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Jeddostotle7: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-22T07:03:59Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
	:::::I tried really hard to hide it. Let's pray it works. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:23, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		:::::I tried really hard to hide it. Let's pray it works. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:23, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			::::::Honestly, I didn't expect a change of this scale in this short of a time since I mentioned it. Looking at the new intro courtesy of Thylacine, it gets rid of the pointless gay jokes and makes fun of how full of himself he is, and does it pretty well. It might not be perfect, but it's much better than before. Bang-up job. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 03:03, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

Thylacine 2000: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */ - end of an era

2016-07-20T12:23:33Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?: - end of an era

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	::::I hate you for those puns.		::::I hate you for those puns.
	::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			:::::I tried really hard to hide it. Let's pray it works. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:23, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

Broadside: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T12:13:08Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
	:::There are still a bunch of gay jokes, it looks like some had their punchlines removed but the setups remain, which is just awkward and conspicuous. We can't go both ways in this article, if we're going to play it straight we've got to go all-in. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:05, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		:::There are still a bunch of gay jokes, it looks like some had their punchlines removed but the setups remain, which is just awkward and conspicuous. We can't go both ways in this article, if we're going to play it straight we've got to go all-in. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:05, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			::::I hate you for those puns.
			::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

Thylacine 2000: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T12:05:34Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
	::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			:::There are still a bunch of gay jokes, it looks like some had their punchlines removed but the setups remain, which is just awkward and conspicuous. We can't go both ways in this article, if we're going to play it straight we've got to go all-in. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:05, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

Chris McFeely: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T10:52:55Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
	:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
			::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

Ascendron: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T03:19:00Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==		==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==
	Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
			:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)

Jeddostotle7: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T00:51:35Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==		==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==
	Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)

Jeddostotle7: /* Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro? */

2016-07-20T00:50:32Z

Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?

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	==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==		==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==
	Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in ~~there~~ aren't really ~~that~~ denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)

Jeddostotle7 at 00:49, 20 July 2016

2016-07-20T00:49:56Z

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	==unofficial, more G1 transformation?==		==unofficial, more G1 transformation?==
	is it worth noting that RTS Tracks' back kibble can be folded up with the clip-on weapons extended out to resemble his G1 version more closely? [[User:Cliffjumper prime\|Cliffjumper prime]] 19:29, 29 January 2011 (EST)		is it worth noting that RTS Tracks' back kibble can be folded up with the clip-on weapons extended out to resemble his G1 version more closely? [[User:Cliffjumper prime\|Cliffjumper prime]] 19:29, 29 January 2011 (EST)

			==Can we get rid of the pointless gay jokes in the intro?==
			Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in there aren't really that denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)

Foffy the Sheep at 03:06, 14 January 2016

2016-01-14T03:06:18Z

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	If I may throw in my two cents' worth, it was funny the first time, in a 'Dafuq did I just read' sort of way, but seeing it every time I go on the page has become a little annoying. It feels like the jokes are getting in the way of the information a little, and the way some of it reads is plain stupid. I think if I hadn't previously read the 'proper' version of his write-up, I would be super confused, and even as it is, the article implies that he's some sort of sex maniac [[Rattrap_(BW)\|who likes making inappropriate jokes]].		If I may throw in my two cents' worth, it was funny the first time, in a 'Dafuq did I just read' sort of way, but seeing it every time I go on the page has become a little annoying. It feels like the jokes are getting in the way of the information a little, and the way some of it reads is plain stupid. I think if I hadn't previously read the 'proper' version of his write-up, I would be super confused, and even as it is, the article implies that he's some sort of sex maniac [[Rattrap_(BW)\|who likes making inappropriate jokes]].
	Just my two cents! [[User:Poteto-Man\|Poteto-Man]] ([[User talk:Poteto-Man\|talk]]) 21:22, 13 January 2016 (EST)		Just my two cents! [[User:Poteto-Man\|Poteto-Man]] ([[User talk:Poteto-Man\|talk]]) 21:22, 13 January 2016 (EST)
			:I struggle to see how this is an "ongoing" argument when nothing has posted on this talk page for four years.-[[User:Foffy the Sheep\|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep\|talk]]) 22:06, 13 January 2016 (EST)

	==Gay jokes==		==Gay jokes==

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	::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::::That said, yeah, I vote full rewrite. --[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 08:13, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
	:::::I tried really hard to hide it. Let's pray it works. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:23, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		:::::I tried really hard to hide it. Let's pray it works. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:23, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			::::::Honestly, I didn't expect a change of this scale in this short of a time since I mentioned it. Looking at the new intro courtesy of Thylacine, it gets rid of the pointless gay jokes and makes fun of how full of himself he is, and does it pretty well. It might not be perfect, but it's much better than before. Bang-up job. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 03:03, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

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	:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
	::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)		::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
			:::There are still a bunch of gay jokes, it looks like some had their punchlines removed but the setups remain, which is just awkward and conspicuous. We can't go both ways in this article, if we're going to play it straight we've got to go all-in. --[[User:Thylacine 2000\|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000\|talk]]) 08:05, 20 July 2016 (EDT)

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	Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		Please? There's really no reason to have it be like that anymore - those jokes may have been funny back in 2006, but they just come off as "ha ha effeminate = gay = funny" in 2016. It's puerile and stupid. Most of the rest of the article, as far as I saw, seems fine; even the gay jokes in the captions and such aren't really denigrating in that "ha ha gays funny" way the intro is. It's just the intro that's irksome. [[User:Jeddostotle7\|Jeddostotle7]] ([[User talk:Jeddostotle7\|talk]]) 20:49, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
	:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)		:Agreed with the sentiment, though I still think some of the sexual innuendo is funny. I've gone ahead and tried to preserve most of it, while getting rid of the "haha gay" stuff. Can't say I'm really that great on picking up all the slang for that though. Was anything missed? --[[User:Ascendron\|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron\|talk]]) 23:19, 19 July 2016 (EDT)
			::Honestly, it probably needs a full-scale re-write. Without the overt jokes, the language just reads as strange. - [[User:Chris McFeely\|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely\|talk]]) 06:52, 20 July 2016 (EDT)