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
Yeah. I'd put your examples in the first misuse folder.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallIt'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
Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.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.
Noted.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Jun 27th 2021 at 6:30:38 AM
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
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI 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.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallMaybe???
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.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallKeep 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.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.
Yeah, a wick check could still help in the long run. Might as well do it and then keep it on file.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallCliche Storm Wick Check is up, and I'll also knock out Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World to make some room.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI 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.
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?
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallTBH, I do wonder if that could be retooled as simply Extreme Sports Plot.
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.
Noticed that we have a completed check on You Gotta Have Blue Hair, so added it to the Appearance Tropes Cleanup queue.
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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It was created by ~Unicorndance. Maybe they'll know what to do with it.
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.

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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