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 April 16-30, there is no theme, so you may nominate passages from any story.

If you would like to suggest a theme for a future ballot, leave your suggestion on the ballot administrator's talk page. 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)
 * 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")

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
 * Bromance (suggested by TDIwriter)

Nominations
Enter nominations below.

Interns!
"Geckos win. Interns, get the bear out of here!" yells Tara.

Dakota is seen looking in a mirror.

"Dakota, what are you doing and why aren't the other interns here yet?" yells Tara.

"They died, remember?" replies Dakota.

"Well, get that bear off of Marill, at least!" yells Tara.

"I quit," says Dakota. Paparazzi in a limousine comes and picks her up.

-from Total Drama: Peaceful Greens, nominated by the author

Support

 * 1) Peaceful Greens, which I haven't read yet, sounds more like Pieces of Greens and Interns! xDDD JustLittleOlMe  Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  17:30, April 17, 2012 (UTC)

For The Children...
“Hey Mommy,” Julie’s son says. “Why did you have kids?”

“The same reason anyone has kids,” Julie replies. “To use them to win Featured Quote. Now win Mommy’s love and get me a Featured Quote!"

“Sprinklemist!” Julie’s son yells nervously, throwing sprinkles.

“Ravioli Pixie!” Julie’s daughter yells nervously, throwing ravioli.

“Well,” Julie says. “You were as subtle as a sledgehammer and as clever as this story’s plot. But, I’ll accept it, for now. But you have much to learn.”

From Total Drama What The Heck? nominated by the author (kinda short but I like it)

Support

 * 1) xDDDDD Total support! I'm so behind on my reading. ;( This is a great incentive to catch up, tho! xD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  17:32, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Yaaaaaay subtlety! I can be brown,   I can be blue,   I can be violet sky...  15:57, April 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) If this doesn't win, I'll die--Radical M I was going to make song lyrics as my signature  but that's too mainstream 18:07, April 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Well, they could win a FQ. XD -- I Am Your Leader! Yes, I Am Your Leader.  If You Not A Believer... D: 20:07, April 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5)  If happy ever after did exist, I would still be holding you like this;  All those fairy tales are full of it,one more stupid love song I'll be sick. 10:37, April 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) xDDDDD Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  22:27, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Would you like some cheese with that whine?
“Okay, guys, let’s work together on this to seize victory!” Lindsay cheers.

“Our team name is 'The Broken Elevator'! That’s a horrible omen!” Noah complains.

“Oh, be quiet, Noam!” Lindsay grabs Noah and runs.

“It’s Noah."

“I wanna be with Trent right now!” Courtney complains.

“If you don’t quit your yapping, we’ll lose, and then you’ll be down. And out,” Eva threatens. Courtney does so, reluctantly.

“Let’s go, people! Come on!” Heather tries to encourage her team.

“Gosh, all these people seem to do is complain!” CK is watching footage in a studio.

~ From No Pasar, nominated by the author

I seriously had to cut this down to fit the word limit. XD

Support

 * 1) I totally love your quote title! It fits perfectly. xDD Go Team?? JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  17:34, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) xD Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  22:29, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose
(NAV) As you probably already know, the word limit is there so the quote winner can fit into the home page quote box nicely. That's what Gid explained to me once. :) JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  04:17, April 21, 2012 (UTC)

Such an Awful Backdrop
Larissa folds her arms, “Pfft, great. We’re screwed.” She glares to the side, only to spot the Jocks at the gas station. “Or, maybe not… Look, guys!” the team huddles by the window. “Oooh, good eye Larissa,” Jane says.

Dana smirks, “Let’s go steal their bus.”

Jane blinks in the confessional, “There were two hot guys just standing there and all Dana was concerned about was the bus…?” Jane glances side to side, “But, it was a pretty awful backdrop for a photo-op…”

--From Total Drama: Status Quo, nominated by the author.

Support

 * 1) JB is SO lame.   but since he got number one,   in the Social 50 list, he's on my siggie.  21:10, April 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ahh, the drama! xDDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  17:42, April 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  22:29, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Serenity
They returned on a beautifully sunny, though chilly, winter morning. The air was still, and they were the only creatures moving around outside their warm dens. The bright sun was shining on the windswept snow, and the rainbows were sparkling back from the ice crystals. They all had to stop for a minute to enjoy this pristine beauty.

“It’s so beautiful!” Lal uttered into the still air. “I wish we could stay here longer.”


 * (I was feeling sentimental this morning. :))


 * --from The Beasts of Wawanakwa, "The Cockroach's Tale", nominated by the author

Support

 * 1) Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  22:30, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Adele and the Sledding Challenge
“Oh no,” Adele sings. “Here comes a obstacle for us not average Joes! Can’t you see! It’s a Tree!”

“Didn’t he sit out?” Lilly asks.

“I think she means that Christmas tree on fire, in front of us,” Wonka says.

“CHRISTMAS TREE ON FIRE!” The Killer Bacteria scream (except for Adele, who holds out a long musical note).


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

Support

 * 1) This is the best quote, ever! xDDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  04:42, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Just the last part would be enough, but this is too good not to be supported just because of that. Manatee12 "They call him Hermit, The Frog!" 15:35, April 26, 2012 (UTC)