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WaterBlap Blapper of Water Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#26: Mar 4th 2020 at 11:17:21 AM

Cheerful Funeral is the clear winner at this point, and I was wondering if we could make the runner-up (Celebratory Funeral) a redirect, as it's a more indicative name for the concept and it is within consensus range (12 votes, net +6 votes, 3:1 ratio). I think it would help tropers understand at a glance that this isn't merely a funeral in which people are cheery but an intentionally cheery funeral.

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#27: Mar 4th 2020 at 11:41:59 AM

[up]Celebratory Funeral and Happy Funeral, the two runner-ups, can both be redirects.

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#28: Mar 5th 2020 at 1:28:29 PM

I think that'd be a good idea.

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#31: Mar 6th 2020 at 9:20:25 AM

It seems to me that Fun In The Funeral can be moved to the new name with little-no changes to the page.

"It's just a show; I should really just relax"
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#33: Mar 6th 2020 at 1:44:51 PM

Agreed, though can we ax the quote? It's huge, and in mobile it looks even longer.

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#34: Mar 6th 2020 at 1:48:08 PM

[up]Yeah, I agree that it's too long. That might be better suited to the page quote thread, though, unless TRS projects can be used to remove quotes. That's at least been done on Image Pickin', so maybe TRS could as well, though I don't think I've seen that happen during the three or so years I've been on TRS.

(Side note: Not on mobile, since I don't edit or post on mobile, but I do have a small notebook PC.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 6th 2020 at 3:53:20 AM

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#35: Mar 6th 2020 at 3:17:21 PM

I mean we're moving the page. It seems pointlessly bureaucratic to require the quote thread for this, especially since they'd say to cut it down our remove it anyway.

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#36: Mar 6th 2020 at 4:47:17 PM

Fair enough.

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#37: Mar 6th 2020 at 4:49:59 PM

I'm good to remove it.

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#38: Mar 7th 2020 at 6:44:04 PM

The one on the quotes page is good but equally long...

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#39: Mar 8th 2020 at 4:22:52 PM

I'd frankly be fine with no quote at all.

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#40: Mar 9th 2020 at 4:22:56 AM

I think it works with no quotes. But as I suggested above, I think the folk song line "Wasn't it the truth I tell you, lots of fun at Finnegan's wake" would be a good quote.

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#41: Mar 14th 2020 at 6:51:37 AM

The mods have moved the page, once we reach consensus on the quote we can close this thread.

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#42: Mar 15th 2020 at 9:54:22 AM

I de-wicked Fun In The Funeral, and added a reference to Cheerful Funeral to its more malicious sister trope, Last Disrespects.

EDIT: Will someone create the redirects Celebratory Funeral and Happy Funeral?

Edited by Snicka on Mar 15th 2020 at 9:15:32 AM

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#43: Mar 15th 2020 at 3:10:44 PM

Let's just agree to pull the quote that's on there and close...

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#45: Mar 15th 2020 at 7:18:18 PM

I did some crosswicking and it's now up to 32 wicks- enough to remove from Pages Needing Wicks?

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crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
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#46: Mar 15th 2020 at 7:37:09 PM

Page quotes:

I'll watch you use my worldly goods for festival and mirth,
And that will make me smile a smile, and have a laugh quite hearty,
To hear you say, the bugger's dead, let's have ourselves a party.
—"Last Will And Testament" (link), Max Scratchmann

I know how boring funerals can be
I want people to gather
meet new people
have a laugh, a dance, meet a loved one.
I want people to have free drink all night.
—"Death" (Sean's Book), Sean Hughes

Whack fol the da O, dance to your partner
Welt the floor, your trotters shake;
Wasn't it the truth I told you?
Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake!
—"Finnegan's Wake", old Irish Folk Music

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#48: Mar 15th 2020 at 10:15:56 PM

The third is my favorite. It conveys the "fun". The other two are good, too.

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#49: Mar 16th 2020 at 7:22:24 AM

As I suggested before, Finnegan's Wake has my vote, but the other two aren't bad either.

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#50: Mar 16th 2020 at 7:15:11 PM

I like the second one, myself.

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The TRS thread for Cheerful Funeral (formerly Fun In The Funeral) has suggested changing the page quote. What should it be?

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