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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/).

Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread in the Image Pickin' forum.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2024 at 5:50:24 AM

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#9576: Aug 14th 2022 at 11:42:04 PM

I prefer the new quote, but only if it's not a major spoiler.note 

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9577: Aug 15th 2022 at 12:34:59 PM

[up]Agreed

The Quisling's quote seems to be describing its supertrope, Les Collaborateurs:

"It has come to my attention that some have lately called me a 'collaborator', as if such a term was shameful. I ask you, what greater endeavor exists than that of collaboration? In our current unparalleled enterprise, refusal to collaborate is simply a refusal to grow — an insistence on suicide, if you will. Did the lungfish refuse to breathe air?"
Dr. Wallace Breen, Half-Life 2

Ideally, a quote for The Quisling should demonstrate that he's specifically a collaborator with public clout. Perhaps replace with this from Quotes.The Quisling?

"The people of Earth are honored by your visit. And should you ever need a puppet dictator to rule on your behalf... well, I am the richest guy in town."
Mr. Slate, The Flintstones

MinisterOfSinister From 'Ell's 'eart Oi stab at ye! from In the Hall of the Mountain King Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
From 'Ell's 'eart Oi stab at ye!
#9578: Aug 15th 2022 at 1:01:30 PM

The Breaking Bad one definitely works better. My vote would have been for the Literature one on the quote page.

Anyway, [up] yeah that looks better. The Half Life 2 quote is partially used in the quote for Vichy Earth anyway, so I see no problem removing it.

PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#9579: Aug 15th 2022 at 1:43:25 PM

Also, is this good for the currently quoteless Green Around the Gills?

"This is 'sickness green'. My whole life I've seen cartoon characters, comics, emojis... they all turn this exact same shade of green when bad things are about to happen."
TheJWittz, "Top 10 WORST Shiny Pokemon"

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#9580: Aug 15th 2022 at 3:50:01 PM

[up] I like it.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#9581: Aug 16th 2022 at 8:33:58 AM

Regarding quote sources, I wonder if it's allowed to add quotes from sources that has no public records, e.g. an unrecorded lecture or speech, personal text messages or letters, etc.

Edited by Adept on Aug 16th 2022 at 10:38:34 PM

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#9582: Aug 16th 2022 at 8:44:09 AM

[up]No, they aren't allowed.

My musician page
RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
fishysaur Good for nothing Since: May, 2018
Good for nothing
#9584: Aug 17th 2022 at 7:22:15 AM

I noticed Evil Redhead lacks a quote, may I add this?

"They called him Malpelo, which means 'evil-haired', because he had red hair: and he had red hair because he was a bad, malicious boy, with every promise of growing up into a first-rate rascal."
Rosso Malpelo note 

It's taken from the Italian novel Rosso Malpelo (which is actually a deconstruction of the trope and the prejudices towards redheaded people at the time)

Not sure if we can add quote translated from other languages

Edited by fishysaur on Aug 17th 2022 at 7:30:55 PM

There isn't an impossible dream, there are only people who give up
Andariel Never Found from Disappeared never to be seen again (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Never Found
#9585: Aug 17th 2022 at 7:45:31 AM

I think the quote on Flat Joy isn't very illustrative, since it doesn't show the "flat" part. It doesn't have the quotes subpage, but I looked through the examples, and I feel like this one might fit better, since it also shows why the joy is flat.

Osaka: Go Team Sea Slug!
Chiyo & Kaorin: [unenthusiastic] Yay...

Edited by Andariel on Aug 17th 2022 at 5:46:17 PM

Jester_Punslinger I fight for a "Jest" cause! from 1999, Plague Year. Since: Sep, 2018 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
I fight for a "Jest" cause!
#9586: Aug 17th 2022 at 8:19:12 AM

[up] Tentative agreement with your quote suggestion, I think one problem I think that it's hard to get quotes for a trope that involves voice/audio. Still looks better than the current.

Last call for my Thriller on the Express suggestion, If no one enters carriage one and murders me with facts and logic I'm adding it in. EDIT: I've added it. Choo choo!

"The hour is two, London time. Tea has been served. A passenger in first class is dead. Thank you."
The Conductor, Fallen London, The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street

[down][down][down] Think you'll find I already included the game's page in the quote.

Edited by Jester_Punslinger on Aug 17th 2022 at 9:02:53 AM

The Rosers were red. The Drownies are blue. I know What the Thunder Said. Do you?
ShaiPa Since: Aug, 2013
#9587: Aug 17th 2022 at 9:03:45 AM

[up]x3 I like the quote suggestion for Evil Redhead. I don't think it being a translation is an issue. In terms of written style, the speaker should be bolded (though since it's narration, you can exclude a speaker altogether), and the work title should be italicized.

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#9589: Aug 17th 2022 at 1:16:15 PM

[up][up][up][tup] If you could add an entry to the Video Games folder, that'd also be great. (Unless you have only the quote but don't know the work)

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#9590: Aug 19th 2022 at 5:34:37 PM

Apparently, the page quote to Informed Ability is from a source that's no longer accessible.

"In case you haven't noticed, John is even worse at psychiatry than Trilby is at stealing. Spoiler alert: There is not a single instance in the entire series of a protagonist actually demonstrating a skill we're supposed to believe they have."

Something Awful locks old threads behind a paywall after a certain timeframe, so you can't read the thread without paying for it. Should it be replaced with something else?

RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#9591: Aug 19th 2022 at 5:40:46 PM

[up]I would suggest using the Wayback Machine or something. However, because it didn't help (yes I tried using it myself), I think replacing the quote sounds like a good idea instead.

ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#9592: Aug 19th 2022 at 6:07:04 PM

[up][up]that Chzo LP is hosted on the LP Archive, ive read it. ill see if i can find that quote in it so we can change the source link.

Malady (X-Troper)
#9593: Aug 19th 2022 at 6:29:30 PM

Broken Heel: Not very heel-y?

"The Lady Amalthea fell as irrevocably as a flower breaks."

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#9594: Aug 19th 2022 at 6:33:02 PM

[up]Yeah, that quote is just "a character falls". None of the other alternatives in the Quotes/ subpage mention any heels either. I wonder if that page should be cut.

Andariel Never Found from Disappeared never to be seen again (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Never Found
#9595: Aug 21st 2022 at 10:15:25 AM

Actually, the trope isn't limited to heels. It says: "Any minor obstacle which causes a fleeing victim to fall or become slowed to allow a pursuer a better chance to catch up"

So I think this quote from the quote page will work

"There's no sense in you trying to run for it, really. You'll get ten feet, and run into a branch, or stumble over a root. "
Jackson, Unmasked Part 25

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#9596: Aug 21st 2022 at 8:21:15 PM

Putting aside the whole "hard N in a page quote" debacle, does the quote for Racist Grandma really show the "old lady" element clearly enough?

[down][down] But only in the attribution. The actual content of the quote has nothing to do with the lady being old. Wouldn't something talking about a racist old person or someone discussing their age while being racist work better? There's several other options like that on Quotes.Racist Grandma.

Edited by mightymewtron on Aug 22nd 2022 at 9:57:20 AM

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#9598: Aug 21st 2022 at 8:57:07 PM

[up][up]I guess so since it points out the lady in question is old.

Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#9599: Aug 22nd 2022 at 4:38:20 PM

Film.Z has two quotes. Pull the second?

MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#9600: Aug 22nd 2022 at 4:54:10 PM

I am good with pulling the second quote.

Macron's notes

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