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
From what I can guess, people probably just lost interest in the OG newsletter and stopped producing it. It must've been a pain without any sort of schedule, and I can't imagine how quickly we'd have reached burnout if we did it any faster than once a month.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallJust noting here that I'm planning to do Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra and Jack Whitehall Travels With My Father for Works Needing Pages.
Welcome To Ideals' WorldI might try and tackle the new work page thing by stalking the new edits list for a few days and saving the pages I think might be worth discussing. But we'll see. I also like to hunt for obscure tropes to plug.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI can persue Pages Needing Wicks for the "pages needing help" sections.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.There's Romance Cover Scene which only has 8 wicks for Obscure Tropes.
Edited by MacronNotes on Jan 9th 2022 at 9:21:28 AM
Macron's notesFor New Tropes, I could also add Mistaken for Flirting which launched on December 29 and fits the Valentine theming.
SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMYI have a work with no page that's in theme: Blue Gate Crossing. I remember thinking it was very innocent and sweet, though I don't remember how it ended.
Putting it here for future
- Blue Gate Crossing is a Taiwanese coming-of-age drama film released in 2002. Best friends Kerou and Yuezhen are 17-year-old high school girls. Shy Yuezhen fancies Shihao, their school's handsome, popular swimming champ, and she convinces Kerou to play intermediary. Unfortunately, Shihao ends up liking Kerou and isn't interested in hearing about Yuezhen. Complicating matters is that Kerou starts to question her sexuality as she realizes she has feelings for Yuezhen. It's a sweet film about adolescent romance, with much emphasis on the importance of friendship.
Also noting The Many Deaths Of Laila Starr for future. Might get a page soon?
Edited by Tabs on Jan 13th 2022 at 2:31:55 AM
Yes. Chances are 5 should be a good limit per section... I used to never go above 3 for mine just to not blow my load too quickly.
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)I wrote something for Mistaken for Flirting. Thoughts?
- Social cues and gestures can be easily misinterpreted, and flirting is no exception. Sometimes, someone's innocent actions will be Mistaken for Flirting by the people they're interacting with, leading to awkward misunderstandings. Through some choice words or certain gestures, a case of unintentional seduction can usually lead to wacky hijinx, though more serious consequences do happen occasionally. This trope launched on December 29, and tends to pop up in romantic comedies. Be careful not to accidentally make someone else your Valentine this February!
Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jan 10th 2022 at 12:21:23 PM
SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMYSkimming through Love Tropes, here's a list of things that popped out:
- Break Up To Make Up: 35 wicks since 2009
- Chic and Awe: 25 wicks since 2009
- Electric Love: 40 wicks since 2018
- I Got You a Drawer: 23 wicks since 2013
- Love Is a Crime: 26 wicks since 2016
- Love Makes You Uncreative: 32 wicks since 2014
- Love Overrides the Law: 30 wicks since 2019
...And I need to go to bed so I'll stop there, but that's already plenty to choose from (and we can still include Romance Cover Scene as well).
Edited by WarJay77 on Jan 10th 2022 at 4:20:44 AM
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallI learn something new every day, and this is one of those things...
Edited by Amonimus on Jan 10th 2022 at 8:01:46 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupIt baffles me too, so I think I'll write about it.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallSurreally, I heard it on an episode of Pushing Daisies yesterday, so that's one more wick! :-)
Can I plug the YIAY
thread on Forumwatch? The show's anniversary is on February so it'd fit nicely, and the Forum Games need more love.
For any of the entries I'm writing, do I need to wait for approvals or can I just put them in the sandbox right now? I haven't received any feedback for my Mistaken for Flirting entry and I've noticed some users putting in some entries in the sandbox without posting them here first.
SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMYI usually don't worry about getting approval. I went ahead and added the drawer trope already.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallShould we mention the No Stock Phases rule
discussion thread in the thread highlight thread? I feel that it's interesting and could determine very important changes.
Might want to wait and see if it's still relevant by the end of the month. Discussions like that have the tendency to flare up and die a week later.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall

No clue, I wasn't around when that one was a thing. By browsing through it, I can see it was published inconsistently — sometimes, a new issue went up a week after the previous one, other times it took over two months.
Looking at the index again, I didn't notice the original run had two extra issues before the numbered ones (so it had 15 issues total, not 13 like I implied). Disregard my suggestion until we work on April's issue, which will be our 16th.
Edited by FernandoLemon on Jan 9th 2022 at 3:47:01 PM