TV Tropes is down?

[Katana_Geldar]

For some reason I can't bring up the page and I tried on two different connections.

What's going on?

[TheLaughingMan]

For some reason I can't bring up the page and I tried on two different connections.

What's going on?

I can't access it either. Will probably blow over by tomorrow (uhh, Pacific time).

[Skeppio]

http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/tvtropes.org

Seems to be down. :smallfrown:

[Katana_Geldar]

My life is ruined. :smallfrown:

[TheLaughingMan]

My life is ruined. :smallfrown:

Yeah, Tv Trope'll do that to you.

[RebelRogue]

Seems to be up again now.

[TheLaughingMan]

The wiki will shutting down for about 15 minutes at midnight Eastern time so we can do some database maintenance.

Well that solves that problem.

[rayne_dragon]

I'm kind of glad that I'm not the only one who's addicted to TV tropes.

Although given how often people link to it....

[Everest]

While I left TVTropes for good a couple days ago, as a former troper, I feel it's worth noting that TVTropes occasionally has moments where it goes down, so if it happens, there's (probably) nothing to worry about, and there is some good reason for it.

[Hailphage]

Back up now. :smallsmile:

[Rawhide]

Honestly, with the amount of GitP/TVTropes crossover, they should post here when it goes down. :smalltongue:

[Ravens_cry]

If you picture a Venn Diagram of Tropers and Playgrounders, there is probably significant overlap.

[LaZodiac]

Wow, was I the only one that went on the site early enough to notice "in 15 minutes we will be going down for server maitenence"

Guess so :smallcool:

[Haruki-kun]

If you picture a Venn Diagram of Tropers and Playgrounders, there is probably significant overlap.

TV Tropes might as well be GITP's unofficial summer house.

[_Zoot_]

Yeah, there dose seem to be a lot of overlap between these two sites :smallbiggrin:

Also, I'm glad that it is back up, I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get my fix of TV Tropes :smalltongue:

[windweaver]

It is actually mentioned on one of the Tvtropes articles that the GITP forums can be considered kind of an unofficial troper forum in a lot of ways since a lot of tropers read OoTS and the Giant seems hell bent on using every single trope he possibly can in some form or another.

[Rawhide]

It is actually mentioned on one of the Tvtropes articles that the GITP forums can be considered kind of an unofficial troper forum in a lot of ways since a lot of tropers read OoTS and the Giant seems hell bent on using every single trope he possibly can in some form or another.

Ha. I'd like to see that article.

[rayne_dragon]

... the Giant seems hell bent on using every single trope he possibly can in some form or another.

I'm pretty sure that this holds true for irregular webcomic as well, especially since TV Tropes is frequently linked to in the comic's annotations. I seem to remember the author even commenting on it at one (or more) points.

[windweaver]

Ha. I'd like to see that article.

Last paragraph of the intro for the OoTS article. :)

[The Glyphstone]

Yeah, I'd call Irregular Webcomic the unofficial affiliate of TvTropes before OotS, considering Randall Munroe occasionally goes so far as to just link to a relevant trope instead of write an actual annotation (and he's lampshaded this repeatedly).

[Ravens_cry]

It is actually mentioned on one of the Tvtropes articles that the GITP forums can be considered kind of an unofficial troper forum in a lot of ways since a lot of tropers read OoTS and the Giant seems hell bent on using every single trope he possibly can in some form or another.
And lampshade them to heck and back in the process.The act of lampshade hanging was even lampshaded. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0546.html)

[Haruki-kun]

Yeah, I'd call Irregular Webcomic the unofficial affiliate of TvTropes before OotS, considering Randall Munroe occasionally goes so far as to just link to a relevant trope instead of write an actual annotation (and he's lampshaded this repeatedly).

......Randall Munroe... the creator of xkcd?

[Katana_Geldar]

......Randall Munroe... the creator of xkcd?

Yeah, Irregular Webcomic is created by an Aussie, David Morgan-Mar

[rayne_dragon]

Yeah, Irregular Webcomic is created by an Aussie, David Morgan-Mar

Oh good, I was worried I was going crazy for a moment there.

Oh wait, I'm already crazy...

[The Glyphstone]

Blaaaargh, I got them confused. Yeah, I meant DMM, not Randall.

[Skeppio]

It is actually mentioned on one of the Tvtropes articles that the GITP forums can be considered kind of an unofficial troper forum in a lot of ways since a lot of tropers read OoTS and the Giant seems hell bent on using every single trope he possibly can in some form or another.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8006917&postcount=137

No, he doesn't. :smallannoyed:

[bluewind95]

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8006917&postcount=137

No, he doesn't. :smallannoyed:

He doesn't use tropes because they're in TVTropes, but he does use tropes. TV Tropes doesn't own them, they just list them :smalltongue:

[Dr.Epic]

Seems to be up again now.

The Cheat is not dead!!! I mean TV Tropes is back!!! I'm so glad this crisis I didn't even know about and only last a short time is over!!!

[Tragic_Comedian]

It usually quits working for me in the wee hours. I'm beginning to think it does this on purpose to ensure I get some sleep.

[windweaver]

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8006917&postcount=137

No, he doesn't. :smallannoyed:

I merely meant that he seems hell bent on using every literary convention he can in some way, shape or form. I did not mean to imply that he was a troper, nor that he specifically used Tvtropes.

[Porthos]

Yeah, I'd call Irregular Webcomic the unofficial affiliate of TvTropes before OotS, considering Randall Munroe DMM occasionally goes so far as to just link to a relevant trope instead of write an actual annotation (and he's lampshaded this repeatedly).

And to complete the circle, DMM is a member of this board and posts occasionally here. :smallwink: