Could something like this work?
edited 15th Jun '13 6:11:12 AM by m8e
That's not so much Genre Savvy as Tempting Fate. "Never say "What could go wrong?!" shows up in any number of genres
Would it work if we used an image of someone lampshading a famous trope (e.g. Black Dude Dies First) in an attempt to avert it?
I think that this is one of those tropes which simply cannot be illustrated through a picture alone.
Perhaps we need a new policy on pictures for tropes like this? Should the policy officially endorse using a picture with text (including what would normally be Just A Face And A Caption) if the trope is difficult or impossible to illustrate with just a picture?
Is there a forum where I should bring this up so it can be discussed?
Absent-minded professor and Neverwinter Nights DMWe don't need a policy on pictures for tropes like this, because there is no policy on pictures for tropes not like this, in the sense you mean. Page images are evaluated according to many criteria, and one of them that has gotten traction is "too much tell, not enough show". If you think your suggestion is good and the article warrants a higher tell:show ratio for a page image than normal, sure, explain.
There is no line between "no text at all" and "nothing but text". It's a gradient. No need to have rules about it.
Also, on the gun/pencil image: Don't forget the caption! An important detail or two can be filled in by the caption.
edited 2nd Jul '13 1:58:10 AM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.Would this also be Tempting Fate or could we use it?
Edit: Added higher quality version.
edited 2nd Jul '13 7:15:07 AM by Melkior
Absent-minded professor and Neverwinter Nights DM
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All the useful information in this image is in the text; the graphics add little or nothing... I guess that a robot is speaking, but that is not important. Anyway, I don't really get it. Saying "If I live through this, I'm..." may be but is not necessarily due to being Genre Savvy. I think it's worse than nothing, and the page should be left blank if no suitable replacement is found. (And if any page doesn't need an image, it's this one; it almost doesn't need a description! That's a great name.)
As always, suggestions welcome, of course. None of the examples with which I am familiar make good images.
edited 14th Jun '13 11:38:54 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.