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This is the thread to use if you feel that the page image itself is good but the caption needs help.

If you think that both the image and the caption are poor, please make a thread in Image Pickin' for the page, and we'll work on the image and caption both at the same time.

As with other TRS and IP threads, please state your reasons and make your case in your first post. Don't make the other posters spend time trying to pry it out of you.

Edited by Willbyr on Jun 21st 2021 at 9:42:03 AM

Synchronicity MOD (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5776: May 1st 2024 at 7:48:09 AM

Calling the current crowner [1]

is in and tagged on Just in Time;

Who needs Cold Iron when you have hot lead?

is in and tagged on Muggles Do It Better.

FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
Bullman "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
"Cool. Coolcoolcool."
#5778: May 4th 2024 at 4:43:54 PM

[up] Yeah, I don't think the note is needed either.

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GracieLizzy Since: Dec, 2012
#5779: May 4th 2024 at 5:43:52 PM

[up] Agreed

On Jan 30th 2024 a troper potholed the caption on The Mourning After to Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder basically it went:

From:

Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but what about the biggest absence of all?

To:

I think this pothole actually goes against the spirit of the trope, the entire point is that the person doesn't want to have their heart "go yonder" and move on when their romantic partner died. Would it be okay to remove the pothole?

Edited by GracieLizzy on May 4th 2024 at 1:44:16 PM

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
Bullman "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
"Cool. Coolcoolcool."
#5781: May 4th 2024 at 6:25:22 PM

[up][up] Revert.

Can I ask about the caption for Emma Watson:

I am not against the idea of referencing her most well known work but I feel like this is still too niche a quote. Maybe something like this:

Edited by Bullman on May 4th 2024 at 8:25:34 AM

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StarSword Captain of USS Bajor from somewhere in deep space Since: Sep, 2011
Captain of USS Bajor
#5782: May 4th 2024 at 7:34:55 PM

[up][up][up]Definite sinkhole. Cut it.

[up]Works for me.

PAPERBOAT2001 TOMNICE from Hungary Since: May, 2020
TOMNICE
#5783: May 5th 2024 at 2:52:09 AM

I think the caption in Administrivia.Spoilers Off should have a link to Film.King Kong 1933 because it is mentioned in the image. It could be potholed with the "Too soon?" line and the external link to the comic could be in a note. Like this (but if you have a better idea, then you can correct me):

Too soon?note 

I like to eat poop
AlmightyKingPrawn I can chase the wind, I can race the rain from Down at Fraggle Rock *clap clap* Since: Oct, 2019 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
I can chase the wind, I can race the rain
#5784: May 5th 2024 at 8:59:37 AM

Any thoughts on my post? It got pretty ignored, and I think these highly irrelevant captions about stuff like Fraggle eyelids and Mokey's apparent resemblance to Marge Simpson (the latter possibly being a stealth complaint) really need fixing.

Edited by AlmightyKingPrawn on May 5th 2024 at 12:06:02 PM

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Bullman "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
"Cool. Coolcoolcool."
#5785: May 6th 2024 at 9:07:45 AM

LeVar Burton's caption was changed without it being discussed anywhere. It was this:

Now it is this:

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Bullman "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
"Cool. Coolcoolcool."
#5786: May 6th 2024 at 1:19:33 PM

R-Rated Opening was also changed without discussion.

Old:

Yes, that is a child being sent to the gallows. Yes, you read that right, in a Disney movie.

Current:

Ah, just another lighthearted Disney mo- wait, WHAT?!

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Riolugirl Rookie Trope Repairer from whence you came, you shall remain... (Experienced Trainee) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
#5787: May 6th 2024 at 1:32:05 PM

[up] & [up][up] Revert.


The image caption on Awesome.Robot Wars had another sentence added to it (emphasis mine) without discussion:
Splinter suffering a mild technical fault. Hypno-Disc just happens to be nearby. One of those sentences is a case of Blatant Lies, can you guess which one?
Seems too crufty to keep — the first two sentences get the point across just fine.

"As long as I have my comrades with me, I can do anything!" (She/Her) (Current Focus: Cleaning Hell Is That Noise misuse)
MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#5788: May 6th 2024 at 6:13:36 PM

[up] Agreed, cut that sentence.

[up][up] I actually prefer the current on R-Rated Opening. I think it's punchier.

Edited by MurlocAggroB on May 6th 2024 at 7:13:43 AM

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GracieLizzy Since: Dec, 2012
#5790: May 6th 2024 at 7:09:13 PM

I've added the caption to WesternAnimation.Lloyd In Space that seemed to be gaining consensus but I wasn't sure if it had enough to warrant a tag?

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#5791: May 8th 2024 at 12:29:22 PM

The caption for Star Trek: Generations seems a bit snarky.

Two legends unite...for about twenty minutes.

Edited by costanton11 on May 8th 2024 at 2:30:30 PM

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
Tylerbear12 Just a guy. from The Green Hills. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Just a guy.
#5793: May 8th 2024 at 5:29:15 PM

I don't think it needs an outright pull, maybe just cut out the snarky part. Caption still works without it.

Two legends unite.

Edited by Tylerbear12 on May 8th 2024 at 11:14:22 AM

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#5795: May 9th 2024 at 6:29:50 PM

Any additional thoughts on the Star Trek: Generations caption?

GracieLizzy Since: Dec, 2012
#5796: May 10th 2024 at 4:33:37 AM

See I think the snark is funny but I realise we're trying to move away from that as a wiki but I think cutting just the snarky bit would be misleading as they do only spend a short time both on screen together and it's way more Picard's story.

Apparently this was a tagline:

"The torch of adventure is about to be passed"

Which I think works?

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#5797: May 10th 2024 at 8:37:09 AM

[up]That works, anyone else have any opinions on that one?

Bullman "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
mightymewtron Angry babby from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Angry babby
#5799: May 10th 2024 at 11:24:51 AM

The caption doesn't seem necessary anyway, though I haven't seen much of The Office so I don't know if it's referencing something about Idris specifically or not.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5800: May 10th 2024 at 5:02:50 PM

(have not seen much of it either) It's a meme Idris' character says [1], so not entirely gratuitous. The note can probably go.

Edited by Synchronicity on May 10th 2024 at 8:04:27 AM

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