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For example, questions about Just a Face and a Caption concerns, whether a picture requires additional context, whether a picture demonstrates all of the necessary aspects or a trope, or whether a trope better demonstrates a related trope can be asked here.

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Edited by Synchronicity on Aug 7th 2024 at 10:00:48 AM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5951: Mar 5th 2024 at 11:18:18 AM

Introduced Species Calamity: I can see that the frogs are eating the crop, and since frogs don't normally chow on field crops, something is probably wrong. It does rely on the caption for "introduced", but I can live with that.

Redemption in the Rain: I agree that "arms outstretched, looking joyously towards the heavens" looks enough like redemption to me.

MissConduct (Septatroper)
#5952: Mar 5th 2024 at 11:24:01 AM

Might I suggest collaging the pic for Introduced Species Catastrophe?

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bart_releases_frog.jpg

[Current goes here]

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frogs_ate_everything.jpg

Edited by MissConduct on Mar 5th 2024 at 2:24:21 PM

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#5953: Mar 5th 2024 at 5:11:02 PM

[up] It probably doesn't need to be three panels. Just 1 and 2 or 1 and 3 should be fine. Otherwise, looks decent. I'll open a thread once a spot is open.

Edited by MurlocAggroB on Mar 5th 2024 at 7:11:18 AM

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MissConduct (Septatroper)
#5954: Mar 6th 2024 at 7:44:48 AM

Got lost last page: Is Victorious Roar appropriately "victorious"? I can't really tell that the T-Rex "won" anything from this pic. It just looks like roaring.

Also, is My Biological Clock Is Ticking JAFAAC? It might just be the art style, but she doesn't even look old enough to be worrying about that?

Edited by MissConduct on Mar 6th 2024 at 10:58:24 AM

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#5955: Mar 6th 2024 at 11:17:12 AM

She is showing worry about not having had the chance to conceive yet. I oppose pulling without a replacement.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5956: Mar 6th 2024 at 11:43:49 AM

Without dialogue it is very often hard to infer ages from drawn media anyway, regardless of art style. And the precise age isn't as important as the worry.

GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5957: Mar 6th 2024 at 2:16:16 PM

Victorious Roar looks fine to me, you can see she's occupied an area where she shouldn't be and the banner fluttering down symbolically implies that as well. But I might be having a hard time shaking off familiarity with the work given it came out when I was a kid so that scene is kinda baked into my brain really.

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#5958: Mar 6th 2024 at 3:15:45 PM

Victorious Roar is fine, but I agree that My Biological Clock Is Ticking is Talking Heads. The visuals don't add anything to the image.

Edited by MurlocAggroB on Mar 6th 2024 at 5:15:52 AM

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jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#5959: Mar 6th 2024 at 4:59:44 PM

I agree Victorious Roar is fine, though I do have a replacement in mind (if enough people do think it could stand to be better).

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#5960: Mar 7th 2024 at 12:02:06 AM

Does Prank Date work? It seems more like a rejection than a "haha, this isn't actually a date" scenario.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#5961: Mar 7th 2024 at 2:52:55 AM

Rejection itself wouldn't be a problem but the zipper incident doesn't work well with the concept.

MissConduct (Septatroper)
#5962: Mar 7th 2024 at 7:00:53 AM

Re: Victorious Roar - I'd like to see [up][up][up]'s suggestion, since it might be better. I am a little worried that Current runs a little too hard on Fan Myopia - like, we all know Jurassic Park and we know the context of this scene, but does the fluttering banner get across "victory" out of context?

My Biological Clock Is Ticking seems to have some mixed responses; might take that to thread to get more opinions/suggestions.

Also, on Anti-Police Song - can you tell the little guy in the crosshair is a cop without the caption? It's fuzzy enough it just kinda looks like a dude in a hat.

Edited by MissConduct on Mar 7th 2024 at 2:21:42 PM

jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#5963: Mar 7th 2024 at 2:45:39 PM

[up]

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tarzanroar1.png

Anti-Police Song is a weak keep for me, though there may be something better.

MissConduct (Septatroper)
#5964: Mar 7th 2024 at 6:10:33 PM

[up] I like that.

Is A Light in the Distance clear? I can't see "distance" very well.

Edited by MissConduct on Mar 7th 2024 at 9:11:37 AM

moxeden actually okay-ish from a place of comfort Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
actually okay-ish
#5965: Mar 7th 2024 at 10:15:51 PM

Me neither.

Good morning, and good night, I hardly ever sleep. With what I have, what else do you think I'd ever need?
KoshaVinka The Yggdrasil Cretin from Rimestrov Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: You're the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi
The Yggdrasil Cretin
#5966: Mar 7th 2024 at 11:05:17 PM

I feel like I may unknowingly open up the gates of Hell with this one, but Monster.Western Animation is really weak imo. The Entity does not look anthropomorphic in any way and it's about to eat the people, so without the caption it looks like just another "Non-sapient Monster doing Non-sapient things" pic.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#5967: Mar 7th 2024 at 11:27:18 PM

[up]I agree, that looks like a literalé monster, not an irredeemably evil character, as the trope should be.

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#5968: Mar 8th 2024 at 7:04:54 AM

Not sure what I’m looking at The Chooser of the One, even as someone familiar with the movie.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#5969: Mar 8th 2024 at 7:08:24 AM

[up]I think that's not great, but a Keep Until Better Image Suggested. I'm not familiar with the work, but I kind of get it. If we can find something that's more obvious that would be great, but there is no need to change it to something overly texty because it gets the point across.

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
MissConduct (Septatroper)
#5970: Mar 8th 2024 at 12:27:05 PM

Does Action Genre Hero Guy need ten pics? Especially since the point is they all look the same?

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#5971: Mar 8th 2024 at 12:33:56 PM

[up] I'd think that just illustrates the point. But maybe 6-8 is enough.

Edited by Amonimus on Mar 8th 2024 at 11:34:18 PM

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5972: Mar 8th 2024 at 12:38:33 PM

The point is that they all look like a generic baldish guy. So it's fine. I suppose we could cut it down but we don't need to; in the spirit of "don't fix what isn't broken".

jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#5973: Mar 8th 2024 at 2:02:32 PM

What [up] said. The number of pics might be a bit excessive, but this is a archetype trope, so having a large collage isn't much of a problem (especially when the panels are very uniform).

KoshaVinka The Yggdrasil Cretin from Rimestrov Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: You're the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi
The Yggdrasil Cretin
#5974: Mar 9th 2024 at 10:18:59 AM

Another Complete Monster gripe. Monster.Visual Novels features a character whose entire CM section on the work's YMMV page is Spoilered. So isn't it too spoilery a page image?

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#5975: Mar 9th 2024 at 10:33:42 AM

That was chosen here. I am not familiar with the work, so I can't really say. Just keep in mind that tropers tend to overuse spoiler markup for any random development, so it's not always the best gauge. So it's better to ask things like:

  • Is the character being evil a spoiler?
  • Are the actions depicted in the image spoilers?


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