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

NyamiMimiIForgotMyEmail from Your mum's basement! Since: Jun, 2018
Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#17102: Jul 20th 2018 at 7:06:01 AM

~beatman1

Despite thumps, you still have issues with being civil in certain media threads.

~Nyami Mimi I Forgot My Email

Your edits appeared nonsensical, to the point where we wondered if you intended on vandalism to push your supposed pairing.

Edited by Berrenta on Jul 20th 2018 at 9:05:40 AM

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#17103: Jul 20th 2018 at 7:23:41 AM

- Berrenta

I believe that I got too passionate, too emotional. It’s why I avoid the politcs threads like the plague. I am genuinely sorry if I went too far. If you look at some of my other responses I was calling for civility because I know certain things inspire rather passionate responses and that doesn’t always lead to a welcoming atmosphere. I will try to tone my level of snark down if people feel it’s going past the point to just insulting them or, but just know I am sorry if people got offended or feel uncomfortable.

ModelZXA A man who reads TV Tropes when he's bored. Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
A man who reads TV Tropes when he's bored.
#17104: Jul 20th 2018 at 8:53:42 AM

((I sincerely apologize if someone responded to a previous appeal of mine, as I did not see it before posting this.))

I’ll get straight to the point. What I did was wrong, unfunny, and annoying.

What I did to get suspended: On the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Quotes page, basically, I flooded that page with the quote: “THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME?! DON’T FORGET ME!” When someone reverted it, I, like an utter moron, reverted the reversion. As a result, the Suspension Hammer was brought down upon me.

I simply wish to be unsuspended, so I can regain my ability to edit. But I promise, I will not vandalize or spam any pages via editing anymore.

If this appeal is declined, I will understand.

-Sincerely, Model ZXA

Half memer, half roleplayer, full gamer. No longer suspended.
Knightnc from Kansas City, Kansas Since: Jun, 2017
#17105: Jul 20th 2018 at 8:19:17 PM

I like to edit again please. The reason I was suspended was because I try to make a new page, but keep getting to wrong.

cartuneslover20 Gryffindor from Avalor Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
Gryffindor
#17106: Jul 20th 2018 at 8:41:14 PM

Hello, I want to be honest and say that I think I know why I was suspended. While I'm unsure about grammar (those can slip by without notice until it's too late), I know it's because I've edited things that weren't supposed to be edited. On account those belonged to someone else.

I also take fault for how I'm constantly trying to publish outside sources. I will admit, I'm still new to this site and very time I look at the Meta stuff, there's always a link to something, so I thought I was doing what everyone else was doing.

I haven't signed up to this site in a while, and when I saw that I was suspended, I was honestly taken aback.

I really hope you'll lift this suspension. I know now when to put something and when to not. Like I always look at the Heartwarming and Funny pages and want to add something to make it even better. That's the main reason I want to be put back. :)

Again, I apologize. And I apologize for any future mistakes because I'm still trying to know my way around this site.

Thank you for reading my message.

I'm all for the Heartwarming and Funny pages!
Nadim Since: Mar, 2017
#17107: Jul 21st 2018 at 12:50:13 AM

Hello, I am Nadim Abbas and I have been banned from TV Tropes. I don't understand why I was banned. Whatever I did to be banned, I'm sorry. I wish I could undo my mistakes. I admit I had an editing obsession and I went too far, but now I realize that it's because I never properly organized my editing before posting it. I never meant to offend or confuse anyone with my words. I don't know how long I am banned and why I can't be unbanned. There is so much more I wanted to add and now I realize I was too late. There isn't a day that went by that I haven't regretted it. If I could just have another chance, I promise I'll be more careful with what I post. You have my word that I will make sure I chose my words very carefully and stop re-editing what I already posted. I hope you understand.

SeptimusHeap MOD from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#17108: Jul 21st 2018 at 2:08:25 AM

~Nadim: You were replied to here.

~cartuneslover20: Actually it was for spoiler tagging trope names on Characters.Coco. It is forbidden to spoiler tag trope names.

~Knightnc: Well, it looks like we missed your previous appeal. Yes, hyphens and spaces and underscores do not belong into the URL, and the pages need to exist in the right Namespace.

~Model XZA and ~beatman1: I'll ask again.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17109: Jul 21st 2018 at 6:57:27 AM

Catching up as well and adding a few things...

~Nadim: Aside from Septimus pointing out that you were already replied to, what we are looking for is not abasement but understanding of the rules. If you cannot address the specific reason(s) why you were suspended, we cannot trust that you won't repeat the same actions if we let you edit again.


~Model ZXA: Alright, I guess we can give you another chance. Blow it and you're toast.


~Beatman1: I'll be frank here so there are no misunderstandings. Do not post in media topics just to tell people how shit things are or how wrong they are for liking them. That's one of our absolute rules. Our site is for fans, not haters. Constructive criticism is fine; ranting is not. Got it?


~Nikkolas: Given the fact that Ambar flamed out and is now gone, I think it's safe to say that we won't run into that specific problem in OTC any more. That said, you were also engaging him, and that is why you got suspended. Where we go from here is up to you. Do you feel like you can conduct yourself appropriately?


~Robrecht: What I mean is what led to your suspension. Arguing over whether Communism or Fascism has a higher body count and how that reflects on their moral worth. Saying someone is an apologist for one group or the other on the basis of this sort of argument. It's possible to factually state, for example, that X murdered more people than Y, without being a supporter of Y. Do you get this?

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#17110: Jul 21st 2018 at 7:03:05 AM

Understandable. I’m just going to report things that seem to want to be angry or start needless arguments about fans rather than engage. I’ll let the mods handle it.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#17111: Jul 21st 2018 at 7:07:25 AM

To clarify my previous post since I cannot edit, I’m not going to be going engaging in arguments about how terrible people are for liking something or only having one POV. I’m also going to rephrase certain things so excessive snark doesn’t come off as bashing a show and its fans. Nor do I plan to abuse the mod function (in case my previous wording implied such), just that if there is a big argument about fans and how they should act, I’m going to distance myself entirely rather than engage.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17112: Jul 21st 2018 at 7:16:45 AM

~Rappa R: You need to address the issues that led to your suspension before being allowed to edit again. For example, if you are making substantial grammatical errors, you must either correct them on your own recognizance or use our Help with English thread to get proofreading advice. If you keep making mistakes, you may be permanently banned.


~lalunaticscribe: Well, you have a few options. One is to use our Is this an example? topic to get help with writing correct examples. Another is to sink or swim and risk getting permanently banned if you keep messing up. Which would you prefer?


~Beatman1: I just want to clarify: you were the one introducing negativity into topics, which we suspended you for. If someone else is doing it, by all means report them.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#17113: Jul 21st 2018 at 7:21:57 AM

As I said before, I think my snark and criticism went too far, went into bashing, went into making fans uncomfortable, and I will say it again, I apologize. If someone felt like they were being attacked or being made uncomfortable, I apologize. That was not my intention and I will dial it back to prevent negativity from being introduced into the threads.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17115: Jul 21st 2018 at 7:31:18 AM

~Evighet:

Natter is this addition:

  • It's still common practice in Sweden today (and presumably the rest of Scandinavia). We leave our babies outside in their prams to have a nap, even when it's the dead of winter and well below freezing. They seem to sleep better in the fresh air, and I guess Swedes simply have enough trust in the general community that nobody expects their babies to be stolen. Though it's mainly people who live in houses rather than apartment buildings who do this, as the babies then remain right outside their door. Some have their babies in the back yard but others outside their front door.

This is conversation, like you're chatting with other tropers. Never do this. It also includes first-person writing, which we forbid. If you want to discuss something, use the Discussion page.

Regarding Romantic Plot Tumor, if you disagree with the removal, you are free to ask RoseAndHeather, the troper who removed it. That's why we have discussion pages, private messages, and Ask The Tropers.

Regarding Narm, that may have been swept up in a mass reversion, but it still strikes me as questionable, and we have a lot of problems with the trope anyway, since people tend to use it to shoehorn in complaining.

Regarding "offending a Turnadette shipper", I swear to all that's holy that, as a moderator, I do not give a single solitary damn about which fans are shipping which characters. It is almost offensively trivial, and the fact that we sometimes have to adjudicate it makes me feel like a kindergarten teacher separating squabbling six-year-olds.

What we care about is when different factions of fans use the wiki to conduct their fights. That's the point when we have to pull the parties apart and give them a talking to — and a time-out if necessary. As I said before, you are welcome and encouraged to use our various discussion platforms to come to an agreement about what content should go on the articles.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
cartuneslover20 Gryffindor from Avalor Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
Gryffindor
#17116: Jul 21st 2018 at 9:12:58 AM

Oh, that. Well, I just saw Coco and when I went on the Tropes, I saw that there were a LOT of spoiler-induced tropes and I was worried that people who didn't see the movie would end up upset if they came on tropes and already saw who the bad guy was. I didn't know at the time I wasn't supposed to hide names and stuff. I'm sorry, I just didn't want anyone to feel upset before even seeing a good movie.

I'm all for the Heartwarming and Funny pages!
Robrecht Your friendly neighbourhood Regent from The Netherlands Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Your friendly neighbourhood Regent
#17117: Jul 21st 2018 at 9:27:46 AM

It's possible to factually state, for example, that X murdered more people than Y, without being a supporter of Y. Do you get this?

~Tropers/Fighteer Hey man, if you want me to stay away from the kind of argument in that thread, you've got my solemn vow, because I didn't particularly enjoy that thread myself.

But I never, at any point, accused anyone in that thread of being a supporter of Fascism. The closest I got was pointing out that my extremely negative reaction to the 'x murdered more people than y' argument, with x being Stalin and y being Hitler, was caused by it being a really, really common way for Neo-Nazis to get their ideological foot in the door. One that's been popping up more and more on the internet these days. I even specifically stated that I felt my own reaction was unfair, because I didn't think any of the people in the thread were Fascist sympathisers.

Angry gets shit done.
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17118: Jul 21st 2018 at 1:46:29 PM

~cartuneslover20: Someone reading a wiki article should assume that they might encounter spoilers. Our policy absolutely forbids what you did, and we would prefer content not be spoiler tagged if doing so interferes with reading the articles. This is always a problem with recent works, especially popular ones, because some people think that everything after the opening titles is a spoiler. Spoiler: it's not.

If you want to swim in total ignorance about the content of a work you haven't seen (or read, or played), don't go anywhere near social media. That's just common sense. Understand?


~Robrecht: This is part of the problem. You didn't outright say it, but you hung it out there like a meatball pitch, waiting for someone to bat it out of the park. This is exactly why you got suspended, because in a debate like that, a leading statement might as well be an accusation. Assume good faith in OTC, or we cannot have productive debates.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
GeekyBinka from Adelaide Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: Singularity
#17119: Jul 21st 2018 at 6:54:23 PM

Hello, I have just found out I’ve been blocked, and I would like to come back please. I’m just wondering: what about my posts caused this?

ThorfinnRowle Since: Oct, 2013
#17120: Jul 21st 2018 at 6:54:49 PM

So I've been suspended for awhile now, I followed all of the steps as directed by this website, I've spoken to an admin about my reasoning for being suspended and it seemed like the problem was solved yet I'm still unable to edit. Please tell me what the next step is if I hope to edit again.

Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#17121: Jul 21st 2018 at 8:16:30 PM

~Geeky Binka

Care to explain the deletions you made on various pages? These deletions imply a possible sexist agenda.


~Thorfinn Rowle

Looks like you have issues with our indentation policy, as well as namespacing links.

Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17122: Jul 21st 2018 at 8:16:33 PM

~Geeky Binka: You seem to have a problem with the idea that tropes are applied differently to men and women. You have been removing references to sexism and misogyny on the wiki. This marks you as a member of a group that we really have no interest in entertaining. You'd better have a convincing explanation.


~Thorfinn Rowle: We do not discuss suspensions via private message. You were last replied to here.


Edit: Wow, ninjaed by another mod by exactly three seconds. That is rare.

Edited by Fighteer on Jul 21st 2018 at 11:18:37 AM

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
cartuneslover20 Gryffindor from Avalor Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
Gryffindor
#17123: Jul 21st 2018 at 10:49:32 PM

Yes, I understand now. If someone to looks up Tropes despite having not seen a movie, that's their issue.

I'm all for the Heartwarming and Funny pages!
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17124: Jul 22nd 2018 at 6:54:25 AM

~cartuneslover20: Right. That doesn't mean no spoiler tags at all, but they need to be tasteful and follow our Handling Spoilers policy. Also, please pay attention to your grammar, because that can land you right back here. I'll release your suspension.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Robrecht Your friendly neighbourhood Regent from The Netherlands Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Your friendly neighbourhood Regent
#17125: Jul 22nd 2018 at 7:38:50 AM

~Fighteer

This is part of the problem. You didn't outright say it, but you hung it out there like a meatball pitch, waiting for someone to bat it out of the park. This is exactly why you got suspended, because in a debate like that, a leading statement might as well be an accusation. Assume good faith in OTC, or we cannot have productive debates.

The problem there is assuming good faith is exactly the reason why I pointed that out. Call me crazy, but I generally assume that when someone who isn't a Fascist sympathiser says something that's a common Neo-Nazi dog whistle, they'd want to know about it.

If I hadn't assumed good faith, I would have just gone 'Well, they're repeating a Neo-Nazi dog whistle that's been around for literal decades, so they're obviously closet Fascists, no point in continuing this conversation further.'

(It doesn't help that 'Stalin killed more people than Hitler' has been a dog whistle since at least the seventies.)

Angry gets shit done.

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