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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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#4676: Mar 27th 2023 at 6:34:57 PM

I wasn't planning on making a a joke entry for this year but I just reused what I had last year.

[up] I like it[lol]

Macron's notes
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4677: Mar 27th 2023 at 6:35:56 PM

That said, I need some things to highlight, which is why it's only a draft. What else should I comment on?

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#4678: Mar 27th 2023 at 6:38:58 PM

I thought it was fine on it's on but maybe bring up the site changes that were brought up on the Changelog thread here.

Macron's notes
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4679: Mar 27th 2023 at 6:44:37 PM

[up] Added.

Any major threads or projects, or big trope changes that I should comment on?

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4681: Mar 27th 2023 at 7:04:14 PM

[up] Hm, I guess I could incorporate some of them as a series of bans.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 27th 2023 at 11:04:23 AM

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)
#4682: Mar 28th 2023 at 5:29:50 AM

[up]What do you mean by series of bans?

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2023 at 7:31:12 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4683: Mar 28th 2023 at 5:46:21 AM

I was thinking something like "The rules have been updated to ban masturbation, revealing outfits and promiscuity", but I'm not sure if people would get the joke.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 28th 2023 at 9:46:29 AM

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)
#4684: Mar 28th 2023 at 6:25:18 AM

[up]I like the joke, but you might be right about not everyone getting it, considering I probably only get it since TRS is the main focus of my moderation (meaning it might be too much of an in-joke to people who follow TRS decisions while being something people who don't follow TRS wouldn't get), so I don't think I can speak for everybody on this one.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2023 at 9:04:09 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
CardboardBot from Saudi Arabia (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#4685: Mar 28th 2023 at 6:37:27 AM

Very late, really late, but I made the Trope Pantheons text for Project Spotlight, along with Five-Second Foreshadowing my bio and letting my contribution easily trace back to me if people paid attention.

  • MEN! We have ascended far and high with this army, so far to the point of having a 0% loss ratenote ! So, our advanced AI which is totally not metal held together by cardboard and duct tape and cannot translate binary into human language has directed us to create our own PANTHEON! We shall find the best, most fitting of characters for tropes, those who exemplify them the best, and give them the privilege of becoming gods! Just discuss with fellow troopers about who you think is the best for a troop, and then prepare their temple and interactions! There are other matters too, such as the great weapons that shall be used, and the houses the gods shall stay at! The Troop Pantheons shall eventually be used to fight off enemy armies...using the higher powers!

Edited by CardboardBot on Mar 28th 2023 at 4:37:59 PM

Checking in on this account after leaving the site, MAN that is a cringy forum post history. Daaamn. Never again.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4686: Mar 28th 2023 at 8:51:27 AM

[up][up] Ooh, what if I say it's the TRS that has enacted the ban? Would that do it?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 28th 2023 at 12:56:05 PM

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)
#4687: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:03:59 AM

[up]Perhaps we could jokingly say TRS stands for something other than Trope Repair Shop when mentioning that. Obviously, "Trope" would be replaced with "Troop", but I'm not sure what to replace the other two words with.

I got a rock for Halloween.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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)
#4690: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:16:03 AM

Maybe Troop Recruiting Station.

Edit: Ninja'd regarding the use of "Station" instead of "Shop". The fact that two people thought of it independently of each other points toward that being a good word choice.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2023 at 11:17:07 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4691: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:17:07 AM

I was going to say Syndicate, but Station is better.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4692: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:24:29 AM

Added. Cardboard's entry can also be added, and with that I believe we should be done.

Pinging ~Twiddler — think you can get it done by the 1st?

CardboardBot from Saudi Arabia (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#4693: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:36:12 AM

Noticed that the quote has the forbidden usage of the word trope. Was that intentional, or should it be changed to troop?

Checking in on this account after leaving the site, MAN that is a cringy forum post history. Daaamn. Never again.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4694: Mar 28th 2023 at 9:38:20 AM

[up] Probably should be changed. I also used the word "tropers" in the description and didn't alter the first paragraph, so I should maybe fix that too.

EDIT: Okay, fixed. I didn't touch any instances of the word "trope" within the entries, I feel like that'd get annoying.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 28th 2023 at 1:41:42 PM

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#4695: Mar 28th 2023 at 7:50:16 PM

Apologies for being MIA here again.

Long story short, got busy and my computer broke. So yeah, I'll try getting my entries done between tomorrow and March 31st (last minute IK but I'll still try).

[down] TY for understanding, WarJay!

Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Mar 28th 2023 at 7:54:13 AM

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)
#4696: Mar 28th 2023 at 7:52:24 PM

It happens, I'm sure you'll get them done ^^

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)
#4697: Mar 28th 2023 at 8:03:55 PM

It's not big deal if you can't participate; we're all volunteers here. Computers just sometimes unexpectedly crap out, like when a computer I bought in 2013 only lasted about a year due to the awful timing of it dying around Thanksgiving of 2014 (which I wasn't thankful for).

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 28th 2023 at 10:04:50 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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)
#4698: Mar 28th 2023 at 8:10:31 PM

Heck, I just got a new computer and set it up today because for the past two months I've been working with a separate monitor and got sick of it.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#4699: Mar 29th 2023 at 1:00:48 AM

My laptop will probably crap out at some point in the future (hence why I need to get myself to back it up/get it replaced at the Apple Store) so I feel you CG. It's understandable.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#4700: Mar 29th 2023 at 11:06:22 AM

I've added the Trope Misuse cleanup in general thread to the Trope Report section.

Edited by gjjones on Mar 29th 2023 at 2:16:44 PM

He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.

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