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Deadlock Clock: Feb 11th 2013 at 11:59:00 PM
nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
#1: Jan 6th 2013 at 10:27:09 AM

The current pic works, but it's a little bit boring. How about this one? [1]

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#2: Jan 6th 2013 at 11:07:33 AM

That one is either all text or doesn't have enough focus on the important bits.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#3: Jan 6th 2013 at 12:07:10 PM

Current is better. Also says that its not just about comma's.

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nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
#4: Jan 6th 2013 at 7:12:15 PM

I don't see how it's any less "all text" than the current pic, and it's more visually interesting.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#5: Jan 6th 2013 at 7:19:33 PM

Current shows the error.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#6: Jan 6th 2013 at 8:23:15 PM

One shows someone shooting at a paper because he's mad at an error, and the other shows the actual error. Visuals are nice, but it's usually a benefit if they actually have something to do with the trope.

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TropeEater That One Troper from the depths of Hell Since: Mar, 2012
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#9: Jan 18th 2013 at 8:32:56 AM

I like the suggestion, but I'm a bit worried that Yanks won't know what "inverted commas" are. I didn't know what they were until a year or two ago.

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ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#10: Jan 18th 2013 at 8:35:07 AM

That's not the problem with the suggestion. The problem with the suggestion is that the current shows the error, while the suggestion only says what the error was, but doesn't actually illustrate it. This makes the current a stronger image.

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TheThnikkaman Phinatic Since: Apr, 2011
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#12: Feb 8th 2013 at 4:21:45 AM

The suggestion is funny but the current one shows the actual error, so I'm going to vote keep.

RobinZimm Since: Jan, 2001
#13: Feb 8th 2013 at 8:23:44 AM

Again: current shows the error, proposed doesn't. Keep.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#14: Feb 12th 2013 at 3:53:32 AM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity. No action is to be taken based on this thread. I'll tag the page as a "keep" since that's the consensus in the thread.

edited 12th Feb '13 3:54:15 AM by Willbyr

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