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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)
#1901: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:24:40 PM

Literature Club is a good one, but since they mostly do poetry I wonder if we could save it for, say, March and tie it into Limericks or something. [lol] Nah, it's probably better for February. Actually I just looked it up, and April is poetry month... That, plus the twist, could make it a good fit for both April Fools and Poetry Month.

Edited by WarJay77 on Jan 6th 2022 at 3:25:12 PM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1902: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:26:09 PM

[up] For March, I was planning to suggest the Whirling-In-Rags from Disco Elysium when planning for that newsletter started, since the game takes place in March. But yeah, it's a good fit for April. (We're deciding too much too quickly)

The restaurant, by the way, is officially called Tony's Restaurant.

Oh, and the Moulin Rouge suggestion was due to the "love love love love love love love" meme.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 6th 2022 at 5:27:39 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)
#1903: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:27:39 PM

I'm okay with either Moulin Rogue or Tony's Restaurant, or anything else anyone comes up with in the next month that's a better fit. [lol]

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1904: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:50:23 PM

I'm all for saving DDLC for April.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1905: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:54:51 PM

[up][up] Of the two, I actually prefer your suggestion.

[up] Same.

Remember to Valentine your signatures. Do you guys like mine?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 6th 2022 at 5:55:04 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)
#1906: Jan 6th 2022 at 12:57:33 PM

I'm watching Jack right now my man [lol]

And yeah, the bio jokes will never not be fun for me. One day we might need to make a work page just to catalogue the ever growing lore of our characters.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#1907: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:01:35 PM

Yeah... Already got two entries in and the signature. I think mine's pretty original.

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#1908: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:08:50 PM

Wrote my entry for Kikuo. How's it look?

  • Kikuo is a musician who is very prominent in the Vocaloid scene, often utilizing Hatsune Miku in his works. His songs are characterized by experimental, lush, and vibrant electronic and pop compositions mixed with lyrics that range from morbid and horrific to tragic and depressing, touching upon hard topics like loneliness, abuse, and death. He received a large surge in popularity circa 2020, with one of his songs "Aishite Aishite Aishite" receiving over 46 million views on YouTube! Despite this, he, like many other Vocaloid-related producers, doesn't have a page on this site yet.

For New Tropes, I'm considering writing an entry for God of the Moon. February is Chinese Lunar New Year, so an entry about the moon seems fitting.

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jan 6th 2022 at 1:12:49 AM

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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)
#1909: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:09:48 PM
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1910: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:14:02 PM

[up][up] Looks good.

By the way, speaking of bios, I just noticed Starcrusher didn't change his for January.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 6th 2022 at 6:14:13 AM

Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#1911: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:37:32 PM

Here's my entry for God of the Moon. How is it?

  • With Chinese Lunar New Year occurring on the first day of February this year, it's good to note the importance the moon has in many cultures over the course of history. As many cultures have their own religions, it's no surprise that much of them have a God of the Moon. Lunar deities tend to be associated with cycles, darkness, water, madness, and mystery, with either fickle attitudes as consistent as the moon's phases or calm and serene, yet distant demeanors, like the moon's soft faraway glow. Very often, they serve as a contrast to the sun deities of their respective pantheon, with them often being siblings. Their relationship is usually amounted to a fierce rivalry with a major feud that explains why a certain natural phenomenon relating to the sun or moon occurs. While an ancient trope dating back to Proto-Indo-European Mythology and having many representatives in fiction, this trope was just recently launched on December 20th.

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
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)
#1912: Jan 6th 2022 at 1:40:04 PM

Looks good! You might be able to pothole Night and Day Duo where you mention their relationship to sun beings, but that's just for flavor. tongue

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1913: Jan 6th 2022 at 2:11:27 PM

I added the Ludvig Strigeus entry under Works that Need a Page, thoughts? I'm unsure how much I should say about the specific programs.

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1914: Jan 6th 2022 at 10:34:12 PM

I just made a page for They Came Together, which will fit perfectly in the New Work Page section for February as it's a romcom parody.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#1915: Jan 6th 2022 at 11:30:53 PM

It slightly annoys me that Epistory Typing Chronicles cannot be custom-titled, so I think I'll add an entry for it. If not February, then March.

Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#1916: Jan 7th 2022 at 1:35:30 AM

I could definitely play that in the future, as I have accounts on both Steam and Big Fish Games... sadly my B key is broken right now (and my I key is malfunctioning, but my T key works just fine), so my Typing Game draft is a result of a Deaf Composer... Worth adding for sure.

As for Ludvig, I think the entry's fine, nothing really seems like it needs to be added there.

Edited by Piterpicher on Jan 7th 2022 at 10:42:05 AM

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1917: Jan 7th 2022 at 7:47:52 AM

I'm not sure if I'm describing Torrent right.

Also, are we all good to have Tony's Restaurant be the sponsor?

Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#1918: Jan 7th 2022 at 9:51:43 AM

[up] Tony's Restaurant sounds good to me! [tup]

[down] [tup]

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jan 7th 2022 at 4:54:04 AM

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FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1919: Jan 7th 2022 at 4:01:28 PM

How's this write-up for the sponsor?

This edition of Trope Report is brought to you by Tony's Restaurant, home of the finest spaghetti speciale in town, and the place where anyone can find love and enchantment on this lovely Bella Notte.

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)
#1920: Jan 7th 2022 at 4:02:10 PM
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1921: Jan 8th 2022 at 3:30:01 PM

Added the sponsor, if there's anything wrong with it, you can just bring it up here.

What do we do with the signatures, considering the new model?

Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#1922: Jan 9th 2022 at 1:28:09 AM

For the signatures, I think mentioning what sections we wrote for each issue is fine.

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#1923: Jan 9th 2022 at 9:08:04 AM

Stumbled upon In and Out of Character, with a piddly eight examples on the page. It's a tropeworthy concept (someone's out-of-character behavior while roleplaying affects the story or is otherwise remarkable) and shouldn't be hard to find examples for 'cause TV Tropes is full of roleplaying, gaming nerds and therefore works about roleplaying, gaming nerds, right?, so I've added an entry.

Edited by Tabs on Jan 9th 2022 at 9:08:36 AM

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1924: Jan 9th 2022 at 10:38:43 AM

Had to fix a typo, but it's otherwise good.

For the opening paragraph, we should mention how we now have more issues than the newsletter's original run.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#1925: Jan 9th 2022 at 10:39:46 AM

[up] Ooh, that's interesting, tho what happened to the OG run?

CG for short

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