Suggestion: Moving The Goalposts

The image currently on Moving The Goal Posts is a Visual Pun that requires a photoshopped-in text balloon to work. I suggest we replace this by an image that actually shows the trope, such as panels 5 through 7 from this comic.

I say include 8. 5-7 is illustrative, but it's a bit dry without the punchline. Also think we should edit it so it's on two rows, two panels on top, two on the bottom.

But even just 5-7 is an improvement.

edited 18th Jun '13 7:05:50 AM by Larkmarn

Not sold on either the current or the suggestions, as they are pretty text-reliant.

If we want to keep it literal, but go textless, we could use a screencap from this Segata Sanshiro commercial. Somewhere around 18 seconds in.

I'm leaning towards pull. A Visual Pun seems like it distracts from the trope, and the Dilbert one is just text.

I like that, too.

The only real way we could picture this without much text is if we had something like a "No Girls Allowed" sign placed over another that says "All Are Welcome!" or something like that.

edited 18th Jun '13 8:31:11 AM by KingZeal

Maybe something involving The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers?

• squints* The guys in the current are Photoshopped in too, aren't they?

Ugh.

I don't see why we suddenly need a textless image for this trope. We have plenty of tropes illustrated with a few panels from a comic strip, after all. It would be ironic if people in this thread were moving the goalpoasts for acceptable imagery

Textless and just text are not binary choices.

Here are some results that came up from GIS "moving the finish line": [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊

I personally prefer the Dilbert to any of the literal "moving the finish line/goalposts" images, even if it is wordy. The trope is only rarely used with real, physical goalposts. It's a trope that's most often expressed using words, a page image that uses words to demonstrate it isn't bad.

I think the Dilbert strip also manages to get the intent across. Pointy-Haired Boss is just trying to fire the guy and is obviously creating new requirements until he gets his way.

I like it when comics can be flat out mean spirited.

OP:

Yeah. I like that much better than a literal example or a visual pun.

Looks good to me.

I'm happy with that.

for 15. I think this trope needs text unless we're going for a literal image like those in 12.

If we were going for a literal image, 12.2 would be my choice.

I'm fine with the Dilbert one. I think it's better than a literal example.

Another from me.

Alright, it's up, potholed and tagged. Caption or no?

We really need more text?

I vote no caption.

No caption needed.