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This is the thread to use if you feel that the page image itself is good but the caption needs help.

If you think that both the image and the caption are poor, please make a thread in Image Pickin' for the page, and we'll work on the image and caption both at the same time.

As with other TRS and IP threads, please state your reasons and make your case in your first post. Don't make the other posters spend time trying to pry it out of you.

Edited by Willbyr on Jun 21st 2021 at 9:42:03 AM

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4126: Sep 12th 2022 at 9:52:16 AM

Three guesses as to what's wrong with Character Death's caption.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Sep 12th 2022 at 1:53:10 PM

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#4127: Sep 12th 2022 at 10:22:41 AM

I know I’m gonna look stupid if I’m wrong, but I’m guessing potholes?

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4128: Sep 12th 2022 at 10:23:03 AM

Sinkholes, but yes. Do I just cut them all?

Edited by FernandoLemon on Sep 12th 2022 at 2:23:20 PM

MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
Delete message
#4129: Sep 12th 2022 at 10:58:54 AM

I won't miss them if you do.

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TheUnsquished Filthy Casual from A youngun between two oldies Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Filthy Casual
#4130: Sep 12th 2022 at 11:49:17 AM

Slash and burn, I say.

(Annoyed grunt)
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Lucas the Dreamer
#4132: Sep 13th 2022 at 7:49:42 PM

I changed the caption for North Korea from “Glorious Sealed Evil in a Country” to “The Hermit State” since the old one makes fun of an actual country and has a NRLEP trope potholed.

Once Upon A Time.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4133: Sep 14th 2022 at 6:21:47 AM

[up][up] Didn't we decide to not have referential captions in work pages?

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#4134: Sep 14th 2022 at 8:51:03 AM

We did, that caption was there since forever.

Nice meme, but I think it doesn't work.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Berrenta Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#4135: Sep 14th 2022 at 10:21:24 AM

Re: Final Destination: I'm good with it going. As funny as it is, it may be a bit too much into Fan Myopia territory.

For a replacement idea: You can't outrun death forever.

Edited by Berrenta on Sep 14th 2022 at 12:23:07 PM

MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
Delete message
#4136: Sep 14th 2022 at 10:29:14 AM

I support it.

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Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
TheUnsquished Filthy Casual from A youngun between two oldies Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Filthy Casual
#4138: Sep 14th 2022 at 11:35:50 AM

[tup]

(Annoyed grunt)
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4139: Sep 14th 2022 at 11:40:01 AM

Are we ever gonna call the current crowner?

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!
#4140: Sep 14th 2022 at 6:25:48 PM

It's not like it's getting that many votes.

2025: the year it all ends?
Berrenta MOD Bejeweled (she/her) (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Bejeweled (she/her)
#4141: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:31:38 AM

Yeah, let's call it.


In other news, Final Destination caption swapped.

TheRandomSurfboard from Earth Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
#4142: Sep 15th 2022 at 10:41:33 AM

The current caption for Charge-Input Special is "Sonic Boom!". However, the image is of Guile from Street Fighter, and he says "sonic boom" when doing the attack. Can I remove the Sonic Pothole?

wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#4144: Sep 15th 2022 at 5:31:46 PM

That's a complete sinkhole; there's zero hedgehog connection in the name of that attack.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#4145: Sep 16th 2022 at 10:32:01 AM

Oh, No... Not Again! has a chained sinkhole that's also bashing.

RobertTYL Since: Oct, 2019 Relationship Status: Holding out for a hero
#4146: Sep 17th 2022 at 8:11:48 PM

Continued from the ATT, I somehow couldn't find this thread because it turns out I'm looking through the wrong sub-fora.

Anyways, Recap.Nadia The Secret Of Blue Water -

Each and every single header image in it's sub-pages contains a header caption which is irrelevant to the show in question ("Nadia" is a Steampunk anime from 1991 set in the 1800s) and are instead references towards Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, the first Pokemon movie, a 1994 rom-com, Jaws, Star Trek, Batman v. Superman, The Simpsons, Evangelion, Austin Powers, Super Mario, The Wizard of Oz, Aliens, Lilo and Stitch, Labyrinth starring David Bowie, the Dune remake, Monty Python, Lord of the Rings, ok seriously what the heck am I even looking at

I'm leaning on cutting most, if not all the captions, unless anyone can suggest an alternative

Edited by RobertTYL on Sep 17th 2022 at 11:12:08 PM

Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#4147: Sep 18th 2022 at 2:19:48 AM

[up] I'm alright with all of the referential captions going.

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
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
#4148: Sep 18th 2022 at 2:37:03 AM

[up][up] Fan Myopia at its finest. This happened before in other media (only with quotes iirc), and if I remember it right, in those cases the consensus was to cut.

PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#4150: Sep 18th 2022 at 10:01:09 AM

No-Sell has chained potholes. The Ice-Cream Koan one is less necessary than the others.


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