Dave Edwards - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 11:34, 19 June 2025

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	[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime American member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 29 August 2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Studios\|Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}


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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 05:47, 8 December 2017

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	[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known ~~as "~~Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

Foffy the Sheep at 23:14, 27 March 2016

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	[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[~~Electro (G2)\|~~Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

SanityOrMadness at 09:09, 31 January 2015

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	[[~~Image~~:zobovor.jpg\|right\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''~~Generation 1~~'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 ~~(franchise)~~\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Abates at 08:01, 23 March 2014

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	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

Abates: Fake catalog doesn't appear to have been uploaded to his new site yet, so linking to the update where he mentions it.

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Fake catalog doesn't appear to have been uploaded to his new site yet, so linking to the update where he mentions it.

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	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://~~members~~.~~fortunecity~~.~~com/zobovor~~/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://~~members~~.~~fortunecity~~.~~com~~/~~zobovor/beast_wars_TOTALLY_FAKE_JUST_SO_WE_ARE_CLEAR~~.html ~~Faked ''Beast Wars'' catalog~~]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Jackpot: Fixed unclear pronoun.

2011-08-28T21:52:04Z

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	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/beast_wars_TOTALLY_FAKE_JUST_SO_WE_ARE_CLEAR.html Faked ''Beast Wars'' catalog]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards ~~noticed them watching~~ the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/beast_wars_TOTALLY_FAKE_JUST_SO_WE_ARE_CLEAR.html Faked ''Beast Wars'' catalog]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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2011-08-28T21:50:27Z

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	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> ~~His~~ site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

			As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/beast_wars_TOTALLY_FAKE_JUST_SO_WE_ARE_CLEAR.html Faked ''Beast Wars'' catalog]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards noticed them watching the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Jackpot at 09:28, 10 March 2011

2011-03-10T09:28:26Z

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	[[Image:zobovor.jpg\|right\|~~180px~~\|thumb\|~~Zob~~'~~s claim to fame!~~]]		[[Image:zobovor.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post ~~from~~ 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post ~~from~~ 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> His site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in ''~~[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]~~''. He regards the occasional coloring errors in that ~~cartoon~~ as representing ~~background~~ characters, and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> His site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

	~~==External links==~~
	* [http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]

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	[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known ~~as "~~Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known by the screenname '''Zobovor''', is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

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	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[~~Electro (G2)\|~~Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

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	[[~~Image~~:zobovor.jpg\|right\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]		[[File:zobovor.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|There he is, my little guy. Isn't he cute?]]

	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''~~Generation 1~~'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 ~~(franchise)~~\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.		'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.

	Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.		Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro (G2)\|Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing\|kitbashed]] many of them as toys.

	As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>		As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://zmfts.t15.org/updates_2011.html Update dated 8.29.2011]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards saw the images on the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref>