So this is a place for people who are interested in helping out, or getting help with, wick checks. Maybe you just want people to double-check your work before you submit it to the TRS, or maybe you have a big project in mind and can't tackle it on your own. Either way, you've come to the right place!
Remember to check out How to Do a Wick Check for a run down. For the list of current and completed projects, see Wick Check Project.
Edited by Berrenta on Oct 2nd 2025 at 9:41:48 AM
I think we could do both but if the pinned post works better we can stick to that or whatever’s easier to you.
Macron's notesAlright update. The wick check for Deader Than Disco is done. I had to delete a wick because it got removed from its page, so the final count is 74/74. Specifically:
- 18.92% of examples were correctly used
- 39.19% of examples were for things that weren't universally hated
- 25.68% of examples were just references to disco being unpopular
- 4.05% of examples were other forms of misuse, and
- 13.51% of examples were ZCEs.
I don't want to clutter TRS too much so I won't do a write-up right away, but maybe in a week or two I'll do a write-up if everyone here thinks it is TRS-worthy. Is it? Is the misuse bad enough?
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallTRS has been making good progress as of late. I think you could at least make the thread, even if it won't be opened.
Admittedly, being the only person able to update the post is getting a little exhausting. I'd be fine with moving the list to a sandbox that people can update themselves.
Edited by WarJay77 on Feb 12th 2021 at 8:44:15 AM
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Not really. It's pretty much just "create and work on wick checks at your leisure". While we don't want more sandboxes started than being worked on, progress has been booming lately so it shouldn't be an issue going forward.
Alright, I think I'll open a TRS thread shortly. I just wrote a write-up on my troper page.
EDIT: Changed it a little bit and posted. Now to wait for it to be opened.
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Feb 12th 2021 at 9:06:23 AM
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Didn't transfer everything over yet.
Macron's notesI'm thinking it might be time to tackle Memetic Mutation. Thoughts?
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That trope is ridiculously misused. Most of the things on there aren't even memes last I checked. Knock yourself out.
A lot of people want to split it between the real meaning and "Fandom Memes". We might need to check and see if certain memes exist outside the fandom or not, but it shouldn't be too hard.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallIt may need to be renamed as well; it was originally intended to be where a meme evolves over time, akin to Language Drift.
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The problem with splitting it into "fandom memes" and memes that aren't confined to a fandom is that the distinction can get a bit blurry. For example, I've seen memes from Vinesauce become memes even outside the fandom, 7 Grand Dad for example (a meme based on a stream from Vinesauce member Joel who played a bootleg Mario game with that title. The game and his reaction became the meme.)
EDIT: Added Memetic Mutation to the sandbox under "Tropes Needing Wick Checks".
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Feb 13th 2021 at 1:05:44 PM
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Fandom Memes would be fandom-specific memes that don't get adopted by the larger internet. The example you cited wouldn't count as that.
Edited by WarJay77 on Feb 13th 2021 at 1:08:48 PM
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Thanks. Did 4 wicks, might do more but the sheer number of wicks is a bit overwhelming. Still plan to work on it though.
Hang on, I'm not seeing yours, we may have edit crashed. Mind re-adding them? The markup should be in the history so you don't have to dig for them again.
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Can't re-add because I don't remember what they are. I apologize.
Like I said, they're in the history.
...Though I only count 3. Just so you know, I'm not counting multiple bullets as multiple wicks; each page only counts once.
Edited by WarJay77 on Feb 13th 2021 at 7:45:42 AM
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Whoops sorry. Re-added the wicks correctly this time. Also counted them as 3 wicks, thanks.
Whew. Added wicks to Society Marches On, Franchise Original Sin, What An Idiot, and Seasonal Rot. I'm done tonight.
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We could, but what would we use it for? For tropes that don't yet have wick checks but should? Or would it replace the pinned?
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