#sorry for the mistrust anon i just feel asking a random blogger to do all this is a bit weird

[afklancelot]

I was a user on TV Tropes, but I was banned for something that wasn't my fault.  Here are the details:

I was a frequent contributor to the Complete Monster forum (the old one, which was closed last year, with a new one opening on January 16 this year), but one day, we started talking about some seasons of Kamen Rider that had no Complete Monsters, and another user said that there were more.  I asked which ones, but before the user could answer, my post was thumped, and a third user told me to stop asking pointless questions, which, because we'd been talking about Kamen Rider and other users had asked about it, confused me immensely.  I tried to clarify that I'd been responding to the last post, but the third user must have thought that I was talking back, and they hollered the mods.

To make a long story short, I'm now unable to participate in any forums (that also includes the Edit Banned/Suspended thread, so I can't make an appeal), edit or create any pages, read, send, or get any messages, write any reviews, upload any videos, make any changes to my profile (like editing my signature or my avatar), or use the Wishlist, Ask the Tropers, Trope Finder, You Know that Show, the Trope Launch Pad, the Cut List, or Submit a Bug.  The Contact Us feature is useless to me as well, because the only people who can respond to messages sent through that feature are the mods and the staff, and they aren't replying to my messages.  

Fortunately, I remember the (user)names of some people who use the site: ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w. Here's what I'd like you to do:

First, go to the mods of TV Tropes and ask them if it's possible to remove a thump from a post on a forum.  If they say yes, ask them if it's also possible to remove a thump from a post on a locked forum.  There are two ways that this can go.  If they say yes, ask them to go to Page 6082 of the old thread and remove the thump from Post 23 of that page (and Post 152048 of the thread as a whole).  If they say no (that it's impossible to remove a thump from a post on a locked thread), ask them if it's possible to unlock a thread, and if they say yes to that, then ask them to go to the page and remove the thump.  If they say that it's impossible to remove thumps from posts at all, ask them if they can tell you what the post originally said.  Tell the mods nothing of our conversation, my involvement in this matter, or of your plans to tell other Tropers to compare any posts.  Don't forget to specify that the thread you want them to go to is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.

If you (whether it's because the thump was removed or because the mods told you) find out what was said in the post, contact (in this specific order) ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  Send each of them a message that lets them know that you have a few things to tell them and tell them to follow your instructions to the letter.  If they respond, tell each of them about Post 152048 of the Complete Monster thread.  Depending on what happened, tell them either a.) that the thump has been removed or b.) what was said in the post.  Ask them to compare it with the previous post to see how they actually relate and then ask them to ask the mods for their input.  (Again, don't forget to specify that the Complete Monster thread that you're talking about is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.)  Tell none of them anything of our conversation on Tumblr or my involvement in this matter, but do tell each of them to tell the mods nothing of your involvement in this matter.  Inform each one of them that you're contacting the other two and that they should send messages to each other as often as possible and make sure they cooperate.  After that, keep an eye on Ask the Tropers in case a conversation arises.  If it does come up, take part in the conversation so that (in case it's made private) you can tell me what was said.  (I don't want you to make an Ask the Tropers yourself; I just want you to look out for one.)

Remember to tell me exactly what you tell the mods and each user, and tell those users to tell you exactly what they send to the mods (and each other).  Don't forget to tell me exactly how they respond, and don't forget to tell each user to tell you exactly how the mods respond.

PS: There does exist a user called Lightysnake; they've just not made a Tropers page.  If you want proof, simply click on their Edits button.

…ok i’ll be honest with you: this ask is worded kinda sketchily, despite the content of it seeming benign enough. my main concern’s that you’re asking me, a random blogger who only has one mention of visiting tv tropes, to undergo this quest.

don’t get me wrong, i do think you’re being treated like shit with the amount of bans you have AND having mods be silent on you. with that said, you may need to ask someone else, perhaps other friends/people you know, to help you with this.