While the topic is still derailing full force, I really don't mind TV Tropes.
To respond to WarpRattler's post, I don't understand why you seem to be so defensive: "I don't need a site to tell me what's what" is what you're saying, in essence, which leads me to believe that you're basically saying you're "too good" for the site. To me, reading about tropes can be quite interesting like "The Computer is Cheating *******", for example. It's funny because I can relate to it and say, "Haha, yep, I know how that goes", and read about other instances of the specific trope outside of the games/shows/movies I experienced it from originally.