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ZootyCutie94 Since: Jul, 2012
#1: Jan 31st 2017 at 6:22:20 PM

The joke that went through the article seemed to get randomly deleted, yet the first image is still there, leaving it moot. Is there any alternate for it now, should it be returned, or should it just be scrapped now?

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#2: Jan 31st 2017 at 6:43:31 PM

The joke was decided on here...it either needs to be restored to the way it was, or we need to come up with something else.

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#3: Feb 1st 2017 at 9:50:54 AM

Restore for now unless someone has got something better.

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#4: Feb 1st 2017 at 10:28:42 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_strip_with_a_snail.jpg
Current joke is lost on anybody not opening the folders. Counter-suggestion —->

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#5: Feb 1st 2017 at 1:35:05 PM

Is that a full strip?

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#6: Feb 1st 2017 at 2:31:18 PM

It's a condensed version of this strip.

Gosicrystal Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#7: Feb 1st 2017 at 2:39:15 PM

10 panels out of 15... It's acceptable, right?

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#8: Feb 1st 2017 at 2:52:21 PM

I think no, 50% max (and even that seems high).

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Gosicrystal Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#9: Feb 1st 2017 at 2:56:31 PM

In that case, it would suffice to leave out as many blank panels as necessary.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#10: Feb 1st 2017 at 2:58:31 PM

I prefer the "old joke" (current, repeatedly) anyway.

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#11: Feb 1st 2017 at 3:17:43 PM

Yeah, keep the old joke. It was changed without discussion and there wasn't even an edit reason.

edited 1st Feb '17 3:19:32 PM by TropesForever

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#12: Feb 1st 2017 at 4:01:49 PM

I think it might have been changed by accident

My issue with the current is you need ALL folders open, which for one, since you can default the folders to "Closed" in your user setting, means a bunch of reader will never "see" the full joke.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#14: Feb 1st 2017 at 8:46:47 PM

That's a good point. The Garfield suggestion isn't bad, but I think it can lose panels 2 and 9 (so the eye transition is captured) and still work.

edited 1st Feb '17 8:47:59 PM by Willbyr

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#15: Feb 2nd 2017 at 1:13:51 AM

What was the old joke?

I like the Garfield suggestion.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#16: Feb 2nd 2017 at 2:52:16 AM

I think anything that would make sense for the trope regarding Garfield would also be too many panels.

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Gosicrystal Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#17: Feb 2nd 2017 at 5:17:13 AM

Voting for Garfield. It can work without panels 2 and 9 indeed.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
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#20: Feb 3rd 2017 at 1:15:25 PM

Works for me.

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Gosicrystal Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#22: Feb 3rd 2017 at 9:49:08 PM

18's good.

To answer your question, Karxrida: the old joke was a cartoon panel repeated over and over throughout the page.

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#23: Feb 7th 2017 at 10:11:40 PM

I prefer the old one. (and not just because I did it the first time). Going to the suggestion also loses the stinger.

I guess what I really want to know is, if the old one hadn't been brought to to IP's attention by being removed without discussion, would we even be talking about changing it?

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#24: Feb 7th 2017 at 10:17:30 PM

It also does not appear that they were deleted by accident. All of the deletions are in one single edit with nothing else changed. This was an editor deciding to make a major change tot he page without discussion or an edit reason and in blatant disregard for the note at the top stating that IP had chosen it and not to change it without a new thread.

edited 7th Feb '17 10:18:45 PM by Madrugada

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#25: Feb 8th 2017 at 4:55:58 AM

I prefer the old one as well.

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