Here at TV Tropes, we're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. We prefer general guidelines and rely on people's good sense, or our staff (if people are short of good sense), to determine when someone has crossed the line. These guidelines are the <strong>TV Tropes Customs</strong>. </p> <p>We tend not to even think of these customs, but to someone who's new to the wiki — especially its sub-regions like the Trope Launch Pad or Trope Repair Shop — they may be totally foreign. But that's not an issue — we're perfectly willing to teach you about our unique and totally not scary culture: </p>