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
Looks like Ayumi got it this time.
I may do what you did, Mayor, and get a bunch of Feb ideas prepped to go. Imagewise, I actually already know which image I'd suggest for the month... it just needs to be crownered first.
~Twiddler again, since the sandbox is complete and we need a grammar check asap.
She/Her | Currently cleaning: N/AOn schedule issues, I could also go for skipping a fairly unnotable month and starting fresh with the month after, to het us back onto the schedule were supposed to be following..
Welcome To Ideals' WorldMy two cents is that I don't think skipping a month will keep things on track or work in the long run, because that's every other month to try and keep up with new tropes, changed tropes, new items and images, etc.
It'd make more sense to aim for say, the 15th of each month as the launch and that gives a better deadline than the first.
I'll be able to start contributing again in the February one, and I keep a pulse on Image Picking and would be willing to write that up in the future. I wasn't around this month because of Real Life, and I'm still taking my hiatus fully to deal mentally with everything, though I wasn't planning to be back home til early Feb.
I focus on obscure 1990s or graphic Middle Grade Literature novels and dolls. (She or zie, not they.)Setting a mid-month deadline would make things less stressful, given that it always feels like a mad scramble to get things done lately and having an extra week or two would certainly help.
I may try and get my Feb stuff planned out in advance so that we can just throw it on there when we do the reset.
Oh, and the image I'd be suggesting for the next image of the month is the Canine Loyalty image Mayor suggested. Just... oh god did it make me feel.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallDunno why I thought this was Mayor's suggestion, it wasn't lmao
But damn
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallAlthough I didn't originally suggest making that Image of the Month, consider this a formal suggestion. It works really well as an image, even though its really depressing.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallI'm not really feeling it as anything special, though I do tend to prefer images that don't rely on many panels or dialogue.
Welcome To Ideals' WorldI mean, that's just my idea. I wasn't expecting it to just go through, I was thinking that others could find suggestions as well and then we could go from there.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallIf I just added a bit to the introduction text, should I be credited on the page?
Join the Five-Man Band cleanup project!Like I said, Jan was kind of a bust and we were never going to make it.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallDoes my credit in the introduction imply that I made an equal contribution, when so far I just added one thing?
Join the Five-Man Band cleanup project!![]()
An entire month late is not a little late. I'm not being negative, I'm being realistic. Unless we start changing our release schedule, we're a full month behind. We could start aiming for, say, the end of each month as a recap rather than getting it in for the beginning of each month, but under our current metrics, it's just not incorrect to say that we're very late.
Edited by WarJay77 on Jan 30th 2025 at 3:17:34 PM
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI'm not saying it shouldn't, just that I was never under the impression we'd get it in for the end of January. At this point Twiddler may well take their time since a day or so more won't hurt.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallCan't find a trope to pitch for Feb and I might just let others handle that one this time. I do want to plug the Page Image Bingo game though.
Edited by WarJay77 on Jan 31st 2025 at 4:14:36 AM
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall~Twiddler. Sorry again for another ping but we are late and we need a grammar check ASAP.
She/Her | Currently cleaning: N/A

Bimonthly might work.
I'd consider doing the intro but I'm not sure what to write.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall