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Deadlock Clock: Nov 6th 2019 at 11:59:00 PM
4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#1: Oct 16th 2019 at 7:48:08 PM

While I'd say that what Genie said in the picture is right, the context wouldn't apply to the trope Honesty Is the Best Policy, which is about "telling the truth as part of a plan".

That, and there's the TLP draft Honesty Aesop that deserves the image better.

What do you guys think?

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#2: Oct 17th 2019 at 6:43:20 AM

I think pairing the pic with a better caption will allow it to be a keeper for this page, but I'm game for other options.

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#6: Oct 17th 2019 at 7:49:10 AM

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#8: Oct 28th 2019 at 1:59:03 PM

Keep current image.

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#9: Oct 28th 2019 at 2:44:07 PM

Any ideas for a fitting caption to make up for the fact that the image itself is not showing the trope in action?

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#10: Nov 3rd 2019 at 8:09:26 PM

Reclocking this one. Since a caption was never made for this, and the more I think about it the more I see how it doesn't fit, I'm good to pull it.

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#11: Nov 4th 2019 at 6:04:15 AM

Hm, this may need attention from the Trope Repair Shop.

The trope description says that this is supposed to be "telling the truth as part of a plan". But the trope title doesn't indicate that, and the image illustrates the title rather than the description.

But, looking over the examples, it appears that a number of them are also examples of the title rather than the description. So arguably, either the title needs narrowing, or the description needs narrowing.

Until this discrepancy is cleared up, I'd say the image is fine.

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#12: Nov 9th 2019 at 9:27:09 PM

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