Category talk:MacGuffins - Revision history

Saix at 06:47, 16 April 2026

2026-04-16T06:47:35Z

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	This feels like a really dated holdover from 2000s TFWiki and a lot of the pages listed here here are not actually MacGuffins because they're actually important to the plot beyond instigating it. [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 18:22, 29 January 2021 (EST)		This feels like a really dated holdover from 2000s TFWiki and a lot of the pages listed here here are not actually MacGuffins because they're actually important to the plot beyond instigating it. [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 18:22, 29 January 2021 (EST)
			:Again asking this question. We really don't need a category for "plot devices people keep calling MacGuffins because nobody knows what the term actually means". [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 02:47, 16 April 2026 (EDT)

	== Missing MacGuffins ==		== Missing MacGuffins ==

Cyberlink420: /* Missing MacGuffins */

2023-12-06T02:35:54Z

Missing MacGuffins

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	Maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [~~https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership~~ Matrix of Leadership], the [~~https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Key_to_Vector_Sigma~~ Key to Vector Sigma], the [~~https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk~~ Golden Disk(s)] and the [~~https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark~~ AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.		Maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the [[Golden disk\|Golden Disk(s)]] and the [[AllSpark]] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)
	:Per the description on the page, "A MacGuffin is an object or idea which '''adds no depth to a story''' but is nonetheless responsible for moving the narrative along from one point to another." All those things you listed have major significance to their narratives beyond just "we need to get the thing". Heck, there's probably at least a few listed on the page now that probably shouldn't be there. -- [[User:Cyberlink420\|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420\|talk]]) 21:34, 5 December 2023 (EST)		:Per the description on the page, "A MacGuffin is an object or idea which '''adds no depth to a story''' but is nonetheless responsible for moving the narrative along from one point to another." All those things you listed have major significance to their narratives beyond just "we need to get the thing". Heck, there's probably at least a few listed on the page now that probably shouldn't be there. -- [[User:Cyberlink420\|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420\|talk]]) 21:34, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Cyberlink420 at 02:34, 6 December 2023

2023-12-06T02:34:41Z

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	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)		--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)
			:Per the description on the page, "A MacGuffin is an object or idea which '''adds no depth to a story''' but is nonetheless responsible for moving the narrative along from one point to another." All those things you listed have major significance to their narratives beyond just "we need to get the thing". Heck, there's probably at least a few listed on the page now that probably shouldn't be there. -- [[User:Cyberlink420\|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420\|talk]]) 21:34, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Skrollex: /* Missing MacGuffins */

2023-12-06T01:29:58Z

Missing MacGuffins

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	== Missing MacGuffins ==		== Missing MacGuffins ==

	Maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.		Maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Key_to_Vector_Sigma Key to Vector Sigma], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.

	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)		--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Skrollex: /* Missing MacGuffins */

2023-12-06T01:27:51Z

Missing MacGuffins

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	== Missing MacGuffins ==		== Missing MacGuffins ==

	~~Okay maybe~~ I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.		Maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.

	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)		--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Skrollex: /* Missing MacGuffins */

2023-12-06T01:27:41Z

Missing MacGuffins

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	== Missing MacGuffins ==		== Missing MacGuffins ==

	Okay maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark from BayVerse/Animated]. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.		Okay maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark] from BayVerse/Animated/Aligned continuities. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.

	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)		--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Skrollex: /* Missing MacGuffins */

2023-12-06T01:26:39Z

Missing MacGuffins

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	== Missing MacGuffins ==		== Missing MacGuffins ==

	Okay maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise ~~"essential"~~ to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark from BayVerse/Animated]. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.		Okay maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise important to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark from BayVerse/Animated]. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.

	--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)		--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Skrollex: /* Missing MacGuffins */ new section

2023-12-06T01:26:13Z

Missing MacGuffins: new section

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	This feels like a really dated holdover from 2000s TFWiki and a lot of the pages listed here here are not actually MacGuffins because they're actually important to the plot beyond instigating it. [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 18:22, 29 January 2021 (EST)		This feels like a really dated holdover from 2000s TFWiki and a lot of the pages listed here here are not actually MacGuffins because they're actually important to the plot beyond instigating it. [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 18:22, 29 January 2021 (EST)

			== Missing MacGuffins ==

			Okay maybe I don't fully understand what is a MacGuffin and what is otherwise "essential" to the plot, but it seems there are some key missing items from this list, such as the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership Matrix of Leadership], the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Golden_disk Golden Disk(s)] and the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/AllSpark AllSpark from BayVerse/Animated]. Just wondering why those such major item in the fandom are not tagged as MacGuffins.

			--[[User:Skrollex\|Skrollex]] ([[User talk:Skrollex\|talk]]) 20:26, 5 December 2023 (EST)

Saix: /* Point of this category? */ new section

2021-01-29T23:22:11Z

Point of this category?: new section

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	Didn't this used to have a page on here?--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196\|184.100.243.196]] 22:52, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		Didn't this used to have a page on here?--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196\|184.100.243.196]] 22:52, 21 March 2012 (EDT)

			== Point of this category? ==

			This feels like a really dated holdover from 2000s TFWiki and a lot of the pages listed here here are not actually MacGuffins because they're actually important to the plot beyond instigating it. [[User:Saix\|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix\|talk]]) 18:22, 29 January 2021 (EST)

184.100.243.196: New page: Didn't this used to have a page on here?--~~~~

2012-03-22T02:52:14Z

New page: Didn't this used to have a page on here?--~~~~

New page

Didn't this used to have a page on here?--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196|184.100.243.196]] 22:52, 21 March 2012 (EDT)