but we will get there!

Also, if you haven’t already seen the announcement - which is probably impossible - we launched a campaign on Kickstarter to accelerate new developments on TV Tropes. Check out the campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tvtropes/the-tv-tropes-revitalization-project - to learn more about our plans and how you can contribute - and see the awesome rewards for your help.

Please share your questions, comments, concerns and love below.

edited 30th Nov '14 1:38:24 PM by drewski

trip Since: Mar, 2012
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#952: Jan 8th 2015 at 12:49:51 PM

Thank you.

dead devotion
Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#953: Jan 8th 2015 at 12:55:19 PM

Will us non-beta-testing masses get screenshots and such once the design's finalized but not implemented? Be nice to get a little advance warning.

rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#954: Jan 8th 2015 at 12:57:04 PM

That would be nice.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#955: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:03:26 PM

Umm, the point of the beta access is exactly to give people the chance to preview the site and comment on it. It's not like you didn't have warning that we were going to do that.

edited 8th Jan '15 1:03:50 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#956: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:11:42 PM

No, I know that. I'd just like to see what it looks like a few days before it goes live.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#957: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:12:22 PM

The layout concept was posted on the kickstarter for the whole past month.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MrL1193 Since: Apr, 2013
#958: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:20:57 PM

[up] I thought everybody hated that design, though?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#959: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:21:32 PM

Plenty of people in the Beta said otherwise, most of them forum regulars. And of course the people who donated real money to the Kickstarter.

edited 8th Jan '15 1:22:09 PM by SeptimusHeap

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Logograph Trash bin of shielding from IN SPAAAAAAACE! Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Trash bin of shielding
#960: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:26:27 PM

[up]Unless you're an unlucky bastard who donated money and can't fully use the beta because of reasons.

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#961: Jan 8th 2015 at 1:47:54 PM

I had assumed we weren't using that design, cause all the comments I saw were negative, but if the donors said keep it, that's fine by me.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#962: Jan 8th 2015 at 2:05:49 PM

Just to clarify "and the above" means you'll get all the rewards a teir below right? Even if the email doesn't list them?

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#963: Jan 8th 2015 at 3:48:41 PM

What happened? For me, the site was temporarily upgraded, but then it reverted back to normal.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#964: Jan 8th 2015 at 3:50:22 PM

So can we remove the kickstarter message box now?

edited 8th Jan '15 3:50:30 PM by MarqFJA

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#965: Jan 8th 2015 at 3:55:59 PM

[up] You guys don't stop, do you? I bet you're incredibly popular in social groups.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
WackyPancake from My computer. Since: May, 2011
#966: Jan 8th 2015 at 3:58:34 PM

Well, many people have complained that it's obnoxious, and the Kickstarter is already done. Perhaps the best course of action is to remove it.

edited 8th Jan '15 3:59:19 PM by WackyPancake

"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."
Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#967: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:22:13 PM

[up][up]Well, it does covers the Watched Threads List buttons in the Thread Watch.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#968: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:23:42 PM

Have you pressed the X Button on it to close the message itself? Much like a window?

Does it still cover it? If so, then it's an issue. If not, just close the window.

Shadow?
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#969: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:24:00 PM

And on mobile it covers the page numbers, making navigating to previous or subsequent parts of a conversation kind of a pain.

It still covers these things even if you minimise it, from my experience.

edited 8th Jan '15 4:24:15 PM by GameSpazzer

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strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#970: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:24:32 PM

If you close the message, it obscures the buttons.

Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#971: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:29:29 PM

[up][up][up]Actually it does that when it's closed. When it's open it does not. I already got the hang of clicking the Watched Threads List that is behind the closed message, but I've seen other people complaing. Furthermore, I assume one can close the message because it makes the message less intrusive, but since it covers a button it makes the message even more intrusive.

edited 8th Jan '15 4:29:56 PM by Victin

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#972: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:29:42 PM

We've just taken in over a hundred thousand dollars in donations to revamp the site's look, feel, and function, and you are complaining about a banner. Seriously?

edited 8th Jan '15 4:29:56 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
SilentlyHonest Since: Oct, 2011
#973: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:30:43 PM

There will always be complaints. There will always be bad complaints for that matter.

WackyPancake from My computer. Since: May, 2011
#974: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:31:36 PM

Yes, because it's screwing up site functions. Surely it is not that difficult to remove it.

"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."
Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#975: Jan 8th 2015 at 4:37:18 PM

[up][up][up]I never said it was a big issue, that demanded immediate response. All I did was agree with someone else I'd also like the message to be removed. If it's not being removed soon, or you don't think it should be removed, you can just give us a reason, such as "we're letting the warning there so tropers that don't know the visual change is coming can discover that and also discover this thread" or "it'll be removed once Tv Tropes' design finally change".


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