Suggestion: Hiroshima As A Unit Of Measure

I think I probably like 10 without any caption.

Nitrokitty: I ask you again, how do you propose to illustrate a dialogue trope (that is, a trope about what words are used in a situation) with little to no text?

I would use a page quote. Dialogue is not always best illustrated with an image.

But I'm not talking about page quotes and this isn't the "page quote" thread. This is Image Picking, and we're talking about page images.

I don't think there's a problem with using text to illustrate the trope (and the image works, as they're shown around a planning table, which adds a context that a raw quote wouldn't have), but I also think that adding a double caption would be overkill. We want only as much text as is required to demonstrate the trope, and having the giant block of text under the image really doesn't add much.

@Mad: With an image that actually looks interesting.

Then suggest one.

Otherwise, this one's got support, and while your objection has been noted, I don't think it's enough to merit taking this down.

I don't like the idea of nixing all captions entirely, and I also don't like the idea of posting an xkcd comic without its second punchline - which is why I hid it in a labelnote, so it's not particulary intrusive.

Very well. [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊ [4]◊

Not great, I admit, but I still think they're better than the XKCD comic.

There is an OOTS strip with a chart of how evil Belkar is, with time on the x-axis, and "kilonazis" on the y.

Bottom of http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html, unusually high graphics-to-text ratio for an OOTS image, not as many examples as the xkcd suggestion but more concise.

edited 29th Aug '13 4:38:44 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Also not very clear at all. If you have to tilt your head and squint (mostly because it's not spelled correctly), it's not very good.

I still think the xkcd is the best one. The one with the canisters (33.3) come close, though, but it just doesn't feel right for me.

edited 29th Aug '13 6:53:54 PM by AnotherDuck

Megadeaths are not this trope. Kilonazis are similar but not quite this trope. The trope is comparative: expressing a measurable characteristic in terms of something not generally used as a unit of measure. "Evil" is not a measurable characteristic.

edited 29th Aug '13 7:07:30 PM by Madrugada

Of those, I like #3 the best.

I am fine with @33 being 1,3 or 4.

Here we go.

http://imgur.com/jVGkWWV

Caption: "The green line represents a hypothetical offspring of Cruella de Ville and Sauron. ^note It's useful to have a baseline for comparison"

edited 30th Aug '13 3:14:40 AM by Melkior

on XKCD.

That shows Fantastic Measurement System and 20% More Awesome.

edited 30th Aug '13 5:25:04 AM by m8e

Uploaded.

Edit: Now used for Fantastic Measurement System.

edited 30th Aug '13 6:50:16 AM by Melkior

Would fit on Fantastic Measurement System? It really seems more like that trope.

But Nazis aren't a fantasy race.

Fantastic Measurement System doesn't have to be a Fantasy race. Kilonazi is a Fantastic Measurement System. Put the OOTS one on that page. It doesn't have an image either, and the strip is listed as an example there.

Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure is where a unit is scaled to a specific object.

edited 30th Aug '13 5:30:50 AM by Madrugada

I've done exactly that. :-)

There's no obligation to keep it of course. Go ahead and suggest a different image if you can think of a better one.

edited 30th Aug '13 6:49:37 AM by Melkior

Clock is set. Any other thoughts on the caption?

I'm good w/ 10 or 12 (assuming the latter is potholed to Alt Text) - preferably 10, since it doesn't have a caption in the image in addition to a caption on the wiki.

Alright, the clock is up, and while the suggestion isn't ideal, it's better than nothing and has enough consensus to run with, so it's added as in 10 and tagged. Locking up.