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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

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3928: Nov 20th 2022 at 7:37:03 AM

Found "The Peanut Vendor" for a new work page. It's a 1933 experimental animated music video featuring a stop-motion peanut salesman monkey that sings an English cover of the titular song and dances rumba.

Edited by Yindee on Nov 20th 2022 at 10:37:57 AM

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3929: Nov 20th 2022 at 7:59:07 AM

Added Aisle. I even included a link, since it's Freeware.

What do we do with the Lab316 entry?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Nov 20th 2022 at 1:01:45 PM

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#3930: Nov 20th 2022 at 8:26:01 AM

[up] I suppose mention what fixes the page needs like an expanded description for example.

CG for short
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#3932: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:27:46 PM

Added Cue O'Clock to Pages Needing Help.

Have we thought about the sponsor at all? I know I suggested something that wasn't specifically Christmas related this year, and Sky suggested some fictional kosher delis, but that's where the discussion ended.

We could also go more into the New Years stuff and find a fictional singer who we can pretend is performing at Time's Square.

Edited by WarJay77 on Nov 20th 2022 at 5:28:55 AM

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3933: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:30:44 PM

[up] I'm not fond of using characters as sponsors. Unfortunately, I'm also blanking on any useful suggestions I could provide.

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#3934: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:35:19 PM

I mean, musicians are technically also brands of their own, so it should be fine. Plus it allows us to expand our horizons slightly.

If we still want a company, there are plenty of fictional record labels we can use as the "actual" sponsor and then go onto mention one of their musical acts. Ones that come to mind immediately are Rocque Records, Majesty Records, and Spin City Records.

Edited by WarJay77 on Nov 20th 2022 at 5:36:02 AM

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#3935: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:37:13 PM

I am fine with using characters if it helps us explore other ideas. I am not too picky when it comes to sponsors in general.

Macron's notes
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3936: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:54:05 PM

Oh, I guess if you want something more straight-forward we could do The Polar Express.

I'm not opposed to record labels or bands, either. It's just individual people I seem to have a problem with.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#3937: Nov 20th 2022 at 2:55:18 PM

[up] Why don't you like using individual characters as sponsors?

CG for short
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#3938: Nov 20th 2022 at 3:13:58 PM

Think of sponsors; in TV, in YouTube, in sports, wherever. The one sponsoring is always a company, a website, a brand, or at least a product. So I like keeping that theme.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#3939: Nov 20th 2022 at 3:15:06 PM

[up] Ah I see.

CG for short
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)
#3940: Nov 20th 2022 at 4:02:53 PM

See, my only gripe with Polar Express is that last year we went a little too hard on the Christmas stuff, and I'm just trying to be a bit more inclusive which is why I'm trying to suggest sponsors who aren't Christmas related, at least for this year.

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Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#3941: Nov 20th 2022 at 4:52:07 PM

[up] At risk of going too far off the beaten path, World Monkey Day is in December. You could have it be sponsored by a Bloons Tower Defense tower like Monkey Wall Street (an upgrade of Banana Farm) or Monkeyopolis (an upgrade of Monkey Village). Admittedly I'm relying on a wiki for info because I haven't played the most current iteration of the game, but yeah.

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#3942: Nov 20th 2022 at 4:54:32 PM

Hahaha, that would be a real wild card but I can't pretend it's not tempting tongue

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#3943: Nov 21st 2022 at 7:09:39 AM

Tremendous thanks to GastonRabbit for his work on the Changelog. [awesome][awesome][awesome]

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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
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#3944: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:22:25 PM

Okay, so, aside from Image of the Month, the description, and the sponsor (for which we really just need to pick the one we think is best and roll with it), we also need / could use:

  • The work page for Pages Needing Help
  • More added to New Tropes, Project Spotlight, and New Work Pages

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Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#3945: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:35:00 PM

Since I'm less busy now, I'll write something for Project Spotlight.

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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
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#3946: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:36:04 PM

Cool ~

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Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#3947: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:48:24 PM

I'll probably write about the Derivative Works/ Namespace cleanup thread. It could get some attention.

Edited by callmeamuffin on Nov 21st 2022 at 9:49:43 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)
#3948: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:49:52 PM

Sadly, that one was in last month's report (both the description and Project Spotlight)

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#3949: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:59:00 PM

I am (slowly) working through Sandbox.Pages Needing Wiki Magic. I guess I can write up something for 8-Bit Christmas which needs a better description, tropes and crosswicks.

Edited by MacronNotes on Nov 21st 2022 at 6:59:23 AM

Macron's notes
callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#3950: Nov 21st 2022 at 3:59:44 PM

[up][up] It was written in the description, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't written under Project Spotlight.

Edited by callmeamuffin on Nov 21st 2022 at 10:00:04 PM

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