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The Wadapan: cut down on redundancy

2022-10-26T13:21:07Z

cut down on redundancy

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	==Cite sources==		==Cite sources==
	Transformers fiction is broad and sprawling, such that even devoted fans can be unfamiliar with large portions of it. If you reference something which you have reason to think is not going to be "common knowledge" to a great many fans, please state where the information comes from. For example, references to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] having a gambling problem should explicitly mention that this information comes from the ''Keepers Trilogy'' novels published by iBooks in the early 2000s. If you are going to describe, say, the location and nature of the [[Rust Sea]], you should note where that information is coming from.		{{main\|Help:Citing sources}}

	This serves several purposes: It lends credibility to the article. It allows interested readers to find more information by checking the primary source. It sets up a "paper trail" of sorts so that other users can check up on statements that surprise them or sound unlikely. It also helps to establish the range of applicability of the information. If an article states that [[energon]] is a multi-molecule substance which includes atoms of an element also called energon, ~~that may seem~~ like ~~"important" information that has wide-ranging canonical implications. However, if the source of that~~ information ~~is an obscure comic book by a small independent publisher (in this case one of the 3D comics from [[Blackthorne Publishing]]) its relevance~~ to ~~the Transformers multiverse as a whole can~~ be ~~gauged as relatively low.~~		While we're not as strict about references as some wikis, we still like information to be properly cited wherever possible, so we know where it comes from and that it's truthful. Please familiarise yourself with [[Help:Citing sources\|our guide for citing sources]]!

	~~If it can be done unobtrusively~~, ~~simply make your reference in the text of the article. If doing~~ so ~~would be awkward (for example, breaking the fourth wall in a character bio) there are two currently "approved" methods of citing sources:~~
	~~# Use the Wiki software's footnotes mechanism which is {{w\|Wikipedia:Footnotes\|explained on Wikipedia}}.~~
	~~# Use [[:Template:Storylink]] to create a margin note.~~

	Similarly, if you are uploading an image (art, photo, screencap, whatever), please state where the image comes from (issue number, episode title, book name, etc.) and the name of the original artist if known. If you don't know ~~who drew it or~~ where it's from~~, then at least provide a link in the image upload information telling us where on the web you found it. It is important that artists get credit for their work,~~ and ~~also~~ that ~~users of the Wiki can find the image on their own if they wish to get a better look at~~ it.

	~~For citing sources of images, include the citation in your upload summary (which becomes the "text" of the Image~~'s ~~article and can be edited later), and also include one of our copyright~~ [[:~~Category:Templates~~\|~~templates~~]] ~~to acknowledge that we do not own the image.~~

	==Use of text from other sources==		==Use of text from other sources==

Cyberlink420: /* Creators */

2022-10-04T14:44:23Z

Creators

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	===Creators===		===Creators===
	Pages on real humans who worked on ''Transformers'', such as TV show and comic writers, graphic artists, toy designers, and voice actors need only contain a description of their work on ''Transformers'', not everything they've ever done. The article on [[Frank Welker]], for example, should not provide a complete career filmography. On the other hand, an external link to a complete filmography at IMDB is quite appropriate. Examples of their other non-Transformers work are acceptable in the lead paragraph, but only if limited to a small handful of their most notable work so as not to bloat the page.		Pages on real humans who worked on ''Transformers'', such as TV show and comic writers, graphic artists, toy designers, and voice actors need only contain a description of their work on ''Transformers'', not everything they've ever done. The article on [[Frank Welker]], for example, should not provide a complete career filmography. On the other hand, an external link to a complete filmography at IMDB is quite appropriate. Examples of their other non-Transformers work are acceptable in the lead paragraph, but only if limited to a small handful of their most notable work so as not to bloat the page. For example, voice actor pages should generally only mention five or six of their other roles in the lead; just enough that it provides helpful context and adequately introduces their career to the reader, but not enough that it overwhelms everything else on the page.

	===Lists===		===Lists===

Sabrblade: /* National varieties of English */

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National varieties of English

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	;'''Retaining the existing variety'''		;'''Retaining the existing variety'''
	If an article has evolved using predominantly one variety, the whole article should conform to that variety, unless there are reasons for changing it on the basis of strong national ties to the topic. In the early stages of writing an article, the variety chosen by the first major contributor to the article should be used, unless there is reason to change it on the basis of strong national ties to the topic. Where an article that is not a stub shows no signs of which variety it is written in, the first person to make an edit that disambiguates the variety, is equivalent to the ''first major contributor''.		* If an article has evolved using predominantly one variety, the whole article should conform to that variety, unless there are reasons for changing it on the basis of strong national ties to the topic.
			* In the early stages of writing an article, the variety chosen by the first major contributor to the article should be used, unless there is reason to change it on the basis of strong national ties to the topic.
			* Where an article that is not a stub shows no signs of which variety it is written in, the first person to make an edit that disambiguates the variety, is equivalent to the ''first major contributor''.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Cyberlink420: /* Creators */

2019-09-30T14:35:33Z

Creators

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	===Creators===		===Creators===
	Pages on real humans who worked on ''Transformers'', such as TV show and comic writers, graphic artists, toy designers, and voice actors need only contain a description of their work on ''Transformers'', not everything they've ever done. The article on [[Frank Welker]], for example, should not provide a complete career filmography. On the other hand, an external link to a complete filmography at IMDB is quite appropriate.		Pages on real humans who worked on ''Transformers'', such as TV show and comic writers, graphic artists, toy designers, and voice actors need only contain a description of their work on ''Transformers'', not everything they've ever done. The article on [[Frank Welker]], for example, should not provide a complete career filmography. On the other hand, an external link to a complete filmography at IMDB is quite appropriate. Examples of their other non-Transformers work are acceptable in the lead paragraph, but only if limited to a small handful of their most notable work so as not to bloat the page.

	===Lists===		===Lists===

Saix: clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity, typos fixed: independant → independent, guaged → gauged, unneccessary → unnecessary

2019-06-05T19:19:47Z

clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity, typos fixed: independant → independent, guaged → gauged, unneccessary → unnecessary

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	Transformers fiction is broad and sprawling, such that even devoted fans can be unfamiliar with large portions of it. If you reference something which you have reason to think is not going to be "common knowledge" to a great many fans, please state where the information comes from. For example, references to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] having a gambling problem should explicitly mention that this information comes from the ''Keepers Trilogy'' novels published by iBooks in the early 2000s. If you are going to describe, say, the location and nature of the [[Rust Sea]], you should note where that information is coming from.		Transformers fiction is broad and sprawling, such that even devoted fans can be unfamiliar with large portions of it. If you reference something which you have reason to think is not going to be "common knowledge" to a great many fans, please state where the information comes from. For example, references to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster Witwicky]] having a gambling problem should explicitly mention that this information comes from the ''Keepers Trilogy'' novels published by iBooks in the early 2000s. If you are going to describe, say, the location and nature of the [[Rust Sea]], you should note where that information is coming from.

	This serves several purposes: It lends credibility to the article. It allows interested readers to find more information by checking the primary source. It sets up a "paper trail" of sorts so that other users can check up on statements that surprise them or sound unlikely. It also helps to establish the range of applicability of the information. If an article states that [[energon]] is a multi-molecule substance which includes atoms of an element also called energon, that may seem like "important" information that has wide-ranging canonical implications. However, if the source of that information is an obscure comic book by a small ~~independant~~ publisher (in this case one of the 3D comics from [[Blackthorne Publishing]]) its relevance to the Transformers multiverse as a whole can be ~~guaged~~ as relatively low.		This serves several purposes: It lends credibility to the article. It allows interested readers to find more information by checking the primary source. It sets up a "paper trail" of sorts so that other users can check up on statements that surprise them or sound unlikely. It also helps to establish the range of applicability of the information. If an article states that [[energon]] is a multi-molecule substance which includes atoms of an element also called energon, that may seem like "important" information that has wide-ranging canonical implications. However, if the source of that information is an obscure comic book by a small independent publisher (in this case one of the 3D comics from [[Blackthorne Publishing]]) its relevance to the Transformers multiverse as a whole can be gauged as relatively low.

	If it can be done unobtrusively, simply make your reference in the text of the article. If doing so would be awkward (for example, breaking the fourth wall in a character bio) there are two currently "approved" methods of citing sources:		If it can be done unobtrusively, simply make your reference in the text of the article. If doing so would be awkward (for example, breaking the fourth wall in a character bio) there are two currently "approved" methods of citing sources:
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	Article titles can have spaces in them, but the URL for the article will use underscores instead. When writing a wikilink, you do not need to use underscores. Doing so won't hurt anything, but is pointless.		Article titles can have spaces in them, but the URL for the article will use underscores instead. When writing a wikilink, you do not need to use underscores. Doing so won't hurt anything, but is pointless.

	Additionally, all article titles must begin with a capital letter due to the software/database structure. However, when linking to an article, the wikilink itself need not begin that way. So, for a term which is not normally capitalized, such as "energon", one can simply write <tt><nowiki>[[energon]]</nowiki></tt> even though the article title is "Energon". Writing <tt><nowiki>[[Energon\|energon]]</nowiki></tt> is ~~unneccessary~~. Article titles ''are'' case-sensitive, however, so when writing links it is only for the first letter of an article name that you can ignore the proper case.		Additionally, all article titles must begin with a capital letter due to the software/database structure. However, when linking to an article, the wikilink itself need not begin that way. So, for a term which is not normally capitalized, such as "energon", one can simply write <tt><nowiki>[[energon]]</nowiki></tt> even though the article title is "Energon". Writing <tt><nowiki>[[Energon\|energon]]</nowiki></tt> is unnecessary. Article titles ''are'' case-sensitive, however, so when writing links it is only for the first letter of an article name that you can ignore the proper case.

	==Titles==		==Titles==
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	:''Aron is an alien from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Aron is an alien from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	:''Adam Reynolds is a [[human]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Adam Reynolds is a [[human]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	:''Fulcrum is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Fulcrum is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	Otherwise, the [FRANCHISE] should be as broad as possible while not being a continuity family. For example, a character like [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] who was a major player in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]],'' ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Machines]],'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Universe]]'' can have her franchises summed up as "''the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''" But sometimes there is no such handy summation, such as for [[Leadfoot (G2)\|Leadfoot]], who originated in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'' but has appeared in [[Spotlight: Galvatron\|a ''Generation 1'' comic]]. In that case, you can just stick with the franchise of origin: "''from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''" (That's where the term "from" comes in handy.)		Otherwise, the [FRANCHISE] should be as broad as possible while not being a continuity family. For example, a character like [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] who was a major player in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]],'' ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Machines]],'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)\|Universe]]'' can have her franchises summed up as "''the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''" But sometimes there is no such handy summation, such as for [[Leadfoot (G2)\|Leadfoot]], who originated in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]]'' but has appeared in [[Spotlight: Galvatron\|a ''Generation 1'' comic]]. In that case, you can just stick with the franchise of origin: "''from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''" (That's where the term "from" comes in handy.)

Khajidha: /* Official and unofficial material */

2019-04-18T12:14:57Z

Official and unofficial material

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	==Official and unofficial material==		==Official and unofficial material==
	Although this wiki addresses some aspects of the Transformers fandom, it does not at this time cover unofficial fan-projects such as books and toys created by fans, for fans. It does not discuss fanfic, house profiles for fan-characters, ~~and does not~~ post fan-art.		Although this wiki addresses some aspects of the Transformers fandom, it does not at this time cover unofficial fan-projects such as books and toys created by fans, for fans. It does not discuss fanfic, house profiles for fan-characters, or post fan-art.

	All character artwork uploaded to the wiki should be from officially licensed works such as cartoon screencaps, scans from licensed comics, Hasbro or Takara publicity shots, etc.. Even if a piece of fan-art is [https://www.mattkuphaldt.com/transformers.html totally sweet], it should not be uploaded here.		All character artwork uploaded to the wiki should be from officially licensed works such as cartoon screencaps, scans from licensed comics, Hasbro or Takara publicity shots, etc.. Even if a piece of fan-art is [https://www.mattkuphaldt.com/transformers.html totally sweet], it should not be uploaded here.

Khajidha: /* Tone and voice */

2019-04-18T12:13:46Z

Tone and voice

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	*Please check your spelling and grammar. Don't use Internet slang (c u 2nite) or {{w\|leetspeek}} in your articles. To save others the trouble of correcting you, please spellcheck your articles before you post them.		*Please check your spelling and grammar. Don't use Internet slang (c u 2nite) or {{w\|leetspeek}} in your articles. To save others the trouble of correcting you, please spellcheck your articles before you post them.
	*Don't use "smilies" or emoticons.		*Don't use "smilies" or emoticons.
	*Don't "reply" to content others have posted. If you think a particular point warrants discussion, post on the article's discussion page. If you're absolutely sure that something should be changed and don't think a discussion is necessary, just change it.		*Don't reply to content others have posted. If you think a particular point warrants discussion, post on the article's discussion page. If you're absolutely sure that something should be changed and don't think a discussion is necessary, just change it.
	*Don't leave notes or instructions to future editors like "Add more information here if you find it". Again, use the article's discussion page for that.		*Don't leave notes or instructions to future editors like "Add more information here if you find it". Again, use the article's discussion page for that.

Khajidha: /* National varieties of English */

2019-04-18T11:15:34Z

National varieties of English

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	===National varieties of English===		===National varieties of English===
	{{SITENAME_SHORT}} has no general preference for a major national variety of the language; none is more ''correct'' than the others, and users are asked to take into account that the differences between the varieties are superficial. Cultural clashes over spelling and grammar are avoided by using three simple guidelines.		{{SITENAME_SHORT}} has no general preference for a major national variety of the language (e.g., British, American); none is more ''correct'' than the others, and users are asked to take into account that the differences between the varieties are superficial. Cultural clashes over spelling and grammar are avoided by using three simple guidelines.

	;'''Consistency within articles'''		;'''Consistency within articles'''
	Each article consistently uses the same conventions of spelling and grammar ~~(e.g., British, Canadian)~~; for example, ''center'' and ''centre'' are not to be used in the same article. The exceptions are:		Each article consistently uses the same conventions of spelling and grammar; for example, ''center'' and ''centre'' are not to be used in the same article. The exceptions are:
	* quotations		* quotations
	* titles of works		* titles of works

Khajidha: /* National varieties of English */

2019-04-18T11:14:14Z

National varieties of English

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	;'''Consistency within articles'''		;'''Consistency within articles'''
	Each article consistently uses the same conventions of spelling and grammar (e.g., British, Canadian); for example, ''center'' and ''centre'' are not to be used in the same article. The exceptions are:		Each article consistently uses the same conventions of spelling and grammar (e.g., British, Canadian); for example, ''center'' and ''centre'' are not to be used in the same article. The exceptions are:
	* quotations ~~(the original variety is retained) and~~		* quotations
	* titles (~~the original spelling is used,~~ for example ''United States Department of Defense'' and ''Australian Defence Force'').		* titles of works
			* proper nouns (for example ''United States Department of Defense'' and ''Australian Defence Force'')
			In all such cases the original spelling is retained.

	;'''Strong national ties to a topic'''		;'''Strong national ties to a topic'''