Editing Talk:Michael Bay

I put back in my FUNNY based on the BC06 promo reel.  It is not "vandalism."  KILL BAY NOW is vandalism, and this article has seen plenty of it, and obviously will have to continue to be watched until the hater cult goes back to masturbating.  --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 13:04, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

: I think a more substantial article would disuade most vandals.  It's a psychological 
effect. For something so short people feel like they're not damaging something with much value. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

::Actually, a more substational article about the reasons for killing Bay would probably be a good compromise.

:::Erm... yeah. Because a movie you don't like is worth threatening somebody's life over, right? Riiiight...  --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 21:17, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
*Well...I'm absolutely distrubed. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
:Evidently there's no law against threatening somebody on the internet like there is in Real Life. This is just another reason why I think the Internet License Test and the Internet Police should be established. The Internet Police patrol the Knowledge Mega Autobahn. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 21:28, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

::Hmm.  Perhaps my suggestion was not the bridge-building compromise I thought it was.
::Credible threats are illegal -- in the US at least -- regardless of how they are made.  The "threat" above is obviously not credible.  --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
:::You ain't seen the movie board people firing their AK-47s wildly into the air ;) --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:05, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

== Subtle Hint ? ==

Did anyone notice that in the console version of Transformers: The Game, in the suburbs, there is an area marked BAY DEMOLITION. Is it possible this is a Bay death threat (demolish bay)?--[[User:Autobotx1010|Autobotx1010]] 22:18, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

:...

:He makes movies with explosions.  Big explosions.  Big sets, big cars, set-piece action sequences.  ...which are completely ''demolished'' by the end.  It's what he's ''known'' for.  -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:23, 21 August 2007 (UTC)


I know it hasn't been unmanageable so far, but it seems this is the page to most frequently have highschool level hinkjinkery inserted in it (hur hur insert). While usually this wiki is at least community-college level hijinkery. So maybe, and this is a big maybe, it would make sense to lock it for a while? I don't know, just tossing the idea out there.--[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 13:01, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
:We should just restrict editing it to registered members. Most trolls don't bother to register an account. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

=="Disgusting"==
Speaking of Bay getting killed, his page is a good spot for the trivia that he's the human Megatron flicks in the movie?

:I think Bay was joking there, considering the "human" in question is likely a CGI puppet. It's worth noting Bay makes the claim, but should also note the likelyhood of him being facetious. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 13:52, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

::IIRC, that's in reference to an entirely different scene Bay was going to be in, one that was filmed but didn't make the final cut.  He was in a car that Megs was supposed to pick up and fling away or something.  There's a making-of bit about it on the DVD extras disc, with him and a woman in this car as it's lifted into the air by a crane.  Unless this reference is part of the DVD commentaries or something, which I never made it all the way through... -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 14:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:::That's different. He cut the SUV sequence, but on the commentary he claimed to be the guy Megatron flicked away in disgust. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

==TF2 HD-DVD/BluRay joke==
Is that still relevant, given that we know he's definately directing the sequel? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 21:35, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe move it to trivia and put in past tense.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 22:20, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
==Animated GIF==
This is one of the few places on the wiki where I heartily endorse the use of an animated gif, specifically Bay blowing up something with his Awesome Button.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 20:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
: DEAR WIKI - Please consider the following file for use as Michael Bay's primary image.  [http://pics.livejournal.com/helljack/pic/00103ep7]
:: Followup: Eventual caption: "The Michael Bay Curse: Everything he touches turns to AWESOME." [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 10:42, 9 June 2009 (EDT)
:::How about "If it explodes, 'Devastator'.  If not, 'Brawl'."--[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 10:53, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

==[[Wikipedia:Ōno Kōjin|Kōjin Ōno]] or 佐藤安太氏 or Yasuta Satō?==
Nelson at Michael's site puts it as [http://www.michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/b325d2d16d960108b47afe097bb21801-509.html Koujin Ohno] is the one who presented Bay the Optimus Prime trophy. Yet digging around the Japanese sites, I find the [http://news.walkerplus.com/2009/0609/5/photo11.html names] [http://topics.jp.msn.com/entertainment/tv/article.aspx?articleid=77320 佐藤安太氏] and [http://www.moviecollection.jp/news/detail.html?p=424 Yasuta Satō] used instead, which is driving me nuts. Thailand-based Modxtoy has the latest [http://www.modxtoy.com/newboard/index.php?s=579298c1444b178e8399be09d41b7a7c&showtopic=74924 Hyper Hobby August '09] scans and if you look at the bottom covering the [http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w343/poraevil/vjumpmodxtoy/8%20Ultraman/hpaugust_093.jpg Japan/world premiere], it's 佐藤安太氏. Unless 氏 is an honorific of sorts... --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 08:13, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:It is.  氏 (-shi) is an honorific specifically for males, and so essentially means "Mr."  (The equivalent for females is 娘 (jō).)

: ...hunh.  For some reason, on this computer, the macron-o's show up in italics for edit summaries on the "Recent Changes" list and as blank spaces on standard article pages, even though they show up just fine in the edit window.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:27, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
::Wow... Really top man to get that attached to his name. Kinda like knighting him, huh?
::Other than name translation, I'm asking on the whole "top man in Takara" - is it Kojin, or is it Yasuta? Yasuta has a [http://www.toyculture.org/annai/inmain.htm profile] at the Japan Toy Culture Foundation. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 14:51, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:::I actually see the suffix used quite a bit in magazine articles.  It's not a title like "Sir" in Great Britain, it's just a respectful suffix—again, like using "Mr." before a name in English.  I believe it's no more formal or polite than "-san".
:::As for who's TakaraTomy's top dog, I'm not sure, and don't have the time right now to confirm.  I'll see if I can look into it later, but you may find out before I get a chance.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:17, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Ah, that makes sense. Looking through TakaraTomy's corporate site on the higher-ups, I'm not seeing him. Although I could be looking in the wrong place.... << >> --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:16, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::Searching for Satō-san's name on TakaraTomy's site, I found [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/company/company/history_takara.html their corporate history].  According to that, he founded Satō Vinyl Industries, Ltd., which would later become Takara, on September 17, 1955, and he assumed the office of Representative Director Chairman and Company President in July 1999.  I'd say he's the big man there right now.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 21:35, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
::::::Top man. Gonna need to set up an article for both of these two later on.
::::::Nelson, Nelson... *shakes head* --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 12:52, 7 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Checking your link, Nelson says Mr. Ōno "is credited with inventing Transformers as we now know them," and considering his history as the designer of many of the Diaclone toys, that's arguably true.  However, that's not the same as saying he's the head man at TakaraTomy.  [http://news.walkerplus.com/2009/0609/5/photo11.html This link] merely states Mr. Yasuta thanked Bay for making the movie version of TFs.  [http://topics.jp.msn.com/entertainment/tv/article.aspx?articleid=77320 This link] says similar, elaborating a bit by directly quoting Mr. Yasuta.  However, [http://www.moviecollection.jp/news/detail.html?p=424 this link] credits Mr. Yasuta with presenting the "monument" to Bay.  It and the previous article also credit him with developing Transformers, despite Mr. Ōno's design credits.  If Mr. Ōno had actually presented the award, you'd think one of the Japanese articles would have mentioned him, but only Mr. Yasuta's name comes up.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:13, 7 July 2009 (EDT)
::::::::Yare yare... Well, at least that clears up my confusion. XD --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 02:16, 9 July 2009 (EDT)