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Edited by MacronNotes on Apr 13th 2023 at 3:16:47 PM
the Retromancer
Is there like a grammar discussion thread? GHWE seem to be a pretty busy queue and isn't for question that isn't about corrections. I'm interested in
1. Where to bring up ambiguous punctuation and spelling, since occasionally in ATT there appear issues that nobody knows what the grammar rule is (if a cited one isn't outdated) and default to American and Commonwealth Spellings.
2. Sharing learning tips and resources from non-native speakers.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
(she/her)
I am not sure if Tips on Grammar would be helpful (and I son't see it being brought up often) but maybe give it a look anyways?
As for the GHWE thread, grammar questions have been brought up there so you can post there but its understandable if you don't want to.
As for a general grammar thread, I don't believe such a thread exists.
Macron's notes
Dyslexic writer
Is blue hair natural in The Simpsons? Marge has blue hair, and so does Millhouse's family?
Disasturbator
Apparently Marge dyes her hair,but yeah blue hair is natural in the simpsons,same with having yellow skin
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Dyslexic writer
Google has failed me. There must be a monster that's said to make food rotten. So does anybody have a suggestion?
CG for short
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Do you mean a literal or metaphorical monster?
Dyslexic writer
A literal monster. From folklore maybe a Yokai?
CG for short
There's probably some mentioned on pages for powers involving rotting stuff over at the Superpower Wiki
Dyslexic writer
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MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP
Is it possible for a thumped post to get unthumped or is it just forever thumped?
Some call it stalking, I say walking just extremely close behind
(she/her)
Thumped posts can get unthumped, yes.
Macron's notes
MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP
Fascinating
Some call it stalking, I say walking just extremely close behind
I'm helping!
The original post also still exists behind the thump; if you've ever been thumped and can't remember what you did you can edit your post to see.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
CG for short
Why does Discord block VOIP phone numbers from being used on your account?
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Just a Mettaur
Well, I'm just gonna ask... is discussion of certain works banned on the site?
(the one I'm wondering about specifically is... a certain webcomic about a fusion of Sonic and Pikachu)
A great Mascot Mook.
(she/her)
I don't remember Sonichu being explicitly banned from discussion but I don't see a good reason to discuss it given its history and threads that consist of nothing but complaining and bashing are verboten. I think a specific thread on it won't last.
Also, I am curious as to why anyone would want to discuss it in the first place
Edited by MacronNotes on Oct 25th 2022 at 2:50:11 PM
Macron's notes
Some might want to just cause they enjoy the comic, not the toxicity. ...A rare case, but this does happen.
(I mean, you did ask a question, right? :P)
Lost in Space
I don't know why Discord specifically disallows VOIP, but some sites do it because VOIP is not a reliable source of identity. Literally anyone can get a phone number through that method and it links back to them as a real person about as well as a WiFi connection from Starbucks. VOIP is a major source of phone verification fraud.
Sonichu and its writer, CWC (or whatever they refer to themselves as now) are off-limits as topics because the only things people can say about them are how awful they are (the comic and the person), aside from the occasional rabid defenders who show up out of nowhere.
There's literally nothing meaningful or productive to be said. It's shit, everything's shit, and we're all going to die some day, so let's talk about nice things.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 25th 2022 at 5:51:51 AM
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the Retromancer
Remind me how much explicit should a profile pic be to count as inappropriate? I see one troper have multiple erotic (though not explicit) images in their gallry and wonder it'd be worth bringing up.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
(she/her)
Well, I think this is more of a case by case thing. I think it would be better to give us a private report.
Macron's notes
Is there a Hey, Let's Put on a Show kind of thread for looking for collaborators on offsite projects?
Fresh-eyed movie blog
Got pointed here.
Which namespaces interact differently with Related Pages? For example, Tropers/ and Troper Wall/ don't broadcast its wicks.
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
the Retromancer
Maybe just those two.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Thanks
Gee, what a pagetopper
Edited by Archsage on Oct 6th 2022 at 8:15:03 AM
Some call it stalking, I say walking just extremely close behind