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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

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#2126: Sep 29th 2023 at 8:03:30 PM

Mostly because the crowner is a relatively recent development, so the prospect does not come up very often. Mainly, I don’t like the idea of people resubmitting images they don’t like until it ends up pulled, especially since there’s no space to debate the merits of it unlike in a thread.

The rest of the forum has guidelines in place to discourage if not outright prevent similar behavior, so maybe a time limit would work here.

MaeBea from Satan's basement Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2127: Sep 30th 2023 at 6:40:36 AM

[up]Could very well work, maybe something like "If an image is kept, it can't be reentered for a month" or so? Is a month too long? Too little?

"Squid has to go to market. He's had to go to market for as long as he's sucked water."
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#2128: Sep 30th 2023 at 9:05:31 AM

That's too soon, not enough for standards/general opinions on pics to change. I would be more comfortable with six months or a year.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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)
#2130: Sep 30th 2023 at 9:08:33 AM

I mean, elsewhere on the wiki we don't try to re-crowner stuff unless new arguments can be made on the subject; it's not so much a matter of waiting out the clock, but of people legitimately changing their minds.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#2131: Sep 30th 2023 at 9:19:00 AM

Yeah. That's kind of what I was trying to get at with "not enough space" here — a lot of images are brought up at once, so it's kind of hard to gauge if consensus on a single image has a legitimate shot at turning out different.

Another option would be to not re-crowner an image without legit support (3 yeas/no ayes in the thread or something). That could tamp down on "well, I didn't LOL even if everyone else did".

Edited by Synchronicity on Sep 30th 2023 at 12:19:21 PM

Tylerbear12 What you see is what you get, just a guy. from The Green Hills. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
What you see is what you get, just a guy.
#2132: Sep 30th 2023 at 9:42:58 AM

Edited by Tylerbear12 on Sep 30th 2023 at 11:43:31 AM

MaeBea from Satan's basement Since: Jul, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2133: Sep 30th 2023 at 12:36:46 PM

  • Heartwarming.Cars 1: They're just smiling at each other. Nothing heartwarming depicted.
  • TearJerker.Cars 1: It depicts a group looking sad, but not what they're sad about. Nothing sad depicted.

"Squid has to go to market. He's had to go to market for as long as he's sucked water."
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#2134: Sep 30th 2023 at 1:24:39 PM

I would be against re-crownering things, but instead encourage people to find a good replacement image and make a thread instead.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Tylerbear12 What you see is what you get, just a guy. from The Green Hills. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
What you see is what you get, just a guy.
#2135: Oct 2nd 2023 at 10:41:01 AM

Tearjerker.Yellow Submarine: Nothing really sad is shown in the image, just a bunch of people with umbrellas.

MissConduct (Septatroper)
#2136: Oct 3rd 2023 at 11:33:54 AM

Edited by MissConduct on Oct 3rd 2023 at 2:48:00 PM

Twiddler MOD (On A Trope Odyssey)
#2137: Oct 3rd 2023 at 3:36:59 PM

Calling the Sep 27 crowner

    Pulls 

Awesome.Skylanders

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

NightmareFuel.Sponge Bob Square Pants The Cosmic Shake

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

NightmareFuel.Super Mario Sunshine

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eely_mouth.jpg
For context, this thing is big as a house. And you fight it underwater...in darkness.note 

NightmareFuel.Superman Vs The Amazing Spider Man

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/supermanvstheamazingspiderman_page075.jpg
Brainwashed, crazy and armed with a weapon that can hurt Superman.

TearJerker.Good Omens 2019

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2023_07_31_at_41908_pm0.jpeg
"I forgive you."

Heartwarming.The Wandering Earth

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wrr223r_1.jpg
"When the Earth is destroyed, there will be nobody left to see! We're going back!"

TearJerker.Xavier Riddle And The Secret Museum

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brad_not_10.png
Poor baby...

TearJerker.Ultraman Z

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uysiev90zr461.jpg
A soulless machine preparing to kill the single mother of an unhatched monster.

Heartwarming.Kirby Star Allies

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirbysaheartwarming.PNG
And all it took to get this complete ending to "Heroes in Another Dimension" was to endure those grueling puzzles and bosses to get 100 hearts. Totally worth it.

Heartwarming.Life Is Strange

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cy2ryc_uoaaxg6u.jpeg
"Don't look so sad. I'm never leaving you."

TearJerker.Red Dead Redemption

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capsadasture_6.JPG
"Our time has passed, John..."

Heartwarming.Edge Wrestler

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edge_1.jpg
That is the expression of a man who has just been given his life back!

AwesomeMusic.Gameboys

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/panalo_ka.jpg
Dex Yu, and the main cast in "Panalo Ka"'s official music video with local and online reactors.

TearJerker.American Horror Story Apocalypse

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0b748e71_d9d4_4735_a251_e897d2f9e628.jpeg
Not So Stoic indeed.

NightmareFuel.Xavier Renegade Angel

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mollusk.png
Will yoooooou... feeeed meeee...?

Funny.Xavier Renegade Angel

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fritata_9.PNG
"I need some of that disease you guys invented."

G-Editor The 47th President Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The 47th President
#2139: Oct 4th 2023 at 2:09:12 PM

Hello so I'm looking at the image found at Life Is Strange's Tearjerker Page and I'm not sure if it conveys tearjerking. Here's the image to see what I'm talking about:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lis_bts_findingrachel.jpg
"What kind of world does this!? Who does this!?"

I couldn't tell if this is tearjerking If it wasn't for the caption below as the picture just shows covering her face with her hand while Max's face isn't even shown. Anywho do you guys think that this pic should be pulled or kept?

Edited by G-Editor on Oct 4th 2023 at 10:10:22 AM

My sandbox of EPs and other stuff
GoodOlGranite Average Mutant Mayhem & Turning Red Enjoyer from Wales Since: Jun, 2023
Average Mutant Mayhem & Turning Red Enjoyer
#2140: Oct 4th 2023 at 2:51:14 PM

Awesome.Happy Days - It's literally just an image of the Fonz doing his trademark double thumbs-up. The caption, "Moments like these are worth a double thumbs up.", makes it seem like the image is being used to describe how awesome the written examples are, which I'm pretty sure is not how the page image is supposed to be used.

Edited by GoodOlGranite on Oct 4th 2023 at 10:53:56 AM

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#2141: Oct 4th 2023 at 4:19:05 PM

[up][up] They appear to be crying/despondent to me so it works.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#2143: Oct 5th 2023 at 10:05:56 PM

Edit: Nevermind.

Edited by Bullman on Oct 5th 2023 at 12:20:39 PM

Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup thread
StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#2144: Oct 6th 2023 at 8:05:08 AM

AudioSpeaks2 Since: Apr, 2022
#2145: Oct 6th 2023 at 8:06:40 AM

[up] Age of Ultron was kept per this crowner

It was also initially picked via this IP thread

StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#2146: Oct 6th 2023 at 8:07:55 AM

[up]I'll remember to check the IP thread next time

Edited by StalkerGamer on Oct 6th 2023 at 12:08:05 PM

AudioSpeaks2 Since: Apr, 2022
#2147: Oct 6th 2023 at 8:16:42 AM

[up] Granted the top batch of comments/replies seem to be in discussion of whether images should be re-crownered because opinions may change.

But since that's still in debate/discussion and the decision hasn't been official, the crowner should just ignore the AOU entry on this page.

Edited by AudioSpeaks2 on Oct 6th 2023 at 3:17:02 PM

Tylerbear12 What you see is what you get, just a guy. from The Green Hills. Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
What you see is what you get, just a guy.
#2148: Oct 6th 2023 at 9:32:48 PM

NightmareFuel.Sonic The Hedgehog 22022: It's just Dr. Robotnik with glowing green eyes. It's eerie and frightening with context, but out of context, it's not really scary looking.

Edited by Tylerbear12 on Oct 6th 2023 at 11:35:02 AM

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.
#2149: Oct 8th 2023 at 11:26:31 AM

Funny.The Princess And The Frog is JAFAAC. And Tearjerker.The Princess And The Frog is just Tiana looking sad.

Also I have a thought for [up] that one. Might make a thread.

Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Oct 8th 2023 at 2:31:16 PM

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
Twiddler MOD (On A Trope Odyssey)
#2150: Oct 8th 2023 at 2:54:56 PM

Calling the Oct 3 crowner

    Pulls 

AwesomeMusic.ASDF Movie

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/71c57e02_e420_4144_b821_448e3d71458a.png
Beep, beep, I'm a sheep.
I said beep beep, I'm a sheep.

NightmareFuel.King Kong 1976

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_kong_1976_nightmare_fuel_4.jpg

NightmareFuel.Cobra Kai

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cobrakainightmarefuel.png
"A true cobra feels no sympathy for its meals."

NightmareFuel.One Piece 2023

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurosbehindyou.png
...at what point did this become a Slasher Movie?

NightmareFuel.Moon Knight

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mk1_0.png
When you see him coming? RUN!

Funny.Bionicle

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20170924_201446_1.png
Careful Matau, just a few more hits and you'll literally be Breaking the Fourth Wall.

Funny.Superman The Movie

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otisburg_map.jpg
"It's a little bitty place."note 

Funny.Alan Wake

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alanwakesamlakemaxpayneface.jpg
Constipation: That looks payneful.

Funny.Fantastic Beasts The Crimes Of Grindelwald

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fantasticbeaststhecrimesofgrindelwaldfunny.PNG
Big troubles come in small forms.

NightmareFuel.Kodocha

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanas_reaction_6.jpg
Rejection hurts so much that it feels like death sometimes..

Funny.Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 1978

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00794448_eeb7_4c8f_b0b8_90b8cb456f53.jpeg
"Listen, there's a lady up top. Red hair, blue dress, she's interested in your work."

AwesomeMusic.Black Mirror

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a1cv1rfguzl_sy355_6.jpg

Funny.Deadman Wonderland

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2023_07_05_23h32m46s104.png

NightmareFuel.Ultimate Spider Man 2005

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20230828_182418_revanced_extended.png
"You can't do anything to me in here! The guards—" "They aren't NEARLY well-armed enough."

TearJerker.Twenty Eight Days Later

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/28_days_later_tearjerker.png

TearJerker.Alphabet Lore

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6cdbe720_45d4_4e4f_a250_fe5535ee5a21.jpeg
All f wanted was a friend.

Awesome.Danganronpa V 3 Killing Harmony

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monodam_takeover.PNG

NightmareFuel.Deadman Wonderland

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deadman_wonderland_shiro.jpg
If you see her making that face, don't even bother running away: you're already dead.

Awesome.Oggy And The Cockroaches

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

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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