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Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#1: Feb 29th 2012 at 4:18:47 AM

Because this article doesn't have an image yet. I decided to look for one and... didn't find anything good on GIS.

Since opening a thread for a image-less page is valid, I decided to start it to see if there were any suggestions.

edited 29th Feb '12 11:25:21 AM by Oreochan

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Feb 29th 2012 at 3:36:01 PM

"A chronoscope or a time viewer is a device that uses images that show past or future events like a television. They can sometimes also cause time travel."

e.g. The Mirror of Galadriel or Dr. Who's Time-Space Visualiser.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#3: Feb 29th 2012 at 4:56:50 PM

Ka-pow?

I have a message from another time...
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#4: Feb 29th 2012 at 5:07:19 PM

I like that one!

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#5: Feb 29th 2012 at 5:28:45 PM

I like it too. It's not bad at all.

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#6: Feb 29th 2012 at 11:30:04 PM

That's probably about the best we're going to get.

Fight smart, not fair.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#7: Mar 1st 2012 at 4:22:04 AM

I'm good with that as long as it's legible at 350 px.

Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#8: Mar 1st 2012 at 4:55:47 AM

Nevermind, I messed up.

edited 1st Mar '12 5:08:44 AM by Oreochan

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
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#9: Mar 1st 2012 at 4:57:02 AM

That is only 239px wide... take it to 275 or so and I think it will be readable.

Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#10: Mar 1st 2012 at 5:06:16 AM

Here's 350:

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#12: Mar 1st 2012 at 7:22:05 AM

A minor point: the image is huge, and the article is so short. Since shrinking the image will drop its quality, can we expand the article?

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#13: Mar 1st 2012 at 7:31:35 AM

Adding more to an trope definition just to make it longer on the page is a really bad idea.

Her's the image with the comic title cropped off:

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#15: Mar 1st 2012 at 8:01:06 AM

That makes sense, although you can say that the article is still shorter than what's optimum (compare/constrast, etc.). However, that cropped version doesn't lose anything, I like it.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#16: Mar 1st 2012 at 8:11:24 AM

If there are valid compare/contrast tropes that should be mentioned, add them, by all means. But what are they?

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#17: Mar 1st 2012 at 8:49:49 AM

Not familiar with this trope, which is why I brought it up—couldn't do it myself. But you're right, it's not necessary. I still prefer the cropped version, though.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
Oreochan from Pennsylvania Since: Dec, 1969
#19: Mar 1st 2012 at 11:33:04 AM

For what it's worth, I added a line to compare it to a Magic Mirror or a Crystal Ball since it's basically sci-fi's equivalent to those two. Given that image seems to have enough and no one has suggested anything else, I can go put it up now?

edited 1st Mar '12 11:42:14 AM by Oreochan

"Learning without thinking is labor lost. Thinking without learning is dangerous."
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#20: Mar 1st 2012 at 1:20:48 PM

Go for it; I doubt we'll find anything that combines clarity and conciseness like that.

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Court Dragon
#21: Mar 1st 2012 at 1:27:03 PM

Caption: "And yet he never warned him about going to that play..."

I have a message from another time...
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#22: Mar 1st 2012 at 1:34:18 PM

[up] [lol] Pothole "he never warned him" to Jerkass or something similar and I'd say that's a winner.

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#23: Mar 1st 2012 at 1:59:46 PM

For some reason Superdickery comes to mind, there...

Moon
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#24: Mar 1st 2012 at 2:00:30 PM

Where do you think I got the image? tongue

I have a message from another time...
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#25: Mar 1st 2012 at 2:21:31 PM

The pic and caption (as is) are added; we can still debate other potholes.


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