Forum:Featured Quote

The stories on this wiki have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of memorable moments, be they dialogue or narrative. But now we're about to find a favorite! Nominate a quote that meets the guidelines below, and see if it comes out on top! Vote either Support or Oppose.

Previous Winners
See: Forum:List of Featured Quotes

Rules
'''PLEASE READ THE RULES CAREFULLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE RULES FOR OTHER FEATURES. RULES UNIQUE TO FEATURED QUOTE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED '''

Nominating Rules

 * 1) Featured Quote has TWO voting cycles per month, instead of one.
 * 2) Don't take the word "Quote" literally. Narrative passages can be just as quoteworthy as dialogue.
 * 3) Please identify the story that the Quote comes from.
 * 4) If there is a stated Theme (see below), then nominees must fit that theme.
 * 5) You may nominate Quotes from other people's stories without permission, unless the Theme states otherwise. Of course, you can also nominate Quotes from your own stories unless the Theme states otherwise.
 * 6)  If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you must identify yourself as the nominator. This is necessary because of Voting Rule #5.
 * 7) A story's author has veto power over Quotes from that story. If you object to a particular Quote that someone else has nominated from your story (e.g. because it gives away a spoiler), then you may delete that nominee for any reason or for none, with no questions asked.
 * 8) Only one Quote per story per nominator. In other words, two people could each nominate a Quote from Story X, but one person may not nominate two Quotes from it. One person could, however, nominate one Quote from Story X and one Quote from Story Y.
 * 9) Please limit nominations to 100 words or less. "Near-miss" Quotes that exceed this limit by only a few words may be allowed at the Ballot Administrator's discretion.
 * 10) Please be aware of spoiler potential when nominating a Quote from someone else's story.
 * 11) No in-jokes, please. Quotes must be understandable outside the context of the story, except as noted below.
 * 12) Quotes must appear on an actual story page. Ancillary materials from character pages, blog-based previews, etc. are ineligible.
 * 13) Quotes must be formatted exactly as they are in the story, except as noted below. The easiest way to comply with this rule is by copy-and-paste.
 * If you need to add tags to identify speakers or subjects, please italicize them.
 * If you need to add narrative text to make a line understandable out of context, enclose the added text in brackets [thusly]. This is standard journalistic practice for quoting things. Note that such added text should be only a few words, if that.
 * If a Quote is in past tense in the story, it must be in past tense on the ballot. Ditto for other tenses.
 * A Quote may be shortened to meet length limitations. If you do this, replace the removed portion with an ellipsis (...).

Voting Rules

 * 1) You must have an account and 100 total edits to vote. You must be logged in and your vote must be signed so the administrators can verify voter eligibility.
 * 2) Nominees receiving 5 or more Oppose votes may be removed from the ballot at the discretion of the administrators.
 * 3) Vote on as many Quotes as you wish, but only once on each. You may not vote for a Quote from your own story  except as noted below .
 * 4) If a Quote from your story was nominated by someone else who isn't a collaborating partner on the story, then you may vote for it.
 * 5) If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you may also vote for it.
 * 6) The following rules must be followed when Opposing a quote:
 * You must provide a reason for your vote. "No" and "Sorry" are not reasons.
 * Oppose votes that appear to be needlessly harsh or that don't observe basic rules of civility will be deleted. If it's worth saying, it can be said politely.
 * Please try to provide constructive criticism. This is the whole point of the Oppose option, because Oppose votes aren't actually counted.
 * "I want another quote to win" votes will be deleted. If you want another Quote to win, then cast a Support vote for the other Quote and leave it at that.
 * "This isn't funny" is only a valid reason to Oppose if the Quote was meant to be funny. Votes opposing an obviously dramatic quote on the grounds that "it's not funny" will be deleted.
 * Your opinion of the character(s) associated with a quote is NOT relevant to the merits of the quote itself. Featured Character is a separate ballot, so don't shoot the message.
 * "There are better quotes from this story" votes will be deleted because that's irrelevant to the merits of the Quote that actually got nominated. Remember, you can nominate Quotes from other people's stories--so if you think there's a better Quote that's not on the ballot, then why not nominate it yourself?

Theme
For February 16-29, the theme is Readers' Choice. You may nominate passages from any story that you did not write or collaborate on. Note Nominating Rules #5, 6 and 7, and Voting Rules #4 and #5, which govern third-party nominations.

''RULES CHANGE: The word count limit was recently increased from 75 to 100. This change is experimental for now, but may become permanent if it goes well.''

If you would like to suggest a theme for a future ballot, leave your suggestion on the ballot administrator's talk page. Coming themes include:


 * April 1-15: "I'm baaaack!" (for Easter)

Themes that will definitely be used at some point, but who knows when, include:


 * Hall of Fame (Featured Stories only)
 * Serious Business (no funny quotes)
 * Done Deals (finished stories only)
 * Noncompetition Stories
 * Tearjerkers
 * Fighting words (e.g. people insulting/dissing each other)
 * Gross-out (suggested by Toad)
 * Snappy answers to stupid questions (aka "Snarker's Special")
 * Confessionals (suggested by Webly)

Theme ideas that may or may not be used one of these days include:


 * Heirs To the Throne (passages from stories on the current month's Featured Story ballot)
 * Fourth Wall Breakers
 * Narrative (i.e. no dialogue, although first-person narration might be allowed)
 * Whistling Past the Graveyard (funny quotes in unfunny situations)
 * First Person narration (if not included in the Narrative theme)
 * Sacrifice

Nominations
Enter nominations below.

You're Gay?
Tsuyoshi answers, "Life has been pretty intense, I guess. With the whole world knowing that I'm homosexual..."

Doyce slams his hands on his table and shouts, "I knew it!" Everyone in the crowded room momentarily looks over at Doyce, then back to Tsuyoshi.

Tsuyoshi's face is red. He says, "Almost the whole world."

-Total Drama: Best of the Best, written by Sprinklemist, nominated by Radical M

Support

 * 1) Doyce is so clueless. xD Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 14:19, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Just remembered I'm allowed to support this. :P-- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 14:20, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I was going to nominate a Tsuyoshi-related quote, but that one is pretty good too. I&#39;m Manatee, and for some reason I like the number twelve. 14:25, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Same as Bruno. xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  16:23, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Because you deserve it. 11:59, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) XD When nothing goes right, go left  12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

(NAV) You still can, Manatee. The rules allow two people to nominate different quotes from the same story. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  14:36, February 16, 2012

(NAV) Nah, it will be too repetitive since they are both about the same aspect of the same character from the same story. I&#39;m Manatee, and for some reason I like the number twelve. 14:45, February 16, 2012 (UTC)

(UTC)

Toad, Julie, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time
Then a short guy pops out of nowhere dressed like….Julie. o-O

"Look I'm Julie!" He cries.

"That's not funny." Rhonda says.

"I think it's hilarious." Julie says.

"Julie?" Rhonda says. "What are you doing here."

"I'M HERE FOR YOUR SOUL!" Julie screams. "Now let's all sing and dance!"

Everyone except Rhonda cheers.

"PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!" An annoying guy in a banana suit sings.

Julie hits him over the head with a shovel. "We'll bury the body later." Julie says seriously.

-from Total Drama What The Heck?, written by Rhonda, nominated by Radical M

Support

 * 1) -- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 14:58, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) xD That is hilarious. Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 16:04, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) This is amazing! XDD Arrivederci, I'mma leave   before this battle begins.   ...  20:19, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) XD. Go Julie! When nothing goes right, go left  12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

Does this mean we don't have an alliance anymore?
[B]ut when it was Elena’s turn to sing she deviated from the plan. Rather than sing her line to the audience, she got right up in Gabe’s face and shoved him by the shoulders.

“Wait till you’re voted out for being such a lout!” Her lyrics were more screamed than sung. Gabe stumbled but retaliated quickly by grabbing a handful of Elena’s hair.

“I’ll dance a jig when Chris shoves you out the plane!” He yanked her hair with full force. Elena leaped on top of him and they both toppled to the ground, clawing and pulling at each other.


 * --from Total Drama Island: For Your Entertainment by Freefalling Lilacs, nominated by Gideon

Support

 * 1) I love these alliances! xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  03:19, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Flame|Because you deserve it.]] 12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

The New Idiots' Hosts
So, what am I supposed to do now.”

“Talk about how the show works,” The cameraman whispers loudly enough that it wasn’t even a whisper.

Steve laughs and replies, “No one cares about that crap. What’s next after that?”

“If this show is canned after the first episode, I’m suing you for being such an idiot.” The cameraman glares at Steve.

Steve points his finger at the camera guy, “Oh good, your last sentence tied in with the show. Anyways, what’s next Luis?”

“Introduce the first person!” Luis hollers.

Steve laughs. “I so knew that.”


 * --from Total Drama Idiots, chapter by Webly, nominated by Jay

Support

 * 1) I LOVE Idiots! xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  21:51, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

The ladies love cool Dirk
"How...old are you, Dirk?" Christy taps her chin, curiously.

"Nineteen," Dirk says, aimlessly, as he continues working.

"You look like you're thirty," Martina points out.

"I...partied a lot, in high school," Dirk says, his voice full of shame.

"And you dress like Richard Karn," Diamond adds, "That's pretty lamesies. Like, totes mega-anti-alt lamesies to the twenty-sixth power of dork."

Dirk gulps down his pride, "The...the, uh, plaid compliments my figure."

"It would take an optical illusion to compliment anything about you, Dirk," Meredith snaps her figures. Dirk laughs nervously, as he finishes nailing up the final plank. Quickly, he tacks Brittney's picture on one of the boards, and gets up, hastily.

--From Total Drama: Pacific Island, by TDIwriter. Nominated by Lalainee.

Support
1. The girls are all so sweet, aren't they? -Lal Now sashay away. 23:24, February 17, 2012 (UTC)