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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:

  1. People announcing their departure or return.
  2. Moderators announcing a significant forum ban — not trolls or vandals, but someone people will notice and miss.
  3. Inquiries about an absent troper.
  4. Responses to inquiries about an absent troper.

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Not that I'm going anywhere, but this is a thread for people who will not be on the forums 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.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2023 at 3:48:36 AM

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#24651: Aug 16th 2023 at 9:38:05 AM

Selkies logged in about a week ago.

Macron's notes
Echidna from Ontario, Canada (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Two-timing
#24652: Aug 27th 2023 at 3:25:24 PM

After some time I am now back from what happened for a month ago. So yes I am now here in the depth of hell ready to plunge the world!

Edited by Echidna on Aug 27th 2023 at 6:25:32 AM

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#24653: Aug 27th 2023 at 3:30:48 PM

[up] Welcome back, Echidna!

CG for short
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#24654: Aug 27th 2023 at 3:32:15 PM

[up][up] Welcome back! Hope you're doing OK.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
Delete message
#24657: Aug 27th 2023 at 6:01:45 PM

Welcome back! cool

135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311
alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#24658: Aug 27th 2023 at 10:18:27 PM

Hello again.

ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔
GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
coemedypink hello vro from down in the deep blue sea (Series 2) Relationship Status: The vvillage twwo-wwheeled devvice
hello vro
#24660: Aug 28th 2023 at 3:53:13 AM

yo

hey look it's my signature
JHD0919 (Life not ruined yet)
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#24662: Aug 29th 2023 at 5:28:06 PM

They logged in a few days ago. They just aren't active on the site.

Macron's notes
coemedypink hello vro from down in the deep blue sea (Series 2) Relationship Status: The vvillage twwo-wwheeled devvice
hello vro
#24663: Aug 30th 2023 at 5:47:05 AM

Star Manatee hasn't been active this week. i miss them. whatever they're up to though, i hope they're fine

hey look it's my signature
GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#24664: Aug 30th 2023 at 4:28:41 PM

[up]They've been online today, and last posted eight days ago, so they haven't been inactive that long.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 30th 2023 at 6:28:54 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
MsOranjeDiscoDancer 2much2furious from the Saja Boys' last performance! Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Will you go out with me to the End?
2much2furious
#24665: Aug 31st 2023 at 5:23:02 PM

not sure if this is the right place to ask since i wont name the troper in question, but i noticed someone who had blanked their troper wall and troper page had zero results in the 'posts by troper' search, despite having forum posts still visible. was there a feature to nuke forum post history? i know multiple tropers who did not want to be on the site on any capacity anymore would vandalize the wiki on behalf of jesuotaku/something awful to get their accounts nuked

i may be dead inside but at least i have Mystery :,)
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#24666: Aug 31st 2023 at 5:49:12 PM

No, we don't have that feature as things stand right now. Also, not sure where the right thread for this question would be buut I'll answer it anyways.

I have noticed that certain users with older accounts don't display properly on "posts by troper" for some reason. I forgot if there was a workaround to this or not.

Edited by MacronNotes on Sep 2nd 2023 at 9:56:34 AM

Macron's notes
MsOranjeDiscoDancer 2much2furious from the Saja Boys' last performance! Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Will you go out with me to the End?
2much2furious
#24667: Sep 1st 2023 at 1:08:27 PM

^ thankee kindly

i notice a lot of them stopped editing at least before 2017

i may be dead inside but at least i have Mystery :,)
Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#24668: Sep 1st 2023 at 11:34:14 PM

I've found that sometimes the capitalization matters. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/forum_troper_posts.php?fortroper=sixthhokage1 works while https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/forum_troper_posts.php?fortroper=Sixthhokage1 doesn't for example

edit: nevermind, it's just inconsistent no matter what

Edited by Sixthhokage1 on Sep 1st 2023 at 1:38:15 PM

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#24669: Sep 2nd 2023 at 2:42:00 AM

[up]Did you mean to post that in the meta thread? That has nothing to do with absent people if you're posting about yourself, since you're clearly not absent if you're posting.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 2nd 2023 at 4:42:21 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Walkinshadows Since: Jun, 2012
#24670: Sep 2nd 2023 at 2:42:55 AM

[up] They were referring to what Macron said.

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#24671: Sep 2nd 2023 at 3:02:30 AM

[up]Oh, that makes sense. I didn't know about this quirk with posting history until now, plus it's 5 AM and I've been up for hours, so I overlooked that it was a reply due to a lack of alertness.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 2nd 2023 at 5:03:58 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#24672: Sep 2nd 2023 at 6:13:00 PM

Is nw09 still around? Their last edit was on August 21st — have they shown up since? (I'm asking because they have some wick checks lying around I may contribute to in the future).

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#24673: Sep 2nd 2023 at 6:32:32 PM

They were last online today.

EDIT:Meant to say yesterday.

Edited by MacronNotes on Sep 2nd 2023 at 9:45:31 AM

Macron's notes
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#24675: Sep 3rd 2023 at 9:00:57 AM

I'm going to take a break from mod work until at least the middle of the week because health problems from recent weeks have been interfering with things, so I want to get over that first.

I got a rock for Halloween.

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