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
Angry babby
Honestly, we only really need the second Twilight line. Dropping the trope name isn't necessary as it's implied by, well, being on the trope name.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
How's this?
Is the quote for "Pop!" Goes the Human an original poem? I googled it and this is literally the only site that came back. There's a spare quote on the quotes page. Bare-bones, but it gets the point across.
The line “eighty steaks with cumin” was originally “half a tank of Pepsi” according to the edit history, so I have every reason to believe it was original.
Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Oct 7th 2021 at 12:35:44 PM
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Actually the spare quote doesn't adequately describe what is being popped (a person) and the cause of the pop (being inflated or overstuffed with food), and without context it might as well be talking about soap bubbles, gum or bottles of beer. If that was on page, I would have requested it to be cut.
Hm, you're right. It's too bare-bones. I'm racking my brains trying to come up with a replacement but I've realized I just don't consume very much media where people explode. I'll come back if I find anything.
The Armies Are Evil page quote got changed to something that's incredibly long, with no discussion or edit reason.
It used to be:
It has been changed to:
Officially intimidated
Yeah, I prefer the shorter quote.
135 - 169 - 273 - 191 - 188 - 230 - 300
RJ Savoy
The quote on Altar Diplomacy is illustrative, but too long. On the discussion page, two shorter suggestions are given. My preference would be the Austrian motto, because the Shrek one is more about gaining prestige than allies. Any input?
Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
Thanks for the feedback. I've amended the quote on the Armies Are Evil page.
Drink-Based Characterization has a page quote that seems to be suffering from Fan Myopia, it doesn't explain how the drinks characterise the people involved and then is made even more confusing by the bartender complaining that they're ruining the joke by not asking for milk. It's very confusing as to how it's relevant to the trope, as a result.
This is the current page quote:
Meryl Stryfe: [bangs fist on counter] A banana sundae!
Milly Thompson: A gâteau mille-feuille with Ceylon tea!
Drunk Customer: Listen, missies, the gag won't work unless you order milk!
One quote I can think of as a possible replacement is this:
The full quote:
Sergey: We had to let him discover and explore his heritage by himself. Let him find his own path.
Guinan: So many parents could learn so much from the two of you.
Helena: Well, I'm afraid that Worf feels that we do not understand him.
Guinan: Well, part of him may feel that way. There's another part that I've seen. Part that comes in and drinks prune juice, part that looks out the window towards home — he's not looking towards the Klingon Empire; he's looking towards you.
If that's too long, it could be shortened to this:
Helena: Well, I'm afraid that Worf feels that we do not understand him.
Guinan: Well, part of him may feel that way. There's another part that I've seen. Part that comes in and drinks prune juice, part that looks out the window towards home — he's not looking towards the Klingon Empire; he's looking towards you.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 9th 2021 at 5:01:54 PM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Angry babby
Only the last line feels slightly relevant at all and even that's kind of a thinker.
, : How about this?
[...]
MC: Oh? You remembered [my drink order], did you?
Nav: Eh. Only because it was the most stereotypical 'Hello, I am a grizzled private eye' drink ever.
I gasp, affronted.
MC: Hey! Not all of us like a bakery's worth of sugar dunked in with our booze.
I look pointedly at the cheerful neon cocktail Jessa sets in front on him.
Nav: There's nothing wrong with wanting a little sweetness from life, [MC].
MC: I prefer to stay bitter.
Jessa: Call me 'barkeep' again and see what happens, Nav.
I muffle a laugh behind my hand, before raising a brow at Nav.
MC: How did you guess my drink order?
Nav: I remembered it from when we were undercover at that tavern during our last job.
My eyebrow lifts even higher as I smirk, leaning forward with my elbows on the table.
MC: Oh? You remembered that, did you?
Nav: Eh. Only because it was the most stereotypical 'Hello, I am a grizzled private eye' drink ever.
I gasp, affronted.
MC: Hey! Not all of us like a bakery's worth of sugar dunked in with our booze.
I look pointedly at the cheerful neon cocktail Jessa sets in front on him.
Nav: There's nothing wrong with wanting a little sweetness from life, [MC].
MC: I prefer to stay bitter.
That does seem better, but it also seems long.
It's better than the other options, however.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
The quote on High-Five Left Hanging is a ZCQ.
The Draftsman of Doom
Can we change the page quote of Gag Haircut from this:
To this?:
I don't want to give the previously mentioned fascist work any more airtime than it has already been given, and the quote was added without discussion.
Rawr.
Angry babby
I'm not a fan of "replace the quote cuz I don't like the source material" (especially cuz Sister Floriana is in a weird situation, IIRC, where the guy pushing it was definitely a far-right-winger at best but the comic itself isn't as explicit) and the old one focuses more on the trope than the suggestion.
That said, the current quote isn't really that great either. Throwing my own suggestion into the ring, even if the work is overdosed on the site:
- Calvin: LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY HAIR! IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS CUT WITH A WEED-EATER!
Hobbes: Nothing a little tonic and combing can't fix.
Showtime!
I like the Calvin and Hobbes quote best. Leaving aside sister floriana's other issues, it's not very concise, and the Babylon 5 one isnt clear enough
Edited by Libraryseraph on Oct 10th 2021 at 11:08:41 AM
Absolute destiny... apeachalypse?
I agree, the Calvin and Hobbes one is the best of the three.
Edited by Orbiting on Oct 10th 2021 at 1:58:05 PM
The Combat Pragmatist quote has been changed recently, and I don't see it being discussed in this thread. It's not an improvement in my book, what do you think?
Old quote:
Jack Sparrow: That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it?
New quote:
Yeah, the new one relies too much on the parenthetical description. Revert.
The Draftsman of Doom
Voting for the Calvin and Hobbes quote.
Rawr.
Yeah, the old one was better. Revert.
Quote reverted with a commented-out link to this thread.
Crown Description:
What should be the page quote for Monster.Fan Works?
Did the trim for Grandfather Paradox.
I could trim it further:
Rarity: No.
Twilight: Suppose you travelled back in time to a point before you, and your parents, were born, and you killed your maternal grandmother... [...] But then she would never give birth to your mother, so you would never be born — so you could never go back in time to kill her — it's a paradox — see!
Thoughts?
Edited by Twiddler on Oct 6th 2021 at 6:31:35 AM