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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#1: Oct 2nd 2019 at 6:15:40 PM

Not everyone's taken geometry in school yet, and not everyone who has remembers it by the time they use our website. Don't mean to say we should dumb it down, but here's an image that doesn't require as much familiarity with what it's parodying...

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ididnttread.png

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#2: Oct 2nd 2019 at 8:00:37 PM

[up] That's pretty clever, although I'm not sure that it's better than the current.

TrueShadow1 Since: Dec, 2012
#3: Oct 2nd 2019 at 8:14:43 PM

Lateral change.

I don't think OP concern is an issue. People don't forget basic algebra and Pythagorean theorem...right?

Edited by TrueShadow1 on Oct 2nd 2019 at 10:14:52 PM

TheUnsquished Filthy Casual from A youngun between two oldies Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#4: Oct 2nd 2019 at 10:25:31 PM

No issue with the current.

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Millership from Kazakhstan Since: Jan, 2014
#5: Oct 2nd 2019 at 10:37:20 PM

Lateral change. [tdown]

Current is not rocket science, the point is easy enough to understand even if you didn't take trigonometry classes.

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#6: Oct 2nd 2019 at 10:39:23 PM

Yeah, you don't really need to know math to understand, as it's kind of obvious the problem doesn't want you to literally find the "X" on the page.

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#8: Oct 3rd 2019 at 3:17:44 AM

Keep. There's no geometry involved in figuring it out.

Edited by eroock on Oct 3rd 2019 at 3:18:19 AM

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#9: Oct 3rd 2019 at 3:48:43 AM

keep

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#11: Oct 3rd 2019 at 7:37:26 AM

Either works, though the current could use a quality upgrade.

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#13: Oct 3rd 2019 at 9:24:11 AM

After a bit of searching I found it's actually visual art by Wade Clarke, so we probably shouldn't use it without permission.

EDIT: I meant the current image, not the OP's suggestion.

Edited by rjd1922 on Oct 4th 2019 at 3:54:39 AM

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#14: Oct 3rd 2019 at 8:25:38 PM

[up] There's an email link on the page if somebody wants to contact him for permission.

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#15: Oct 4th 2019 at 9:05:42 AM

I'll also vote keep.

That's enough votes, so email for permission to use the suggestion will not be needed. Will tag and close.

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#16: Oct 4th 2019 at 11:37:07 AM

Re-opened and moved back for discussion as there seems to have been some confusion about which pic was needing permission to use.

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#18: Oct 12th 2019 at 11:39:50 AM

A different version of that is already on Wishing for More Wishes. Keep current.

Edited by Piterpicher on Oct 12th 2019 at 8:40:11 PM

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#19: Oct 12th 2019 at 1:44:45 PM

[up]We can't, since it's art used without permission.

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#21: Oct 21st 2019 at 8:27:16 PM

OP or try to get permission for the current?

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#22: Nov 3rd 2019 at 9:27:02 PM

I don't really feel comfortable emailing Wade Clarke for permission on behalf of TV Tropes...perhaps a mod should do it?

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Spark9 Since: Nov, 2010
#23: Nov 4th 2019 at 5:20:04 AM

I prefer the current image. The suggestion in the OP does have the cat standing (treading) on the snake, so that's Blatant Lies rather than Loophole Abuse.

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#24: Nov 4th 2019 at 5:27:29 AM

[up][up] I second this; I feel like a mod should be the one doing the asking for permission.

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#25: Nov 4th 2019 at 5:51:36 AM

I prefer the current. You don't need to know the actual answer to get the joke, and it's smaller than the suggestion.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 4th 2019 at 7:54:40 AM

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