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Tropers - As you are probably well aware by now, we've made a ton of changes to TV Tropes. Although most of the changes you see are primarily cosmetic, we are also part way through a complete overhaul of the backend code. With so many changes under the hood, it is entirely possible we broke a few things. If you find something that does not appear to be working correctly, this is the place to report it.

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The more information you can provide about the bug (e.g., browser, operating system, etc.) and how to re-create it, the more likely we will be able to squash it.

Happy Troping!


EDIT: Here are some things that have been reported:

  • Login issues
    • Logins not sticking between devices
    • Some people are still having issues with dropped logins.
    • You can't log in if your username contains a space. Remove the space.
  • Javascript: Your device must be able to run Javascript from tvtropes.org, static.tvtropes.org, ajax.googleapis.com, and netdna.bootstrapcdn.com. If you are blocking any of these, lots of things won't work, like editing pages.

edited 3rd Apr '15 7:03:53 AM by SeptimusHeap

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1401: Jul 7th 2015 at 2:40:28 PM

I'm informed that the editing issue is fixed; we are waiting for a determination as to whether the articles that were messed up can be repaired automatically.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Hawaii_Knut The Dark Lord of Hawaiian Shirts from Norway Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: On the prowl
The Dark Lord of Hawaiian Shirts
#1403: Jul 7th 2015 at 3:31:16 PM

The editing works for me now. Cheers.

Srg. Dornan: Troper, what are you doing here?! Get back to your post!!!
pave17 Since: Mar, 2014
#1404: Jul 7th 2015 at 3:57:11 PM

So, what's going to be done about the pages that got messed up by accident? Do we have to fix them manually?

If so, then there goes my morning tomorrow...

Must... not... obsessively... correct... entries and grammar... must... not...
FantiSci Since: Jan, 2001
#1405: Jul 7th 2015 at 4:13:09 PM

If there is an automatic fix...Do we need a list of the pages that went screwy? I was editing the Series/Vicious entry when its format went nuts, and I don't think that page gets tons of traffic. Should we keep track of affected pages?

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1406: Jul 7th 2015 at 4:17:11 PM

The devs know when the issue started and can build a list of affected articles from that.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#1407: Jul 7th 2015 at 4:29:38 PM

Threadwatch is back, but now youtube embedding doesn't work anymore.

While I'm at it, I'd like to request Dailymotion and Vimeo embeddings.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
itcdr Since: Aug, 2014
#1408: Jul 7th 2015 at 4:56:34 PM

We had an issue on our editing system today between 12:45PM PST and 2:20PM PST which caused slashes to be added to characters throughout the text. The issue is fixed so it shouldn't effect future edits but articles that were edited during that time still need to be fixed.

I ran a database query and found 156 articles that need to be fixed. We can a run a mass revert to the last entry made before that time period for those articles. But I wanted to post this list so if you made a large amount of changes to one of these articles you can copy the changes back in from the history (without the slashes of course).

https://tvtropes.org/Main/BreatherEpisode
\https://tvtropes.org/Main/CharacterTics
https://tvtropes.org/Main/DecoyGetaway
https://tvtropes.org/Main/HopelessBossFight
https://tvtropes.org/Main/NeutralFemale
https://tvtropes.org/Main/SmallGirlBigGun
https://tvtropes.org/Main/TacticalRockPaperScissors
https://tvtropes.org/Main/TheArtifact
https://tvtropes.org/Main/BrokenBase
https://tvtropes.org/Main/PleaseSelectNewCityName
https://tvtropes.org/Main/MonumentalDamage
https://tvtropes.org/Main/RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap
https://tvtropes.org/Main/BlackComedy
https://tvtropes.org/Main/PortingDisaster
https://tvtropes.org/Main/AdamWesting
https://tvtropes.org/Main/BloodyHilarious
https://tvtropes.org/Memes/Sports
https://tvtropes.org/Main/EpicRocking
https://tvtropes.org/Main/FantasticSlurs
https://tvtropes.org/Main/MutuallyExclusiveMagic
https://tvtropes.org/Main/SchizophrenicDifficulty
https://tvtropes.org/Main/CatharsisFactor
https://tvtropes.org/Main/NoSenseOfPersonalSpace
https://tvtropes.org/Main/MemeticSexGod
https://tvtropes.org/Main/BatDeduction
https://tvtropes.org/Main/DerailingLoveInterests
https://tvtropes.org/Quotes/VillainsNeverLie
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/Bully
https://tvtropes.org/Main/PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo
https://tvtropes.org/Main/SwissArmyHero
https://tvtropes.org/Quotes/KillerRobot
https://tvtropes.org/Main/TheFourChordsOfPop
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/SonicTheHedgehog
https://tvtropes.org/Heartwarming/DragonBall
https://tvtropes.org/Main/CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator
https://tvtropes.org/Heartwarming/InvaderZim
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/BuffyTheVampireSlayer
https://tvtropes.org/Main/CirclingMonologue
https://tvtropes.org/Trivia/GameOfThrones
https://tvtropes.org/OlderThanTheyThink/VideoGames
https://tvtropes.org/WarpThatAesop/VideoGames
https://tvtropes.org/Headscratchers/FinalFantasyIV
https://tvtropes.org/HoYay/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/SymBionicTitan
https://tvtropes.org/Main/TheLastStraw
https://tvtropes.org/NamesTheSame/VideoGames
https://tvtropes.org/Fridge/OnePiece
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/SuperPaperMario
https://tvtropes.org/Main/ThatRussianSquatDance
https://tvtropes.org/ImageLinks/DissonantSerenity
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/Rayman
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/RingOfHonor
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/PokemonStadium
https://tvtropes.org/Fridge/TheRescuers
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/TheodoreRex
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/TheToothFairy
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/MinorityReport
https://tvtropes.org/Main/RogerEbertMostHatedFilmList
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/MrBNatural
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/Area88
https://tvtropes.org/Trivia/BallisticEcksVsSever
https://tvtropes.org/CharacterSheets/LiveActionFilms
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV
https://tvtropes.org/Film/BackToTheFuture
https://tvtropes.org/Videogame/Syndicate
https://tvtropes.org/Music/Eminem
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventure
https://tvtropes.org/Anime/TenchiMuyo
https://tvtropes.org/Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan
https://tvtropes.org/Manga/StrawberryShakeSweet
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/DrNo
https://tvtropes.org/Fridge/BadMovieBeatdown
https://tvtropes.org/Main/SiameseTwinSongs
https://tvtropes.org/Videogame/CursedTreasure
https://tvtropes.org/Videogame/TakeOnHelicopters
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/PokemonStadium
https://tvtropes.org/Main/NarratingThePresent
https://tvtropes.org/GoddamnedBats/ActionAdventure
https://tvtropes.org/Literature/AmericanPsycho
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/TacticsOgreTheKnightOfLodis
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/CustomRobo
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars
https://tvtropes.org/Website/YouTube
https://tvtropes.org/WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends
https://tvtropes.org/ShoutOut/Neptunia
https://tvtropes.org/WesternAnimation/Up
https://tvtropes.org/WesternAnimation/GetMuggsy
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/RiseOfLegends
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/TacticsOgreTheKnightOfLodis
https://tvtropes.org/Series/DesperateHousewives
https://tvtropes.org/Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets
https://tvtropes.org/Webcomic/ChairmanJackEmerge
https://tvtropes.org/WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan
https://tvtropes.org/TearJerker/PewDiePie
https://tvtropes.org/Series/Vicious
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/SenranKagura
https://tvtropes.org/WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft
https://tvtropes.org/Trivia/Goosebumps
https://tvtropes.org/Creator/DaveChappelle
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/Markiplier
https://tvtropes.org/Literature/TheFantasticFlyingJourney
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/ThePurge
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/BatmanArkhamOrigins
https://tvtropes.org/Trivia/Phonogram
https://tvtropes.org/LightningBruiser/TabletopGames
https://tvtropes.org/Heartwarming/DragonBallZ
https://tvtropes.org/Radar/HorribleHistories
https://tvtropes.org/Headscratchers/AttackOnTitan
https://tvtropes.org/VideoGame/ForumWarz
https://tvtropes.org/ConspiracyTheories/ZeroToG
https://tvtropes.org/AdultFear/FanWorks
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/Persona4DancingAllNight
https://tvtropes.org/ComicBook/JustImagineStanLeeCreatingTheDCUniverse
https://tvtropes.org/Creator/LouisCK
https://tvtropes.org/Recap/OneThousandWaysToDieSeason3
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/LivAndMaddie
https://tvtropes.org/Tropers/Dimentiosome
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/ShrekTheThird
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/Splatoon
https://tvtropes.org/Fridge/TheIronGiant
https://tvtropes.org/Funny/ChuggaaconroyXenobladeChronicles
https://tvtropes.org/Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath
https://tvtropes.org/Heartwarming/TokyoGhoul
https://tvtropes.org/Funny/ReactionAndReview
https://tvtropes.org/Recap/YuGiOhArcV
https://tvtropes.org/WMG/TerminatorGenisys
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/SwordArtOnlineAincrad
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/WelcomeToBeaconNextTeamMISN
https://tvtropes.org/Tearjerker/Bloodborne
https://tvtropes.org/GrandUnifiedTimeline/MedievalHistory
https://tvtropes.org/TheArtifact/Other
https://tvtropes.org/Literature/TheCardinalOfTheKremlin
https://tvtropes.org/Main/PlantMooks
https://tvtropes.org/Music/TheSlimShadyLP
https://tvtropes.org/Music/TheMarshallMathersLP
https://tvtropes.org/WMG/FiveNightsAtFreddys4
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/TheSimpsonsS7E8MotherSimpson
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/NinjaSlayer
https://tvtropes.org/Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/TheWitcher3WildHunt
https://tvtropes.org/FanFic/StraightEdge
https://tvtropes.org/Manga/NarutoGaiden
https://tvtropes.org/Film/Dope
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/MetroidPrimeFederationForce
https://tvtropes.org/SweetDreamsFuel/Music
https://tvtropes.org/Characters/FireEmblemFatesSecondGeneration
https://tvtropes.org/WMG/IllusoryRevelationsFE
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/BrothersOfCircuits
https://tvtropes.org/Heartwarming/Minions
https://tvtropes.org/Recap/YuGiOhArcVS1E63TheKingOfCaptorsGoyoKing
https://tvtropes.org/Film/TheWords
https://tvtropes.org/YMMV/GetMuggsy
https://tvtropes.org/Series/Ascension
https://tvtropes.org/BrokenBase/SonicTheHedgehog

edited 8th Jul '15 12:27:55 PM by itcdr

itcdr Since: Aug, 2014
#1409: Jul 7th 2015 at 5:40:08 PM

Ok. All 156 articles have now been reverted to the last change made before the slashes armageddon. If you made any witty important changes during that hour and 40 minute span please check the history and add it back in. Sorry for the inconvenience. Back to editing as you were.

- Chris Site Admin

MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
Delete message
#1410: Jul 7th 2015 at 5:53:40 PM

Glad to know the problem has been solved.[tup]

Now I'll be back to business!

135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#1411: Jul 7th 2015 at 6:51:05 PM

... Not to sound ungrateful for your hard work (because I am grateful), but it would surely help if each link was placed into a separate line so that it would be easier to read... specifically, the relevant Wiki Word would be more or less in the same horizontal position, thus we could just keep our eyes in roughly one place as scroll down each line and quickly identify whether or not the page was one which he had within the aforementioned time frame.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Enthryn (they/them) Since: Nov, 2010
(they/them)
#1412: Jul 7th 2015 at 7:04:51 PM

@itcdr: Something's gone wrong with the links in the 156 articles you linked above — the links to TVT pages have urls like "http://pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TowerDefense" instead of what they should be.

no_name86 Since: Oct, 2013
#1413: Jul 7th 2015 at 10:19:26 PM

There are still some articles with the slashes issue. This is the only one I've found so far: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Heartwarming/Naruto

EDIT: This was tested on both Firefox and Chrome.

edited 7th Jul '15 10:21:49 PM by no_name86

IndirectActiveTransport plays capoeira from Chicago (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Every rose has its thorn
plays capoeira
#1414: Jul 7th 2015 at 11:26:30 PM

Oh good, fixed it while I was at work so I didn't even have to wait, thank you.

Buldogue's lawyer
itcdr Since: Aug, 2014
#1415: Jul 8th 2015 at 12:29:33 PM

I edited the post to put all the articles on separate lines. I didn't realize

@no_name867, good catch! Not sure how that one slipped through. I reverted that one and I'll take another look at the database to make sure we didn't miss any others.

CobraPrime Sharknado Warning from Canada Since: Dec, 1969 Relationship Status: Robosexual
Sharknado Warning
#1416: Jul 8th 2015 at 2:41:44 PM

Seems that in the forum, embedding youtube clips no longer works. Seems like any previously embedded clip stays embedded but new ones just don't process.

[[youtube:XXlBSmP4TpA]]

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#1418: Jul 8th 2015 at 9:40:48 PM

Well that was bizarre.

The whole site seemed to crash, wouldn't submit my post (lost it too), logged me out, and then it wouldn't load any pages.

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#1419: Jul 8th 2015 at 9:43:34 PM

Is that what happened? I got logged out too....

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
TheFox Quick like... Since: Jan, 2013
Quick like...
#1420: Jul 8th 2015 at 10:15:00 PM

Okay, uh... something really weird just happened to me.

All of a sudden, the entire site blanked. Trope pages showed nothing other than a note saying that the trope didn't exist, the forums were gone, and the "Tropers Online" counter was at 0. Then, about a minute later, everything was back to normal.

Has this kind of thing happened to anyone else?

mlsmithca (Edited uphill both ways)
#1421: Jul 8th 2015 at 10:44:46 PM

I've posted this to ATT, but I think this thread is a more useful place to mention this:

Before (one of) the most recent update(s), anything hidden behind the "commenting out" double percent sign (%%) would not contribute to wick counts. This is no longer the case, so, for example, commented out notes instructing editors not to link to certain IUEO or redlinked tropes and mentioning them by name now causes those tropes to show up in wick counts. So if, for example, a page contains the note

%% Do not list examples of TropeX. It is considered FlameBait and should never be listed as a trope.

and the page in question is edited, even if the wick in question is left untouched by the edit, the page will start showing up in wick counts for the deleted or restricted trope TropeX.

A short-term workaround is to re-write the commented out note to put spaces between the words, so that it says "Do not list examples of Trope X" rather than "Do not list examples of TropeX", but are the admin planning a long-term fix for this?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1422: Jul 9th 2015 at 1:11:48 AM

Not sure whether it needs a "fix", actually. Commented out zero context examples should not be hidden from the Related To page, for example.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1423: Jul 9th 2015 at 6:25:15 AM

The recent, sporadic logouts are due to server maintenance. Don't panic if it happens to you; it should go away in a few minutes at worst.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
itcdr Since: Aug, 2014
#1424: Jul 9th 2015 at 12:22:27 PM

Yes, Fighteer is correct. The random outages are due to server maintenance. We are in progress of making server upgrades as the trope database has grown faster than expected. More hard drives are being added and moving out some history tables on to them. Should be finished by tomorrow.

Do you have an example of any other bugs still around? Such as the youtube clips not embedding or articles still having slashes?

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1425: Jul 9th 2015 at 12:49:31 PM

Are any articles still showing the improper wick URL construction? I can't find any. Please provide links.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

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