I was talking to a friend the other day and she relayed how a Troper (RedBerryBlueCherry, known as "Chrono Silverpen") has been picking on her. From what she's told me, the harassment and the way they (especially the mods, SeptimusHeap and Berrenta) is racially motivated. Related to that, they're ableist towards another user, too. Oh, and the moderator, "Fighteer" suggested someone commit suicide and that the users there are LGBTQIA+-phobic Don't use this site, just go to the forks.
TV Tropes is one of my most frequented websites, and as you'd expect it's incredibly addicting and can indeed change your life forever.
The only problem… it can be very easy to get banned. The site's moderators are incredibly strict and try and make sure you agree to what they want, not what you want to see. They also never inform you of bans because they see it to be easier to ask why.
So, yes, TV Tropes is a good site, but it's best you don't create an account.
They police grammar harder than user behavior. No matter how hard someone vandalizes a page, they'll think it's all fine and good. Try to fix the vandalism, however, oh no now you've made the egomaniac moderator team upset, and they'll talk down to you condescendingly like a child. Seriously, though, the site is just beyond cancerous in almost every function. The attached picture basically sums up what happens if you don't bow down to every mod, inflate their ego, and constantly admit you're wrong for stuff you didn't do.
You see, I've been on this site for quite awhile and it's changed a great deal since when I first joined.
You see, Fast Eddie is no longer in charge, as he's sold the site (back in 2014). Unfortunately, that's not the issue. The staff, it seems, are hard to reach and the mods seem to target some tropers unfairly. Apparently, from what I've gathered, some pages have been cut for pretty arbitrary reasons.
On top of these, the new sight layout has more bugs than a beehive but the thing that seems to be plaguing it the most is the ads, especially on mobile, as, the ads hijack the page, redirecting you to Lord knows what the hell.
It could be a very good site but it's not the same as it was when I first joined. Nevertheless, I hope things improve.
Once you get banned from the website you don't get a second chance. Also sometimes when you make an account you get denied and when I tried to contact the mods about the denied they don't reply back ever. They're supposed to help people on the website that's but they never will.
Some of the information on this website is fascinating to read at first. But the big downside, is that this website can also cause some long-term depression. The writers of this website also seem to be too obsessed with what they are writing about.
I love how you can look at the different nations media and what is popular around there. This wiki defines various pop-culture terms and I love those little settings like night vision which makes the backround darker also the random trophe and media button. If you spend a lot of time on the internet then this site will show you new terms and tell you about various movies. Great wiki