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Many of those improvements begin with suggestions posted right here, on the Community Wishlist. Is there a feature you really want on TVTropes? Post it.
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Important things to know:
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- Help us dig through the goldmine of old wishlist items! If you have an old request gathering dust or spot one you're totally on board with, give it a bump and a like. There's a treasure trove of 6+ years' worth of ideas just waiting to be rediscovered. Items without enough love may not make the cut and will be closed.
- Was your wishlist item locked up without an explanation? It was most likely disapproved or just too big of a task versus the benefit it would ultimately have. Time is precious, and we want to focus on updates with the biggest bang for the buck. Don't be discouraged though! We appreciate every idea and we're always listening.
Make a Tech Wish:
closed PM block other tropers without sending a PM
Currently, PM blocks on other tropers can only be applied while viewing a PM that's already been sent to the troper being blocked. I therefore suggest giving tropers the ability to PM block other tropers without having to send them a PM first.
closed Media Finder redirect still a redlink
I asked about this in a bug report query
I made a week-and-a-half ago but got absolutely zero response, so I'm reposting it here.
So in a previous query
I requested that Main.Media Finder be redirected to the Media Finder page.
That request has now been fulfilled, and I can't thank the admins enough for doing it...but it's still a redlink. If the redlink is left as-is, not many people will know it's a redirect - therefore, I request that it be blueshifted.
closed "New search" serious downsides
Some more feedback on the "new search" tool. One critical difference it has from the current search tool: it has no quotation mark phrase-searching program, unlike the old one, rendering it next to useless if you're looking for a specific phrase or multi-word title.
This "new search" tool is currently a massive step down for TV Tropes from the one we already have. It needs some serious polishing before it replaces the current search tool.
closed Edit buttons for Followed Pages
Since the Related pages now have Edit buttons that allow you to go straight to the edit page of a given article, I think the articles in the Followed Pages list should have them as well.
closedAPP Search Box
I would appreciate a search box that allows you to hone in on specific words or characters on the page that you’ve typed into the box, adjustable for case matching. Like, if I’m looking for all instances of the word “egregious” on a page, and I can just type that word into the box and go to wherever it is on the page.
closed Save draft edits before publishing them on the site.
Depending on the work, I may do either big edits or small edits. If I do big edits like adding links, adding trope examples with long explanations, editing Character Sheets, etc.
But what if I make a mistake when editing and don't notice it until I publish it? I know there are sandboxes meant to help Tropers test out the website's formatting, but what if there was a "save draft" button on the Edit Page if anyone wants to be on the safe side?
I dunno, it's just an idea...
Edited by SleepingStarAikunoclosed Image moving thread
Whenever I upload a new image, I usually get an "Internal Server Error" and the image doesn't appear. If I upload it again, it works, but the original one is still broken. Since there's a thread where we ask moderators and engineers to mave pages
, I think there should be one for images too. In my case, it should involve deleting the broken image and giving its name to a reuploaded one.
closed Let us see who Liked our personal pages
Someone apparently liked my horribly non-standard Tropers page enough to Like it.
Since such pages are so personal, I'd like to know who liked it?
closed Pings from TLP
I've only just learned that apparently, attempts to ping someone from a post on the Trope Launch Pad don't work. As a result, my attempt to reach out to someone in this manner didn't have any affect until recently.
This really needs to be remedied, since it's the only forum-esque location on the site that I know of that doesn't send pings.
Until next time...
Anon e Mouse Jr.
closed Make the Launch and Discard Button on TLP move far away from the Reply Button
I'm not sure if rogue launches are intentional or accidental, where they mistake the "Reply" button near the Launch buttons, but I think the Launch buttons need to be moved a bit further away from the "Reply" button.
closed Multi-Line Comment Syntax
%%^ Let there be dedicated multi-line comment syntax using two percentage signs followed by a caret, with another caret and another two percentage signs to close the comment. I know that there's already that one trick with the numbered lists, but I think it'd be useful to have this exist, too. ^%%
Edited by Lapsem
Alleged Number1KirbyFan
closed On "Related" tab, show which whicks are in a bulleted list
Each wick could mention where it is on bulleted text or not. This would help a lot in separating wicks from descriptions and example lists.
Different, but similar suggestions:
closed Edit War option under Issue Helper
An ATT, I forgot where, pointed out that Issue Helper doesn't offer Edit War as one of the options, an issue I've noticed before myself.
Would that be possible to add to the list? Or is there a reason it's not already there?
closed Engineer hats to complement mod hats
I'm assuming the mod hat code on the backend is extendable to different user roles. If that's the case, why not let our engineers have "engineer hats" of their own which can be toggled on or off on forum threads? I'm using a random forum post from WarJay77 as an example here:
We could even give them green highlights for their posts, like I'm trying to do with this custom CSS:
#engineercommentedit { background: #4d96004a !important; } span#engineercommentedit2 { background: #33750000 !important; }
(Yes, I know it's not a great color scheme, but it works.)
Though given that the forum has lower priority over the wiki, I understand if the answer is "no", or "you're the only person who's ever thought of this and it's not a great idea."
closed Different color text option for night mode.
I tried to use night mode for TV Tropes. However, I get headaches/migraines from specific sizes and colors or fonts, and the white text on Night Mode was too hard for me to read. I think a color like blue would be easier to read since I am probably not the only one with this issue.
closed A queue for new Image Pickin' threads.
The Image Pickin' Forum only allows 60 simultanious threads, and if you need to change an image, by the letter of the rules you need to have it open and check every 5 minutes to see if a slot is open to create a suggestion thread.
I propose making an official queue feature where you can post your suggestions and see how close the thread us to officially launching. Of course, moderators would be able to remove wrong requests from the queue and suggest improvements.
closed an option to change your password if you forgot it
yep. we (me included) sort of need this, especially the forgetful ones

Anteaters and Aardvarks are lovely but underrated animals, like, it would be really cool to see more tropes revolving anteaters and aardvarks!
Edited by SapphireVampBitez