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.
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Edited by Synchronicity on Jul 27th 2025 at 5:33:56 AM
She / Her
(x4) Although it's been years since I played that game, I feel that image isn't creepy without context.
(x2) Seconded. I feel they should be removed for the reasons you stated.
The image for NightmareFuel.Kamen Rider Geats needs to be removed until a more suitable pic is found. For context, here's the image and caption:

The problem is, it contains a Special Effects Failure: You can clearly see their reflections in the plastic that is supposed to be the force field.
Eh, good enough.TearJerker.Breaking Bad is JAFAAC, and the caption itself doesn't explain anything regarding what's happening other than "this is how viewers reacted when watching Ozymandias".
I'll admit that I don't have too many other suggestions for what a replacement could be though. The closest I could think of was a picture of Jesse crying over Jane Margolis's corpse, but I can't find any pictures of that.
"I'm Mr. Blue, woah-woah-ooh..."Funny.Yakuza Like A Dragon is JAFAAC.
I might have an idea for a better image. Do I post that here or do I need to start a thread?
Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Sep 14th 2022 at 8:02:15 AM
You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.Made a mod call not to include:
- TearJerker.The Powerpuff Girls: I don't think the quality is bad enough to be pulled considering the show is ~20 years old and that was the only argument brought up.
- Funny.Yakuza 6: I truly find no fault in this, it's obviously cartoony.
Edited by Synchronicity on Sep 14th 2022 at 2:34:38 PM
WhatAnIdiot.Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure looks like JAFAAC, with Jotaro simply glaring down and expressing his reaction. I don't know if it could get a pass just like Avatar: The Last Airbender did.
Edited by DukeNukem4ever on Sep 15th 2022 at 8:16:36 AM
This looks scary to me but most likely it's bias from knowing when the scene happens.
Edited by Amonimus on Sep 15th 2022 at 9:32:15 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupYeah, it seems kinda funny to me, too. Then again I don't tend to find those sort of things scary in general.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall- Fantastic Four Duology: Its just a face and a caption, plus it's not that scary without context.
Does X (2022) really work without context? It just looks like someone screaming while the caption tells us that this film is screwed up, Take Our Word for It.
Edited by KingofNightmares on Sep 18th 2022 at 5:03:07 AM
"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"I may have brought this up before but TearJerker.The Iron Giant has one of those "the usual reaction to seeing this movie" pictures, and I'm not sure if, on it's own, it's all that sad.
Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
The entire shot qualifies, the crop by itself is just useless. I started a thread to replace it
.
ETA: TearJerker.Dear Evan Hansen's image is just a guy singing, with no indication that it's a particularly sad song. While there's a Dramatic Spotlight, that's not inherently sad.
Edited by Synchronicity on Sep 19th 2022 at 12:11:30 PM
You mean the scare, that doesn't really scream Body Horror to me personally.
Does the image for NightmareFuel.Nope work for everyone? I’m not sure it’s all that scary out of context. Plus you can’t see the bodies and blood too well at wiki size.
Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Sep 20th 2022 at 10:54:40 AM
You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
Crown Description:
This crowner covers posts from October 7 2025- 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.
