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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#26: Sep 9th 2011 at 3:42:11 PM

Yeah, it's pretty big, but I think it captures the trope well enough that we can use it anyway.

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TheDeadMansLife Lover of masks. Since: Nov, 2009
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#27: Sep 9th 2011 at 4:03:14 PM

I like it also. As long as it is not longer than the description.

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#28: Sep 9th 2011 at 4:20:19 PM

It is longer than the description, but I think the level of illustration it provides for the trope makes it worth it.

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#29: Sep 9th 2011 at 4:38:24 PM

[up] Agreed, plus it's not nearly the worst offender for pic size vs. text.

edited 9th Sep '11 4:38:47 PM by Willbyr

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#30: Sep 9th 2011 at 6:57:26 PM

[up] True. Go for it then. Y'all got my vote.

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#31: Sep 9th 2011 at 8:30:29 PM

I bugged around with it, but I had to do some things that may have messed up the quality a tad.

Well, off to do some text replacement at the very least.

edited 9th Sep '11 8:31:29 PM by SalFishFin

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#34: Sep 10th 2011 at 10:20:59 AM

Further Buggery:

some caption text

edited 10th Sep '11 10:24:01 AM by SalFishFin

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#35: Sep 10th 2011 at 10:40:41 AM

Still too tall... It might be a bit much to do but can we chop off the bottom portions of panels 1-3 and the top of panel 4? Or would that be pushing it a bit too far?

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#36: Sep 10th 2011 at 4:53:55 PM

Hm, you could probably crop some of the bottom off of panel 3 and the top of panel 4. No more than a few centimeters though.

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#38: Sep 11th 2011 at 12:04:53 PM

Couldn't find time to remake the edits during the weekend and unlikely to find any during the week either.
Here are the lossless versions.

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#39: Sep 11th 2011 at 12:07:18 PM

Cropped as much as I could from every panel.

some caption text

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#40: Sep 11th 2011 at 9:50:22 PM

The last version's about as compressed as it's going to get...it's good enough for me.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#41: Sep 11th 2011 at 9:52:24 PM

Last version works.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#44: Sep 12th 2011 at 4:03:42 AM

Looks good here, too. Not much more that can be trimmed — maybe five or ten pixels total. Not worth the effort, for the result.

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TheDeadMansLife Lover of masks. Since: Nov, 2009
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#45: Sep 12th 2011 at 7:14:55 AM

On second thought not good over here.

edited 12th Sep '11 7:18:37 AM by TheDeadMansLife

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#47: Sep 12th 2011 at 7:42:58 AM

[up] A little too small...a midrange between that one and the previous one would be best.

TheDeadMansLife Lover of masks. Since: Nov, 2009
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#48: Sep 12th 2011 at 8:07:54 AM

I object. This trope seems more like someone from the hero's past who he meet later again, only the mentor is flawed or evil now.

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SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#49: Sep 12th 2011 at 8:41:52 AM

Tropes Are Flexible, plus we already have Evil Mentor. The trope should apply to anyone that a character believes to be in high standard otherwise. Should we take it to TRS or just edit the description now?

edited 12th Sep '11 8:42:14 AM by SalFishFin

TheDeadMansLife Lover of masks. Since: Nov, 2009
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#50: Sep 12th 2011 at 8:48:07 AM

Evil mentor is for mentors who where always evil and were trying to turn the hero. This is when The Hero's hero or mentor turns out to be evil or full of vice, but still trained them properly.

That's why it's a broken pedestal.

Please.

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