We are Tropedia, a wiki about all forms of media and entertainment -- and the tropes found therein.
Why we care about tropes
We love fiction because it reveals truths about the human condition that we could never learn from an encyclopedia. It transforms our moods from the heights of comedy to the depths of drama; it transports us into the life of characters and to fantastic lands. We feel that by talking about the way that stories are put together, we can gain a deeper understanding and affection of our favorite works (though some would disagree).
So just as the very first wiki, the Portland Pattern Repository, sought to catalog the patterns in software development, we seek to catalog all of the patterns in media -- the patterns we call tropes.
Why we left The Other Tropes Wiki
TV Tropes began a policy of censoring pages in early 2012, in response to pressure from Google AdSense. We felt that we could make a community that would be free from commercial influences (at in regards to censoring legitimate discussion), and more responsive to the concerns of the community. For the nitty-gritty, see History.
Who Owns the Wiki
Tropedia was founded by GethN7 as "All The Tropes". The current owners (bureaucrats) are SelfCloak and Janna2000.
But the owners of the content of the wiki are all of the editors who make this such a fun place to be in -- the fans, the critics, and the creators will ultimately control the destiny of this wiki.
The owners of the servers that support this website are the folks at FANDOM.