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* '''The 5T Incident''' (The Time when TLP Trolled Terribly): The chain of events involving two TropeLaunchPad drafts in 2020, provoking an unprecedented amount of trollposting. Is considered an [[CreatorBacklash black mark]] for the website and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain the discussion of it is strictly discouraged]]. The main point is that it led to mass suspensions, the ban on references to it outside the forums, a complete overhaul of Administrivia/TLPGuidelines, and strict moderation of activities in TLP.

* '''GreenLink''': A working link to a '''[[AmbiguityIndex disambiguation]]''' page. Compare '''Blue Link''' and '''Administrivia/RedLink'''. Disambiguation pages can't have links anywhere on the site except for archive pages and the AmbiguityIndex so they are colored green so that they can be differentiated from blue links. Blue links used to appear as green in Night Vision mode so older references to the term maybe referring to those links.

* '''Administrivia/NoRecentExamplesPlease''': Notice that something (a work or a real-life event) may not be added as an example of a trope until a specified length of time has passed.

* '''Blue Link''': A working link to a wiki page. Bluelinks may be '''Administrivia/{{Wiki Word}}s''' or '''{{Pothole}}s'''. Compare '''Administrivia/RedLink'''. "Blue Linked" simply means that one valid trope or work is linked to another. Stringing these together can [[Administrivia/AllBlueEntry make you see blue]].

* '''Comment''': Text that is only visible in the editor, thanks to being preceded with '[=%%=]'. Comments are mainly used to hide editing instructions so that users browsing the wiki won't see them. They are also used to hide '''Administrivia/{{Zero Context Example}}s''' so that editors will be motivated to expand them. Hiding something with comment markup is referred to on-wiki as "commenting [it] out".

* '''Cut''': The support for removal of the entry in question, depending on the subject. Other "destructive" words like "Axe" or "Scissor" can equivalently be used for humor. See '''Nuke''' for more serious cases.

* '''[[DefiedTrope Defied]]''': A form of PlayingWithATrope, a trope is defied when a character in a work is aware that it is about to occur InUniverse and takes steps to avert it or otherwise avoid playing it straight.

* '''[[AmbiguityIndex Disambiguation]]''' (or '''disambig'''): A type of page that links a commonly used term to the various articles that share it. Note that a disambiguation page is automatically displayed if you visit a non-existent page whose title exists in one or more other '''namespaces'''.

* '''{{Discontinuity}}''': When the creator of a work decides that something in continuity is not in canon (example: ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''), you get CanonDiscontinuity. When the fans decide that something in continuity did not happen because they don't like it (''VideoGame/{{Bioshock 2}}''), you get FanonDiscontinuity.

* '''Faux-redlink''' (fake redlink): A link which shows up as red even though the page exists (even as a redirect or a disambiguation). Done to discourage Administrivia/{{sinkhole}}s. Faux-redlinks are always locked and are not edited. A list of them can be found in the Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub.

* '''GreenLink''': A working link to a [[AmbiguityIndex disambiguation]] page. Disambiguation pages can't have links anywhere on the site except for archive pages and the AmbiguityIndex so they are colored green so that they can be differentiated from blue links. Blue links used to appear as green in Night Vision mode so older references to the term maybe referring to those links.

* '''Hat''' and '''Bomb''': The names of upvote and downvote options respectively at TropeLaunchPad to indicate support (or disagreement) for the trope draft to be '''launched'''. These should ''not'' be confused with a "Like" and "Dislike" button.
* '''Hatpuppet''': Derived from "sockpuppet", this is an account used specifically for the purpose of adding hats to a TropeLaunchPad proposal in an effort to make it look like it has more launch support than it really does. Doing this or soliciting it will get you permanently banned.

* '''Meatpuppet''': A person who edits or posts at the instigation of another person, typically to evade a '''ban''' or disguise an '''edit war'''. Meatpuppetry in these cases is grounds for '''suspension'''.

* '''Mini-modding''' or '''backseat modding''': When someone who isn't a [[Administrivia/KnowTheStaff moderator]] attempts to assert authority in areas they do not have authority over, such as making threats regarding something that only mods have authority over, calling for someone to be suspended (or alternatively, telling someone that they will be suspended) despite only the moderators being able to make that decision, or threatening to get a moderator involved in an argument.

* '''Played Straight''': A form of PlayingWithATrope, a trope is played straight when a work uses it as described in its article with no aversions, subversions or anything else of that nature.
* '''PlayingWithATrope''': Not all uses of a trope are straightforward. When you hear the terms "{{Averted| Trope}}", "{{Subverted| Trope}}", and so on, this is what's being referred to.

* '''Primary Link''': The first link on a bulleted line. The primary link is what gets indexed (on index pages) and is generally what people look at first to figure out what the line is about. You should never '''{{pothole}}''' a primary link. Compare '''secondary link'''.

* '''Proxy''': Software or hardware that conceals the origin point of an Internet connection. Please note that, while [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymizing_proxy anonymizing proxies]] have legitimate uses in avoiding certain kinds of censorship, we don't like proxies here because they are often used for ban evasion.

* '''Pull''': A vote at Administrivia/ImagePickin to remove the image from the page, but without declaring it BUPKIS. Can also be called '''No Pic''' if replacement suggestions are not favorable. Pages that have their images pulled have a commented tag that forbids adding a new image without a discussion.

* '''Administrivia/RedLink''': A link to a page that has not yet been created. Compare '''Blue Link'''.

* '''{{Retcon}}''': Short for "retroactive {{continuity}}", this is when the creator(s) of a work change details of the work's {{canon}} and/or continuity, often without acknowledgment. For example, if Bob is 20 when a series starts, but in the next season everyone says he's 30, while no such time has passed for other characters, Bob's age has been "retconned".

* '''Rogue Launch''': When a troper launches a draft from the TropeLaunchPad despite not being the current sponsor. This is not allowed and may result in a suspension.

* '''Secondary Link''': Any links beyond the first on a bulleted line. These will not be indexed and may often be '''{{pothole}}d''' to flow better. Compare '''primary link'''.
* '''{{Self Demonstrating| Article}}''': A style of writing that attempts to demonstrate the concept illustrated, as opposed to just describing it. Because these can easily become incoherent, difficult to read, or just plain weird, we ask that you first write an ordinary version, and then put the silly bits in the [=SelfDemonstrating/=] namespace.

* '''Shoehorn''': Another term for [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope trope misuse]].

* '''Skullfucker''': This tool could delete every single post a user had made in a topic, [[RetGone leaving no trace of it]] (unlike the '''Troll Post''', which left blank posts behind.) It was one of the earliest moderation tools (along with the '''Thump'''). Later replaced with the '''Troll Post''', which itself was dicontinued in favor if simply thumping posts, because it had a tendency to break the post numbers in a thread.

* '''Snip snip''': A phrase used on the Trope Repair Shop, indicating an opinion that the page under discussion ought to be cut. Usually used to imply the page is blatantly cut-worthy.

* '''Sockfarm''': Refers to the practice of creating multiple sockpuppet accounts, most commonly to ban evade, but also sees use for manipulating votes in crowners and the TLP hat/bomb system. For the ban evasion case, many tend to be inactive until the user behind one of the accounts is caught and bounced, and will immediately switch to another once that happens.
* '''Sockpuppet''', or '''sock''': An additional account made by the same person. Sockpuppets are allowed on the forums when they are part of games or roleplays. On the wiki, they are frowned up on as they often signal a ban evader. When adjudicating a ban, '''moderators''' will search for sockpuppets and apply the same action(s) to any found.

* '''Troll Post''': A tool reserved for extreme situations in which '''moderators''' would delete ''all'' posts by a user in a forum topic. The tool has been discontinued in favor of simply using thumps, but this is the smoking debris left behind when the tool was still in use.
* '''Tropable''' or '''tropeworthy''': Able to be correctly described as a trope. These terms are commonly seen on the TLP and Trope Repair Shop, asking whether something is truly a trope, or if it's actually YMMV, Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs, Administrivia/TooRareToTrope, etc. For more information, see Administrivia/IsThisTropable.

* '''Troper's Block''': When a troper is unable to think of something that was just on the tip of their tongue, afflicting a normally productive Launch Pad session in any number of ghastly drains upon the brain.

* '''Administrivia/{{Wick}}''': A link on this site to another page on this site. This is useful for generating Wiki Magic. You can see the number of wicks by clicking the "Related to" button at the top of the page.
* '''WildMassGuessing''' (aka "WMG"): A part of the wiki (found in the WMG Administrivia/{{namespace}}) where tropers can go wild with guesses and speculations about their favorite works. More generally, the process of doing such speculating.
* '''Wild West''': A (usually derogatory) nickname for the early days of the site. Typically refers to a time when users didn't need to Administrivia/{{get known}}, tropes were not separate from YMMV and Trivia, there were no {{Administrivia/namespace}}s, and most site policies didn't exist.

* '''Zapped''': Deleted, without discussion. This is a wiki term used for the action taken to relieve the wiki of text that is clearly outside the boundaries of civil discourse or outside the bounds that the community has agreed to set. Lines, or even whole articles, will be zapped when they are Administrivia/{{natter}}, except in those few areas of the wiki (such as {{Headscratchers/Headscratchers}}) where natter is tolerated, even enjoyed. ''Ad hominem'' attacks, statements directed against a person rather than against an argument, will also likely be zapped. This may also result in [[Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended banning]], for such an attacker.
* '''Administrivia/ZeroContextExample''': An example that isn't fleshed out to give context to the trope and how it is portrayed in a work. We don't like these, and we will comment them out if not elaborated on.
* '''[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]''': A form of PlayingWithATrope, a trope is zig-zagged when it is played with in such a way that it is impossible to categorise it under any other heading such as being triple subverted, or being both inverted and played straight.

* '''The 5T Incident''' (The Time when TLP Trolled Terribly): The chain of events involving two TropeLaunchPad drafts in 2020, provoking an unprecedented amount of trollposting. Is considered an OldShame for the website and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain the discussion of it is strictly discouraged]]. The main point is that it led to mass suspensions, the ban on references to it outside the forums, a complete overhaul of Administrivia/TLPGuidelines, and strict moderation of activities in TLP.

* '''Blank Launch''' (mislaunch): Under older versions of TropeLaunchPad, an unskilled attempt to launch a trope could result in a '''red link''' instead of a trope and remove the draft from the list. Nowadays, the only way to cause a blank launch is to try launching a trope while edit-banned. Still, always [[Administrivia/TLPGuidelines learn the basics]] before you try to launch.

* '''The 5T Incident''' (The Time when TLP Trolled Terribly): The chain of events involving two TropeLaunchPad drafts in 2020, provoking an unprecedented amount of trollposting. Is considered an OldShame for the website and the discussion of it is strictly discouraged. The main point is that it led to mass suspensions, the ban on references to it outside the forums, a complete overhaul of Administrivia/TLPGuidelines, and strict moderation of activities in TLP.

* '''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=images Image Pickin']]''': Where article images are discussed. If you want to change (or remove) an existing image, go here. You don't have to go here to add an image to a page without one, unless it has a comment saying that it was removed by Image Pickin'.

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* '''One-handed troping''': Writing on the wiki that was added mainly or solely to gush about something or somebody the editor found hot. So named for the idea that the user only typed it with one hand since the other one was... [[ADateWithRosiePalms in use]]. This is not allowed, as it violates our Administrivia/NoLewdnessNoPrudishness policy.

* '''Description''': The part of a page describing what the page is about. Usually it's defining a trope or describing a work. Often comes in different forms, such as SelfDemonstratingArticle or ExampleAsAThesis.

* '''Drama Importation''': Editing the wiki or posting on TV Tropes forums with the intent to influence private disputes happening on another site. Doing so is grounds for suspension. The same applies to '''Drama Exportation''', using other sites to influence matters occurring here. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=365rl6gt9w6vijv1envyi76j&page=1#comment-2 This post]] goes in further detail.

* '''Drama Importation''': Editing the wiki or posting on TV Tropes forums with the intent to influence private disputes happening on another site. Doing so is grounds for suspension. The same applies to '''Drama Exportation''', using other sites to influence matters occurring here.

* '''AliceAndBob''': Two hypothetical characters used to illustrate a concept. They and various other such characters can often found on a trope's Playing With page.

* '''Curly Brackets''': ''{{ }}'' The way to make single-word titles WikiWord (for example, ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''), or a way to make larger wiki words and control the spacing. Compare '''CamelCase'''. See Administrivia/TextFormattingRules for how to implement them.
* '''Custom Title''': You can [[Administrivia/HowToMakeACustomTitle request these]] for any article to change how the title is displayed in wicks and the page header. These are usually done to add punctuation, leading numerals, or diacritics to plain-text titles. For example, "Pokémon" is not a valid WikiWord, so the article is created at "Pokemon" and then given a '''custom title'''.

* '''{{Pothole}}''': A WikiWord embedded in text, known as a '''piped link''' over on Website/ThatOtherWiki. [[TheContributors We]] [[PerverseSexualLust like]] [[Administrivia/AllBlueEntry potholes]] [[DarthWiki/ThisExists here]] [[ShortTitles at]] Website/TVTropes. See also '''Administrivia/{{Sinkhole}}'''.

* '''WikiWord''': The most common way of forming a '''wick'''. Can be made using '''CamelCase''', if the title has multiple words, or '''curly brackets''' if it is a single-word title.

* '''Blue Link''': A working link to a wiki page. Bluelinks may be '''{{Wiki Word}}s''' or '''{{Pothole}}s'''. Compare '''Administrivia/RedLink'''. "Blue Linked" simply means that one valid trope or work is linked to another. Stringing these together can [[Administrivia/AllBlueEntry make you see blue]].

* '''{{CamelCase}}''': The usual way of creating '''{{Wiki Word}}s''' onsite, achieved by removing the spaces between two or more words, e.g. [=CamelCase.=]

* '''Ptitle:''' Archive/{{Punctuated Title|s}}. In the past, all titles containing non-alphanumeric characters other than hyphens, or starting with a number (e.g. ''Film/ThreeHundred'') used to be ptitles. Ptitles couldn't be linked to with {{Wiki Word}}s, and could only be created with special markup. They were phased out with the advent of Archive/ThePtitleReplacementSystem; now we use custom titles instead, and the only remaining ptitles are redirects, preserved in order to avoid breaking inbound links.

* '''Hat''' and '''Bomb''': The names of upvote and downvote options respectively at TropeLaunchPad to indicate support (or disagreement) for the trope draft to be '''launched'''.

* '''Misuse''': An example which doesn't fit the trope's parameters as laid out in its article. This is commonly caused by a trope's definition being too broad or too narrow. Tropes which suffer from persistent misuse are liable to end up in the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/conversations.php?topic=renames Trope Repair Shop]].

* '''Misuse''': An example which doesn't fit the trope's parameters as laid out in its article. This is commonly caused by a trope's definition being too broad or too narrow. Tropes which suffer from persistent misuse are liable to end up in the Trope Repair Shop.