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Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 12th 2025 at 11:35:13 AM
Oop, thank you!
Would ZCE issues go under Misused or Needs Help?
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I'd put Needs Help.
For Peru, because this is my first wick check in a while, I'm unsure as to how to get a good random sample. Should I just go the random.org route?
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What at least me and WarJay do is just quickly drag our scroll bar up and down and select whichever wick our eyes land on when the scrolling stops. It works pretty darn well for wick check purposes, even if it's not true mathematical randomness.
One less time-consuming way to do the randomizer route though is to just copy and paste the actual wick list into the randomizer and do the ones that come to the top. Just gotta delete the media headers.
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And it's not that hard to skip over them if they come up.
Generally, it's easier to make a quick pass through copying in the content of each example, and do the actual analysis later.
I do it in chunks, honestly. Ten or so at a time plus sorting/analysis unless I'm unsure what the categories will be going into it. I don't like to have to run through every wick twice, especially since I'm probably gonna check over my results closely anyway.
i do it pretty much exactly the same way as Yindee. finding random wicks on mobile is easier because i can fling the screen and stop it really quickly
Forgive my ignorace, but what's the issue with Short Run in Peru? Tried looking for it in Tropes Needing TRS, but didn't see it there.
Edited by MyFinalEdits on Nov 5th 2022 at 1:29:05 PM
135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311Not all tropes that need issues actually get put on that page... personally I do wick checks based on hunches most of the time
I honestly never really looked at the contents of that page until Mayor mentioned it recently. Everything I've brought in has been me encountering it in the wild.
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailI know the TNTRS page isn't entirely reliable, because people have added lots of pages based on barely-alarming issues. But I thought I'd find something about Short Run in Peru because I'm seeing it mentioned here. I've looked at the page and I'm curious to know what problem it has exactly. Is it misuse? ZCE? Name issues?
135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311~Crossover-Enthusiast has a second thread in the TRS Queue now that Graceful Loser is done (since the description just had to be rewritten and nothing else).
If you don't feel up to making two threads in a row, Amonimus's Continuity Editing thread can be made instead.
I got a rock for Halloween.I also usually scroll up and down really fast and randomly select wicks.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallWaiting to give Crossover-Enthusiast a chance to respond about their thread.
Edited by Amonimus on Nov 6th 2022 at 4:26:16 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupFewest wicks remaining: Sequel Difficulty Spike (578), Alien Lunch (567), Aluminium Christmas Trees (344), Horny Devil (251), Talking To Herself (169)
Fewest wicks remaining, no redirects: Idiot Plot (946), Dark Skinned Blonde (896), Sequel Difficulty Spike (578), Alien Lunch (567), Aluminium Christmas Trees (344)
Edited by Yindee on Nov 6th 2022 at 2:06:42 PM
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailI just got up from a nap. I'll probably be able to work on Difficulty Spike and Sequel Difficulty Spike later (Sequel Difficulty Drop was finished at some point; I only know it's finished because Synchronicity pointed it out in the thread, because whoever finished it didn't use the cleanup-tracking sandbox).
I got a rock for Halloween.~Tropers/Crossover-Enthusiast Do you still want to TRS Staring Through The Sword, or should Amonimus go first?
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallOh, yeah, Amonimus can go first. I've had some personal stuff crop up so I'm not really in the best state right now, hah.
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Feel free to mark your entry as being on hold if you don't feel up to tackling it. Your personal life should take priority over wiki maintenance.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:23:50 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.Paging ~Crossover-Enthusiast regarding the above post to see if they want to mark it as being on hold.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 6th 2022 at 5:24:33 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.

~Tropers/Crossover-Enthusiast You're up next on the TRS Queue.
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