Streisand's house is an example, but the picture fails to illustrate a single part of the trope. It's Just A House And A Caption.
^ This. There's nothing about that picture that illustrates the trope. I could go into that page a week from now, and swap out the picture for a photo of any other house of similar size, and only those people who either remembered the picture very well or googled to see what photo the example was talking about would have any idea that it wasn't the right house. The caption is doing all the work.
Perhaps so, but it is a preexisting term that is based on that example. Even The Other Wiki
thought it a good lead image for their page on it.
Also, we rely far too much on comics as page images. Especially on text-heavy ones that are essentially "trope description adjacent to these pictures".
Belief or disbelief rests with you.Here's something to ponder though... the problem with 'Just a Face and a Caption' (even as stated in said article) is that it doesn't sufficiently capture the idea of the trope and that people unfamiliar with the image's source would not understand why it's an example. To quote:
"A common sin of contributors is to let their Fan Myopia get the best of them and put in a pic that just shows off one of their favorite characters with a caption that makes a joke off of how they so totally fit the trope in their show. This will rarely, if ever, do a good job of showing off the trope. Nobody who isn't a fan of the show will get who this character is or how they fit the trope and the caption just won't be funny to them. The point of the page image is to provide a quick, sharp visual representation of the trope for everyone. "
This is not a problem with the current picture - especially with the caption included. The caption explains that Barbara Streisand does not want you to see the image; hence, why it's the image for the trope. From the way it is phrased, there is no way for the reader (even one unfamiliar with the incident) not to understand what's being conveyed.
edited 14th Dec '11 4:52:44 PM by peasant
All the information is in the caption. It's JAFAAC so hard it hurts.
If the first picture is some kind of disclaimer like "Warning: It is illegal to distribute this HD-DVD code" or whatever, that might work.
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.Or maybe a screencap of a news article "(Company) calls for removal HD-DVD code" followed by a montage of it posted in different places.
It's important that we make it clear this is about someone efforts to hide something making it more visible; having a "distributing the code is illegal" is more of a piracy thing rather than an attempt to suppress something that's already out there.
edited 15th Dec '11 11:43:41 AM by JapaneseTeeth
Reaction Image RepositoryThe suggestion is infinitely better, in my opinion. So I'd support the replacement.
Support Gravitaz on Kickstarter!The image is a literal representation of the Trope in action by the Trope Namer. It's JAHAAC,but that's all that's needed for the trope page.
I think that means "it's an example—in fact, it's the Trope Namer—it doesn't matter if it's Just A House And A Caption!"
Yes it does.
edited 26th Dec '11 3:22:09 AM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
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What would be the best way to fix the page?

I have no idea what's going on.