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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

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)
#4701: Mar 29th 2023 at 12:47:55 PM

Oh man the intro cracks me up, great job Fernando.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4703: Mar 30th 2023 at 7:42:36 AM

That's weird, Twiddler hasn't shown up yet. Is he busy elsewhere?

CardboardBot from Saudi Arabia (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#4704: Mar 30th 2023 at 7:44:49 AM

We can always have someone else do it. I don't trust myself though since English isn't my first language and I can't count how many times I've noticed the various grammatical mistakes I've made after I'm done with something.

Checking in on this account after leaving the site, MAN that is a cringy forum post history. Daaamn. Never again.
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#4706: Mar 30th 2023 at 10:49:05 AM

Already thought up some ideas for next year's AF issue, so one has been tabled.

I'll assist with grammar checks if Twiddler is too busy.

Edited by Berrenta on Mar 30th 2023 at 1:00:05 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)
#4707: Mar 30th 2023 at 4:47:29 PM

I agree that we can have someone else do it if Twiddler isn't available.

I got a rock for Halloween.
Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#4708: Mar 30th 2023 at 11:39:56 PM

Been ill/busy, but doing better on the former front so I think I should have some time tomorrow.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4709: Mar 31st 2023 at 6:52:26 AM

Doing a little bit of clean-up, here's one typo I don't get what it's trying to say.

We have forum rules in place to order to encourage maturity

[down] Fixed, thanks.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 31st 2023 at 10:56:22 AM

CardboardBot from Saudi Arabia (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#4710: Mar 31st 2023 at 6:55:08 AM

We have forum rules in place in order to encourage maturity.

Checking in on this account after leaving the site, MAN that is a cringy forum post history. Daaamn. Never again.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4711: Mar 31st 2023 at 7:11:03 AM

Okay, I did Trope Spotlight, Forumwatch, Pages Needing Help and Projects. If anyone wants to help out, that's good.

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)
#4712: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:31:50 PM

Is the plan still to get this published on April 1?

I got a rock for Halloween.
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#4713: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:34:05 PM

I assume, I rather there not be pressure to push the newsletter out by April 1st. I don't think people would care if we are day or so late. That doesn't change the reader ability the enjoy the issue.

Macron's notes
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4714: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:36:38 PM

I would prefer we do because that's the joke, but it can't be helped if it's delayed.

callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#4715: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:40:14 PM

Is it ok if I change, in the description for the Changelog folder, "Trope Repair Shop" to "Troop Recruit Station"?

Edited by callmeamuffin on Mar 31st 2023 at 9:40:32 PM

Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.
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
#4716: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:49:49 PM

~Cardboard Bot Should the Pantheons be in Forumwatch, or is them being in Projects Spotlight part of the joke?

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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)
#4717: Mar 31st 2023 at 4:51:38 PM

Being late in April is a tradition at this point [lol]

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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)
#4718: Mar 31st 2023 at 5:04:12 PM

It's not a big deal if we can't get this out on April Fools' Day, and I apologize if I sounded like I was trying to rush the process. The idea of starting the copyediting earlier to get the issue out on April 1 came up around when we started working on this issue, and I was implicitly referencing that idea.

As for an unrelated (i.e., a tangent and not something directly related to Trope Report) case of delaying things past April 1, I previously discussed having a bulletin for A Date with Rosie Palms's wick cleanup in April with the other mods (and I think I mentioned this in a TRS thread, though I forget which one) if it wasn't finished by then (since it was converted into an index for being Chairs and we prefer to save TRS bulletins for Chairs-y concepts in the event that one is posted), and since it isn't, I'll end up posting one... except I feel like I should wait until at least April 2, because I don't think people will take the bulletin seriously if it's posted on April 1, if only because of the page the bulletin will be about.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 31st 2023 at 7:09:13 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#4719: Mar 31st 2023 at 6:38:59 PM

Apologies for being super late, but um here are my (admittedly rushed) entries. One for Forumwatch and one for the Works Needing Pages

  • So, you got some super weird questions for your story but you don't wanna Google it because you don't want your FBI agent to judge your browser history? Well, come on over to the Random Questions Thread! The folks there are willing to try answering any question you have regardless of how absurd it is and give you tips and stuff for your trusty story to work out kinks. Go on, ask them!
  • Hmm, we got ourselves a Roaring 20's story that doesn't have a page on this wiki yet. It's called Murder for the Modern Girl and it's about some mind-reading Flapper gal who moonlights as a vigilante who poisons douchebag men who treat women as lesser. There's also a shape-shifting dude who works at a morgue and had caught onto her murders and uh oh, the gal's falling in love with him. Then they gotta deal with a conspiracy deep within the workings of Chicago. Will they bring justice? This novel is pretty good and is written by none other than… Wait, it's not a F. Scott Fitzgerald novel? WHAT DO YOU MEAN!? IT'S A NOVEL THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE 1920'S! (Disclaimer: the actual author is Kendall Kulper and the novel was published in 2022)

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)
#4720: Mar 31st 2023 at 6:44:13 PM

I like 'em.

If you want, you can take this chance to give yourself a joke bio.

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 31st 2023 at 9:44:35 AM

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#4721: Mar 31st 2023 at 7:46:38 PM

[up] Thanks, I'll go change my bio. If no one else gives their thoughts on my entries in a hour or two, I'll add them as well

CG for short
MasterN Berserk Button: misusing Berserk Button from Florida- I mean Unova Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#4722: Mar 31st 2023 at 9:14:59 PM

Commander N reporting!

Since it is now April Fools Day, I figured a good way to celebrate would be by adding Joke Ending, a trope I just launched, to the Trope Spotlight under new works? Do I have your permission, SIRS!

One of these days, all of you will accept me as your supreme overlord.
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#4723: Mar 31st 2023 at 10:13:45 PM

On one hand, that could be a nice addition, but on the other hand, that's very last-minute.

If you don't get a write-up done in time, there's always the May issue.

MasterN Berserk Button: misusing Berserk Button from Florida- I mean Unova Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#4724: Mar 31st 2023 at 10:59:36 PM

How about this for a writeup:

  • All right, I managed to unlock a super-secret ending! This wasn’t even listed in the walkthrough for some reason… wait, did the main character just turn out to be a monkey in a human suit? And now everything is exploding? And now the heroes are being abducted by aliens, and they’re breaking out into a dance number, and they’re even Breaking the Fourth Wall? Looks like this must be the Joke Ending.

Is this okay for something I whipped up in five minutes?

Edited by MasterN on Mar 31st 2023 at 11:00:05 AM

One of these days, all of you will accept me as your supreme overlord.
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)
#4725: Mar 31st 2023 at 11:19:51 PM

Looks fine to me, though we usually also mention when the trope launched (though for this issue I guess it doesn't matter).

If you really wanted to be meta, you could always put it in Project Spotlight which is the last folder of the entire newsletter, thus ending the newsletter with a literal Joke Ending.

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