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petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#1: May 13th 2020 at 12:44:59 AM

It relies entirely on the caption. It took me some serious time deciphering how it is supposed to illustrate the trope.

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#2: May 13th 2020 at 4:46:22 AM

Previous thread...and honestly, I'm at a loss to understand how the pic/caption combo isn't immediately obvious, especially if you read the note. This falls into the "not really JAFAAC" case listed on that page. Strong Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

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#3: May 13th 2020 at 5:36:23 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

If we really do want to find a different image for this, we could pair official content from a work that makes something about it clear (etc. state a character’s name) and pair it up with a news article or report making a mistake related to what is shown in the official image.

Edited by jandn2014 on May 13th 2020 at 8:36:37 AM

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#4: May 13th 2020 at 6:56:25 AM

That image has been on the site for as long as I can remember (it's even an artifact-filled JPEG on a site that now leans toward high-quality PNGs); I'm assuming it counts as a gag image.

I'm leaning toward Keep Until Better Image Suggested, but if it's still possible to access the article in question (emphasis on if, since it appears to be a print article), a PNG version would be nice to have.

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 13th 2020 at 9:00:35 AM

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#5: May 13th 2020 at 7:46:08 AM

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#6: May 13th 2020 at 7:57:19 AM

There's no other way you could demonstrate this beside a lampshade hanging, so Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

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#7: May 13th 2020 at 8:29:40 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested per above posts. FYI the image has already gotten a quality upgrade once.

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#9: May 13th 2020 at 9:04:08 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested overall, but I have to dispute the part where the caption reads "and it's more than just that keyboard and monitor in the pic". I also see some system under the monitor and behind the keyboard. Not having watched Cowboy Bebop yet, that looks like a full computer system to me, assuming that is, in fact, a disc drive.

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#10: May 13th 2020 at 9:30:23 AM

The bit about "that's just the monitor and keyboard, not the computer" has always struck me as incredibly pedantic. I wouldn't mind cutting that part.

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#11: May 13th 2020 at 9:34:45 AM

I'd be up for that.

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#12: May 13th 2020 at 9:48:09 AM

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In addition, expanding that note results in quite possibly the longest caption I've ever seen.

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 13th 2020 at 12:08:43 PM

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petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#13: May 13th 2020 at 10:08:56 AM

That's my problem with it. It not only makes no sense without the caption, the caption is way too long. I would be content with reworking the caption though.

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#14: May 13th 2020 at 10:38:24 AM

"Cowboy" means Bounty Hunter, "Bebop" is the name of the Cool Starship, that girl's name is Ed, and that's not her computer.

"Cowboy Bebop" is not a Character Title.
Her name is Ed.

Edited by Primis on May 13th 2020 at 10:45:20 AM

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#15: May 13th 2020 at 10:39:03 AM

We could cut down the caption length like this:

For starters, the picture shows a girl. Her name is Ed.note 

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#16: May 13th 2020 at 10:43:23 AM

[up][up]Leaning toward the second (though the first would be fine, too) since it's shorter while still covering the basics, though maybe add the "and that's not her computer" part from the first. I'm against keeping the note.

We can direct people to the work's page if they want a more wordy explanation of the terminology used in it.

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 13th 2020 at 12:46:33 PM

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#17: May 13th 2020 at 10:47:11 AM

[up][up][up] I like the first caption.

Edited by jandn2014 on May 13th 2020 at 1:47:18 PM

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#18: May 13th 2020 at 11:10:06 AM

I like 14.2 better, but I'd also pothole the work in question.

Edited by petersohn on May 13th 2020 at 8:11:13 PM

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#19: May 13th 2020 at 11:18:24 AM

[up] The image is already potholed.

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#20: May 13th 2020 at 11:20:57 AM

I actually prefer 14.1, since it breaks down everything wrong with the image while remaining much more concise than the current caption.

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#21: May 13th 2020 at 12:35:48 PM

[tup] 14.1 for brevity.

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#22: May 13th 2020 at 12:42:45 PM

Keep, and use 14.1 as the caption.

I think we'll have to rename the trope if we ever replace the image.

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#23: May 13th 2020 at 4:31:10 PM

[up]Don't you mean we'd have to replace the image if we renamed the trope? I disagree as it still shows the trope even if it had a different name. [tup]14.1 caption; it's longer but more complete than 14.2 while still being more consise than the current.

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#24: May 13th 2020 at 5:58:44 PM

I'm good to replace the caption with 14.1.

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#25: May 14th 2020 at 6:05:18 AM

I suppose we can use 14.1 as the caption, though I never saw the current one as too long (but it's still as clear and it's more concise).

Edited by Piterpicher on May 14th 2020 at 3:09:26 PM

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