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AndrewGPaul Since: Oct, 2009
#1: Jan 9th 2011 at 5:23:58 AM

... could people have a scan through the examples to make sure none of them refer to the quote or image you just changed? I've noticed this a couple of times recently - but sadly didn't make a note of which tropes these were, and didn't change them, which makes this whole complaint look a little hypocritical, sorry.

EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#2: Jan 9th 2011 at 5:29:59 AM

Thanks, I just remembered that I forgot to do it with a page yesterday. tongue

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#3: Jan 9th 2011 at 5:44:26 AM

Sometimes I don't have time to scan through very long pages for a particular sentence that refers to the quotes or images.

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INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#4: Jan 9th 2011 at 6:20:37 AM

^Use ctrl+f and check for "pictured," "image," "quote," and maybe a couple of others.

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TripleElation Diagonalizing The Matrix from Haifa, Isarel Since: Jan, 2001
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#5: Jan 9th 2011 at 6:31:22 AM

Generally writing that refers to the page image/quote is bad form (there's something about this buried somewhere in the Tips Worksheet).

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Jan 9th 2011 at 6:53:21 AM

To be quite blunt: if you don't have time to make a change correctly, you don't have time to make the change. Doing half a job leaves a bigger mess than not doing it at all.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#7: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:00:06 AM

[up][up]I agree with this, I hate it when people just write crap like "the picture explains it all".

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#8: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:34:40 AM

^ Those are a problem, yes.

But take a look at Fluffy the Terrible. See the page image? Now look down at the Film section, to the entry on Creepshow. Note how it refers to the page picture? Does it need the picture to be a good example? No. Does the picture need the entry? Not really, although it adds something if you know that that creature was called "Fluffy".

If the page image were to be changed, the entry would need to be amended, or it would be wrong. Changing the page image and not correcting the entry leaves an error on the page. Errors never add to the value of the wiki.

KrisMahai Hm? Since: Jan, 2013
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#9: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:37:20 AM

The thing is, how is someone changing the image supposed to know that an example refers to the image? We're specifically told not to do that, so it makes sense that not everyone would go through the examples and check, especially on a long page.

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INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#10: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:40:33 AM

^Again, using your browser's "find" function makes the length of the page irrelevant and, if you use enough search terms, makes you almost certain to find any problems.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#11: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:47:37 AM

I'll try to remember doing it from now on.

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YamiiDenryuu Since: Jan, 2010
#12: Jan 9th 2011 at 8:52:05 AM

Also, a lot of images are potholed to the series they're from, and most quotes list at least the person who said them, so you can search for those if you have them.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#13: Jan 9th 2011 at 9:11:07 AM

I'll try to remember doing it from now on.

Me too.

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