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Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 11th 2024 at 3:20:25 AM

AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#5376: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:28:31 PM

On a whim I decided to try opening TV Tropes on Google Chrome instead of Firefox. It worked. So I decided it must be a browser thing. So I cleared my TV Tropes cookies/cache on Firefox, relogged in, and now it works.

If you're having problems, try clearing your TV Tropes cookies/cache.

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
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
#5377: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:28:51 PM

[up][up] Worked for me too. Thanks a ton Zuxtron!

Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Dec 13th 2022 at 5:29:18 AM

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
GenericGuy2000 I’m here, I guess. from a generic place. Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: Cast away
I’m here, I guess.
#5378: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:29:05 PM

Yeah, I'm on my computer now and it seems to be working fine. On mobile was the problem.

I’m gonna put some Gloom in your eye.
AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#5379: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:30:15 PM

So I guess it's a cache problem then?

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
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)
#5380: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:30:38 PM

[up]If anyone is still having problems, yes, clearing the browser cache should work. Things are fine for me even without clearing my cache.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Dec 13th 2022 at 4:32:22 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Zuxtron Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel from Node 03 (On A Trope Odyssey)
#5381: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:31:55 PM

I don't think this is really worth putting on the TV Tropes Timeline or recording anywhere. It's just a minor technical hiccup that lasted about an hour.

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)
#5382: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:32:57 PM

[up]Yeah, it's not on the same level as the hard drive failure, and either way, I've thought for a while that the timeline could stand to be trimmed to remove non-major events. (Though this is just me speaking as a user and not as a mod.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Dec 13th 2022 at 4:33:22 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#5383: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:33:19 PM

I'm on mobile, which is where the problems are occurring for me.

EDIT: Okay, it's all good now.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 13th 2022 at 2:36:19 AM

megagutsman Maverick Hunter. from Dragon Turtle MK.1. (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Maverick Hunter.
#5384: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:49:36 PM

It worked, thanks Zux!cool

[up][up] Yeah, when I said that I was mostly pondering if things would worsen (as in, if it would be bad enough to land in the timeline). Yeah, I know, I shouldn't be pessimist. I am trying to be more optimistic in life.

Edit: Now, I am just curious, anybody has an explanation for what just happened with the site?.

Edited by megagutsman on Dec 13th 2022 at 2:53:02 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)
#5385: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:55:59 PM

The admins were making changes to the site's JavaScript and something went wrong. They ended up rolling back the changes for now.

I got a rock for Halloween.
laserviking42 from End-World Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
#5386: Dec 13th 2022 at 2:57:03 PM

It's almost always gremlins.

I didn't choose the troping life, the troping life chose me
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#5387: Dec 13th 2022 at 3:10:21 PM

The fact that they were changing it at all makes me wonder what they were trying to do. I guess we'll have to see if anything changes.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
#5388: Dec 13th 2022 at 9:36:49 PM

Mostly it is because they've been busy with other jobs and now they're able to focus more on this project. The near future is going to see mostly "the parents came home after a weekend and started complaining about the kids not keeping the house clean while they've been gone". wink

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#5389: Dec 14th 2022 at 7:25:19 AM

If the admins are the parents, does that make the mod team the kids and the tropers the rat’s under the floorboards? [lol]

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#5390: Dec 14th 2022 at 7:31:35 AM

We're more like the older kids that get tasked to watch the little ones while the parents are at work.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#5391: Dec 14th 2022 at 7:31:51 AM

The tropers are the kids, the mods are the babysitters.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#5393: Dec 14th 2022 at 9:11:39 AM

The mods are being paid in "exposure". And sometimes, gratitude.

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#5394: Dec 14th 2022 at 9:28:47 AM

To be frank, my online rep could do without the exposure of being a TV Tropes moderator. A lot of folks don't like me.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
STARCRUSHER99 The Moron from one of my unhealthy obsessions (Captain) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Moron
#5395: Dec 14th 2022 at 11:21:17 PM

Hello, I don't mean to impose here if the mods are already aware of this, but the Cut List is getting pretty backed up and there's a lot of stuff in there. Figured I'd say something in case no one realized it, but it'd probably be a good idea to clear that out before it gets even more filled. Thanks!

[down] Oh, sorry, I didn't realize all the cuts were so recent. Sorry about that, I'll keep that in mind next time I have a concern!

Edited by STARCRUSHER99 on Dec 15th 2022 at 3:24:37 PM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#5396: Dec 15th 2022 at 12:22:29 AM

All the cuts were done less than 24 hours so I wouldn't be concerned if it hasn't been a few days. I'll clear some of the stuff out.

Macron's notes
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#5397: Dec 15th 2022 at 12:26:04 AM

I can't come up with a good reason to be concerned about the backlog, and I did see it grow up to a few times longer.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#5398: Dec 17th 2022 at 10:41:26 AM

Hello, everyone. We'd like to welcome Twiddler as our newest addition to the mod team!

Macron's notes
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)
#5399: Dec 17th 2022 at 10:42:23 AM

Ayyyyy, that's awesome.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#5400: Dec 17th 2022 at 10:44:22 AM

Quite unexpected even.

(Also should it be announced in ATT just in case for visibility?)

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup

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