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** In particular, avoid the temptation to post [[Demotivator]]s, [[LOLcats]], or [[Image Macro]]s in general.
* '''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 markersFootnotes]] can be used to list the works the examples are from.
 
* '''What makes a good image (and caption)?'''