So over 10 years ago or so, we used to have a newsletter called Trope Report, which covers all of the changes that happened on the wiki weekly. I have been nostalgic for it recently so I thought of it and it seemed to be a fun way to inform tropers about the changes going on around the wiki.
The sandbox for the project can be found at Sandbox.Trope Report Dummy Edition and the sandbox for ideas/plans can be found on Sandbox.Trope Report Ideas. After a new issue is published, revert the Dummy Edition back to a template using the text on Sandbox.Trope Report Template.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 8th 2023 at 1:16:11 PM
I'm not following that discussion; way too long for my taste. Did they ever agree on anything, or are they still in despair?
Also, I find it funny how I'm basically plugging my entire YouTube feed onto Works that Need a Page. What can I say, I love this kind of half-vlogging half-documentary style.
There's a lot that's been agreed upon, but we're not allowed to act on any of it yet and we don't know what the mods think.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI think we should include the DerivativeWorks namespace now being a thing in the description alongside the deprecation of the LightNovel and Machinima name spaces. Or can those fit in the Changelog?
Edited by Excessive-Menace on Oct 21st 2022 at 5:58:55 AM
SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMYYeah I'd say we should hold off on the CM/MB wiki talk thread until things resolve.
We already covered Light Novel and Machinima namespaces deprecations in the September issue. I'll write about DerivativeWorks/ in the description though. I guess we can add the namespace to changelog too if that's necessary.
Edited by MacronNotes on Oct 21st 2022 at 9:03:59 AM
Macron's notesI'll mention the new Administrivia.Real Life Troping and Administrivia.Notifiers pages (and how notifier previews don't work anymore) for the description too.
Edited by MacronNotes on Oct 21st 2022 at 9:10:08 AM
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Plug what, the Derivative Works stuff, or the CM/MB stuff?
Well, we plugged the thread way before the crowner was made. That was just me asking people to help us even get to that part. Plugging it now would be different.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallAlright, I've added three native entries thus far. Obscure work, Creator page, and Needs a page. I'll see if I can rustle up more, but the going is getting tougher.
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailHere's my writeup for Ambiguity Index Wick Cleaning
. Aside from the fact that I should limit down the times "disambiguation pages" is said, is it good enough?
Edited by callmeamuffin on Oct 22nd 2022 at 8:00:15 PM
Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.
Yes, go ahead.
~SkyCat32 I noticed you haven't added yourself to the contributors. You can go ahead and do that if you want.
Speaking of, MacronNotes accidentally removed herself from the contributors list when emptying the sandbox by reverting.
Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 22nd 2022 at 11:55:12 AM
I was going to wait until I contributed to the newsletter. I'll add my name when I write the description.
Macron's notes
Whoops, that was me.
Relatedly, how's my Project Spotlight entry I wrote? I picked the cleanup for Warp That Aesop.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallLooks good.
I still want to add something else. All I did was write about Buzzsaw Jaw. Maybe I'll skim the new trope launches.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall- SkyCat32 can be found on multiple projects threads, as well as the Trope Launch Pad. He can tell you from experience why launching a trope to which you have not contributed is a very bad idea, and has seen enough mistakes happen on TLP that he can tell you the many reasons why editing-suspended editors in particular should err on the side of avoiding that area of the site unless their editing suspension is lifted.
Thoughts?
Edited by SkyCat32 on Oct 22nd 2022 at 7:48:05 AM
Let's try that again:
- SkyCat32 is a guest contributor to the Project Spotlight this month. Sky can be found on multiple projects threads, as well as the Trope Launch Pad. Sky can tell you from experience why launching a trope to which you have not contributed is a very bad idea, and has seen enough mistakes happen on TLP that he can tell you the many reasons why editing-suspended editors in particular should err on the side of avoiding that area of the site unless their editing suspension is lifted.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Oct 22nd 2022 at 8:01:12 AM
I can join Plaky with another post-Halloween horror entry: Basketful of Heads, a new work page added this month.
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailWriting the sponsor turned out to be surprisingly easy, Manny gives out a speech that summarizes the entire thing in the game's intro
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Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 22nd 2022 at 9:50:59 AM
Thank you Yindee for the help with the last few pieces.
All-Knowing Singing Narrator is on Trope Report Ideas, if anyone wants to finish up PNH.
Also, good to add
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Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 23rd 2022 at 10:03:48 AM

I think it's best to wait and see what changes actually get made. The discussion has mostly stopped... but the mods are still discussing.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall