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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

JankyKong He's finally back to kick some... wait from a Secret Base on the Moon Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
He's finally back to kick some... wait
#1801: Jan 18th 2025 at 10:37:45 PM

I'm trying to write a review, but I'm trying way too hard. I'm currently at upwards of 4000 characters, and I know for a fact that no one is going to read it.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#1802: Jan 19th 2025 at 8:29:55 AM

[up]If it's any consolation, I thought nobody was going to read this review of mine. Then one day I checked it and found that multiple people read it and posted comments disagreeing with me (although most of them were polite about it, while one person misinterpreted my jokes and thought I was being a jerk about my opinions.)

So basically, remember that the reviews, like most things on TV Tropes, are a public space, and people are likely to read your reviews even if you don't think they will. tongue

Edited by DrNoPuma on Jan 19th 2025 at 11:35:53 AM

Very good kitty
Reymma RJ Savoy from Edinburgh Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
RJ Savoy
#1803: Jan 20th 2025 at 9:34:19 AM

I often skim through long reviews that don't interest me much. If I feel there's effort in both the analysis and making it accessible to those outside the fandom, I usually end up reading the whole thing. The review section is my most visited part of the site.

Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1804: Jan 21st 2025 at 1:02:39 PM

Sort of continuing from a conversation about avatars in another thread, it kind of bothers me when people don't have any avatars. I know people shouldn't be forced to have them, but I'm constantly confusing different tropers on the same thread with each other because they all have the same lampshade guy.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1805: Jan 21st 2025 at 1:52:09 PM

I REALLY dont like the image Germans Love David Hasselhoff has, and sadly I have to see it every single time I wanna read that page, which means I see it every five minutes.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#1806: Jan 21st 2025 at 2:36:19 PM

[up] Seriously, who the hell changed the image away from the actual David Hasselhoff? That old image worked fine, so why did they change it?

Edited by Ego-Man25 on Jan 21st 2025 at 2:36:45 AM

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1807: Jan 21st 2025 at 2:49:23 PM

[up]It just "Showed the trope namer, without showing the trope in action" but I dont see how this new image does any better.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Shyhero Unmotivated dyslexic writer. from Sofa Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Unmotivated dyslexic writer.
#1808: Jan 24th 2025 at 11:00:42 AM
Thumped: This post was thumped by moderation to preserve the dignity of the author.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1809: Jan 24th 2025 at 11:10:47 AM

[up] Please dont go around saying things like that it is not okay.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
JankyKong He's finally back to kick some... wait from a Secret Base on the Moon Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
He's finally back to kick some... wait
#1810: Jan 25th 2025 at 10:48:06 AM

Continuing from my previous post, I decided to bite the bullet and try posting a review.

The one I posted is not the one I was talking about the other day.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#1811: Jan 25th 2025 at 12:11:34 PM

Sometimes, I look at the state of this site in 2010 and prior on the Wayback Machine because it's funny. The older versions of Complete Monster pages in particular are comedy gold......

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1812: Jan 25th 2025 at 12:20:54 PM

I legit to this day think this archived version has better written examples for what used to be It Will Never Catch On and now is And You Thought It Would Fail.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200531090155/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ItWIllNeverCatchOn/RealLife

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
#1813: Jan 25th 2025 at 12:33:20 PM

I'm glad I saved a copy of Recap.Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons Of Liberty from back when that page was just a hilarious description of the game's Gainax Ending instead of a generic description of the whole plot.

(Also, fun fact, that page existed before there were namespaces and was originally called just "MGS 2 Ending".)

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1814: Jan 25th 2025 at 1:03:10 PM

[up] To be fair, the ending STILL gets a Gainax Ending WHOLE PAGE for its ending it is here.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Is this similar to the page you archived?

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
#1815: Jan 25th 2025 at 1:09:51 PM

Oh yeah, that was it, although the version I saved was still from before some of the extra details on there were added.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#1816: Feb 6th 2025 at 12:29:15 AM

I feel a little nervous admitting this, but......prior to the attempted rename and admin law debacle, I actually didn't know Schmuck Bait was about traps specifically. I had always assumed the Pothole Magnet-style use of "go ahead, do this" was what it meant. Thankfully, I never used it while editing myself since I rather dislike Pothole Magnet-style editing (especially linking your own swears to Precision F-Strike), though.

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
Wafer Troy Verde from the Banjo-Tooie world, meditating (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Troy Verde
#1817: Feb 6th 2025 at 6:02:08 AM

I feel like some SelfDemonstrating.Character Pages (like Satoru Gojo, to name one example) would be a lot easier to write in Japanese, since in their original language I feel like any unique speech patterns they have would be more apparent.

Guys how cool would it be if Super Megaforce had a green ranger...
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1818: Feb 6th 2025 at 6:18:12 AM

This is why Woolseyisms are a good thing.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
The21zonz I Can't Believe It's Not Elijah! from England Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Hiding
I Can't Believe It's Not Elijah!
#1819: Feb 6th 2025 at 6:21:58 AM

And besides, not everyone can READ Japanese.

And before you say you should learn it, I’ve tried. It’s hard.

UPDATE FOR RING RACERS ADDON IS OUT
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#1820: Feb 6th 2025 at 7:28:08 AM

I need to confess something that I've always felt salty about. I created "Rate the trope above you" on Forum Games over three years before Cyber Controller created "Rate the above trope". However, for some reason (just bad luck on my end, I guess), Cyber's thread ended up becoming the successful one while mine was completely forgotten.

Edited by Bluethorn on Feb 6th 2025 at 7:28:33 AM

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#1821: Feb 6th 2025 at 7:37:35 AM

[up]As mush as it's frustarting, you should probably holler to lock the smaller one.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1822: Feb 6th 2025 at 7:39:11 AM

[up][up][up] They didnt mean to say "OH SUCH A PAGE WOULD BE SUPERIOR IN GLORIOUS JAPANESE" but rather Japanese has really unique way of making each characters way of speaking unique, and sadly that's not something that Woolseyism s can fully replicate. It is not just Japanese, Polish and other such languages have a lot of flavor to them that for better or worse is left out when translated in English. They can help, like Komasan from Yokai Watch and his "Oh My Swirls" catchphrase. With this I am not saying "Making pages in English is a Tragedy!" English is the standard language of the Wiki and a beautiful Language.

Edited by AegisP on Feb 6th 2025 at 7:39:26 AM

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
The21zonz I Can't Believe It's Not Elijah! from England Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Hiding
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1824: Feb 6th 2025 at 8:40:42 AM

To be fair, English does have phrases that dont make sense outside of it. Jeremy Blaunstein wrote in a really moving “I'm not a Colonel anymore, just a retired old war horse” line in Metal Gear that Hideo Kojima absolutely hated. I think it might be that it didnt work in Japanese.

Edited by AegisP on Feb 6th 2025 at 8:41:16 AM

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Puttotheangel23 The Speaker Of God from Heaven (Private) Relationship Status: Desperate
The Speaker Of God
#1825: Feb 6th 2025 at 8:48:12 AM

Whenever I see the trope name Ultimate Life Form I often imagine it being read like "🎵The Dutchman's Treasure!🎶"

Edited by Puttotheangel23 on Feb 6th 2025 at 8:50:36 AM

One seeks an answer that one cannot grant her, You’re looking for light only you can ignite.

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