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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#1: Apr 18th 2013 at 2:55:46 PM

This isn't urgent, but I'd like to suggest these two images be put on the Sinkhole page as a concise illustration of why we don't want sinkholes, and how they differ from Potholes.

There are Potholes: 
This is a Sinkhole: 

edited 18th Apr '13 2:58:39 PM by Madrugada

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Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#2: Apr 18th 2013 at 3:19:23 PM

Not sure I necessarily like the Visual Pun for potholes — potholes are not bad.

Need anyone to montage them first? Or shall we keep hunting ideas?

Potholes:

Sinkholes:

edited 18th Apr '13 3:41:01 PM by Stratadrake

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#3: Apr 18th 2013 at 3:22:21 PM

It would seem that both images combined together are just about the same size as the page itself.

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#4: Apr 18th 2013 at 5:17:39 PM

I'd be good with just the sinkhole pic in the OP by itself.

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#6: Apr 18th 2013 at 11:03:10 PM

I like the bottom pic myself.

While the upper one reminds me of my background a bit, I don't see much worth in adding it.

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CobraPrime Sharknado Warning from Canada Since: Dec, 1969 Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#7: Apr 19th 2013 at 5:57:36 AM

Yeah, the Sinkhole pic alone would be fine.

Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#8: Apr 19th 2013 at 7:01:31 AM

Yeah, I don't think using "pothole vs. sinkhole" is that great an idea because we're not trying to communicate "sinkhole = really big pothole". Pothole is just the Fan Nickname for a "piped link" and those are Not Bad. Sinkhole is the linking equivalent of a ZCE because there's no clear relation between the label and the link target.

edited 19th Apr '13 7:01:46 AM by Stratadrake

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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
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#9: Apr 19th 2013 at 7:09:51 AM

Count me another vote for sinkhole only, for reasons already said. I'm unsure which of the many images I prefer, though.

edited 19th Apr '13 7:10:26 AM by Telcontar

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#10: Apr 19th 2013 at 7:11:30 AM

One or two more votes for the single sinkhole pic and we can fill it in.

ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#11: Apr 19th 2013 at 8:00:59 AM

I think the idea was to put the sinkhole on Sinkhole and the pothole on Pothole.

I'm good w/ the sinkhole, though.

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EditorPallMall Don't Fear the Spiders from United States, East Coast Since: Feb, 2013
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#12: Apr 19th 2013 at 8:04:39 AM

[tdown]Sinkhole looks too awesome. Might send the wrong message.

Keep it breezy!
justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#13: Apr 19th 2013 at 2:43:28 PM

How about a pic showing sinkholes as a serious problem. (from here.)

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m8e from Sweden Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
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#16: Apr 23rd 2013 at 7:23:46 PM

Shadow Hog was the vote I was asking for, so the OP sinkhole pic is up and tagged. Caption or no?

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#17: Apr 26th 2013 at 9:49:14 AM

Hearing nothing, let's lock up.

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