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HI! If an automated Image Pickin' thread-related PM for a page you are following sent you here, that means the image is being considered for removal. If you would like to vote for/against it, please familiarize yourself with the following guidelines then scroll down to the crowner.

Heartwarming Moments, Funny Moments, Moment of Awesome, Awesome Music, Tear Jerker, and Nightmare Fuel subpages tend to attract low-quality and unillustrative images that don't evoke the emotions they should, even if the scenes are examples in context. While it is very easy to pull them, the Image Pickin' forum has trouble finding replacements most of the time, leaving most of these threads to close due to inactivity and take up room while doing so.

In order to free up slots, this thread is designed to handle moments subpages with a single bad image.

This thread is not for:

  • Start a thread in the following cases
    • Removing an image because you already have an alternative suggestion on hand
    • Removing an image that was kept on the page by a previous Moments Images crowner.
    • Moments page images that are duplicated somewhere else
    • Moments pages with multiple images
    • Pages that are on Image Pickin' Special Cases (assuming their status allows it)
  • Images on Moments pages for unreleased works aren't permitted. If you see one, simply pull it, add the IP comment later in this post, and post in the thread to say it's been removed. It doesn't need discussion or a crowner.
  • Images that you personally don't find funny/sad/heartwarming/awesome/scary, or can't fully glean the context of, but still have some visual element of the Moment they're supposed to evoke (for example, a messy explosion might still be worth keeping on an Awesome/ page even if you don't understand what's exploding, because of Stuff Blowing Up). Remember that these are YMMV items.
  • If the only problem is that it's low-quality, try the quality upgrade thread first. Per the admins, being below the 800px size guideline is not on its own a reason to pull an image.
  • If the problem is that the on-page examples are bad, please see the Moments cleanup thread and the specific Nightmare Fuel cleanup thread.


How it works

  1. First, have you Failed a Spot Check? Check the page source: is there an Image Pickin' comment? Maybe a previous thread has explained the reasoning for this image, or it's already been included in a previous Moments cleanup crowner. You can also go to the Ask for Explanations thread for other opinions.
  2. Link the page with the image you want examined. Please explain why you think it is a bad image (e.g. JAFAAC, "more funny than scary"). Posts without such reasoning will not be entertained. (You can use the Image Pickin' thread guidelines for reasoning help.) If suggesting multiple pages in a single post, please put them in a bulleted list to ensure that each entry can stand on its own and that they won't be missed when the crowner is made.
  3. Similar to the Image Suggestion thread, a crowner will be run containing the proposed pulls. Each crowner will run about 15 items at a time and last for 5 days. Please do not add items to a crowner once it's running.
    • After 24 hours, anything with votes at +10 or more and a ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled.
    • After 3 days, anything with votes at +8 or more and a ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled.
    • After 5 days, all remaining crowner items with a positive ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled, all items below the 2:1 ratio will be kept, and the crowner will be closed.

If a page gets its own Image Pickin' thread while it's on an active Moments crowner, that item will be withdrawn from the crowner.

Crowners on this thread do not count towards the Image Pickin' Special Cases Multiple Threads rule (which applies to "pages that have had three or more IP threads").

If you think of a replacement image after an image has been pulled, you can use the Image Suggestion thread or start a new thread for a replacement.

Templates

  1. Pulled images will be tagged as:
%%Image removed via crowner in the Moments Images Cleanup Thread: [crowner link]
%%https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1642193091068711500
%%Please do not add a new image without going through the Image Suggestion thread or starting a new Image Pickin' thread
  1. Pulled images on pages for unreleased works should be tagged as:
%% Image removed as per policy. Moments pages for unreleased works are not allowed images.
%% See the Administrivia/CreatingAWorkPageForAnUnreleasedWork policy page and the relevant post in the Moments Images Cleanup Thread: [moments post link]
%% Don't add a new image until the work is released. Please don't add an image without going through the Image Suggestion thread or starting a new Image Pickin' thread
  1. Kept images will be tagged as:
%%
%% Image kept on page via crowner in the Moments Images Cleanup Thread: [crowner link]
%% https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1642193091068711500
%% Please don't change or remove without starting a new Image Pickin' thread.
%%

Edited by Synchronicity on Jul 27th 2025 at 5:33:56 AM

AwkbutTVT Nyan-Binary (The picture, not me) from Gaia, in no current need of help Since: Sep, 2023
Nyan-Binary (The picture, not me)
#3301: Mar 14th 2025 at 8:05:19 AM

It doesn't have to have an image

Ey, migi vuru?
CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#3302: Mar 14th 2025 at 8:09:54 AM

[up][up]Agreed. A big problem with some pages is that tropers shoehorn images because they have to have an image to look professional, when they don’t need to.

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
MathsAngelicVersion Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music from Gensokyo Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music
#3303: Mar 14th 2025 at 8:32:43 AM

[up] Exactly.

You could probably find something scary after the part where Magnifico decides to use the forbidden book, but that's a spoiler, so we can't do it.

I'm not sure what to do with this post. It has a lot of images, and there's a combination of bad ones and "I personally don't find this scary" ones, so I don't think we should nominate them all.

My take:

Edited by MathsAngelicVersion on Mar 14th 2025 at 4:36:51 PM

Timthebearfan4500 Since: Oct, 2020
#3304: Mar 14th 2025 at 11:31:04 AM

Why is it such an issue that I said "Not scary/funny" for some of the images? Lots of other people say that as well and never get any objection by the mods or engineers. In fact, one of the crowners from the past even has one entry (NightmareFuel.The Ren And Stimpy Show) that says "Not really scary". And this crowner from the past has "Not funny" for Funny.Dont Hug Me Im Scared.

I get the feeling that it's okay for others to make such arguments but not me.

Timthebearfan4500 Since: Oct, 2020
#3305: Mar 14th 2025 at 11:32:54 AM

By the way, I agree that we should leave alone some of the NF images that many others find scary. I admit, I was wrong to suggest them. But still...

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)
#3306: Mar 14th 2025 at 11:33:34 AM

Both of those were from 2022, mate. Our standards for how to deal with the images has changed. People started getting really annoyed with people just dragging in any image they didn't personally vibe with, so we're trying to enforce a higher standard of reasoning. There are a boatload of moments images that I don't really care for personally, but I'd never bring them in because I recognize that my standard might be skewed (especially for Nightmare Fuel, mostly because what scares me seems to be wildly different from what scares most people here).

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 14th 2025 at 2:35:04 PM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3307: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:11:01 PM

Someone can make a crowner; personally I just find this thread's crowners very time consuming to make and I haven't had the time/been in the mood or have preferred to make crowners for the rest of the forum.

Edited by Synchronicity on Mar 14th 2025 at 3:11:27 PM

MathsAngelicVersion Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music from Gensokyo Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music
#3308: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:14:39 PM

[up] Aren't only mods and engineers able to make crowners?

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3309: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:25:16 PM

Yes but even compiling options for a future crowner-maker would be a big help.

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)
#3310: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:26:21 PM

And ideally either in a sandbox or with the markup visible, because for engineers having to copy and format every link from scratch makes it take twice as long.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#3311: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:38:39 PM

Taking suggestions from MathsAngelicVersion finding the worst images to discuss, here’s some pics for the next crowner (and ignoring ones that received criticism or had their own threads):


[down]Thank you, Sync. Your work is appreciated.

Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Mar 14th 2025 at 1:59:34 PM

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3312: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:41:46 PM

Cool, thanks — I've yoinked that into Sandbox.MICT Crowner. I'm running out of time for IP today, so I'll get to it...at some point over the weekend...if nobody beats me to it.

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)
#3313: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:43:33 PM

Sync, I got you covered.

I'll put it together in a bit, hang tight.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#3314: Mar 15th 2025 at 12:37:39 PM

Edited by StalkerGamer on Mar 15th 2025 at 4:38:16 PM

Riolugirl Just "Rio" is fine! from Planet Sparkles (spaaaarklleeees...) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
Just "Rio" is fine!
#3315: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:02:13 PM

24 hours have passed, but we have no images at 10+. We'll have to check back after 3 days.

[down] Not when I made this post, we didn't...

Edited by Riolugirl on Mar 15th 2025 at 8:18:44 AM

"Hark! For your greatest fears manifest in yours truly!" (She/Her) (Current focus: Image Pickin')
AwkbutTVT Nyan-Binary (The picture, not me) from Gaia, in no current need of help Since: Sep, 2023
Nyan-Binary (The picture, not me)
#3316: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:06:07 PM

we have 2

Ey, migi vuru?
Riolugirl Just "Rio" is fine! from Planet Sparkles (spaaaarklleeees...) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
Just "Rio" is fine!
#3317: Mar 17th 2025 at 2:06:04 PM

That's 3 days gone, so the 8+ images can now be removed.

Edited by Riolugirl on Mar 17th 2025 at 9:06:16 AM

"Hark! For your greatest fears manifest in yours truly!" (She/Her) (Current focus: Image Pickin')
The-Omniscient-Dex Just call me Jason, I suppose from Classified (Terrible Twos) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Just call me Jason, I suppose
#3318: Mar 19th 2025 at 2:43:43 PM

Heartwarming.Chicken Little 2005: Wouldn't really make any sense to those who haven't seen the work.

I'm much too lazy to come up with a caption.
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)
#3319: Mar 19th 2025 at 2:50:33 PM

Also it's low quality and looks kinda ugly imo

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Riolugirl Just "Rio" is fine! from Planet Sparkles (spaaaarklleeees...) (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's a god-awful small affair
Just "Rio" is fine!
#3320: Mar 19th 2025 at 4:07:34 PM

That's Day 5 now. I'll get to the remaining actions ASAP.

EDIT:

    Pulled Images 

Hollering to close the crowner.

Edited by Riolugirl on Mar 19th 2025 at 11:25:35 AM

"Hark! For your greatest fears manifest in yours truly!" (She/Her) (Current focus: Image Pickin')
GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3321: Mar 20th 2025 at 5:15:42 PM

NightmareFuel.Futari Wa Pretty Cure

Is not "just a girl looking at her hand" she's looking at her hand in terror as it fades away into shadowy nothingness (note it's semi translucent)

MathsAngelicVersion Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music from Gensokyo Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Ambassador of Eurogames and Touhou Music
#3322: Mar 20th 2025 at 6:22:01 PM

[up] It's not clear out of context. I thought she was just wearing a shiny purple glove.

Edited by MathsAngelicVersion on Mar 20th 2025 at 2:22:37 PM

ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#3323: Mar 20th 2025 at 6:24:40 PM

[up]The hand does look slightly transparent to me. Would a frame from further along in the scene where the hand is even more clearly transparent work better?

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
GastonRabbit MOD C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#3324: Mar 21st 2025 at 11:45:21 AM

Closed and unhooked the crowner as requested. Archived link to the crowner in case anyone wants it.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 21st 2025 at 2:06:03 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#3325: Mar 21st 2025 at 5:06:37 PM

23rd Oct '25 4:09:26 PM

Crown Description:

This crowner covers posts from October 7 2025 to October 17 2025 (inclusive) and may run for up to 5 days, depending on voting.

Vote UP to pull an image; vote DOWN to keep it on the page.

  • After 24 hours, anything with +10 or more and a ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled.
  • After 3 days, anything with +8 or more and a ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled.
  • After 5 days, any remaining items with a positive ratio of at least 2:1 will be pulled, all items below the 2:1 ratio will be kept, and the crowner will be closed.
  • If an item has a (CLOSED) note, there is no need to vote on it; the result has already been decided.

Do not add more items to the crowner once it's running.

Each crowner option links to the image, as well as the beginning of its discussion.

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