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User talk:TX55

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'''Note:''' If you have any words to tell me, please [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=User_talk:TX55&action=edit&section=new leave a message] (if the content is not too private). I'll reply as soon as possible. Thank you. (I access TFwiki every day as I open the browser, so it would be more convenient to leave message than sending an e-mail.)

==Picture uploading==
Hi, I removed that pic of the towtruck you uploaded onto Longarm's page, because the file size was far too large (the wiki software warns you when you upload a filesize over its recommended limits) and since there is no information as to where it comes from (TFW2005 is not the source in this case), I don't know of the legality of using it here. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
:Picture cropped and reuploaded! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:42, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
::Thank you a lot for your efforts !! :) --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 15:17, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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==About the Translation of Episodes titles of Japanese Transformers==
I wonder these translated titles of ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' and ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' is official or unofficial? Because some of them are a little bit strange. For example,
:[http://images.wikia.com/transformers/images/5/5f/Aheroischosen.jpg This] should be translated into "''The Chosen Hero - His Name is Ginrai''" instead of "''[[A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai]]''".
:[http://images.wikia.com/transformers/images/3/3e/Fiercebattle.jpg This] should be translated into "''A Fierce Battle!! The Cybertrons are in Danger''" instead of "''[[A Fierce Battle!! The Cybertrons are in Trouble]]''".
and several others. Well, I am just a little bit curious. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 11:10, September 12 2007 (UTC)
::Well, those examples are a bit "six of one." Neither one would especially seem to be more accurate than the other. The translations employed for the wiki (at least in the case of Masterforce and when I come to it, Victory) are those used on the official R2 DVD releases, as translated by Jordan Derber. The only time I've changed any of them is when the English hasn't been parsed the same as the Japanese (compare "[[Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt]]" with the DVD's "The Decepticons' Terrifying Manhunt," which sounds better, but doesn't match the way the sentence is actually written in Japanese). - Chris McFeely (not signed in)
:::Oh, I understand. Thank you. 01:31, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

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==Primal launcher?==
Hey, TX55. In [http://transformers.wikia.com/index.php?title=Optimus_Primal&diff=next&oldid=96252 this edit] you said that Primal's chest was originally going to be some sort of launcher, and also added the "fact" template to your statement. Can you... provide any sort of reference yourself? I can't imagine how there ''could'' be a launcher there on that toy. (Also, you marked your edit as "minor" even though you were adding actual content to the page, which is probably a bad idea. Minor edits are for things like spelling fixes or changes of word choice, not for when you put new information in.) --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 21:54, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:I've revised it. I used "citation need" because I know it was seen on the guide book, but I am not sure which one on the day I added it. Now I find the source. (Also, thank you for the . I understand now.:))--[[User:TX55|TX55]] 03:01, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks! That sounds neat. Do you have a copy of the image? --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 15:07, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
:::I am really sorry, I wish I had. :) The guidebook only features the text description. I really Hope there will be a complete guidebook featuring all the control arts of Beast Wars. ^^ --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 15:16, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

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==Scrambles==
Hi, your article on Scramble Seven reminded me of something. Do you know what these are?

[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/Headmasters-Scrambles.jpg Picture]

They're from [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/hm-1.jpg this] book. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 22:04, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

:Mmm, I know the book but never read before. The two combined forms are just called "Super Scramble". They seems only show up in this book. I don't remember seeing them in the HM anime. ;D Every member formed the giants has their unique ability.

:Autobot Super Scramble, formed by:
:*Scattershot, who gives the giant powerful firepower. (Torso and gun)
:*Skydive, making the giant capable of using high speed punch. (L. arm)
:*Air Raid, the man who works in strategy for the giant. (R. arm)
:*Blade, making the giant capable of moving quickly. (L. foot)
:*Nosecone, a tough man who has high durability.

:Decepticon Super Scramble, formed by:
:*Hun-Gurrr , who gives the giant powerful strength. (Torso and gun)
:*Dead End, making the giant capable of using a fiece punch. (L. arm)
:*Blast Off, making the giant capable of using high speed punch. (R. arm)
:*Brawl, making the giant capable of standing firmly. (L. foot)
:*Cutthroat, making the giant capable of jumping high. (R. foot)

:--[[User:TX55|TX55]] 02:25, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

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==Stolen Toy info==
Is bad. We don't put it on here. Please don't do it again. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:59, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
:I understand now. Sorry, I didn't no it is stolen info. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 06:27, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

==PNG files==
It is preferable to upload jpegs instead (unless an image is a chart or something that needs to be very clear), because .png files are several times as large as jpeg files. I recommend you re-upload all of the screen captures you have already uploaded as jpegs. Thanks. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:27, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
:Okay, I got it. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 17:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

:I'd also say they could stand to be larger in the visual sense. I don't think we have a real standard, but I usually go for 500 pixels wide on the long side as a good trade-off between the required "low resolution" and the image actually being clear and visible. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 17:34, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, I'm afraid that I can only get the 315*240 files at present time. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 17:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

== Kansai? ==
Why include a link to a page about the Kansai dialect when Teletran 15 specifically speaks in a Kyushu dialect? If there's no page on Kyushu dialect available, a Kansai dialect page still isn't going to be of much use, is it?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:40, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
:Ouch, I was too careless. Thanks for correction. :D --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 14:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

== Headmaster ==

Hi, can you please port my changes over to [[Headmaster (technology)]]. Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 16:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
:No problem, just done. ^_^ --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 16:15, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 16:15, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
:You're welcome. ;D --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 16:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

== Chinese names ==

Why are you reverting that guy's addition of the names used by characters in China? It's just as legit as the Japanese, Brazilian, Hungarian or French-Canadian aliases used by characters. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
:Names in Chinese-speaking region is somehow... a little bit chaotic, even thought the formal names exist, not every media use the same names. For example, TV use the A set while some magazines use the B set. Also, the anonymous user's edits are not so correct. I will try to rewrite about it. :) ps. IIRC, those names should be used in Taiwan instead of China. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 07:59, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

==Japanese name==
Why are you moving stuff around in the lists of foreign names? They're placed in alphabetical order. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:00, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
:Ooh, I thought we could place the Japanese name(if exist) in the first 'cause the Jp name is much commonly seen. As for the other foreign names, well, I think I probably messed in some way. Thanks for notice. :D --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 16:34, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

== 中文版 ==
你要不要做一個中文版變形金鋼啊？--[[User:KaurJmeb|KJ]]<staff />([[User talk:KaurJmeb|talk]]) 10:07, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
:嗯嗯，好啊。^^ 詳細的問題已經回信到妳的PTT信箱中了唷。 --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 11:53, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

== Sideswipe ==

I put a delete tag on the Sideswipe photo you uploaded (It's actually from Transformers.com) because, well, its just a repainted Sunstreaker prototype, not Sideswipe. Its best not to use photos (even official photos) when things are so obviously wrong. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 11:56, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

:Oh wait, you didn't know. The 'Sideswipe' in the official Hasbro photos is simply a Sunstreaker they repainted. They displayed the real Sideswipe prototype at BotCon. He has a new head and hands. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 11:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

::Okay, I understand. :) And thank you for the correct information. ;D (Thank God Sideswipe really gets a new head.) --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 12:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

:::In case you haven't seen it, [http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&album=9353&pic=005.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0 this is Sideswipe's real head]. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

::::Wow, Thanks again. Appreciate t that. ^_^ --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 15:08, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

== Unnecessary Categories ==

Alright what categories are unnecessary by your definition. What i see is articles ''lacking'' the proper characters. Such as G1 characters who dont list G1 characters in their categories, characters who are decepticon/autobot and are ''not'' on the autobot/decepticon categories. So plz inform me what it is you want, im trying to bring some order to these incomplete articles.

==Master Sword/Blade==

Do you have an image of the Master Sword to use? The text specified that the image you removed was actually the Master Blade. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 15:51, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

:No, I don't owned one by far, but I am trying to find one ASAP. :-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 16:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

==Nexus Zero==
So, like... a year ago, you posted some information to [[Talk:Nexus Zero]] about how it and Nexus Earth were part of an interstellar transit network, the Earth nexus was destroyed along with the Metal Hunter, and so on. Someone else immediately incorporated it into the article, and it's never been questioned, but I can't find any evidence for it. You storylinked [[Other Victories]], but the only relevant part of that episode I know of is the Vok conversation in the very beginning, which only supports the idea that Nexus Earth was "closed," and none of the rest. So I excised all the questionable stuff from the article, but I'd like to know if I was wrong in doing so. Am I forgetting some part of the episode, or does the info come from somewhere else entirely? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 20:42, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
:Repowers has answered in the article's talk page. :D As for the source, the words in the talk page is directly translated from the [[Beast Wars Universe]]. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 22:56, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
::Is this translation online somewhere? Or did you translate it yourself, from your own copy? The only online translation I can find is [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/vok.txt the DiTillio bit,] which doesn't contain that passage. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 23:59, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
:::I translated it by myself from the real book. The text file and the passage I translated belongs to two different sections. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 03:25, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
::::Ah, okay, good to know. Which section did it come from? I ask because at least one portion of the book (the DiTillio info) is not considered canon here, so I want to be sure exactly where this information is coming from before incorporating it back into the article. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 05:28, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
:::It comes from the glossary section along with the minor characters and other in-show elements within the ''Character Information'' section. It is canonical, well, at least not been retconned yet by far. ;-) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 05:41, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
::::Awesome, thanks! - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 06:14, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
::: You are welcome! ^_^ --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 06:37, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

==Nicknames==
TX, the nickname sections at the beginning of articles are not for nicknames taken from within stories. They are for nicknames given in the early [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] profiles printed in ''Transformers Comic Magazine'' - see [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/Digest-Gears01a.jpg here] for example. That's why I removed Ramjet and Cliffjumper's nicknames before, and added expository notes to all the others explaining them. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:52, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

:Oh, I understand now. I thought previously the definition includes both TFU and in-story. Thank you! ;-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 13:57, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

==Visualworks==

OK TX55, we've reverted each other twice now. I have [[Transformers Visualworks | Visualworks]], and I have every TV Magazine from October 1985 to February 1996. The statement "Note that the book features most— meaning not all—of the artwork from the TV Magazine, Comic Bom Bom, LD covers and other sources" is factually inaccurate. I'd say that the visualworks has less than half of the artwork from TV Magazine. I can post a ton of examples if you want. Is there any coherent reason why we should have a statement in this wiki that's demonstrably incorrect? Why not just go with my version, which substitutes "Studio OX" for "TV Magazine"? --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 17:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC) (duplicating from the talk there)
:The "Note that the book features...other sources" means the source of those artworks includes ''TV Magazine'', ''Comic Bom Bom'', LD covers, and several other sources. In my opinion, if we just use "Studio OX, Comic Bom Bom, LD covers", that would omit Ban Magami's work, since the art from TV Magazine contains the works of Studio OX and Ban Magami's illustrations. Also, Studio OX's work appears not only in ''TV Magazine'' but also in ''Comic Bom Bom''. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 22:43, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
::You're not saying what you mean to say. Saying that the book contains most of the artwork from TV Magazine means just that - it contains more than half of the artwork from TV Magazine. Since that's demonstrably false, we can't say that. I'm taking another stab at rewriting this to meet your objections in a way that is accurate. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 22:53, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

==Restore contents==
[http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:-qMmENJakEEJ:tfwiki.net/wiki/User_talk:TX55+User+Talk+TX55+tfwiki&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk retrieved from Google cache 9 Mar 2009 09:10:13 GMT]

===Punctuation goes inside quotation marks===
Punctuation goes inside quotation marks. Do not move periods outside of them! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:52, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

:Got it. But when I was in school, our teachers always wrote "(noun)". and "(sentence).", such as:

::* I bought a "book".
::* "I bought a book."

--'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 23:09, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

:::FWIW, both ways are valid... it just depends on which side of the proverbial pond you're on. (Although I go against the US standards by preferring TX's way of doing things, I admit.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 23:19, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

::::[[Style_guide#Grammar|Walky hasn't read the style guide!]] —[[User:Interrobang]] 23:38, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

=== Crosslinking the Wikis ===
Do you recall the [http://transformers.wikia.com/index.php?title=Transformers_Wiki:Community_Portal&diff=236616&oldid=234776 paragraph on Teletraan's Community Portal] that sannse wouldn't let me keep? Now that you've been made an admin there, I'd be happy if you could do something similar (easiest thing would be to revert sannse, but that might not be entirely diplomatic) to let users know about the exodus. You'd also be in a good position to [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#they.27re_there negotiate the reciprocal links that Derik suggested]. Greetings to all Wikia staff reading this anonymously! :)--[[User:M.mendel|◄mendel►]] 06:53, 30 October 2008 (EDT)

:Yes, I remember. (As a matter of fact, a similar thing just crossed my mind when I was on my way home today.)

:* For the notice about the exodus, I think I just revert it because we really need to let users know about the exodus.

:* By the way, some thing reminds me that sannse banned Derik and Deceptiran the Bot. I think he should be unblocked, because, after reading several page I still nothing special (though I saw things talking about time bomb).

:Well, I hope there won't be any message about these left on my wikia talk page, because I don't know how to explain. Ha ha. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 08:30, 30 October 2008 (EDT)

::Derik hasn't asked to be unblocked. That should tell you something... --[[User:M.mendel|◄mendel►]] 03:18, 31 October 2008 (EDT)

:::Oops, I just unblocked yesterday. Um... I... --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 08:09, 31 October 2008 (EDT) 

===Swiping articles for TF Wikia===

I know that you're an Admin at TF Wikia. And I know that whatever we write here is fair game for anybody anywhere on the internet to copy and paste. But as a regular contributer here, I expect better from you. If you had helped translate all the titles for the [[Galaxy Force (manga)]] article then I could understand why you'd feel obliged to copy and paste it over at TF Wikia [here http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Galaxy_Force_%28manga%29]. But you didn't. Lonegamer and myself did all that work. What I'm saying is, while there's nothing of legal consequence keeping you from copying articles we've written here and pasting them at TF Wikia, I find it in very poor form. If it's an article you wrote yourself, then fine. But as far as I'm concerned, they're the competition and I did not translate all those titles and write that article for them. Thank you. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 12:46, 3 December 2008 (EST)

:Sorry for replying late. I can’t access tfwiki.net in the office due to the blocking.

:First of all, I would like to apologize sincerely for my impolite act of copy/paste of the article. At that time (months ago), I was writing a page about Yoshihiro Iwamoto. I think it would be a little weird with no page of his work in the database, so I duplicated the article – without any considering out of careless. I've deleted the whole article (since simply copy/paste is ..."not good") and rewrote it. I’m truly sorry for my behavior. Thanks for notifying me about this. :-)

:(I seldom write apology in English. Please pardon me if there are some weird or misused words/sentences.) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 07:40, 4 December 2008 (EST)

::It's cool, man. I appreciate it. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 11:53, 4 December 2008 (EST)

:::Thank you. ^_^ --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 21:39, 4 December 2008 (EST)

===Transformer (manga)===

What is the <nowiki>[[Transformer (manga)]]</nowiki> you added to the [[Manga]] page, before [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)]]? Is it the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue which was published a year before, in 1985? That red link's been bugging me and I'd like to know more about it. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 17:52, 15 January 2009 (EST)

:Oh, it is a manga special on [[Comic Bom Bom]] (so its title is quoted by mark), drawn by [[Yoshihiro Moritō]] (森藤よしひろ). ;-D But... this is the only info I know so far. ^^; --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 08:50, 16 January 2009 (EST)

::Er, that Japanese text reads "Fumio (or Ikuo) Miyazoe", not even close to "Yoshihiro Moritō". If Moritō is a pen name, it still seems kind of pointless to provide the guy's real name only in Japanese. That aside, could you possibly provide a source for your info on that special, minimal though it is?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 10:13, 16 January 2009 (EST)

:::OOPS, I paste the wrong kanji and I am totally unaware of it. Thanks for noticing. Ikuo Miyazoe is for [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|this]].
:::It was published within the Comic Bom Bom Spring Extra Issue in 1986. As for the source, from Japanese Wikipedia[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7] and several Japanese forum I used to hang around (which I can't find any remain of the threads). --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:43, 16 January 2009 (EST)

::::Duuuuuuude, I think I got it, now. You're talking about [[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]] It was done by the same guy (though I misread his name as "Morimoto") and published in the same year. I had heard from sources that it was a mail-away offer from TV Magazine but was never able to confirm that. Obviously, that info was incorrect. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 11:17, 16 January 2009 (EST)

:::YEH! Problem solved. ^^ So, this is the truth of the mysterious Transformer manga. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 11:28, 16 January 2009 (EST)

== Jennifer Witwicky ==

Hey, uh... the Wikia version of this article, which the edit history says you originated over there, is a direct crib of our version. Can you shed some light?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:20, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

:Actually, [http://transformers.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Jennifer_Witwicky somebody replicated the whole article so I delete it] and tried to rewrite it, but seems turn out not so well (since I don't have much source). I'll delete it. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 01:25, 20 April 2009 (EDT)
::Good deal. Mirrored content really doesn't do either site any favors.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:27, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

:Yes, that's why several pages whole-replicated from here to there were deleted. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 01:37, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

==Scrambles Again==
[[Comperian]]

[[Abomenaticus]]

Pictures! I found the poster for sale at BotCon. The "Decisive Battle of Scrambles" logo is too big to fit on my scanner, though... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 11:30, 7 June 2009 (EDT)

:WOW! You are so lucky to buy the posters!! That is awesome! Thanks for your notice on new uploads. ^_^ --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 11:36, 7 June 2009 (EDT)

==Copycat again: Microcon/Reedman==
Microcon and Reeman over at the Other Wikia. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:14, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

:Done. Thanks for notice. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 07:54, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

== Hey, dude ==

You going to work with the rest of us, or are you just going to run off and do your own thing again? We don't need a new template for game screenshots. That's what I've been saying on the community portal page. I don't want this to turn into another thing where you've edited two dozen articles before the community even gets their two cents in. --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:26, 25 July 2009 (EDT)

:''Replied in [[User talk:Rosicrucian#Gamecap|User talk:Rosicrucian]]''

== Replaced images ==

Hey, no need to change the replacedimage template with a speedy one - the replaced images directory is already a subdirectory of [[:Category:To be deleted]]. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:36, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

:Oh my God, I didn't notice it. Thanks a lot!! ;-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 01:37, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

== Thanks dude ==

For protecting the interests of ''this'' wiki, keeping the sites separate and for daring to defy Wikia :) --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:00, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

:You're welcome. ;D I'm happy to help things like this any time. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 06:15, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

==Japanese books==
TX, did you see these photos I put up?

[[Category_talk:Books]]

Any help on the titles would be appreciated... but if you just want to look, that's fine too. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 11:30, 28 November 2009 (EST)

:Oh, I didn't know there are pics linked in the talk page until now. I'd be glad to help with the title. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 05:57, 29 November 2009 (EST)

== Your Archive Links ==

IIRC, I think our unofficial policy is that we use the external link method to link to anything Wikia, so the "nofollow" is turned on for Google juice purposes. We only use the wikia: style for sites like Wookieepedia that we're affiliated with (since they're nice enough to link back to us). --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 10:23, 17 January 2010 (EST)

:Oh, I just link those pages to my old files back in wikia since I'd not like to occupy/waste too much space of TFwiki but in the same time I can check the old files directly from here or instead of going to wikia first then find my old files (since I spend much more time here than wikia). Hope this is okay. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 20:16, 17 January 2010 (EST)

::It's not the linking that's the problem (since we do have some non-Star Wars Wikia links here and there), it's using the link method that's giving Google juice to a competitor that's not giving us links back (the interwiki style), instead of using the method that doesn't (the external link style). --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:00, 17 January 2010 (EST)

:Okay, I understand, I'll clear it up. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 21:06, 17 January 2010 (EST)

::Oops. I didn't mean you had to get rid of the links completely, I just meant to use the <tt><nowiki>[http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/User:TX55/Sandbags_4 File 4]</nowiki></tt> method to link them, that's all. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:31, 17 January 2010 (EST)

:::Oh, it seems I am the one who should say "oops" because I didn't understand completely, ha ha. Thank you very much. :-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 01:17, 18 January 2010 (EST)

== Wikia's ProtectSite option ==

Hey, just wondering if anyone from Wikia actually bothered to discuss other options with you ''before'' taking away an administration tool without warning. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:45, 4 February 2010 (EST)

:Hu hu, [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Curfew of course not]. <s>We know how most of them work.</s> --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 06:35, 5 February 2010 (EST)

== Hall of Fame entry ==

Optimus Prime is already in. You might want to pick another guy instead of him. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:40, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

:Okay, thanks for noticing! ;-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 07:49, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

==What do you know about the Mystery of Convoy manga?==

I think that you were the first one to bring the existence of the Famicon How-To Manga: Transformers: Mystery of Convoy to light. I'm on a quest to get those las two red links off of the Manga article, so I was wondering if you had any additional info about the thing. McFeely uploaded a scan of the pages reprinted in Tansformers Visualworks [http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4093/mysteryofconvoymanga.jpg HERE]. As you can see, it only prints selected stages, making it seem like they aren't collecting the entire manga. However, the stages selected are all the boss battles, which makes me think that maybe the manga didn't cover ALL the stages, but just the ones with boss battles. Since there's no furigana, I'm gonna have to break out my kanji fastfinder when I get home and work on deciphering the text. But I just wanted to know if you had any insight on the book besides what we've already got? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 16:07, 19 September 2010 (EDT)

:As far as I know and recall, the comic featured in ''Transformers Visualworks'' is different from "How-to".
:The comic featured in ''Visualworks'' is from the 12th ''Comic Bom Bom Special: Family Computer Hisshō Dōjō'' and drawn by Akira Tanizaki (谷崎あきら), while the other one is a series called ''Famicon How-to Manga'' (totally six issues) featured in the Comic Bom Bom and drawn by Ikuo Miyazoe (みやぞえ郁雄).
:I can't recall if I've read the ''How-to'' because my memory is very blur. The reason I remember the author's name is because I found it on Japanese Wikipedia years before I add the information here. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 22:07, 19 September 2010 (EDT)

::Welllllll crap. I just made the "How-to" stub using info from the reprints in Visualworks. Nertz. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 22:38, 19 September 2010 (EDT)

:::Oh, don't worry, you just help me with the comic section of the book. Thanks! ;D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 22:57, 19 September 2010 (EDT)

==Copyright on book covers==
I'm more for keeping Hasbro and Takara (or TakaraTomy after 2005) with the publishing companies in the "© *insert year*" line. What's the reason on removing them? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:30, 20 September 2010 (EDT)

:Oh, I thought it was about only the publisher, so I only type the publisher in the copyright information.
:Now I move the publisher to front since it is the one who published the book. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 00:54, 20 September 2010 (EDT)

::The reason why I added Has/Tak is because they're the license holders, and you see their names in the copyright info in a variety of materials. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 01:04, 20 September 2010 (EDT)

:::Ah, I see. It's something like the last page of the book where Hasbro or TakaraTomy is shown. Now I understand. Thanks for the notice. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 01:09, 20 September 2010 (EDT)

== Combination ==

hi, i recently found that there's a way to combine Classics Optimus Prime and Classics Jetfire, i probably have this comment erased, but i just wanted to let you know so you can add it, because if i add it, it will be erased, so the link is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KboY17QbQAU this one] --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 14:12, 23 December 2010 (EST)

:I'm sorry, I don't understand what you meant. Were you saying you want to put this on some pace of TFwiki? If so, I don't think this can work out. First, there is no articles like "Fan mode", second, TFwiki has no functions for video uploading, IIRC. :) --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 19:15, 23 December 2010 (EST)

:Well thanks, i get it now --[[Special:Contributions/190.206.235.200|190.206.235.200]] 16:17, 27 December 2010 (EST)

A Test of Metal

2010-12-24T21:35:11Z

190.206.235.200: /* Animation and/or technical glitches */

{{episode
|series=RiD
|ep=23
|title="A Test of Metal"
|japanese=狙われたビルドマスター
|romaji=Nerawareta Buildmaster
|translation=Targeted Buildmasters
|image=Test of Metal Armourhidestomp.jpg
|caption=Is it possible to enjoy yourself ''too'' much?
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Studio Gallop]]
|written by=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]] (Japanese) [[Richard Epcar]] (English)
|director=[[Yoshiaki Tsutsui]]
|animation studio=Studio Gallop
|airdate=[[September 6|6 September]] [[2000]] (Japanese) [[September 29]], [[2001]] (English)
|continuity=
}}
'''Build Team foils a heist''' 
'''Commandos are poor losers''' 
'''Oil's well that ends well'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Test of Metal Ruinationrailracerwedge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus is missing the show.]]
The [[Commando|Commandos]] have stolen some energy from the East Power Station, and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] sends [[Team Bullet Train]] to stop them. While fighting with [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] doesn't notice that the [[Build Team]] is taking the energy. In a lull in the action, Rail Racer and the Build Team escape through the [[Global Space Bridge]]. After being chewed out by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], the Commandos become frustrated that the [[Autobot|Autobots]] can use the Space Bridge as an escape route and make disabling the Space Bridge a priority. They decide that destroying the Build Team is the only way to disable the Space Bridge for good.

[[Image:Test of Metal Optimuswedge.jpg|right|200px|thumb|T-AI, call me when there's a better show on]]
In order to flush out the Build Team, the Commandos start attacking construction sites, saying they will continue to do so until they can face the Build Team. Optimus Prime wants the Build Team working on the Space Bridge so he doesn't tell them what is going on. Instead he sends in the [[Autobot Brothers]] and Team Bullet Train to stop the Commandos' rampage without success. [[Wedge]] eventually finds out about the construction sites, but Optimus orders him to continue working on the Space Bridge. The Build Team can't hold back, however, and defy Optimus's orders. They sabotage the Space Bridge so they can fight the Commandos without interruption.

The Commandos find the Build Team to be of little challenge as fighters, easily beating them, and the Autobots regroup and merge into [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]], who doesn't have much more success in fighting [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. The Autobot brothers, attempting to come to Landfill's aid via the space bridge, end up in the middle of nowhere thanks to [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]]'s sabotage.

[[Image:Test of Metal Ruinationlandfilltai.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus, there's a better show on!]]
Landfill takes the fight underground by digging a pit and finding underground caverns. Weapons fire causes the caverns to fill up with oil up to the combiners' armpits. Ruination pleads with Landfill not to fire because it will ignite the oil and destroy them both. Landfill fires anyway, determined to stop the Commandos' construction site rampages. The blast, however, doesn't actually destroy either team. The Commandos are blasted into the distance and the Build Team is blasted a short distance. But they are on fire. Optimus Prime arrives just in time to put them out.

The Autobots take a relaxing swim in the remaining oil pools. Wedge apologizes for disobeying orders and Prime tells him not to worry about it.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[T-AI]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Wedge]] (8)
*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] (9)
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] (10)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (11)
*[[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] (12)
*[[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] (14)
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] (15)
*[[Grimlock (RID)|Grimlock]] (16)
*[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] (19)
*[[X-Brawn]] (20)
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (22)
*[[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] (23)

|h2=[[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (1)
*[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] (2)
*[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] (3)
*[[Movor]] (4)
*[[Mega-Octane]] (5)
*[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] (13)
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (18)

|c3=
*[[Koji Onishi]] (17)
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] (21)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'll ask you nicely. Give us the energy you stole right now!" 
"You're a little mixed up. If I was gonna give it back, I wouldn't have stolen it!"
:—'''Railspike''''s tough talk is confounded by '''Mega-Octane''''s air-headed yet oddly compelling logic.

"Two can play that game, choo choo chump!"
:—'''Mega-Octane''' demonstrates his Wildean wit.

"That guy is definitely weird."
:—'''Kelly''''s assessment of Side Burn. She is correct.

"If the Build Team doesn't show up here right now, we're gonna blast every construction site and crush every tractor, like ''this'' and ''this'' and ''this'' and ''this''!"
:—'''Armorhide''', whilst stamping repeatedly on a crushed bulldozer to emphasise his "point". The guy has issues.

"Let go of me, you overgrown go-kart! When I get a hold of you, I'm turning you into a skateboard!" 
"Hahaha! Wedgie Boy!"
:—'''Wedge''' and '''Mega-Octane''' exchange utterly ''bizarre'' taunts.

'''Ruination''': I guess you weren't as tough as you thought you were, Autobot weakling. 
'''Landfill''': Well, you're as stupid as you look.
:—Combiner comebacks.

<div class="center">[[Image:Test of Metal Oilbath.jpg|none|550px|thumb|"There's nothing like a hot tub. A nice hot tub of oil, that is."—Side Burn]]</div>
==Notes==
===Differences with ''Car Robots''===

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* After Ruination's fight with Rail Racer, there's a Predacon-Predacon scene transition when it should technically be Decepticon-Decepticon (even though the Commandos don't go anywhere and it seems to be solely to avoid animating him decombining).
* When Landfill is having a Strength Test against Ruination, Landfill's eyes are very very small.

===Continuity errors===
* The entire power plant appears to explode in the very first shot, but is mostly intact a few seconds later.

===Trivia===
* [[Sandy Fox]] does not appear to be voicing T-AI in this episode (her voice is a little bit deeper, and the reading a little flatter), but the identity of the stand-in actress is not currently known. Five'll get you ten that she was on ''Digimon''!
* The energy the Commandos steal is only ever referred to as "energy", even though it's presumably oil (unless humans have worked out how to make energon). Whatever form the energy is supposed to be taking, the power plant seem to store it in comically gigantic blue gas cans, designed at the perfect scale for evil robots to waltz in and steal them. How thoughtful!
*Having previously sat out the events of "[[Landfill (episode)|Landfill]]", stalwarts [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and [[Slapper (RID)|the]] [[Gas Skunk|Predacon]] [[Dark Scream|Trio]] are once again absent from this episode. What's an incompetent henchman to do, eh?
* Scourge, meanwhile, takes an oddly minimal and inconsistent role; he stands with the Decepticons as Megatron chews them out at the beginning of the episode, and appears once more to confront the Autobot Brothers during one of the Decepticon construction site raids, but is otherwise completely absent, playing no role in the finale whatsoever.
* This episode features a ''heck'' of a lot of [[Stock footage|stock transformation footage]], with Railspike, Rapid Run, Midnight Express, Rail Racer, Wedge, Heavy Load, Grimlock, Hightower, Landfill, Optimus Prime and Ruination (twice!) all receiving extended transformation sequences to <s>pad out the running time</s> increase the drama.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 6 ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 2 of 2 ([[Maximum Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Season Two (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)

==External links==
*[http://www.ridforever.info/transformers-transcripts/rid-episode-23-a-test-of-metal.php "A Test of Metal" transcript on RiDForever.info]

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