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
Suggested quote is essentially just a rephrasing of the trope title. Something like this from the quote page is actually illustrative:
Sheldon: No.
Leonard: Well, they don't. Hard as it may be for you to believe, most people don't sort their breakfast cereal numerically by fibre content.
Sheldon: Excuse me, but I think we've both found that useful at times.
I'm not crazy about either of the suggested quotes. The Dishonored quote is bland, and the quote in
is basically the same joke as the current quote, only wordier.
Edited by DoktorvonEurotrash on Aug 22nd 2024 at 5:20:36 AM
Honestly I'm a little bit confused as to what the trope *is*. It ranges from "people being fastidious about minor errors (ie what a lot of people think OCD is)" to "actual legitimate severe Howard Hawkes OCD cases" and the only thing they have in common is "referred to as OCD by the collective". Is it the former or the latter?
I don't think it has anything to do with OCD strictly. It's about characters being obsessed with order, which can be played for laughs or drama.
Didn't it used to be called Super OCD? Maybe it wasn't cleaned properly after the rename?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FOR MARIAYeah, the video example especially is going out of its way to establish OCD isn't the same as being obsessively organized. I feel like The Aviator and As Good As It Gets don't really belong for starters, they're just people with OCD. Hughes's hotel room is a complete mess when his condition's at its worst.
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This wiki does seem to have a problem with tropes not being properly cleaned up after rename/retooling. This Wiki Talk page
is about the issue.
EDIT: I guess the Big Bang Theory quote is okay, since it fits the trope without perpetuating stereotypes about OCD.
Edited by DoktorvonEurotrash on Aug 22nd 2024 at 10:25:06 AM
Is the quote on This Index Is Emo illustrative enough? Like, it's probably something an emo would do, but does it really illustrate the index concept well?
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper WallUsefulNotes.Galileo Galilei has just been updated from:
To:
That feels a bit too long. If the previous quote was really Cardinal Baronius being quoted by Galileo, it might not be a good fit, but not sure this is either...
The quote on Foe Romance Subtext doesn't really indicate that the people involved are indeed foes and not actually lovers.
How's this for a replacement (with the potholes removed, of course):
Buffy: Loathing! Disgust!
Spike: Heat. Desire.
Have put a quote for the Sympathetic Villain, Despicable Villain trope page (though, someone else has modified it, as well):
Tighten: This town ain't big enough for two supervillains!
"Megamind": Oh, you're a villain, alright, just not a super one!
Tighten: Yeah? What's the difference?
"Megamind": [emerges out of the Brainbots] PRESENTATION!
(Btw, that was Minion who was posing as Megamind there.)
What do you guys think? Stay or Pull?
Would this quote work for The Irredeemable Exception?
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Ditto, can definitely go in.
While I'm here, wanna discuss Animal Lover just because its current quote is really lame, and the surrounding context doesn't really help (though part of it could probably make for a funny case of Bait-and-Switch Sentiment):
Leela: I can't! I love every living creature!
Fry: Even me?
Leela: As a friend.
Fry: Damn!
Animal Lover doesn't have a Quotes page to pick around for replacements, anyone got suggestions? I can't find anything right off the top of my head.
Edited by number9robotic on Aug 23rd 2024 at 5:44:57 AM
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