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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

Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3751: Oct 23rd 2022 at 6:39:37 PM

Anytime, Fernando. When I have a theme, it's easy for me to find stuff. Also go ahead with the trope choice; I third the motion.

Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker Mail
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3752: Oct 23rd 2022 at 6:50:35 PM

[up] Pass, I was never any good at writing about tropes.

Sponsor's up, all that's left from me is Image of the Month.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 23rd 2022 at 10:51:53 AM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3754: Oct 23rd 2022 at 7:47:21 PM

[up] Because I don't like to make small changes, when I beef up another section tomorrow I'll change omnipresent to omniscient. Probably gonna find a second New Work.

Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker Mail
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#3755: Oct 23rd 2022 at 8:38:13 PM

^ Already made the change. I mixed the words up in my head.

Macron's notes
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#3756: Oct 24th 2022 at 9:47:30 AM

Just dropping in to say thanks to including one of my new work pages in October's issue (IK it's not released yet but I keep track of the sandbox lol).

I admit the page needs more work but I'd been busy with other things recently, so shining a light on it to help get other tropers to edit it and making it easier to thrive is appreciated.

CG for short
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3757: Oct 24th 2022 at 10:11:56 AM

[up] We're drafting November's, not October's.

Other than that, sure. It's nice to have more New Works.

Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3758: Oct 24th 2022 at 11:30:34 AM

[up][up] Anytime! Perused some media categories looking for new entries, recognized your name from around the site, and felt the page was writeupable. I don't know much about anime, but I know it's popular, so I figured I'd throw that out there. Glad you like it!

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3759: Oct 24th 2022 at 11:34:47 AM

Oh, I misread. I thought she said she wanted to plug it. My bad.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3760: Oct 25th 2022 at 11:58:25 AM

Image of the Month, hooray! It's down to Most Wonderful Sound and Status Effects. Both are huge tropes that didn't have an image until now. Plus, I'm pulling a pic out of the Image Suggestion thread for once. The former also has the benefit of being a tough one to illustrate.

Also, Big Bad's new pic (which is currently being crownered) is getting a nod just because the trope is so popular, but I don't think it's strong enough to "win".

Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 25th 2022 at 3:58:56 PM

PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#3761: Oct 25th 2022 at 12:03:22 PM

[up] Technically Status Effects was merged from Standard Status Effects, which did have an image, but I could still go either way.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3762: Oct 25th 2022 at 12:06:23 PM

[up] Fair. To be frank though, it was a bad pic.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/93tqbbhje4qy_8.jpg

EDIT: Woops, that was the old pic. This was the one on the page before the merge. Better, but I still adore the new one.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/status_3.png

Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 25th 2022 at 4:09:17 PM

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3763: Oct 25th 2022 at 3:29:49 PM

Okay, while I consider how I want to write for Image of the Month, what big changes happened this month? The CMMB thread, the new notifiers... anything else? I feel like there's something else I'm missing.

themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3766: Oct 25th 2022 at 3:37:40 PM

[up][up] was the one I'm think of, but [up] should be mentioned too.

Productive month, this one.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Oct 25th 2022 at 7:45:09 AM

underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Peeks from Under Rocks
#3767: Oct 25th 2022 at 3:46:33 PM

[up]x3 Might be nice if we could get at least one page in the namespace launched as a Show And Tell. Feedback on the project thread appreciated.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3768: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:12:20 AM

Should we edit old issues to fix red links? I feel like we should, since the content is staying the same.

Specifically:

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#3769: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:23:12 AM

I fixed some things in the trope changelog section, particularly some inaccuracies regarding the merge of Vengeful Widow and Crusading Widower into Crusading Widow. I don't currently have any plans to become a full-fledged editor, though.

But as for the now-red links, I'll ask the other mods.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 26th 2022 at 9:31:31 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
GastonRabbit MOD C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#3770: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:34:20 AM

OK, posting with the mod hat this time because I was told that the old newsletters count as archives, so the Wiki/ and LightNovel/ links (and Machinima/ links, if there are any) are probably staying.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 26th 2022 at 10:15:58 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3771: Oct 26th 2022 at 12:13:16 PM

Has alnair contributed this month or should their name be taken off?

Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker Mail
gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#3772: Oct 26th 2022 at 12:42:20 PM

I'm thinking about adding the Disambiguating Works / Subpage Collision thread to the Project Spotlight section.

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
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)
#3773: Oct 26th 2022 at 7:13:45 PM

Go for it. I may like to complain about how I never meant for that thread to do cleanup... but since it does now, no reason to exclude it tongue

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#3774: Oct 27th 2022 at 3:57:01 PM

[up][up][up]He said in the Absent People thread in Yack Fest that he's taking a break from the site, so possibly not.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 27th 2022 at 5:57:24 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#3775: Oct 27th 2022 at 11:20:48 PM

[up]Not actually a full break, but I'm limiting my activities.

ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔

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