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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Dec 7th 2016 at 7:20:50 AM

Someone added the following pic to the main page for Paper-Thin Disguise when we agreed to move any new pics to the subpages. Ok, the commented-out tag didn't explicitly state not to add any new ones on the main page, but it's still something that should have been discussed first.

Opinions? The current pic is from a live-action/CGI movie, but the Film subpage has an image already (and one that is funnier IMO).

edited 7th Dec '16 7:21:46 AM by Morgenthaler

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#2: Dec 7th 2016 at 5:56:42 PM

Yep, that needs to go.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#3: Dec 7th 2016 at 6:24:43 PM

Yeah, remove it.

edited 7th Dec '16 6:24:50 PM by AnotherDuck

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#4: Dec 7th 2016 at 8:19:56 PM

Send it packing.

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#5: Dec 8th 2016 at 2:05:49 AM

Not a fan of the strict subpage rule. It just doesn't make much sense.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#6: Dec 8th 2016 at 4:03:20 AM

It came to be after a few fights about which pic gets to be on the main page and represent the entire trope, rather than just the medium. For some reason, that was a worse problem than deciding on a pic for single-page tropes.

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#7: Dec 8th 2016 at 4:49:16 AM

And that's what I don't get. Why would a subpaged trope create more fighting about the best image? We have crowners for that. Period. I don't mind additional images on the subpages but that can be handled peacefully in a separate discussion.

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#8: Dec 8th 2016 at 5:14:07 AM

Fighting was not the reason. The concern is that using a medium-specific image on a non-medium specific page can create the impression that the page is medium specific.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#9: Dec 8th 2016 at 6:45:37 AM

That actually makes less sense. Although I suppose this is not the topic for that.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#10: Dec 15th 2016 at 7:33:13 AM

From one of the folders without a subpage...

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whoeestheeskahlveen.png

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#11: Dec 15th 2016 at 8:14:54 AM

That's a good one.

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#12: Dec 15th 2016 at 8:36:32 AM

I like it.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#13: Dec 15th 2016 at 8:43:21 AM

Cropping again, to get rid of the line in the bottom-left corner I can't believe I missed.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whoeestheeskahlveenfixed.png

edited 15th Dec '16 8:43:29 AM by neoYTPism

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No, the other one.
Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#15: Dec 15th 2016 at 9:45:33 AM

Calvin is pretty good.

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#17: Dec 15th 2016 at 6:40:36 PM

13's great. That's enough consensus, so it's up and tagged. Caption?

Pulled pic:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paperthindisguise.jpg
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edited 15th Dec '16 6:42:50 PM by Willbyr

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#18: Dec 15th 2016 at 7:31:40 PM

"Someone with the same shirt, pants, shoes, and height as yourself, apparently."

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#19: Dec 16th 2016 at 5:56:40 AM

Is that a line from the comic? It works, anyway.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#20: Dec 16th 2016 at 6:07:56 AM

[up] No, it's not a line from the comic. Maybe we should omit the quotation marks? (I forgot those were typically used to omit it was a line from the work in question...)

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#21: Dec 17th 2016 at 4:11:50 PM

Quick question, while this thread's still going... does using a "disguise" specifically for impersonation of someone else qualify for this trope and/or Clark Kenting if it's "paper-thin" enough, or no?

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#22: Dec 18th 2016 at 5:02:51 PM

[up] Probably best to take it to ATT. Locking this as we don't have any consensus on a caption.

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