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Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 30th 2025 at 11:56:51 AM

MickeyFrogeater Since: Oct, 2012
#3951: Oct 4th 2013 at 1:14:32 PM

I got suspended. What is the reason? Can I be allowed to edit again?

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3952: Oct 4th 2013 at 1:24:07 PM

@MickeyFrogeater: So what's up with Discussion page comments like this one on This Is Unforgivable!?

The Bible says that those who don't Forgive others will not be Forgiven themselves.. How DARE they call anything Unforgivable! Cut off their heads!!!

Are you just trolling?

edited 4th Oct '13 1:24:16 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MickeyFrogeater Since: Oct, 2012
#3953: Oct 4th 2013 at 2:20:15 PM

Sorry I got worked up over such things... I was not intending to offend anyone... I let my biblical obssession get to me I'm sorry.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3954: Oct 4th 2013 at 2:21:25 PM

What do you mean "biblical obsession"? While we are pretty secular here, we don't tolerate people on either side being jerks.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MickeyFrogeater Since: Oct, 2012
#3955: Oct 4th 2013 at 2:45:40 PM

Sorry I'm hopefully not going going to get worked up again.

flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3956: Oct 5th 2013 at 3:33:02 PM

Can I please be unbanned from editing the tropes pages? I was told the reason is for bad grammar on my part but I wasn't banned until after I mentioned I was having trouble uploading images on one of the tropes pages, and asked for help. I was trying to upload character pictures for The Minor Characters Tropes page for Avatar The Last Airbender

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3957: Oct 5th 2013 at 6:45:22 PM

@Mickey Frogeater: "Hopefully" is not a promising sign, but it's only the one time, so I'll extend another chance.

@flyingboar21: Your language skills are terrible, as are apparently your reading comprehension skills. That's why you were suspended. You won't be permitted to edit again unless you improve.

edited 5th Oct '13 6:45:44 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3958: Oct 5th 2013 at 6:54:14 PM

How exactly can I show improvement if I can't edit?

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3959: Oct 5th 2013 at 7:51:33 PM

You can use this thread to get assistance with edits that you would like to make. Other tropers can post them for you.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3960: Oct 5th 2013 at 8:00:03 PM

Which edits have I made that were so grammatically terrible that I was banned? I've been editing trope pages for awhile & this is the first time I've been banned because of bad grammar.

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3961: Oct 5th 2013 at 8:24:06 PM

Because it wasn't noticed until now. Besides the fact that your posts in this forum have been mistake-ridden (use "and", not "&"), there's this, from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2:

* Impossibly Cool Clothes: When Chester V is about to fall into his own friut blender and be shredded to bits his orange turtle vest saves him he ping pongs around the inside of his own blender for a few moments than bounces out unharmed This overlaps into *TURTLE POWER: because he pulls his head, arms, and legs, into his vest unfortunately for Chester V the moment he bounces out of the blender unharmed he gets eaten by THE CHEESESPIDER

That makes my eyes bleed. If you want to get started in the Help With English thread, use that example.

edited 5th Oct '13 9:39:12 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3962: Oct 5th 2013 at 10:39:58 PM

Impossibly Cool Clothes: When Chester V is about to fall into his own friut blender and be shredded to bits his orange turtle vest saves him he ping pongs around the inside of his own blender for a few moments than bounces out unharmed This overlaps into *TURTLE POWER: because he pulls his head, arms, and legs, into his vest unfortunately for Chester V the moment he bounces out of the blender unharmed he gets eaten by THE CHEESESPIDER

I didnt put that in, I was logged in, and my brother used my profile to put that edit in. I helped him edit it, but he put that edit in. I believe The Impossibly Cool Clothing trope applies because if you've seen that movie The Big Bad Chester V does have a vest that protects him when He falls into a giant food shredder/blender. I told my brother The Turtle Power Trope was not what He thought it was but He put it in anyway, because Chester V does draw in his entire body into his vest like a turtle draws itself into its shell.

Anyway my brother was responsible for that edit, I helped him when The Tropes didnt work out like they should so I helped him until they properly indexed but that was it

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3963: Oct 5th 2013 at 11:14:13 PM

Sorry, no dice. We haven't fallen for "my brother did it" in ages, and we won't start now. All you've told us is that your account is insecure and that someone with access to it can't write worth a damn.

edited 5th Oct '13 11:14:52 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3964: Oct 5th 2013 at 11:33:29 PM

Ok well as I said The Impossibly Cool Clothes trope counts, The Turtle Power trope does not. And if it bothered you so much how come it hasnt been changed? The edit is still there.

How long am I going to be banned from editing? Bad Grammar is a minor offense, and as for the other rules of tv tropes I have done my best to follow them. I dont erase other tropers edits, I only add to trope pages if I have a verifiable example of a trope, and I make sure all tropes I add are properly indexed. If I make a mistake, and I catch it I will go back and correct it immediately, I have been doing this for awhile, and up until now there haven't been any problems on my end.

From my perspective, this whole edit ban thing happened when I had trouble uploading images to trope pages and asked for help.

Editing trope pages can be confusing but I think Ive figured most of it out pretty well, and I would like to be able to continue editing trope pages

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
flyingboar21 flyingboar21 from Redlands Since: Apr, 2013
flyingboar21
#3965: Oct 5th 2013 at 11:39:45 PM

Maybe The Turtle Power Trope does count because He does draw his head, arms, and legs into his vest like a turle. Its kinda iffy though

Hey everybody I love tv tropes but sometimes adding and editing pages can be a pain in the ass no offense lols
BestOf MOD FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#3966: Oct 6th 2013 at 3:06:02 AM

You'll be banned until you've shown that your grammar is good enough. It will not help if you allow others to post with your account. From our perspective it doesn't make a difference who makes the edit - if it's your account that does it it's your account that we'll suspend.

Post your suggested edits in the thread Fighteer linked to previously - the one where people get help with grammar.

Hopefully there will come a point when you're suggesting edits that are good enough without improvement. That's when your grammar is good enough.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3967: Oct 6th 2013 at 8:36:30 PM

Hi there. :) So, anyway, I noticed that, apparently, I've been banned. I have no idea why I've been banned, and, even though I've read the rules of banning, I still would like a PM or some sort of explanation as to why I was banned, since I have no idea just why I was banned to begin with. If someone can help me out here, so that I can get this matter resolved, it would be much appreciated.

Madrugada MOD Since: Jan, 2001
#3968: Oct 6th 2013 at 8:42:13 PM

Hi backatchasmile. You were blocked for making edits that violated the spoiler policy, specifically the part that says:

Under no circumstances cause the entire example to be in white font. Think about it. If you have to highlight it just to see if you want to read it, there is no point to the spoiler font. Always show either the trope name on a work's page or the name of the work on a trope's page. If you feel that even the name of the trope would be a spoiler, leave it out. It is not like it is absolutely necessary to document every conceivable trope in a work.

edited 6th Oct '13 8:43:57 PM by Madrugada

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3969: Oct 6th 2013 at 8:47:37 PM

[up]...Is this for my recent edit's on Laxius Force? If so, I can change them, if you'll let me post again.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3970: Oct 6th 2013 at 8:57:12 PM

[up][up]Did you send me a PM? Because I got a PM, but since I can't check my PM's, I don't know who sent it.tongue

Madrugada MOD Since: Jan, 2001
#3971: Oct 6th 2013 at 9:36:24 PM

Those are the ones I saw, yes, but I'm not the one who blocked you, and I didn't look further back than that. I didn't PM you, I don't know who did, and I've lifted the PM block.

Do you see why what you did there is incorrect spoiler-tagging? Why we don't want it? Please read the Spoiler policy, and give me a brief summary of good spoilering-form. Once I'm confident that you won't mistag spoilers any more, I'll lift the block.

edited 6th Oct '13 9:36:51 PM by Madrugada

VoltraTheLively Since: Oct, 2010
#3972: Oct 6th 2013 at 9:57:48 PM

@Fighteer There was an edit war going on? I just edited one thing that I found objectionable and left the page. Nothing else.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3973: Oct 7th 2013 at 6:53:41 AM

[up][up]Here's what I understand after reading the Spoilers page. If you have everything ( or most everything,) in Spoiler text, there's no real point to it. You should have something without Spoiler text for those reading the example to go on and read; otherwise, why even put it there? Of course, that can be done wrong too; you could have a sentence or two which explains the beginning of your example, but then, you could go on for a freaking paragraph or two in Spoiler text, which only makes the reader curious enough to read the Spoiler text, to see just what all that ridiculous amount of text amounts to. And having sporadic 'blocks' of Spoiler text within a large block of text is just messy and cluttered.

Does that cover it?

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#3974: Oct 7th 2013 at 6:57:39 AM

@Voltra: There's been a lot of arguing over that show. If you're going to delete something, leave an edit reason, or better yet, use the discussion page. This is basic wiki etiquette.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Madrugada MOD Since: Jan, 2001
#3975: Oct 7th 2013 at 7:10:30 AM

Sounds like you pretty much got the idea, kkhohoho. Keep that in mind as you edit from here on out, ok?

Suspension lifted.


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