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Godzilla

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[[File:Nicholas.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...]]

'''Godzilla''' (ゴジラ ''Gojira'') is a mysterious creature similar to [[King Kong]]. Apparently, it is big, green, snorts fire, and is lizard-like.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
Super-spy agency [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] had encountered Godzilla before. Alerted to trouble in [[Oregon]] by [[Dum Dum]], [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] employee [[Nicholas Fury|Nicholas]] threatened to quit if it was "that big green, fire-snortin' lizard" again. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

====Earthforce====
[[File:Irwin spoon godzilla inside story.jpg|thumb|Thus died the dream.]]
{{Earthforcefiction}}

When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was running amok in upper [[New York (state)|New York State]] under the influence of one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, reporter [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] compared him to Godzilla when the Autobots he encountered told him the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] [[combiner]] was actually one of the "good guys".

[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had absolutely no idea what Irwin was referring to. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

===IDW movie comics===
While guarding [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]], [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] read a ''Godzilla'' comic book. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[Tunnel Rat]] called [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] "Mecha Godzilla". {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Notes==
*Godzilla had his own Marvel Comics series in which he was hunted down by Dum Dum.
*Given Spoon's statements about movies, it might be the case that, in-universe, the Japanese made a movie about Godzilla's real-life monster rampages—after all the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Marvel Comics continuity|continuity]] contains both [[Neo-Knights|superheroes]] and [[Robot-Master (comic)|superhero comics]]—but drawing firm relationships between the Marvelverse, the main US continuity and the Earthforce continuity is problematic at best.
*''Super-God Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] has stated that [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), the original Japanese name for Godzilla.
*There is another Japanese monster movie, ''[[Hojoni]]'', as shown in "[[Kremzeek!]]"
*Around the time Jolt was seen reading a ''Godzilla'' comic, [[IDW Publishing]] began putting out their own ''Godzilla'' series. Coincidence, or product placement?
*Godzilla was the direct inspiration for [[Humungado]], right down to his theme music.
*"[[The Champ]]" has [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] mimic Godzilla's infamous sliding tail-kick from ''[[w:Godzilla vs. Megalon|Godzilla vs. Megalon]].''

==External links==
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/godzilla.htm Marvel's Godzilla at the Marvel Appendix]
*[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla Godzilla on Wikizilla]
*[[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla information at Wikipedia]]

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Godzilla

2017-05-18T05:53:40Z

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[[File:Nicholas.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...]]

'''Godzilla''' (ゴジラ ''Gojira'') is a mysterious creature similar to [[King Kong]]. Apparently, it is big, green, snorts fire, and is lizard-like.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
Super-spy agency [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] had encountered Godzilla before. Alerted to trouble in [[Oregon]] by [[Dum Dum]], [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] employee [[Nicholas Fury|Nicholas]] threatened to quit if it was "that big green, fire-snortin' lizard" again. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

====Earthforce====
[[File:Irwin spoon godzilla inside story.jpg|thumb|Thus died the dream.]]
{{Earthforcefiction}}

When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was running amok in upper [[New York (state)|New York State]] under the influence of one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, reporter [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] compared him to Godzilla when the Autobots he encountered told him the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] [[combiner]] was actually one of the "good guys".

[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had absolutely no idea what Irwin was referring to. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

===IDW movie comics===
While guarding [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]], [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] read a ''Godzilla'' comic book. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[Tunnel Rat]] called [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] "Mecha Godzilla". {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Notes==
*Godzilla had his own Marvel Comics series in which he was hunted down by Dum Dum.
*Given Spoon's statements about movies, it might be the case that, in-universe, the Japanese made a movie about Godzilla's real-life monster rampages—after all the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Marvel Comics continuity|continuity]] contains both [[Neo-Knights|superheroes]] and [[Robot-Master (comic)|superhero comics]]—but drawing firm relationships between the Marvelverse, the main US continuity and the Earthforce continuity is problematic at best.
*''Super-God Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] has stated that [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), the original Japanese name for Godzilla.
*There is another Japanese monster movie, ''[[Hojoni]]'', as shown in "[[Kremzeek!]]"
*Around the time Jolt was seen reading a ''Godzilla'' comic, [[IDW Publishing]] began putting out their own ''Godzilla'' series. Coincidence, or product placement?
*Godzilla was the direct inspiration for [[Humungado]], right down to his theme music.
*"[[The Champ]]" has [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] mimic Godzilla's infamous sliding tail-kick from ''[[w:Godzilla vs. Megalon|Godzilla vs. Megalon]].''

==External links==
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/godzilla.htm Marvel's Godzilla at the Marvel Appendix]
*[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla Godzilla on Wikizilla]]
*[[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla information at Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Real-world cultural references]]
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Monsters]]

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== Formatting problems (just me?) ==

Now that the server has changed, all the formatting seems to have changed! Templates that should be on the right and next to the text (e.g. on episode pages) are on the left and pushing the text down! Is anyone else seeing these problems? --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 07:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:It's not just you, I'm seeing it as well. --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 07:09, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::We're on a newer version of MediaWiki, and it broke some of the templates. It'll be fixed soon, once we figure out why they're not formatting up right.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 07:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::As I said on the Community Portal just there, [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings#CSS.2FJs various LocalSettings.php variables] like $wgAllowUserCss and $wgUseSiteCss appear to have gone from "true" to "false" (or just plain deleted - I think they default false) in the move. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 07:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Go Box problem? ==

The GoBox is currently not there, no matter which browser I view this page in. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 07:50, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
:Same for me. Normally when it disappears all I have to do is refresh the page, but even that's not working at the moment. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:00, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
::The forum signature GoBoxes are knackered too. Those just come up as a white rectangle. Something is indeed amiss. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 09:00, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
:::So, is anyone on this yet? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 16:02, 27 March 2013 (EDT)

== Not On Schedule ==

Did IDW stop making TF comics? If not can we please update the Schedule? [[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 13:01, 4 April 2013 (EDT)
:I don't keep track of the comics much, but I've had a bash at updating it with this month's releases. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:05, 4 April 2013 (EDT)
::That should be fine, I think so long as the next issues's release dates are on there. [[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 16:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)

== Current Releases Series Addition ==

Dunno who added the series abbreviation before each entry under the IDW Transformers section under Current Releases (MtMtE, RiD, Spotlight, Monstrosity) but I really like it. Makes it easier to quickly tell which latest item you're looking for. Could the same be done with the other categories (Transformers Prime especially)? [[User:Excise|Excise]] 13:10, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

==Featured Article - October 2013==
It's October 4th - is there a new Featured Article ready to go? - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 20:49, 4 October 2013 (EDT)
:We're gonna need a new one soon. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:23, 2 November 2013 (EDT)
I think the next featured article should be Bumper G1! - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 23:07, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:It's not impressive enough, since Bumper (G1) has barely appeared in anything. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 23:12, 4 November 2013 (EST)
: Yeah, you got a point there! - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 23:15, 4 November 2013 (EST)

==TFP==
I noticed that Predacons Rising is still under "current releases", but it's several months old. I just wanted to mention this. - [[User:Silverboltmtmte|Silverboltmtmte]] ([[User talk:Silverboltmtmte|talk]]) 15:42, 14 December 2013 (EST)
:Though the TV premiere happened back then, the DVD release isn't that old. Besides, we have even older stuff still on that chart, like those two Rescue Bots episodes that aired over a year ago. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:52, 14 December 2013 (EST)
::Okay.

== Milestone page linking ==

What does everyone think about changing the Main Page disambiguation notice so that the actual number of articles links to [[Transformers Wiki:Milestones]] while the word "pages" links to the Statistics page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:39, 1 August 2014 (EDT)

==Transformers Expo==
Just want to ask whether events such as the aforementioned Expo, BotCon or TFCon should be listed on the main page. [[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 09:58, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:TFCon isn't official, so that's out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:35, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::BotCon is ''always'' listed on the main page. Whether it's worth listing events for Asia which the majority of our readership wouldn't be able to get to, I'm not sure. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:12, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::I don't see BotCon, could you guys tell me where it is? Anyway, the Expos are pretty big in Asia, we've got some commercials on TV and adverts on public transports. Besides, I've been to the Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition in Korea, so I have a lot of information on that and I'm going to the one in Singapore soon, so...[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 21:27, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::::BotCon is usually listed in the schedule, though no one's added BotCon 2015 yet. Info on the Asia conventions would be fantastic! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:53, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::::I'll do my best. Anyway, I've found four Expos in Asia, including ones from, South Korea, Malaysia, Macau and Singapore. They all share similar names (Transformers: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Transformers Expo, Transformers 30th Anniversary Expo for the last two. They seem to be the same in a traveling exhibition, but I can't find any concrete evidence...(The one from Korea seems especially independent) Also, where should I put the events on the main page?[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 22:04, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::::::Events should only have a page if they're specifically organized by Hasbro and/or Takara, though we have an [[unofficial conventions]] page for conventions which aren't. I strongly suspect you're right about that being a traveling expo, and that it started with [[Transformers China Exhibition]]. If there's no way to prove it, I guess we need to make separate pages for them though, perhaps with notes linking them. If any of the (official) expos are currently running, we could stick them at the bottom of [[Main Page/featured-series]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:36, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::::::Could anyone give me a hand here? I don't quite know how to edit the table... Sorry for the inconvenience.[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 11:21, 1 November 2014 (EDT)

== Transformers Universe ==

I think we can take this off the Schedule.

== Comic Schedule ==

Transformers Vol. 2 Issue is set to release on 25 Feburary according to itunes,Should i change it or not?
[[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 10:49, 21 February 2015 (EST)
:It's not on Diamond's shipping lists, so it won't be in stores next week. If iTunes actually release it, that'll be another matter. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 14:29, 21 February 2015 (EST)

== Featured Article Oct. 2015? ==
Has there been a decision or nomination for the slot already? Because if it's not already set, I'd like to nominate [[Scourge (RID)]]. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:26, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:46, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

== January ==
How about [[Star Wars]]? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:02, 23 December 2015 (EST)
:I like the idea of it being a Rescue Bots article - I Have Heard, or Blades if we don't want to use an episode page - in honour of IHHTRS being nominated for an Annie award. (The awards are on February 6.) Star Wars is a good option too, though. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:34, 23 December 2015 (EST)

::What about [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]] or [[Bumblebee (WFC)]]? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 10:27, 23 December 2015 (EST)

==GoBox Issues==
Is the GoBox just not showing up at ''all'' for anybody else? I've been browsing the wiki and the GoBox is just...gone. It's not like the image just broke, the entire thing is gone. Did the staff get rid of it or is it just bugged out? (I'm using the latest version of Google Chrome, for the record, just in case it's a browser thing). [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 13:04, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:I'm having the same problem browsing the wiki on my iPad, which uses Safari, so I don't think it's a browser issue. I'm gonna hop on my computer and see if it happens with Firefox. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:08, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:Firefox is doing the same thing. The strange thing is, I don't even see the place where the GoBox should be. Everything below has been moved up to compensate for the loss of the GoBox. I noticed this last night, but figured I should probably wait until more people were awake to bring it up. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:13, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::So this isn't a client issue, then. Good, that means that it's not on my end that the error's happening. I've sent a tweet to the Twitter account about it, and maybe that could get a head's up going on the matter. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 13:22, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:::[[Red Alert (G1)|It's a conspiracy, I tell you!]] -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:55, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::::It is fixed now! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:15, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:::::Yep. I see them too. Thank goodness. I don't have the numbers, but I suspect the GoBoxes get us a large amount of our site traffic, not to mention being part of the site's charm. Glad to have them back!
:::::Just out of curiousity, does anyone know why they originally stopped working? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 18:14, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::::::There's an automated process that saves a copy of [[Template:Goicons]] which is what is actually used as the gobox list. Once in a blue moon it messes up and saves a blank copy and the goboxes break. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:44, 28 December 2015 (EST)
:::::::Good to know. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:49, 28 December 2015 (EST)

== Linking to Category:Images to be replaced ==

I was thinking it would be nice if there was a link to [[:Category:Images to be replaced]] somewhere on the main page, perhaps in [[Main Page/editing-tips]], so that new editors can find the category easier and maybe help us replace some of the sub-par images on the site. Thoughts? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 17:26, 2 February 2016 (EST)

== Current Releases RID linking? ==

It might be helpful for the terms Cartoon, IDW Comic, Signature Publishing and Book to link to their respective articles, instead of requiring users to click on the series title then navigate to the specific pages from there. [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 23:09, 14 February 2016 (EST)

== A Nitpick ==

Hey, ''very'' minor nitpick here, but there's no comma in the "Speak, Memory! (Part 2)" link in the main page. I get that it's not gonna matter in 20 days, but still... (please don't stab me) [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|Talk]]) 08:54, 18 February 2016 (EST)

== GoBoxes gone AWOL ==

I'm not seeing the GoBoxes at all. Is this just a problem on my end, or is it happening for everyone else? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 17:05, 2 April 2016 (EDT)
:There was a missing close tag in the XML. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:58, 2 April 2016 (EDT)
::Yeah, they're back now. Thanks! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 18:39, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

== Other wiki plagiarizing ==

So I was trying to find online stores for transformers and I found this other transformers wiki
(http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Bombshell)
pretty much all the articles are just direct copies of pages on this wiki {{unsigned|Milthar|16:11, 17 May 2016‎ }}
: That wiki didn't copy us so much as they used to ''be'' us. We used to be on Wikia, and then Wikia got [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal/Complaints|progressively more terrible]] so [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Leaving|we decided to leave]]. But then Wikia wouldn't delete the old version of the wiki, so it stayed up and has been shambling along as sort of a zombie-wiki ever since. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 13:12, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::They've actually started to make some major changes lately. I'm not sure if I'd characterize the changes as good ones, but they are definitely changes. For example, pages are being broken up by universal streams and character infoboxes are being added.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:14, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::: If you're ever in need of a laugh, just remember that [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Web this page] has stuck around for 1+ years without getting corrected. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:41, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::::That's doubly funny because they are (finally) trying to at least reduce (if not eliminate) the humor to make themselves more distinct from us. They also seem to be writing more out-of-universe text, but that may just be due to inexperienced editors as opposed to a conscious decision. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:15, 18 May 2016 (EDT)

== HELP an under-construction wiki regarding ads? ==

Hello, I'm the head admin of a fellow wiki currently in the final stages of becoming independent from Wikia. There is only a very small amount of things left to do before making the official reveal, one of those (and a rather important one) being ads. Can anyone tell me how you added the "Advertisements" port on the sidebar on the left? And how you added things to that such as a Donate button? I can't seem to find any useful info online. Is it an extension that is being used, and if so, in what way and what extension is it? If you don't know how it works but maybe you know someone who does know, can you lead me to a way to contact them so I can ask? The wiki URL is my username, but add a .org at the end.

Please and thank you!! :) [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 19:06, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
:The code to insert the ads is all from [https://www.projectwonderful.com/ Project Wonderful]. Once you sign up and create advertising space with them, they provide you with some javascript and you can add it to your site's skin. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 20:49, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
::Wait, so does that include whatever is used to create the actual sidebar portlet? As in, the actual box that says "ADVERTISEMENT" and contains these ads? As in, the [http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/493titanollante/images/5/54/The_entire_ADVERTISEMENTS_thing.png/revision/latest?cb=20160902014744 entire thing] included since I have no idea how to make that new portlet {I assume the ad code works somewhat similarly to AdSense code?}. Thank you for the response though! :D [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 21:51, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
:::I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure from memory that the portlet is just hard coded into the skin, so it's not dynamically generated or anything. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:47, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
::::That's what I figured. Something on Skin.php in /includes/ folder or something maybe? That's my guess anyways... [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 19:26, 2 September 2016 (EDT)
:::::It's whatever your main skin file is (MonacoBook.php in our case). --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:42, 3 September 2016 (EDT)
::::::So in /wiki/skins/MonoBook, I edit Monobook.php? Ok. Do I add [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Hooks/SkinBuildSidebar this] to it? I can't quite seem to figure that out. [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 16:18, 3 September 2016 (EDT)
::::::Please man, I really can't get this to work... :[ [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 18:10, 8 September 2016 (EDT)

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== Formatting problems (just me?) ==

Now that the server has changed, all the formatting seems to have changed! Templates that should be on the right and next to the text (e.g. on episode pages) are on the left and pushing the text down! Is anyone else seeing these problems? --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 07:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:It's not just you, I'm seeing it as well. --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] 07:09, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::We're on a newer version of MediaWiki, and it broke some of the templates. It'll be fixed soon, once we figure out why they're not formatting up right.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 07:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::As I said on the Community Portal just there, [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings#CSS.2FJs various LocalSettings.php variables] like $wgAllowUserCss and $wgUseSiteCss appear to have gone from "true" to "false" (or just plain deleted - I think they default false) in the move. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 07:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Go Box problem? ==

The GoBox is currently not there, no matter which browser I view this page in. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 07:50, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
:Same for me. Normally when it disappears all I have to do is refresh the page, but even that's not working at the moment. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:00, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
::The forum signature GoBoxes are knackered too. Those just come up as a white rectangle. Something is indeed amiss. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 09:00, 27 March 2013 (EDT)
:::So, is anyone on this yet? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 16:02, 27 March 2013 (EDT)

== Not On Schedule ==

Did IDW stop making TF comics? If not can we please update the Schedule? [[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 13:01, 4 April 2013 (EDT)
:I don't keep track of the comics much, but I've had a bash at updating it with this month's releases. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:05, 4 April 2013 (EDT)
::That should be fine, I think so long as the next issues's release dates are on there. [[User:Phantom|Phantom]] 16:19, 4 April 2013 (EDT)

== Current Releases Series Addition ==

Dunno who added the series abbreviation before each entry under the IDW Transformers section under Current Releases (MtMtE, RiD, Spotlight, Monstrosity) but I really like it. Makes it easier to quickly tell which latest item you're looking for. Could the same be done with the other categories (Transformers Prime especially)? [[User:Excise|Excise]] 13:10, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

==Featured Article - October 2013==
It's October 4th - is there a new Featured Article ready to go? - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 20:49, 4 October 2013 (EDT)
:We're gonna need a new one soon. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:23, 2 November 2013 (EDT)
I think the next featured article should be Bumper G1! - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 23:07, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:It's not impressive enough, since Bumper (G1) has barely appeared in anything. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 23:12, 4 November 2013 (EST)
: Yeah, you got a point there! - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 23:15, 4 November 2013 (EST)

==TFP==
I noticed that Predacons Rising is still under "current releases", but it's several months old. I just wanted to mention this. - [[User:Silverboltmtmte|Silverboltmtmte]] ([[User talk:Silverboltmtmte|talk]]) 15:42, 14 December 2013 (EST)
:Though the TV premiere happened back then, the DVD release isn't that old. Besides, we have even older stuff still on that chart, like those two Rescue Bots episodes that aired over a year ago. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:52, 14 December 2013 (EST)
::Okay.

== Milestone page linking ==

What does everyone think about changing the Main Page disambiguation notice so that the actual number of articles links to [[Transformers Wiki:Milestones]] while the word "pages" links to the Statistics page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 09:39, 1 August 2014 (EDT)

==Transformers Expo==
Just want to ask whether events such as the aforementioned Expo, BotCon or TFCon should be listed on the main page. [[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 09:58, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:TFCon isn't official, so that's out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:35, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::BotCon is ''always'' listed on the main page. Whether it's worth listing events for Asia which the majority of our readership wouldn't be able to get to, I'm not sure. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:12, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::I don't see BotCon, could you guys tell me where it is? Anyway, the Expos are pretty big in Asia, we've got some commercials on TV and adverts on public transports. Besides, I've been to the Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition in Korea, so I have a lot of information on that and I'm going to the one in Singapore soon, so...[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 21:27, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::::BotCon is usually listed in the schedule, though no one's added BotCon 2015 yet. Info on the Asia conventions would be fantastic! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:53, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::::I'll do my best. Anyway, I've found four Expos in Asia, including ones from, South Korea, Malaysia, Macau and Singapore. They all share similar names (Transformers: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Transformers Expo, Transformers 30th Anniversary Expo for the last two. They seem to be the same in a traveling exhibition, but I can't find any concrete evidence...(The one from Korea seems especially independent) Also, where should I put the events on the main page?[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 22:04, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
::::::Events should only have a page if they're specifically organized by Hasbro and/or Takara, though we have an [[unofficial conventions]] page for conventions which aren't. I strongly suspect you're right about that being a traveling expo, and that it started with [[Transformers China Exhibition]]. If there's no way to prove it, I guess we need to make separate pages for them though, perhaps with notes linking them. If any of the (official) expos are currently running, we could stick them at the bottom of [[Main Page/featured-series]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:36, 31 October 2014 (EDT)
:::::::Could anyone give me a hand here? I don't quite know how to edit the table... Sorry for the inconvenience.[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 11:21, 1 November 2014 (EDT)

== Transformers Universe ==

I think we can take this off the Schedule.

== Comic Schedule ==

Transformers Vol. 2 Issue is set to release on 25 Feburary according to itunes,Should i change it or not?
[[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 10:49, 21 February 2015 (EST)
:It's not on Diamond's shipping lists, so it won't be in stores next week. If iTunes actually release it, that'll be another matter. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 14:29, 21 February 2015 (EST)

== Featured Article Oct. 2015? ==
Has there been a decision or nomination for the slot already? Because if it's not already set, I'd like to nominate [[Scourge (RID)]]. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:26, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 21:46, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

== January ==
How about [[Star Wars]]? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:02, 23 December 2015 (EST)
:I like the idea of it being a Rescue Bots article - I Have Heard, or Blades if we don't want to use an episode page - in honour of IHHTRS being nominated for an Annie award. (The awards are on February 6.) Star Wars is a good option too, though. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:34, 23 December 2015 (EST)

::What about [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]] or [[Bumblebee (WFC)]]? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 10:27, 23 December 2015 (EST)

==GoBox Issues==
Is the GoBox just not showing up at ''all'' for anybody else? I've been browsing the wiki and the GoBox is just...gone. It's not like the image just broke, the entire thing is gone. Did the staff get rid of it or is it just bugged out? (I'm using the latest version of Google Chrome, for the record, just in case it's a browser thing). [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 13:04, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:I'm having the same problem browsing the wiki on my iPad, which uses Safari, so I don't think it's a browser issue. I'm gonna hop on my computer and see if it happens with Firefox. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:08, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:Firefox is doing the same thing. The strange thing is, I don't even see the place where the GoBox should be. Everything below has been moved up to compensate for the loss of the GoBox. I noticed this last night, but figured I should probably wait until more people were awake to bring it up. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:13, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::So this isn't a client issue, then. Good, that means that it's not on my end that the error's happening. I've sent a tweet to the Twitter account about it, and maybe that could get a head's up going on the matter. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 13:22, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:::[[Red Alert (G1)|It's a conspiracy, I tell you!]] -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:55, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::::It is fixed now! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:15, 28 December 2015 (EST)

:::::Yep. I see them too. Thank goodness. I don't have the numbers, but I suspect the GoBoxes get us a large amount of our site traffic, not to mention being part of the site's charm. Glad to have them back!
:::::Just out of curiousity, does anyone know why they originally stopped working? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 18:14, 28 December 2015 (EST)
::::::There's an automated process that saves a copy of [[Template:Goicons]] which is what is actually used as the gobox list. Once in a blue moon it messes up and saves a blank copy and the goboxes break. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 22:44, 28 December 2015 (EST)
:::::::Good to know. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 22:49, 28 December 2015 (EST)

== Linking to Category:Images to be replaced ==

I was thinking it would be nice if there was a link to [[:Category:Images to be replaced]] somewhere on the main page, perhaps in [[Main Page/editing-tips]], so that new editors can find the category easier and maybe help us replace some of the sub-par images on the site. Thoughts? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 17:26, 2 February 2016 (EST)

== Current Releases RID linking? ==

It might be helpful for the terms Cartoon, IDW Comic, Signature Publishing and Book to link to their respective articles, instead of requiring users to click on the series title then navigate to the specific pages from there. [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 23:09, 14 February 2016 (EST)

== A Nitpick ==

Hey, ''very'' minor nitpick here, but there's no comma in the "Speak, Memory! (Part 2)" link in the main page. I get that it's not gonna matter in 20 days, but still... (please don't stab me) [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|Talk]]) 08:54, 18 February 2016 (EST)

== GoBoxes gone AWOL ==

I'm not seeing the GoBoxes at all. Is this just a problem on my end, or is it happening for everyone else? -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 17:05, 2 April 2016 (EDT)
:There was a missing close tag in the XML. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:58, 2 April 2016 (EDT)
::Yeah, they're back now. Thanks! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 18:39, 2 April 2016 (EDT)

== Other wiki plagiarizing ==

So I was trying to find online stores for transformers and I found this other transformers wiki
(http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Bombshell)
pretty much all the articles are just direct copies of pages on this wiki {{unsigned|Milthar|16:11, 17 May 2016‎ }}
: That wiki didn't copy us so much as they used to ''be'' us. We used to be on Wikia, and then Wikia got [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal/Complaints|progressively more terrible]] so [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Leaving|we decided to leave]]. But then Wikia wouldn't delete the old version of the wiki, so it stayed up and has been shambling along as sort of a zombie-wiki ever since. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 13:12, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::They've actually started to make some major changes lately. I'm not sure if I'd characterize the changes as good ones, but they are definitely changes. For example, pages are being broken up by universal streams and character infoboxes are being added.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:14, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::: If you're ever in need of a laugh, just remember that [http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Web this page] has stuck around for 1+ years without getting corrected. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:41, 17 May 2016 (EDT)
::::That's doubly funny because they are (finally) trying to at least reduce (if not eliminate) the humor to make themselves more distinct from us. They also seem to be writing more out-of-universe text, but that may just be due to inexperienced editors as opposed to a conscious decision. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:15, 18 May 2016 (EDT)

== HELP an under-construction wiki regarding ads? ==

Hello, I'm the head admin of a fellow wiki currently in the final stages of becoming independent from Wikia. There is only a very small amount of things left to do before making the official reveal, one of those (and a rather important one) being ads. Can anyone tell me how you added the "Advertisements" port on the sidebar on the left? And how you added things to that such as a Donate button? I can't seem to find any useful info online. Is it an extension that is being used, and if so, in what way and what extension is it? If you don't know how it works but maybe you know someone who does know, can you lead me to a way to contact them so I can ask? The wiki URL is my username, but add a .org at the end.

Please and thank you!! :) [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 19:06, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
:The code to insert the ads is all from [https://www.projectwonderful.com/ Project Wonderful]. Once you sign up and create advertising space with them, they provide you with some javascript and you can add it to your site's skin. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 20:49, 1 September 2016 (EDT)
:Wait, so does that include whatever is used to create the actual sidebar portlet? As in, the actual box that says "ADVERTISEMENT" and contains these ads? As in, the [http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/493titanollante/images/5/54/The_entire_ADVERTISEMENTS_thing.png/revision/latest?cb=20160902014744 entire thing] included since I have no idea how to make that new portlet {I assume the ad code works somewhat similarly to AdSense code?}. Thank you for the response though! :D [[User:Wikizilla|Wikizilla]] ([[User talk:Wikizilla|talk]]) 21:51, 1 September 2016 (EDT)

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