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Spun off the main odd confessions thread; this thread is for odd confessions related to TV Tropes itself.

Excessive complaining isn't allowed anywhere on the site. Keep it out of this thread.

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I have noticed some of the posts on the Odd confessions thread are related to TV Tropes. I thought, why not make a separate thread for such confessions?

I felt guilty about having to remove some of the real life examples on Mandela Effect. I would not have removed them if they didn't violate site policy. I enjoyed reading those examples, and I'm sure the people who wrote them are not happy about them being removed.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 14th 2023 at 2:58:34 PM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#1076: Jun 6th 2023 at 5:23:38 AM

Just open the home page?

I assume Sinister Nudity.

I don't have a problem with it.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
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
#1077: Jun 6th 2023 at 5:51:53 AM

I don't either but different things can make different people uncomfortable—at least, that's why I imagine some might dislike the newest trope.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#1078: Jun 6th 2023 at 6:01:51 AM

Yeah, I'm one of those who's not a fan of any N-rated tropes, full stop.
This includes Naked People Are Funny.

Though, I imagine this might fall more under a general, rather than a TV Tropes, confession, but since it's trope-related…

But yeah, what [up] said.
Different things make different people (un)comfortable.

Edited by Cibryll on Jun 6th 2023 at 3:02:31 PM

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#1079: Jun 6th 2023 at 8:38:53 AM

Speaking of new tropes, at first I thought the lady in the page image for our new one, Dangled by a Giant, was Britney Spears. ^_^;;

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#1080: Jun 6th 2023 at 3:44:39 PM

I used to misuse Tear Jerker and Nightmare Fuel, but not for the reasons most people did. I wasn't trying to make the works seem edgy — quite the contrary, I hated edgy stories. Instead, I honestly thought that those pages just meant "list everything negative that happened". In my defense, I was twelve.

For every low there is a high.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1081: Jun 6th 2023 at 4:20:09 PM

I wanna be nice but boy is that a stretch. Good you know better now.

Edited by AegisP on Jun 6th 2023 at 4:20:20 AM

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#1082: Jun 7th 2023 at 2:30:06 AM

I feel like any Trope Pantheons profile should only be proposed if the character/candidate to be ascended in question has an example on the trope page (for the trope the candidate is being ascended for) itself.

Edited by BlackFaithStar on Jun 7th 2023 at 5:30:48 PM

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#1083: Jun 7th 2023 at 2:25:35 PM

[up][up]Hey, I thought this was the place you go so you don't feel bad! I know it's wrong, and it embarrasses me, so your "boy is that a stretch" was not nice.

Edit: I don't want to be rude. I was just embarrassed.

Edited by Unicorndance on Jun 7th 2023 at 9:27:22 PM

For every low there is a high.
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1084: Jun 8th 2023 at 3:12:12 PM

I don't know why but I always imagine Maternal Death? Blame the Child! said in a hammy supervillainy tone. "Maternal death? Blame the child, I say!"

Sourguy Doesn't do much (He/Him) from The Peach State Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Doesn't do much (He/Him)
#1085: Jun 8th 2023 at 3:14:36 PM

[up] I always imagine Money, Dear Boy said in a sultry Femme Fatale-type voice for some reason.tongue

Currently Reading: N/A
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1086: Jun 8th 2023 at 4:09:51 PM

You werent mean or rude Unicorn I really was out of line. I apologize and you are an awesome troper.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1087: Jun 8th 2023 at 7:27:46 PM

I've used the Rate the above trope's page image forum game a few times to draw attention to images that I think aren't good. Sometimes, I end up surprised when a troper ends up giving a high rating to one of those.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#1088: Jun 8th 2023 at 8:27:21 PM

[up] If you think an image is bad, couldn’t you just make an Image Pickin’ thread instead? If a slot’s open, of course.

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1089: Jun 8th 2023 at 9:00:27 PM

It would be best to get confirmation that the pic is good or not before doing that so they are doing the right thing.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#1090: Jun 8th 2023 at 10:29:36 PM

That's what the ask for explanations of page pics thread is for.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1091: Jun 9th 2023 at 1:57:12 AM

I don't usually like to go to Image Pickin', and I'd feel really embarrassed if I make a thread there and no one ends up sharing my opinion.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Hqami from the catacombs full of catazombs Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#1092: Jun 9th 2023 at 8:38:22 AM

I didn't realize that forums have an image uploader at first and for a while I just went to a random page and used the image uploader there when posting images on the forum.

Stop playing rimshots this isn't funny
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1093: Jun 9th 2023 at 8:40:32 AM

[up] The image uploader on the forums is a relatively new thing, so that's probably why you didn't notice it before.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Ian07 Since: Jul, 2022
#1094: Jun 10th 2023 at 11:33:40 AM

I thought Eyedscreen was a pun on "ice cream", but it's actually "widescreen".

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)
#1095: Jun 15th 2023 at 11:15:12 AM

I don't know if this really counts an odd confession, but I really wish the ability to process Cut List requests in batches (as opposed to each one having to be processed individually) had existed when the LightNovel/ namespace was deprecated and the Laconic/ namespace became more strict due to how many requests were being submitted at the time.

For a bonus confession that's less likely to be odd, I do think the changes to how the cutlist works might be my favorite update to the mod tools since I gained access to them.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jun 15th 2023 at 1:16:08 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#1096: Jun 15th 2023 at 11:26:11 AM

That doesn't sound odd, I'd encourage bringing up "approve all cuts" or "cut checkmarked" buttons to Query Wishlist.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Ian07 Since: Jul, 2022
#1097: Jun 15th 2023 at 5:29:20 PM

My TV Tropes obsession has gotten to the point that when I got notified of this post regarding me misinterpreting an entry from the November 2022 Trope Report issue, I happened to already have that same issue open while talking to a friend about a separate TRS decision that was made the same month.note 

Edited by Ian07 on Jun 15th 2023 at 8:33:29 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)
#1098: Jun 15th 2023 at 11:03:13 PM

[up][up]"Cut checkmarked" sounds like how it currently works. The buttons for cutting, declining, and challenging cut requests were replaced with radio buttons, and an action can be selected for more than one request, with a separate button being the one that processes the selected action(s). Previously, only one request could be processed at a time.

[up]To be fair, Talking to Themself really did sound like a gender-neutral redirect to Talking To Himself before we got rid of the latter. It's not the only time that's happened; the old name for Cheerful Funeral, Fun In The Funeral, sounded overly similar to The "Fun" in "Funeral" (the only difference being the position of the word "The"), and the trope was renamed between that and the trope not thriving, while Repetitive Audio Glitch used to be Like A Broken Record, which sounded too similar to Broken Record, with Broken Record's name being metaphorical and Like A Broken Record referencing literal broken records, despite the preexisting phrase "like a broken record" generally being used as a simile.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jun 15th 2023 at 1:06:26 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Sourguy Doesn't do much (He/Him) from The Peach State Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Doesn't do much (He/Him)
#1099: Jun 16th 2023 at 10:44:12 AM

I confess that the Moments and Wild Mass Guessing pages are my favorite sections of the wiki. This might explain why I tend to read them last.

Currently Reading: N/A
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)
#1100: Jun 16th 2023 at 3:15:10 PM

I've never seen the point of morguing or locking a lot of old threads (TRS and IP aside). It feels easier to just let them float to the bottom, and I don't get why some people are so quick to call for a lock. I know it stops popcorning, but people will move on if things stop being bumped.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall

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