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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

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#4876: May 10th 2023 at 11:19:06 PM

I prefer Sync's suggestion too.

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MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
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#4878: May 11th 2023 at 12:03:56 PM

Calling Hollywood Giftwrap crowner in favor of the following option which is now in and tagged as the new caption:

"I couldn't afford a present this year, so I got you this box."

Edited by MacronNotes on May 11th 2023 at 3:04:11 PM

Macron's notes
LordGro from Germany Since: May, 2010
#4879: May 11th 2023 at 2:02:15 PM

Honestly I don't think that Chocolate Baby even needs a caption. We can see that the man in the image looks extremely pissed; we don't a caption to tell us again what we are already seeing. The image kinda speaks for itself.


Keanu Reeves is graced with this caption:

I could totally live without yet another reference caption relying on the viewer keeping pace with memes. But even if the caption is kept, three potholes in a three-word one-line are two too many.

Let's just say and leave it at that.
Reymma RJ Savoy from Edinburgh Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
RJ Savoy
#4880: May 11th 2023 at 3:37:07 PM

[up] I agree both can go, though there may be value in mentioning that the not-father is deeply racist.

ISO has a weird caption that I think is trying to say that the comic is Manly Gay through and through but not explicitly sexual. I don't think it adds anything.

Edited by Reymma on May 11th 2023 at 11:37:35 AM

Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
themayorofsimpleton Now a lurker. Thanks for everything. | he/him from Elsewhere (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Abstaining
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RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#4882: May 11th 2023 at 10:39:57 PM

[up]In my opinion, it isn't because it doesn't add anything.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#4883: May 11th 2023 at 11:46:35 PM

I think we should pull the caption from both Keanu Reeves and Creator Backlash.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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Angry babby
#4886: May 12th 2023 at 8:42:10 PM

Late but I like Sync's Chocolate Baby caption. The father being a Nazi does add some more "oh shit" to the image so it's worth mentioning.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
#4887: May 13th 2023 at 12:47:10 PM

Trope of the day is Literal Soapbox Speech. A (wrongly-formatted) caption was added today saying "Actual soap box optional"; which is... not quite correct to the trope? The trope is about standing on top of something, not strictly a soapbox, but not nothing like the caption implies.

I'd like to apologize for all this.
selkies Professional Wick Checker Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Professional Wick Checker
#4888: May 14th 2023 at 8:05:46 AM

Bouncing Battler has a detached caption. Should we fix it?

Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the Retromancer
#4889: May 14th 2023 at 8:11:58 AM

[up] Fixed it as there's no reason not to.

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Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
How sweet it is
#4890: May 15th 2023 at 5:03:01 AM

Re: Monument Valley (from a couple pages ago)

"No, your other up" sounds like a good replacement idea.

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Mahoxy punch things and hearts come out!! from Future's Promise School for Magical Girls Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
punch things and hearts come out!!
#4892: May 15th 2023 at 1:32:23 PM

[up][up][tup]


Is the caption on Brainy Pig supposed to be anything other than a shoehorn? I'm not seeing how it relates to the image in any way.

clearly things are going well.
RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#4893: May 15th 2023 at 2:00:40 PM

[up]It feels like a shoehorn to me, so I wouldn't mind it being cut.

LordGro from Germany Since: May, 2010
#4894: May 15th 2023 at 2:45:19 PM

I cut the caption on Keanu Reeves, citing this thread.

Let's just say and leave it at that.
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
#4895: May 15th 2023 at 8:00:30 PM

I updated the recently-chosen caption for Level in Reverse so that it's actually in reverse and not just backwards.

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Jobyrdthegamerbyrd Since: Aug, 2017
#4896: May 16th 2023 at 4:05:32 PM

NightmareFuel.Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur 2023 does have a pretty good image there but I wanna suggest a potential caption to replace the current one:

Not the smiles you'd wanna see at a carnival.

Edited by Jobyrdthegamerbyrd on May 17th 2023 at 6:07:09 AM

BigBadShadow25 Owl House / Infinity Train / Inside Job Fan from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Owl House / Infinity Train / Inside Job Fan
#4897: May 17th 2023 at 5:20:59 AM

So I’d like to change the caption for Film.Five Nights At Freddys 2023 from the current (Are you ready for Freddy… on the big screen?) back to the original (time to clock in).

The Owl House and Coyote Vs Acme are my Roman Empire.
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Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the Retromancer
#4900: May 18th 2023 at 9:00:10 AM

That's effectively a narration (or alt text). No it's not needed.

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10th May '24 5:05:43 PM

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