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We've just pushed a large overhaul public. Please report complaints, comments and concerns here. When reporting bugs, please make sure you include which browser(s) and platform(s) you have encountered the issue with.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why did we do this? This update has been in development for over a year. It replaces a vast amount of messy code on the back-end, gives us a new modernized design, updates us to https, and creates a platform that we can more easily build on for future updates.
  • Can we go back to the old design? This isn't happening. We'll make the new one work.
  • Why are there so many bugs? As with any major overhaul, some problems will occur. The developers are working full-time on fixing stuff.

Frequently Reported Issues

This isn't everything, just the most common problems.

Status Values 

    General Site Issues 
  • Being logged in as someone else, sort of. [FIXED]
  • Where'd the "Folders Open" toggle go? Not a bug, it's in your profile.
  • Multiple issues with the new site search feature. [Logged]
    • No sorting options.
    • Forum poster search is gone. [FIXED]
    • Can't search specifically by thread title, making results unhelpful.
    • Pagination doesn't work correctly — the last page displays as if there were no search results.
  • Line breaks don't work in some areas. (Ask The Tropers, Trope Launch Pad, forum previews) [Patched]
    • ATT, TLP, forum previews fixed. Some more line breaking issues were identified and are being worked on.
  • The Cut List does not work.
    • Cannot approve or deny requests. [FIXED]
    • Line breaks don't work. [FIXED]
    • Cut request reasons don't appear. [FIXED]
    • Additional cutlist issues noted here.
  • Note, subscript, and superscript formatting are broken in various places. [FIXED]
  • Night vision has significant readability problems. [Patched]
  • Namespace index is broken. [Logged]

    Wiki Issues 
  • Articles may become locked when edited, or when backing out of editing without clicking Cancel. Moderators can remove the locks but can't fix the underlying problem. [Patched]
    • Remaining issue: the lock system still doesn't distinguish between an article that's locked and one that's checked out for editing.
  • Edits won't save when "<" or ">" characters are present in the markup. [Patched]
    • HTML detection was disabled for the time being. We're working on a more robust system.
  • Edits won't save when the [norreallife] tag is present in the markup. [FIXED]
  • Redirects are broken. [Patched]
    • This is at least partially fixed. We need to know if there are any remaining problems.
  • Indexing is broken. [In Progress]
  • Images on wiki articles are rendered smaller than in the previous design. [Patched]
    • Resizing images with [quoteright] tags is still broken.
  • The "Following" list (formerly called the Watchlist) doesn't distinguish visually between viewed and unviewed articles. [In Progress]
  • Custom titles are no longer appearing in all places where they should. [FIXED]
  • In-line icons for Flame Bait, Trivia, and YMMV wicks are intended, but sometimes overlap preceding text. [Patched]
    • Trivia icons should not appear in-line. (Design issue, logged)
    • In second-level bullets, icons overlap preceding text. [Logged]
  • The [invoked] tag no longer suppresses the aforementioned icons. [Logged]

    Forum Issues 
  • [quoteblock] markup causes everything inside to appear italic and squashed together. [FIXED]
  • Line breaking for external links doesn't work correctly. [FIXED]
  • Post numbering is no longer visible, although you can retrieve it from the hard-link. [Logged]
  • "Delete all posts by user" mod feature now causes posts to be completely hidden instead of replaced with "Troll Post". [Logged]
  • "Mark all as read" forum feature doesn't work. [Logged]
  • "Save Draft" feature doesn't work as expected. [Logged]
  • Forum post preview doesn't show all markup. [FIXED]
  • Unread indicators on individual forums (topics.php) seem to have nothing to do with whether you actually have any unread posts. [Logged]

    Miscellaneous 
  • Avatar upload is broken. [In Progress]
  • Avatar galleries aren't formatted properly. [Logged]
  • Crowners are broken. [Logged]
  • Namespace configurator (mod tool) is missing some auto page type options, and the namespace locking feature doesn't work. [Logged]

Previously compiled lists of problems: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Edited by Fighteer on Jul 13th 2018 at 3:56:59 PM

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#1001: Jun 27th 2018 at 5:51:38 AM

Hrrrm, Jurassic World got both blanked AND locked

TonyG (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1002: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:07:22 AM

The page source on Jurassic World indicates that the text is still there, it's just not visible for some reason.

4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#1003: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:07:57 AM

How do I know that there's a new post in TLP?

Paragraph breaks also doesn't seem to work in forum posts or TLP comments

We can never truly eradicate the coronavirus, but we can suppress its threat like influenza
HighCrate Since: Mar, 2015
#1004: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:09:51 AM

Bug report:

Line breaks do not appear to be working in Ask The Tropers.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#1005: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:12:32 AM

Bug Report:

You can bypass the edit lock by manually entering the edit URL (Desktop Win 10, Chrome latest build)

I just fixed Jurassic World that way.

Edited by Ghilz on Jun 27th 2018 at 9:16:40 AM

Ulysses21 Since: Mar, 2015
#1006: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:17:15 AM

Two more issues I've spotted:

1) In the page edit box I can no longer highlight text by double-clicking or click-dragging. I had to resort to shift+arrows.

2) Trying to click on the Random Trope or Random Media buttons makes them jump up away from the mouse, trying to hide behind my bookmarks. Are they scared?

CantNotLookAtThisSite Since: Sep, 2010
#1007: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:20:21 AM

Not-really-a-bug-but-more-of-a-minor-aesthetic-annoyance report: Indentation on second-tier bullet points looks wrong. Rather than there being a separate column for the white bullet point, the text simply wraps around as if the bullet were part of the paragraph. It's hard to explain it with words, but it looks ugly. Further, arrow indentations (using --> and --->) also appear to be a little out-of-whack.

Edited by CantNotLookAtThisSite on Jun 27th 2018 at 2:20:49 PM

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#1008: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:25:40 AM

On this iPad, in the search box, the magnifying glass and word Search are overlapping. Made worse by the fact that there's big spaces between everything in the header bar, so there's no need for it to be so cramped.u

In general, and its minor, in the TLP main page the number of hats a draft has is shown to the left of the bombs (both on the right of the title), but on the draft where you give hats/bombs, the bombs are on the left. It's very confusing.

Edited by lakingsif on Jun 27th 2018 at 6:32:28 AM

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#1009: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:28:05 AM

It'd be nice to have all pages available to select in the avatar gallery because it's more of a nuisance to have to go through each page individually to find a certain avatar especially with the avatar layout changed.

Edited by Nouct on Jun 27th 2018 at 6:29:44 AM

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#1010: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:28:53 AM

When trying to redirect a page it doesnt seem to work. For example somone tried redirecting Galaxy Express 999 to Galaxy Express 999 and it didnt work. Just ended up looking like this :

[[redirect:Galaxy Express 999]]

Edited by miraculous on Jun 27th 2018 at 6:31:27 AM

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#1011: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:30:20 AM

Bug Report:

You can edit other people's discussion page entries by entering the URL manually. (Win 10 / Chrome)

Janko_Walski Since: Mar, 2018
#1012: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:32:35 AM

@Cant Not Look At This Site Oh thanks God this is not just something that happend to me. I was sure this was just something with either of my machines, because bulletpoints display differently on my PC and on laptop. Both are changed, but the "depth" of that bulletpoint "cut" is different.

Edited by Janko_Walski on Jun 27th 2018 at 6:34:31 AM

TV Tropes - They Changed It, Now It Sucks!
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#1013: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:34:15 AM

Seems like this update is full of security oversights.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
G2BattleConvoy The Hope, The Hero from Installation 07 Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
The Hope, The Hero
#1014: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:39:10 AM

They obviously Didn't Think This Through.

"We all fail. We all make mistakes. That is what makes us human."
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#1015: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:41:13 AM

Further update on locked pages

It seems if the page is legitimately locked, one can access the editing interface via the url, but edits made will not save. So it's not catastrophic.

On "accidently" locked pages via bugs, editing seems to save normally.

Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#1017: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:52:59 AM

The new site keeps logging me out, even though I tell it to remember me. Also the link to this thread is broken.

You can only write so much in your forum signature. It's not fair that I want to write a piece of writing yet it will cut me off in the mid
jormis29 Since: Mar, 2012
#1018: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:53:36 AM

I keep getting HTTP ERROR 500 pages

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#1019: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:54:55 AM

Whenver I try to edit and press save its not working. Why is that ?

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Yugnat Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#1020: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:59:29 AM

Welp, I guess I'll put things on hold and come back in a week or so, because clearly writing articles on the site is not viable right now.

thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#1021: Jun 27th 2018 at 6:59:35 AM

I'm sure someone's mentioned this already but it would be nice to have a page list at the top and bottom of each thread, instead of just at the bottom now.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
CaptainTedium Since: Oct, 2012
#1022: Jun 27th 2018 at 7:04:28 AM

I know I said that my list of suggestions for the next time an update was attempted would be my last post for this forum, but I had to change my mind after my zillionth attempt at editing the page for Dirty Old Man to correct a misspelled trope (one of the article's entries under the Comics folder had a pothole to the nonexistent trope of Bad Trick when the editor likely meant to type Bed Trick).

I have no idea how it's happening, but clicking Save still doesn't save your edits. All it does is refresh the Editing page, which isn't very useful for this wiki at all.

And another thing I've discovered is that in addition to it being impossible to save our edits on these pages, clicking the Preview button does jack all.

By now, it's becoming extremely doubtful that the people who started this update took the time to see if there weren't any glitches and errors to come as a result of fiddling around with the coding of a website that pretty much no one asked improvement for.

I don't know which infuriates me more: How long it's taking for this irritating nonsense to get fixed, or that this forum just keeps piling up with our complaints and criticisms for this shortsighted decision.

AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#1023: Jun 27th 2018 at 7:09:51 AM
Thumped: Wow. That was rude. Too many of this kind of thump will bring a suspension. Please keep it civil.
ACW from Arlington, VA (near Washington, D.C.) Since: Jul, 2009
#1024: Jun 27th 2018 at 7:11:20 AM

Ooh, one thing which I just discovered, which I like a LOT, is that the related to pages are group by category [tup][tup][tup]

catmuto Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#1025: Jun 27th 2018 at 7:12:46 AM

I don't know which infuriates me more: How long it's taking for this irritating nonsense to get fixed, or that this forum just keeps piling up with our complaints and criticisms for this shortsighted decision.

Both.


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