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Text-Formatting Rules for formatting. I don’t know if you’ve gone through How to Create a Work's Page and How to Collect Tropes but those are essential reading for new tropers wanting to make works pages.
Yes, when you create a page, it goes right up. If you don’t want to put up a half-finished page, you can work on it in your personal sandbox (Sandbox.Bolt DMC) and copy and paste it into the page you want to make.
We do have a PM system — if you click on your icon there should be a “Messages” link in the dropdown. My account is super old so I’m not sure if this feature is available to new tropers right off the bat.
I’ve been making pages for a long time and wouldn’t mind looking over your new page. If you want more people to look through it, you can also put the draft on the Trope Launch Pad, but Work Pages Are a Free Launch.
Thanks, this was really helpful! Will be back in touch when I've got something to critique.
Here's some other links you'll probably find helpful:
But I'd suggest just going on a dive through the rules pages and see what you can learn. Things here can get a little complicated at times, so knowing at least where the rules pages are can help a lot.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Hiya!
Long time site reader, just joined yesterday (more than 24 hours ago) and had my account approved. Am interested in creating a work list with tropes and at least one author page (fanfic category), and have drawn up word files with wording specifics. Have done some reading about how to do this, but have got several questions (and note that I'm kind of technology challenged, don't know HTML, etc.):
-If I create the page, does it publicly post up automatically? Or is there a saved template area where pages under construction are put?
-Am a little confused about starting the page, as well about creating links within the article (both to other TV Tropes pages and to outside pages). I don't expect I'll be creating folders.
-I'm keen to learn, and would like to have someone who knows the site critique my pages before they're made public if that's possible.
-Is there a way to PM other tropers?
I'm also planning to make some fanfic recs, and may need help here as well.
Many thanks!
Bolt DMC