TV Tropes
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Type of site | Wiki |
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| Available in | 13 languages |
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| URL | tvtropes |
| Commercial | Ad-supported |
| Registration | Required for all features other than viewing |
| Users | 16,000+ |
| Launched | April 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC-BY-SA before July 2012 CC BY-NC-SA from July 2012 |
| Written in | PmWiki (very heavily modified with no current source code used) |
TV Tropes (also written as TVTropes) is a wiki founded in 2004 that collects and documents descriptions and examples of plot conventions and devices, which it refers to as tropes. Its contents cover many creative works and non-media subjects, which are written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as "Tropers". The nature of the site as a provider of commentary on pop culture and fiction has attracted attention and criticism from several web personalities and blogs.