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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

selkies TOO serious! from Guess, guess, guess Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
TOO serious!
#1176: Jun 27th 2021 at 1:03:13 PM

Shall I put them in the Uncertain folder for now? So, any example of "heroes who can't handle mundane social situations" is correct?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1177: Jun 27th 2021 at 1:05:35 PM

Yeah. I'd put your examples in the first misuse folder.

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callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#1178: Jun 27th 2021 at 2:07:10 PM

It's pretty surprising that as of the 36 wicks you checked, none of them are used correctly.

Judging from the high misuse, I would say that it will likely be redefined, especially with an unclear title.

Edited by callmeamuffin on Jun 27th 2021 at 7:43:22 PM

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1179: Jun 27th 2021 at 2:42:56 PM

Definitely.

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SkyCat32 The Draftsman of Doom (Five Year Plan) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
The Draftsman of Doom
#1180: Jun 27th 2021 at 3:02:06 PM

Once the backlog is clear, I will start the TRS on CIA Evil, FBI Good. Sorry I was not more involved, I had scheduling conflicts.

[down] Noted.

Edited by SkyCat32 on Jun 27th 2021 at 6:30:38 AM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1181: Jun 27th 2021 at 3:29:05 PM

It's all good.

Backlog is technically clear, but you need to wait for the thread count to dip below 50.

Edited by WarJay77 on Jun 27th 2021 at 6:29:42 AM

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JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#1182: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:38:34 PM

[up]She (yes, she, by her own admission) said she was unsure if we could add anything to the wick check sandbox aside from the cleanup thread, which I took to mean "forum posts in the cleanup thread."

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1183: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:39:51 PM

I think she meant that she doesn't know she can add anything to the effort besides the already-existing thread. As in, that there's not much else we can do.

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JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#1184: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:43:15 PM

[up]In that case, should I put the sandbox back on the cutlist? I'm reluctant to do so again, cuz I was suspended for that last time.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1185: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:44:01 PM

Maybe???

A wick check can be used for more than just a TRS effort; it can be used, say, to help us find other tropeworthy patterns or the like. So it might not be a complete waste.

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1186: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:47:27 PM

Keep the sandbox around just in case we decide to do something more about it. It's helpful to just get an idea of the problem's scope.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
JHD Since: Jan, 2021
#1187: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:51:18 PM

Yeah, I gotcha both. I don't think Ho Yay is worthy of a TRS anymore, but it's still problematic nonetheless, and I still think it's in need of a little bit of tinkering...even if it's minor.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1188: Jun 27th 2021 at 6:52:30 PM

Yeah, a wick check could still help in the long run. Might as well do it and then keep it on file.

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1189: Jul 1st 2021 at 10:11:31 AM

Cliche Storm Wick Check is up, and I'll also knock out Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World to make some room.

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1190: Jul 4th 2021 at 6:55:55 AM

Open slot alert!

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HeavyMetalHermitCrab Since: Sep, 2018
#1191: Jul 5th 2021 at 12:24:14 AM

I did a Wick Check for Walking Backwards months ago, but never did anything with it. I updated it tonight, and here's the results: Walking Backwards Wick Check.

I don't have the ability or desire to wait by the computer at all hours for a TRS slot to open, but I can draft a TRS post should anyone want to bring it up.

(Yes, I counted 32 wicks when there's only 31 — one page had one correct and one misuse.)

The on-page examples seem mostly fine, except there's one that's more Backing Away Slowly than Walking Backwards.

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Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#1192: Jul 5th 2021 at 6:57:16 AM
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#1193: Jul 6th 2021 at 6:07:25 AM

I have added Extreme Sport Excuse Plot to the tropes needing wick checks. I'm wondering if, in addition to complaining, it's just The Same, but More Specific to Excuse Plot. Does anyone else think so?

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jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#1194: Jul 6th 2021 at 7:45:59 AM

TBH, I do wonder if that could be retooled as simply Extreme Sports Plot.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1195: Jul 6th 2021 at 11:31:58 AM

[up] Maybe...Though I'm not sure what an "extreme sports plot" would be. When I made Cinderella Plot I had to think about the exact pattern that goes into a story like that, and while Cinderella is a lot more specific plot-line than "Extreme Sports", such a trope would still need some sort of repeated pattern. I'm not saying one doesn't exist, just that we'd need to figure it out and find wicks that support the thesis.

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Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#1196: Jul 7th 2021 at 12:12:32 PM

Noticed that we have a completed check on You Gotta Have Blue Hair, so added it to the Appearance Tropes Cleanup queue.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#1197: Jul 13th 2021 at 4:52:32 PM

Remembered Cast Full Of Everyone Is Gay Wick Check existed, did ten wicks for each. I, uh, also discovered Every Wick Check Is Gay exists, and I'm not sure what to do with it.

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#1198: Jul 13th 2021 at 4:55:29 PM

Uh...huh. Well, it's good to have just to have.

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#1199: Jul 13th 2021 at 5:12:42 PM

[up][up] It was created by ~Unicorndance. Maybe they'll know what to do with it.

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1200: Jul 13th 2021 at 5:22:09 PM

Hmmm... maybe combine the results of both wick checks for double the accuracy in checking the results?

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.

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