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Deadlock Clock: Apr 19th 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: Dec 10th 2011 at 8:35:12 PM

Okay, so the image on Seven-Year Rule is two shots of one wrestler fighting another. It's hardly clear from the images that these are several years apart, nor that the same story is happening in both of them, nor indeed that the guy being defeated on the left is the same as on the right.

So I don't think this demonstrates the trope, and move to pull.

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#3: Dec 11th 2011 at 6:17:26 AM

Thirding the pull.

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#4: Dec 11th 2011 at 8:59:29 AM

I dissent. The caption provides necessary context (and contrary to sometimes loudly-expressed opinion, that is allowed.)

EDIT: Actually, I think it's a moot point. Per this TRS threat, the trope will be merged with NOHAMOTYO anyway.

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#5: Dec 11th 2011 at 12:18:26 PM

[up]It still can be the image for the new merged page

I oppose the pull, the caption gives the context needed to understand the concept, and the are enough visual cues that it's the same people in the same situation and at different points in time.

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#7: Dec 11th 2011 at 12:35:31 PM

I was going to support, but I took another look at it, and I haven't even read the caption, but it looks like the same thing happening twice to me, and that's what the trope is, after all.

Maybe edit some dates into the actual image if we're looking to improve it, though.

edited 11th Dec '11 12:36:12 PM by INUH

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#8: Dec 13th 2011 at 1:32:38 AM

Trope merging issues aside... Keep.

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#9: Dec 13th 2011 at 1:43:39 AM

Keep it till something clearer can be found. It's not bad, though I WOULD like clearer images (maybe a vertical stack so we can better see WTF is going on)

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#10: Dec 13th 2011 at 10:20:52 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested. It's not the best image but I think it fits just enough to not need to be pulled.

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#11: Dec 13th 2011 at 1:21:47 PM

Adding the dates to the pic would help it.

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#12: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:20:59 PM

I'd say the pic fits the spirit of the trope. The same two wrestlers fighting at a faux-grave site on two different occasions. Adding the dates to the pic would help to clarify, but the pic itself is a solid example.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#13: Jan 16th 2012 at 10:01:21 PM

Being a solid example doesn't make it a good page image. They are to help communicate the idea, not give an example above the example line.

edited 16th Jan '12 10:03:36 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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#14: Mar 2nd 2012 at 4:19:21 AM

I wanna say we could do something with this Shortpacked strip, but I'm not sure what.

edited 2nd Mar '12 4:19:43 AM by Willbyr

Feather7603 Devil's Advocate from Yggdrasil Since: Dec, 2011
#15: Mar 2nd 2012 at 10:03:08 AM

[up][up] I think it does explain the trope. Being a solid example doesn't exactly hurt.

[up] Too wordy, it it does a poor job of showing the trope.

Current picture is good.

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#17: Apr 20th 2012 at 6:21:35 AM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity/lack of consensus. No action is to be taken based on this thread.

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