This is a thread for people who will not be or have not been on the site for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.
Generally, expect the following from this thread:
- People announcing their departure or return.
- Moderators announcing a significant forum ban — not trolls or vandals, but someone people will notice and miss.
- Inquiries about an absent troper.
- Responses to inquiries about an absent troper.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2023 at 3:48:36 AM
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Keep Safe, dude.
I might have a limited activity this October due to my participation with one or more art prompts. This year though, I won't participate in Inktober. Not just with the controversies that happened from last year, but I should also broaden myself with the mediums that I use.
ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔By the way, on lurking on the original Trope Report newsletters, who was Some Guy, the original creator of the newsletters, and how did he get banned?
ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔Aww, what a shame.
I don't know how he'd react to the modern day newsletters?
ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔For what it's worth, Fast Eddie personally cut his page with the description: "Finally too much to put up with" (until the cut reason got replaced), and he's been banned since
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January 4, 2011. So he probably has no intention of coming back to TV Tropes.
Edited by SilverCrown on Oct 9th 2021 at 10:21:17 PM
haha didn't see this until now
would've been nice to message on this before i went on brief hiatus
"...This is too much information for a brain that just wants to visit Planet Tensuns..."Hey everyone, I'm just posting to let everyone know I'll probably remain on hiatus for a bit longer. I still don't trust myself with my anger issues to post here without potentially creating problems, so I'll be gone a bit longer. Someday I'll return though, don't worry.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallAlright, I've been thinking it over and fighting with myself about this, and I have decided I am semi-retiring from this site for now. I think I owe everyone an explanation as to what that means and why I'm doing it as well.
This site had become too important to me. When I was called out in the ATT thread that inspired my decision, it came as a gut punch to me. I had been called out before, but this was the first time I really took it to heart. And that was a good thing, and the troper who called me out was absolutely right. I was taking the site way too seriously. Tellingly, when I left the site, my anxiety went way up, which I took as a sign that I needed a break.
This happened because I had/have nothing else to do with my time. I was most active on the site in the throes of COVID, and at the time I was not attending any classes, working any jobs, or doing anything. This made the site more important, too important to me. I was investing massive, unhealthy amounts of hours into the site, and it was mentally rubbing off on me. My anger at site drama increased with this as well.
Furthermore, I said I was getting angrier IRL when I wrote my initial announcement of my hiatus. That was true at the time, and it has only gotten worse since. Thank God I'm receiving professional help, because I've been too angry in general lately. I don't trust myself not to get angry and blow up again on this site given my history and patterns of IRL behavior.
Part of the problem was that this site was filling in a social hole of my own life. I do not have any IRL friends, and I am no longer active on social media, so this site was literally my only social route for some time, which created its own set of problems and contributed to my anger. I'm back in college now and I think/hope things will get better soon, so this may not be as much of a concern heading into the future, but it certainly fueled my problems then, would still fuel problems now, and would probably fuel problems in the future as well.
I initially wanted to come back to this site, but to be less active. Unfortunately I literally can't see that happening. I have poor impulse control, and I could absolutely see myself becoming as unhealthily active as I was before I left. Furthermore, I fear that the site would detrimentally interfere with my schoolwork and home life, which is not something I want to risk.
I will still browse the site, read articles, potentially even read the forums. I may even occasionally post. However, the days of my active involvement in the site are probably finished, at least until I can get my anger and other problems under control. I apologize to everyone I hurt or created problems with while I was here. I don't want to hurt anyone. That's why I'm semi-retiring for now. If I can change my behavior in the future and trust myself again, maybe I'll return, but even then I would have to familiarize myself with all that has happened and would happen since I left. That's why I'm semi-retiring. Best of luck to all you tropers, and may the site continue to grow in the coming years. Thanks for everything. See you space cowboys.
-Tmos
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallSad to see you go Mayor, but I understand. Take care!
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallFor all the years I have been editing the wiki, I never engaged with the forums until recently, and I have made several controversial posts since I began posting here. My passionate nature about certain topics — diversity and politics in the entertainment industry — has led me to speak out of turn without thought to the consequences. It has led me to make confrontational posts that were poorly informed and disruptive to discussions.
I have let myself be drawn into a zealous, toxic mentality that has affected my mental health and ability to enjoy works of fiction. My life has become clouded by a negative atmosphere I became addicted to. Addition to negativity is real, and it took the effects of my own addiction to believe it. I found myself rejecting the notion of good faith and assuming the worst intentions in every person I met or even heard of. The fear and anger I hold against the entertainment industry from the barrage of worker abuse, toxic fanbases, and allegations against celebrities made me unable to trust anyone or enjoy fictional works. Fighting against happiness is not the way a human being should live, yet it was becoming my default mental state, unable to enjoy anything out of fear I would support an abuser or be labeled an abuser myself.
Changes need to be made to improve my mental health, and one of those changes is stepping away from this site for the foreseeable future. Perhaps I will return, but I would prefer to keep myself to the wiki if I do. I would like to think my edits were overall helpful to the wiki, unlike my contributions to discussions here. If any persons were hurt or offended by my posts, I sincerely apologize.
Hey man, no shame. I can definitely relate to a lot of those feelings. I know I had a longer post planned out but I forgot a lot of it. But anyway, take care!
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That's the side of entertainment industry that's so rarely occurred to me. I mean, kinda thought a few times it would be cool to work, say, doing some animation, but... maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be. Can't say, even, I'd have passion, per se, for such things, so... so much for that. You just confirmed my hunch unwittingly what crud that whole thing must be. Thanks.
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That's the type of stuff you need therapy for. If it's available near you, please take it. If you still want to enjoy fictional works, go on websites like Wattpad and Webtoon or stop worrying about shit that happens with the artists. After all, separate the art from the artist.
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Oct 28th 2021 at 8:03:29 AM
CG for short
If you're feeling stressed and exhausted, then do so, even for just a week.
Alright, I'm going back on break. I have a bad habit of mini-modding and I need to get that under control before I end up getting in trouble for it. Perhaps I took my goal to help out the staff with issues way too far.
I deeply apologize if I came off as unpleasant. That was never my intention, but I tend to make more mistakes than I realize.
EDIT: No I still need more time.
Edited by themayorofsimpleton on Nov 10th 2021 at 4:36:09 AM
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallOk, so after a day break to ease myself, here's what I'll be doing from here on out.
I'll be limiting my interactions with the staff and other prolific contributors on the forums and ATT, especially on the moderation thread. I notice that my issues tend to be social in nature and I tend to overstep my boundaries as a regular user without realizing it. The only exceptions are when I need to make urgent reports on ongoing issues like Edit Warring, but I'll just leave ATT reports and call it a day (only bumping if no action is taken yet). As usual, I'll go back to solitary editing and helping out at TLP.
I'll also stay away from the Genshin Impact thread on the Video Game sub-forum because any discussion there that is meta-related has become my Berserk Button, and yesterday, I was barely able to contain my anger there when news about the upcoming patch came. When a thread legit makes me angry, that's a clear sign that I need to steer clear of it. Period.

Good luck dude!
have a listen and have a link to my discord server