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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

RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#9701: Sep 13th 2022 at 11:01:26 PM

[up]I'd cut them all.

EDIT: Correcting something and trimming this.

Edited by RandomTroper123 on Sep 13th 2022 at 11:16:58 AM

ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#9702: Sep 13th 2022 at 11:10:43 PM

id check who added them too, given the description's focus on the author of the book. reads like Auto Erotic Troping.

Orbiting Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#9703: Sep 13th 2022 at 11:14:46 PM

Unfortunately I can't; the page is older than the history records

Edited by Orbiting on Sep 13th 2022 at 2:15:32 PM

bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#9704: Sep 14th 2022 at 11:16:06 AM

Can the Wayback Machine help?

2025: the year it all ends?
Orbiting Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#9705: Sep 14th 2022 at 7:11:33 PM

[up] Unfortunately no; the earliest capture there is from 2014, but the page dates back to at least 2012.

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#9706: Sep 14th 2022 at 8:22:50 PM

[up] x

Diplomatic Impunity: I like the longer Family Guy one. The lampshading from Schlock Mercenary is a tad more obtuse, but it works on a Quotes/ page.

Orbiting Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#9707: Sep 14th 2022 at 10:12:46 PM

Yeah, the longer Family Guy one is good

Andariel Never Found from Disappeared never to be seen again (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#9709: Sep 15th 2022 at 7:52:55 PM

Is it just me, or does the Surprise Creepy quote demonstrate Screamer Prank, and not Surprise Creepy? (In fact it could be moved there with little hassle as the current on Screamer Prank is extremely vague...)

Edited by WarJay77 on Sep 15th 2022 at 10:53:35 AM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#9710: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:04:12 PM

Yeah I'd agree with that move.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#9711: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:35:57 PM

Is it just me or does the quote on Deck of Wild Cards not even remotely demonstrate the trope?

[up][up]Also, I agree with that move.

Edited by CompletelyNormalGuy on Sep 15th 2022 at 10:08:28 AM

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#9712: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:37:00 PM

No, no it does not. As much as I love that running gag, it's irrelevant to the trope.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
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
#9713: Sep 16th 2022 at 4:39:40 AM

The quote on Continuity Porn seems to have the trope in reverse. Instead of talking about elements from the rest of canon brought into one place, it seems to talk about all the elements of the one place that are referenced throughout the greater franchise.

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CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#9714: Sep 16th 2022 at 1:38:52 PM

[up]All our quote options seem a little complainy, but the Chris Sims quote on the quotes page (about Judge Dredd) looks like our best option.

Also, I went ahead and deleted the quote from Deck of Wild Cards.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#9715: Sep 16th 2022 at 1:57:00 PM
MaeBea from Satan's basement Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#9716: Sep 16th 2022 at 7:35:11 PM

Can someone explain the Sympathetic Slave Owner quote to me? As far as I can tell, there's nothing there about Mintberry Crunch (the slave owner) being sympathetic or nice to the slave.

"Squid has to go to market. He's had to go to market for as long as he's sucked water."
Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#9717: Sep 17th 2022 at 6:17:39 AM

I'm not really getting any "cuckoo" or even "snarker" from Cuckoosnarker's quote.

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
#9718: Sep 17th 2022 at 6:19:59 AM

[up]I think the "snarker" part is a bit more evident when taking the quote description into account, but I hate quotes that rely on those, and I agree on the cuckoo part.

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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
#9719: Sep 17th 2022 at 10:43:10 AM

Re: Continuity Porn. There is only one quote left on the quotes page, the rest (including the one proposed by Completely Normal Guy above) have been deleted by Anddrix with the edit reason "Removing examples added by frequent ban-evader Johnnyfog". Soooo... are we even allowed to use it?

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
#9720: Sep 17th 2022 at 10:53:21 AM

I agree that Cuckoosnarker isn't illustrative at all. The examples have plenty of quotes that illustrate the snark part, but I can't find any that has the cuckoo part. I'm fine with pulling it without replacement.

Same thing with Sympathetic Slave Owner. It's not very illustrative, and since there are no other quotes on the page, I'm voting to pull

CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#9721: Sep 17th 2022 at 11:09:49 PM

The GM Is a Cheating Bastard has two quotes. I prefer the first one as Rule Zero already has its own page.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
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
#9722: Sep 18th 2022 at 12:34:39 AM

[up] Then, I suppose, the second quote could be moved to Rule Zero

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
#9723: Sep 18th 2022 at 2:38:25 AM

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water has two quotes. Petition to cut the first one, because it's not even in English, which I'm pretty sure isn't allowed

LtFedora Since: Aug, 2011
#9724: Sep 18th 2022 at 4:41:02 AM

Not sure if this is the right spot, but I almost single-handily wrote Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, and for the life of me, I can't decide which quote would be best for it. I'm not sure if one of Savile's creepy statements would be best, or something from the people who knew him.

Anura from England Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#9725: Sep 18th 2022 at 5:50:59 AM

[up][up][up][up]&[up][up][up] Those both sound good to me.

[up][up]Other languages seem to be allowed when there's a good reason for it, and if it's accompanied by a translation in a note. I'd cut that one for the second reason, because I don't know enough about the movie to know if the first applies.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.

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