Talk:Instructions - Revision history

KrytenKoro: /* Bludgeon */

2013-02-04T16:52:35Z

Bludgeon

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	:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)		:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)
	::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)		::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)
			:::I shall not break your cover again, my master.[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 11:52, 4 February 2013 (EST)

Khajidha: /* Bludgeon */

2013-01-30T15:21:38Z

Bludgeon

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	As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)		As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)
	:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)		:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)
			::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)

Khajidha: /* Bludgeon */

2013-01-30T13:42:37Z

Bludgeon

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	As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)		As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)
			:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)

KrytenKoro: /* Bludgeon */ new section

2013-01-29T23:28:12Z

Bludgeon: new section

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	Okay who thinks we should note the recent trend of instructions showing retooled heads somewhere on this article. I mean if not here then where? [[User:Flydie\|Flydie]] 11:07, 29 November 2011 (EST)		Okay who thinks we should note the recent trend of instructions showing retooled heads somewhere on this article. I mean if not here then where? [[User:Flydie\|Flydie]] 11:07, 29 November 2011 (EST)

			== Bludgeon ==

			<blockquote>''Revenge of the Fallen Bludgeon's instructions showing verbal descriptions of the steps, and additionally naming his bladed weapons.''</blockquote>

			As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)

Flydie: /* Heads */ new section

2011-11-29T16:07:19Z

Heads: new section

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	:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
	::::::::::So, article's been updated properly. Big thanks to over a dozen TFW2005 members and several people from other boards who helped create what might be the single most elaborate caption joke on the entire Wiki.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:12, 6 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::::::So, article's been updated properly. Big thanks to over a dozen TFW2005 members and several people from other boards who helped create what might be the single most elaborate caption joke on the entire Wiki.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:12, 6 October 2009 (EDT)

			== Heads ==

			Okay who thinks we should note the recent trend of instructions showing retooled heads somewhere on this article. I mean if not here then where? [[User:Flydie\|Flydie]] 11:07, 29 November 2011 (EST)

Nevermore: /* Proposal */

2009-10-06T21:12:36Z

Proposal

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	::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
	:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
			::::::::::So, article's been updated properly. Big thanks to over a dozen TFW2005 members and several people from other boards who helped create what might be the single most elaborate caption joke on the entire Wiki.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:12, 6 October 2009 (EDT)

Nevermore: Talk:Instruction booklet moved to Talk:Instructions

2009-10-06T20:58:41Z

Talk:Instruction booklet moved to Talk:Instructions

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Nevermore at 21:51, 5 October 2009

2009-10-05T21:51:33Z

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	:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
	::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
			:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

M Sipher: /* Proposal */

2009-10-05T17:00:27Z

Proposal

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	:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
			::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

Nevermore: /* Proposal */

2009-10-05T16:18:13Z

Proposal

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	::::::The point is that instructions very gradually progressed over the years, so "giving a glimpse of an era" basically means "the instructions from era X were basically the same as before, with the only change being..." My approach is still chronological, it just focuses on specific aspects and their change over time, instead of the entire instructions as a whole.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 04:14, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::The point is that instructions very gradually progressed over the years, so "giving a glimpse of an era" basically means "the instructions from era X were basically the same as before, with the only change being..." My approach is still chronological, it just focuses on specific aspects and their change over time, instead of the entire instructions as a whole.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 04:14, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

			:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

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	:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)		:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)
	::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)		::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)
			:::I shall not break your cover again, my master.[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 11:52, 4 February 2013 (EST)

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	As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)		As I posted on the image's talk page, all it is doing is calling them a katana and a tantou, which is what they are. It isn't much different than simply calling them "bladed weapons", it's just a mite more specific. Since the caption seems to be implying something false (that the weapons have unique names a la Excalibur in the Japanese fiction), can I please amend the caption to remove "and additionally naming his bladed weapons"?[[User:KrytenKoro\|KrytenKoro]] 18:28, 29 January 2013 (EST)
	:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)		:The sentence isn't incorrect, just ambiguous. "Naming his weapons" could also mean "specifying what types of swords his weapons are". I'd say amend the caption to say what the instruction sheet actually does. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 08:42, 30 January 2013 (EST)
			::To KrytenKoro: good rephrase. Looked really weird seeing "done per Khajidha", I'm not really that important around here. --[[User:Khajidha\|Khajidha]] 10:21, 30 January 2013 (EST)

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	::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
	:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
			::::::::::So, article's been updated properly. Big thanks to over a dozen TFW2005 members and several people from other boards who helped create what might be the single most elaborate caption joke on the entire Wiki.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:12, 6 October 2009 (EDT)

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	:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		:::::::Okay, [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox\|here's my proposal]] of a mere expanded version of the original article. Still need to find a place for Japanese and "international" Hasbro instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 12:18, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
	::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)		::::::::That's a lot better. As for the "where" question... I'm not sure what the mystery is. Stick 'em in a sub-section of the relevant "era". Binaltech/Alternity would benefit more from its own sub-section after the UT since their booklets are waaaay more involved, but for the most part, non-US materials should fit in just fine with the US ones. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] 13:00, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
			:::::::::How's [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox#International instructions\|this]]? Also added a few more images. Still need a few extra languages for the caption joke with the Dune Runner instructions.--[[User:Nevermore\|Nevermore]] 17:51, 5 October 2009 (EDT)