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Undo revision 1332617 by Khajidha (talk)never mind, changed it

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	So... this only goes up to Dark of the Moon. I guess no-one has looked at this page for a while? --[[User:Flicky1991\|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991\|1991]] 04:52, 3 June 2017 (EDT)		So... this only goes up to Dark of the Moon. I guess no-one has looked at this page for a while? --[[User:Flicky1991\|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991\|1991]] 04:52, 3 June 2017 (EDT)

	~~== Date ranges ==~~

	~~Why are we using a tilde for date ranges instead of a hyphen?--[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:13, 22 March 2019 (EDT)~~

Khajidha: /* Date ranges */ new section

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Date ranges: new section

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	So... this only goes up to Dark of the Moon. I guess no-one has looked at this page for a while? --[[User:Flicky1991\|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991\|1991]] 04:52, 3 June 2017 (EDT)		So... this only goes up to Dark of the Moon. I guess no-one has looked at this page for a while? --[[User:Flicky1991\|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991\|1991]] 04:52, 3 June 2017 (EDT)

			== Date ranges ==

			Why are we using a tilde for date ranges instead of a hyphen?--[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha\|talk]]) 10:13, 22 March 2019 (EDT)

Locoman: Grum moved page Talk:Franchise to Talk:Franchises

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Grum moved page Talk:Franchise to Talk:Franchises

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Flicky1991: /* Outdated */ new section

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Outdated: new section

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	:The mainlines have been G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Movie, Animated. Other stuff has been derivative of it (either at the time with Machine Wars, or after-the-fact like Alternators), done to fit in with other stuff Hasbro's doing (Titanium, Star Wars, Crossovers), weird sidelines (Animorphs) and what-have-you. And I think the page should reflect that with more than bold links. - [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness]] 23:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)		:The mainlines have been G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Movie, Animated. Other stuff has been derivative of it (either at the time with Machine Wars, or after-the-fact like Alternators), done to fit in with other stuff Hasbro's doing (Titanium, Star Wars, Crossovers), weird sidelines (Animorphs) and what-have-you. And I think the page should reflect that with more than bold links. - [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness]] 23:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

			== Outdated ==

			So... this only goes up to Dark of the Moon. I guess no-one has looked at this page for a while? --[[User:Flicky1991\|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991\|1991]] 04:52, 3 June 2017 (EDT)

Semysane at 09:37, 18 March 2009

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	:I think that, at the very least, the page should be rearranged. As you say, stuff like ''Machine Wars'', ''Animorphs'', ''1-2-3 Transformers'', etc aren't "true" franchises.		:I think that, at the very least, the page should be rearranged. As you say, stuff like ''Machine Wars'', ''Animorphs'', ''1-2-3 Transformers'', etc aren't "true" franchises.

	:The mainlines have been G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Movie, Animated. Other stuff has been derivative of it (either at the time with Machine Wars, or after-the-fact like Alternators), done to fit in with other stuff Hasbro's doing (Titanium, Star Wars, Crossovers), weird sidelines (Animorphs) and what-have-you. And I think the page should reflect that with more than bold links. - [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness]] 23:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)~~<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>~~		:The mainlines have been G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Movie, Animated. Other stuff has been derivative of it (either at the time with Machine Wars, or after-the-fact like Alternators), done to fit in with other stuff Hasbro's doing (Titanium, Star Wars, Crossovers), weird sidelines (Animorphs) and what-have-you. And I think the page should reflect that with more than bold links. - [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness]] 23:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

SanityOrMadness: /* What should be here? */

2008-05-01T23:35:51Z

What should be here?

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	There's no doubt this list should exist, but at some point it starts to cross over from true franchises into strictly toy lines. Should it be moved accordingly? Or is there an argument that ''every'' toy line has some kind of fiction associated with it, even if it's just character backstory derived from another franchise? (ie, Alternators basically relies on G1 for its fiction.)		There's no doubt this list should exist, but at some point it starts to cross over from true franchises into strictly toy lines. Should it be moved accordingly? Or is there an argument that ''every'' toy line has some kind of fiction associated with it, even if it's just character backstory derived from another franchise? (ie, Alternators basically relies on G1 for its fiction.)

	Should stuff like Attactix and that battle card game be included under the Merchandising section? Where to draw the line? -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 04:47, 11 March 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		Should stuff like Attactix and that battle card game be included under the Merchandising section? Where to draw the line? -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 04:47, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

			:I think that, at the very least, the page should be rearranged. As you say, stuff like ''Machine Wars'', ''Animorphs'', ''1-2-3 Transformers'', etc aren't "true" franchises.

			:The mainlines have been G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Movie, Animated. Other stuff has been derivative of it (either at the time with Machine Wars, or after-the-fact like Alternators), done to fit in with other stuff Hasbro's doing (Titanium, Star Wars, Crossovers), weird sidelines (Animorphs) and what-have-you. And I think the page should reflect that with more than bold links. - [[User:SanityOrMadness\|SanityOrMadness]] 23:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Repowers at 04:47, 11 March 2008

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	Not sure -- more merchandising lines than franchises		Not sure -- more merchandising lines than franchises
	* Heroes of Cybertron?		* Heroes of Cybertron?
	* Chloro-Q or whatever they're called?		* Chloro-Q or whatever they're called? -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 02:49, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
	-- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 02:49, 30 December 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>
			==What should be here?==
			A couple of questions:

			There's no doubt this list should exist, but at some point it starts to cross over from true franchises into strictly toy lines. Should it be moved accordingly? Or is there an argument that ''every'' toy line has some kind of fiction associated with it, even if it's just character backstory derived from another franchise? (ie, Alternators basically relies on G1 for its fiction.)

			Should stuff like Attactix and that battle card game be included under the Merchandising section? Where to draw the line? -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 04:47, 11 March 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Repowers: /* More Things to Figure Out */

2007-12-30T02:49:14Z

More Things to Figure Out

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	* Heroes of Cybertron?		* Heroes of Cybertron?
	* Chloro-Q or whatever they're called?<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		* Chloro-Q or whatever they're called?
			-- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 02:49, 30 December 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Repowers: Few notes on this and that.

2007-12-30T02:48:37Z

Few notes on this and that.

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	Also, should the Japanese versions of various franchises be mentioned? (Galaxy Force, Micron Legend, etc.) If so, where?		Also, should the Japanese versions of various franchises be mentioned? (Galaxy Force, Micron Legend, etc.) If so, where?
	: -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 19:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		: -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 19:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

			==More Things to Figure Out==
			To be added, soon as I have time to dig up dates:
			* Robot Masters
			* Smallest TFs - is this a subset of G1? Where should it go?

			Not sure -- more merchandising lines than franchises
			* Heroes of Cybertron?
			* Chloro-Q or whatever they're called?<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Repowers: Gah, forgot to sign.

2007-12-11T19:04:56Z

Gah, forgot to sign.

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	Raised for discussion: this article should probably include such franchise subtitles as "Battle for the Spark" and the Allspark Power from the movie lines, though I'm not sure where they'd fit.		Raised for discussion: this article should probably include such franchise subtitles as "Battle for the Spark" and the Allspark Power from the movie lines, though I'm not sure where they'd fit.

	Also, should the Japanese versions of various franchises be mentioned? (Galaxy Force, Micron Legend, etc.) If so, where?<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		Also, should the Japanese versions of various franchises be mentioned? (Galaxy Force, Micron Legend, etc.) If so, where?
			: -- [[User:Repowers\|Repowers]] 19:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>