This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.
Unused quotes should be put on a Quotes Wiki page (just replace the namespace in the URL of the wiki page you are making a quotes page for with Quotes/) or, if they don't have an article, on Quotes Looking For An Article.
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Edited by Tabs on Jul 15th 2023 at 2:40:54 AM
I agree with Primis.
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
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That's the exact quote on the main Title Drop page, though. Shouldn't they be using different quotes?
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On the basis that Doctor Who is the main page quote, I am against any use of Doctor Who for the live-action subpage. The next quote on the page is from The Weakest Link, and that works for me: — "You are The Weakest Link. Goodbye." — Host
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Whoops, that's my bad. I thought we were discussing the main page quote, so when I saw enough people liked the Doctor Who one, I changed it over. This was the original:
Narrator: Hey! That's the name of the show!
Should I change it back?
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Since nobody was actually discussing changing that one, I would imagine yes.
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Someone changed the quote on Humans Are the Real Monsters. Not only is the new one "anonymous" (which usually means the troper just made it up), it's a bit... overly intelligent, if that makes sense. Like it's trying too hard. We've got a long quotes page to choose from, surely we can find something better.
Previous:
Current:
Other options from the quotes page:
I prefer the Newt one. Other thoughts?
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The quotation seems to come from Extra Credits. I don't have the time to go down the rabbit hole here, but I just watched the "radical isolation" video and that's not the origin. Maybe by "anonymous" the person meant that they didn't want to do the grunt work. I definitely don't want to do the work for them, though, so I'd rather vote for Newt Scamander's quote as it's shorter than the previous and does a good job imo.
Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty
Any other opinions? We need more than two votes.
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Newt's quote could work.
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If we're talking quotes, may I suggest this quote, which by happenstance comes from the exact same episode of the same show as my previous suggestion in this thread:
The page quote for What Do You Mean, It's for Kids? was added by frequent ban-evader Johnnyfog, any suggestion as to which quote from the quote page would work as a substitute?
ANT Pogo: Yeah. "Cute show for little girls about a sailor-suited pretty soldier of love and justice who in reality is a ditzy middle-schooler and OH GOD OH FUCK WHAT WAS THAT WHAT DID I JUST SEE OH GOD!"
of The Little White Horse's film adaptation
Any of these would probably do. Jawbreakers on sale for 99ยข
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Troper Italian Republic made a unilateral quote change on It Makes Sense in Context. The original quote:
This was changed to:
The troper in question ignored a note requesting no changes without consulting this thread.
But, more to the point, I think that the change was a clear step down. What does anyone else think?
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Yeah it's clearly much less evocative of a bizarre situation that would make no sense to people who stumble across it removed from its source material than the replaced quote.
It feels like shoving in a Star Wars meme for the sake of having a Star Wars meme somewhere.
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"I have the high ground" makes sense without context. It's completely worse. Undo.
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Came across VideoGame.Yakuza, which has two quotes. The second one can probably go; anyone else?
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I'm not super fond of the first quote either, but it's definitely better than the second. Are there any other alternatives?
Found this quote on the Yakuza wiki:
That Sailor Moon related quote for What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?.
I don't think it fits, because it's not saying what's the surprising bit. Fits Noodle Incident more, or something else about lack of context...
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Looks a lot better. ![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png "[thumb up]"){kind=small}
Not about a stock title, but a repetitive one. Would fit "Double, Double" Title a lot better?
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That's definitely a better fit for "Double, Double" Title.
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I think Tropers/Malady's suggestion is good as well.
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What should be the page quote for Monster.Fan Works?
Edited by Primis on Jul 28th 2018 at 9:27:35 AM