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TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
#1: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:23:07 AM

Does anyone here remember the TV Tropes Encounters.Index? You know, the pages that detail certain kinds of troublemakers TV Tropes faces on a day-to-day basis in a sort of forum RPG?

None of the pages have been touched in years since Fast Eddie's era and I was hoping to convert it into a series of Just for Fun pages.

I was wondering if anyone would want to join in and help get it converted?

Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#2: Aug 17th 2017 at 10:09:41 AM

Yeah, count me in. l can start tomorrow.

But first, how do you think it should look like? Some ideas, based off of Wiki Vandal

Sorry for the post being wonky, but I'm on mobile. I haven't done any edits though, so no worries.

  1. JustForFun.Encounter With Wiki Vandal
  2. JustForFun.Encounter Wiki Vandal
  3. JustForFun.A Wild Wiki Vandal Appears
  4. JustForFun.Youve Encountered A Wiki
Vandal

JustForFun.A Wiki Vandal Draws Near

edited 17th Aug '17 10:18:06 AM by Piterpicher

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
#3: Aug 17th 2017 at 10:27:19 AM

We can set up a vote if other tropers decide to join in. Those names all look good, but I don't think it should be between just two people.

Other tropes who appear can also potentially give their ideas, too. Thus, they should be also considered.

Off-topic, I now need to know how to edit thread names since this one has a blatant typo, and blatant typos discourage the majority of tropers from showing up sad

WaterBlap Blapper of Water Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Blapper of Water
#4: Aug 17th 2017 at 10:32:14 AM

The hmaun biran wlil crcerot taht, I tnihk

Joking aside, I think the index could be either what's already been suggested or JustForFun.Wiki Encounters Index. And JustForFun.Encountering An X would be my suggestion for them.

edited 17th Aug '17 10:33:54 AM by WaterBlap

Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
#6: Aug 17th 2017 at 12:40:13 PM

[up][up]I think we can use those for the main index. But which one do we choose?

[up]Thank you, Fighteer.

TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
#7: Aug 21st 2017 at 7:44:00 AM

Is there anyone else who is interested in this project?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#8: Aug 21st 2017 at 8:08:49 AM

Well, to move them to a new namespace or to resurrect the game project that Eddie had in mind?

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#9: Aug 21st 2017 at 8:24:19 AM

To move them to a new namespace, but if people are interested, we may restart the project.

edited 21st Aug '17 8:24:41 AM by Piterpicher

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#10: Aug 21st 2017 at 8:27:48 AM

"Restarting the project" takes two forms. One would be to expand and flesh out the articles so they read like a game, without any intent to make it interactive beyond clicking through them. The other would be to create the actual coding necessary to turn it into an interactive game. I don't think we'll get the latter from our in-house resources.

It might be cool if someone were to take the Encounters pages and work them into a game offsite. Maybe we could even "sponsor" that effort, if the admins agree.

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TheNerfGuy Since: Mar, 2011
#11: Aug 24th 2017 at 7:22:54 AM

I think it might be best to leave it as Just for Fun. I don't know anyone who would be willing to make the code for the game, and I'm not sure if making it "click to next page" on the wiki would be practical.

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