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* '''Visual Aid''': Unlike Works, page images for trope pages are there to help explain the trope, not provide an example above the example line.
* '''Why are [[Comics]], [[Manga]], and [[Web Comic|Web Comics]] so popular?''': Because the addition of [[Speech Bubble]] allows the image to include [[Dialogue]] on top of visualizations, something which multimedia works lack. This, combined with a distinct lack of [[Motion Blur]], leans toward a dominance of these images.
* '''The image is not an example entry''': the part of the page above the "examples" line is for explanation and related tropes, the part below is for examples. The image is above this line, unless it's too tall. Being an example, or even the greatest / [[Most Triumphant Example (Sugar Wiki)|most triumphant]] /
* '''Captions can help''': A picture can need a caption to make the final leap, as long as it tells the story right up to the point where the caption closes the gap.
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** In particular, avoid the temptation to post [[Demotivator
* '''How can I tell if it's a good picture if I'm very familiar with the work?''' Ask yourself "If I had no exposure to the source work, would this image still make sense to me?" If you're not sure about the answer, go ask in Page Images, there are bound to be a few people who wouldn't know it from a hole in the ground who can give you some perspective.
* '''A composite picture''': Sometimes an image consisting of several examples of this trope shows how a common trope manifests in different works. This works better with tropes that are in [[Spectacle]] category and some of the video game tropes. [[Text Formatting Rules|Hottip markers]] can be used to list the works the examples are from.
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