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StFan Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Sep 15th 2015 at 5:48:37 AM

I made a suggestion a while back for a change to this poorly illustrated trope, but didn't find the most telling picture for a replacement. No I have it: First panel of this comic.

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#3: Sep 15th 2015 at 7:02:14 AM

It's a big improvement.[tup]

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#4: Sep 15th 2015 at 8:08:17 AM

Really demonstrates the trope. [tup] from me.

edited 15th Sep '15 8:08:43 AM by DeisTheAlcano

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#5: Sep 15th 2015 at 11:54:29 AM

Hmmm, I had to look twice to notice the red-stained handkerchief which is key for understanding the situation.

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#6: Sep 15th 2015 at 4:23:06 PM

So, wait, did the villain actually do it or not? Because if he didn't, it's not an example.

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#7: Sep 15th 2015 at 5:21:01 PM

It's a more clear illustration than the current, for sure.

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#8: Sep 16th 2015 at 5:20:57 AM

Not a big improvement, but one nonetheless.

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#9: Sep 16th 2015 at 5:24:37 AM

Lateral change for me.

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#10: Sep 16th 2015 at 4:10:03 PM

Huge improvement. The current is only dialog. Suggestion adds visuals.

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Melkior Since: Dec, 2011
#11: Sep 17th 2015 at 12:15:50 AM

The suggestion is a bit better than the current, I believe. Sure, you have to look twice before you notice the blood, but that's the point and it's not so unnoticeable that you're likely to completely miss it.

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Tuomas Since: Mar, 2010
#12: Sep 21st 2015 at 4:23:02 AM

I'm not sure if this is a good example? The way this trope usually plays out is that the guilty party is framed for the same crime he actually committed. In the comic, it appears the criminal is framed for a crime (murder) far more serious than the one he actually committed (theft), which feels like a different trope to me, maybe Disproportionate Retribution?

edited 21st Sep '15 4:25:05 AM by Tuomas

hellomoto Since: Sep, 2015
#13: Sep 22nd 2015 at 1:11:41 AM

We could also point out the bloody handkerchief in the subtitle.

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#16: Oct 28th 2015 at 6:19:53 AM

The clock is way past due on this one. I'm seeing general consensus that the suggestion is at least a slight improvement over the current, so can someone please swap them out so we can get this one over and done? Thanks in advance.

edited 28th Oct '15 6:20:03 AM by Willbyr

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#17: Oct 28th 2015 at 12:50:06 PM

It's up and tagged. I think it works without a caption.

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#18: Oct 28th 2015 at 12:54:10 PM

Starred for caption discussion.

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#19: Oct 31st 2015 at 6:57:57 PM

Hearing nothing, let's lock up.

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