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This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.

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

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1626: Sep 2nd 2013 at 1:17:04 AM

Ditch all the individual work references.

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#1627: Sep 2nd 2013 at 5:48:38 AM

Horse of a Different Color has two quotes,which one should go?

edited 2nd Sep '13 5:48:54 AM by Ultimatum

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1628: Sep 2nd 2013 at 6:06:32 AM

Second one can go. Doesn't really look like the trope.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1629: Sep 2nd 2013 at 6:42:34 AM

[up]Agreed.

Since no one has any objections, the quote from Alas, Poor Scrappy has been cut.

Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today? has two quotes. My vote is to keep the second one. It's more on point.

PancticeSquadCutterback This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :) from Georgia (the one the devil went to, not Russia) Since: Feb, 2012
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#1630: Sep 2nd 2013 at 7:45:48 AM

I think this quote would work for Exploited Trope.

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edited 2nd Sep '13 7:46:38 AM by PancticeSquadCutterback

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#1631: Sep 2nd 2013 at 8:26:01 AM

Easy Road to Hell has two quotes,can there be exceptions in this case?

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#1632: Sep 2nd 2013 at 10:47:01 AM

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Haruhi works for Exploited Trope, though it's not terribly strong.

For Easy Road to Hell, I don't see why having two quotations is necessary. Don't particularly favour either. I don't know which translation is the most accurate.

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PancticeSquadCutterback This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :) from Georgia (the one the devil went to, not Russia) Since: Feb, 2012
This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :)
#1633: Sep 2nd 2013 at 11:20:43 AM

edited 2nd Sep '13 11:22:55 AM by PancticeSquadCutterback

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Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1634: Sep 2nd 2013 at 1:18:49 PM

On Easy Road to Hell, I'm not sure either is very good. 1) They're basically the same quote, so we really don't need both. 2) There are some Unfortunate Implications to using a real world religion's quote for that trope.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1635: Sep 2nd 2013 at 1:24:16 PM

Easy Road to Hell: Keep the former. Being the original quote seems like a tiny advantage and tiebreaker.

I have no issues with them being religious, and I do not see Unfortunate Implications.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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#1636: Sep 3rd 2013 at 5:48:00 AM

Awhile ago I posted about This Loser Is You 's two quotes,can I go ahead and remove both?,neither are very good.

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Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1637: Sep 3rd 2013 at 8:16:00 AM

@Septimus, the trope is basically "Religion that sets you up to fail." Not something I'd want labeled with a quote from my own religion, personally.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1638: Sep 3rd 2013 at 9:11:56 AM

The "basically" aside, I am not getting a "this trope is about bsd religions" from the quote at all. I am not sure on the description, either. So I stay with yes.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#1639: Sep 3rd 2013 at 11:07:10 AM

I agree with Terrie. The trope is about religions which make it nearly/practically impossible to make it into heaven, despite heaven nominally being the goal—or, as Terrie put it, "sets you up to fail". I think having a quote from any real religion is not a good idea.

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#1640: Sep 3rd 2013 at 3:11:11 PM

I think that's a problem with the description, not the quote - there is a lot of Complaining About Philosophies and Ethical Systems You Don't Like.

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#1641: Sep 3rd 2013 at 4:23:29 PM

Have you seen the Ask the Tropers thread where Fast Eddie has banned the use of potholes in page quotes?

Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1642: Sep 4th 2013 at 4:30:11 AM

Does anyone else have any input on Alas, Poor Scrappy? Otherwise, I'll be cutting the quote as unclear and not fitting the trope.

Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1643: Sep 7th 2013 at 7:46:40 AM

When the Clock Strikes Twelve has two quote. My vote is for the second quote. I think it's more relevant.

edited 7th Sep '13 7:46:50 AM by Terrie

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1644: Sep 7th 2013 at 7:52:21 AM

Time to remove the first caption.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#1645: Sep 7th 2013 at 9:26:50 AM

Actually, I think the first is more relevant: something bad is going to happen at midnight. The Shrek quote appears to me to have no relevancy—what does it always being midnight have to do with the tendency for things to happen at midnight?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1646: Sep 7th 2013 at 9:28:31 AM

I read "always midnight" as "always at midnight".

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#1647: Sep 7th 2013 at 1:03:26 PM

I think the Gremlins quote, on the quotes page, is better than either.

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Terrie Since: Apr, 2011
#1648: Sep 7th 2013 at 5:34:40 PM

My problem with the Gremlins quote is that it's more about feeding (or rather, not feeding) than it is about midnight.

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#1649: Sep 8th 2013 at 3:52:55 PM

Explosive Instrumentation has two quotes. The second one is already on the Quotes page and is probably the inferior of the two anyway, so is it alright if I cut it?

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