User:AzimuthAcolyte - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-31T17:52:55Z

Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	===Vector Sigma disclaimer===		===Vector Sigma disclaimer===
	*Primus's mellow future self Vector Sigma closing time loops is distinct from the young Primus's hare-brained scheme so the gifting of the [[Magma Blade (GS)\|Magma Blades]] to Grimlock in [[Volcanicus comic 1\|Volcanicus 1]] and the deployment of [[Lio Convoy]] to [[2050]] in [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale\|Finale]] are purposefully excluded here.		*Primus's mellow future self Vector Sigma closing time loops is distinct from the young Primus's hare-brained scheme so the gifting of the [[Magma Blade (GS)\|Magma Blades]] to Grimlock in [[Volcanicus comic 1\|Volcanicus 1]] and the deployment of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] to [[2050]] in [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale\|Finale]] are purposefully excluded here.

	==I just really like how these templates turned out==		==I just really like how these templates turned out==

AzimuthAcolyte: Minor update

2026-02-05T17:14:31Z

Minor update

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	My specialties in no particular order:		My specialties in no particular order:
	*Behind the scenes designer stuff (duh)		*[[:Category:Designers\|Behind the scenes designer stuff]] (duh)
	*[[Precursor World continuity\|Primus Vanguard stuff]]		*[[Precursor World continuity\|Primus Vanguard stuff]]
	*[[Transformers Cloud\|Cloud]]		*[[Transformers Cloud\|Cloud]]
	*[[Diaclone]]		*[[Diaclone]]
	*Approximate knowledge of most of [[JG1]], particularly the pack-in prose bits.		*Approximate knowledge of most of [[JG1]], particularly the pack-in prose bits.
			*The [[Thirteen]], lately
			*At some point I ended up in charge of [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]] coverage somehow.

	If you need help with something Japanese I probably at least know a guy.		If you need help with something Japanese I probably at least know a guy.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Translation software */

2025-08-06T04:51:53Z

Translation software

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	===Translation software===		===Translation software===
			Finding the best algorithm is something of an eternal struggle, but my preferred free-ware at the moment is [https://www.deepl.com/en/translator Deepl].

	===Cleaning up your translation===		===Cleaning up your translation===
	Again, never take the algorithm's word for it! After you get your text into the desired language, read it back. As a human being with a real thinking brain and working knowledge of Transformers lore, you will almost certainly find basic errors it is within your power to correct. If parts of the text don't make sense at all, there are a couple things you can do:		Again, never take the algorithm's word for it! After you get your text into the desired language, read it back. As a human being with a real thinking brain and working knowledge of Transformers lore, you will almost certainly find basic errors it is within your power to correct. If parts of the text don't make sense at all, there are a couple things you can do:

AzimuthAcolyte: /* TakaraTomy Generations bios */

2025-04-05T21:21:22Z

TakaraTomy Generations bios

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	*[[Source:Decepticon LG EX Deadlock#Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX\|''Legends'' Deadlock Comic]] by [[User:Saix]]		*[[Source:Decepticon LG EX Deadlock#Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX\|''Legends'' Deadlock Comic]] by [[User:Saix]]

	===TakaraTomy Generations bios===		===TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' bios===
	*[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios]]		I've checked as far back as ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)\|Power of the Primes]]'' and as far as I can tell these didn't start including useful story information until 2022:
	*[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios]]		*[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios\|''Legacy'']] by me and Saix
			*[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios\|''Age of the Primes'']] by me

	===''[[Transformers: Wild King\|Wild King]]''===		===''[[Transformers: Wild King\|Wild King]]''===

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Translation Reference Index */

2025-04-05T21:11:27Z

Translation Reference Index

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 ====Comics====
 *[[Source:Decepticon LG EX Deadlock#Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX|''Legends'' Deadlock Comic]] by [[User:Saix]]
 ==The ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Selects]]'' [[Primus]] Masterplan==

AzimuthAcolyte: /* I just really like how this template turned out */

2025-04-05T21:03:56Z

I just really like how this template turned out

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	*Primus's mellow future self Vector Sigma closing time loops is distinct from the young Primus's hare-brained scheme so the gifting of the [[Magma Blade (GS)\|Magma Blades]] to Grimlock in [[Volcanicus comic 1\|Volcanicus 1]] and the deployment of [[Lio Convoy]] to [[2050]] in [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale\|Finale]] are purposefully excluded here.		*Primus's mellow future self Vector Sigma closing time loops is distinct from the young Primus's hare-brained scheme so the gifting of the [[Magma Blade (GS)\|Magma Blades]] to Grimlock in [[Volcanicus comic 1\|Volcanicus 1]] and the deployment of [[Lio Convoy]] to [[2050]] in [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale\|Finale]] are purposefully excluded here.

	==I just really like how ~~this template~~ turned out==		==I just really like how these templates turned out==

	{{Primus Vanguard}}		{{Primus Vanguard}}

			{{Thirteen}}

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Cleaning up your translation */

2025-04-05T20:55:23Z

Cleaning up your translation

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	===Translation software===		===Translation software===
	===Cleaning up your translation===		===Cleaning up your translation===
	~~Never~~ take the algorithm's word for it! After you get your text into the desired language, read it back. As a human being with a real thinking brain and working knowledge of Transformers lore, you will almost certainly find basic errors it is within your power to correct. If parts of the text don't make sense at all, there are a couple things you can do:		Again, never take the algorithm's word for it! After you get your text into the desired language, read it back. As a human being with a real thinking brain and working knowledge of Transformers lore, you will almost certainly find basic errors it is within your power to correct. If parts of the text don't make sense at all, there are a couple things you can do:

	* First, run the source text through more algorithms. You should be using more than one machine translator in the first place, but if you compare how multiple models stumble over the same phrase, you can glean more clues into what's being said.		* First, run the source text through more algorithms. You should be using more than one machine translator in the first place, but if you compare how multiple models stumble over the same phrase, you can glean more clues into what's being said.
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	*If all else fails, the most reliable solution is to consult another person who actually speaks the language. The quickest way to do this is to stop by the official TFWiki Discord server where we generally always have one or two translators on call. A permanent invite link to the Discord can be found on the [[Main Page]].		*If all else fails, the most reliable solution is to consult another person who actually speaks the language. The quickest way to do this is to stop by the official TFWiki Discord server where we generally always have one or two translators on call. A permanent invite link to the Discord can be found on the [[Main Page]].

	=For my own reference=		=For my own reference=
	==Translation Reference Index==		==Translation Reference Index==

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Transcription */

2025-04-05T20:55:06Z

Transcription

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	One example of a fully fleshed out source page can be seen [[Source:Transformers_Cloud:_Spacetime_World:_Guardians_of_Time_Chapter_1\|here]].		One example of a fully fleshed out source page can be seen [[Source:Transformers_Cloud:_Spacetime_World:_Guardians_of_Time_Chapter_1\|here]].

	Now if you're lucky, all the relevant material will be rendered in plain text on a web page that you're free to copy and paste in one step. You will not usually be lucky. When working with photographs, scans, or fancy graphics on web pages, your next step will be feeding the file through machine transcription software, formally referred to as an {{w\|optical character recognition}} algorithm. My go-to at the moment is the free website "[https://www.imagetotext.info/ Image to Text Convertor]."		Now if you're lucky, all the relevant material will be rendered in plain text on a web page that you're free to copy and paste in one step. You will not usually be lucky. When working with stuff like photographs, scans, or fancy graphics on web pages, your next step will be feeding the file through machine transcription software, formally referred to as an {{w\|optical character recognition}} algorithm. My go-to at the moment is the free website "[https://www.imagetotext.info/ Image to Text Convertor]."

			It's often best practice to help the algorithm along by cropping down to the relevant text and, if possible, futzing with the colors to exaggerate the contrast between the text and the background/surrounding graphics.

			After you get your resultant plain text, make sure to hold it up to the original graphic to do a cursory spot check for errors. You may not be able to read, but you still possess the power of pattern recognition! If you spot errors, go back and make another pass at isolating the text. If all else fails you may need to hunt around for another OCR program.

			When your text matches the graphic to the best of your ability, then, and only then, is it safe to add to your source page.

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Transcription */

2025-04-05T20:44:23Z

Transcription

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	These articles are structured mirroring their formatting in the original source with translations below each section of raw text. Why bother including the raw text? The raw text is important for future editors to touch up your translation work including, hopefully, an editor fluent in the relevant language some day.		These articles are structured mirroring their formatting in the original source with translations below each section of raw text. Why bother including the raw text? The raw text is important for future editors to touch up your translation work including, hopefully, an editor fluent in the relevant language some day.

	One example of a source page can be seen [[Source:~~Transformers_Legacy_bios~~\|here]].		One example of a fully fleshed out source page can be seen [[Source:Transformers_Cloud:_Spacetime_World:_Guardians_of_Time_Chapter_1\|here]].

	Now if you're lucky, all the relevant material will be rendered in plain text on a web page that you're free to copy and paste in one step. You will not usually be lucky. When working with photographs, scans, or fancy graphics on web pages, your next step will be feeding the file through machine transcription software, formally referred to as an {{w\|optical character recognition}} algorithm. My go-to at the moment is the free website "[https://www.imagetotext.info/ Image to Text Convertor]."		Now if you're lucky, all the relevant material will be rendered in plain text on a web page that you're free to copy and paste in one step. You will not usually be lucky. When working with photographs, scans, or fancy graphics on web pages, your next step will be feeding the file through machine transcription software, formally referred to as an {{w\|optical character recognition}} algorithm. My go-to at the moment is the free website "[https://www.imagetotext.info/ Image to Text Convertor]."

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Transcription software */

2025-04-05T20:42:13Z

Transcription software

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	For those curious about the guts of the thing, the extension's github can be found [https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web here].		For those curious about the guts of the thing, the extension's github can be found [https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web here].

	===Transcription ~~software~~===		===Transcription===
			Now that you've found your source, the next step is arguably more important than the translation itself: Harvesting the relevant text and saving it in a kind of article called a "Source page." Source pages are not so much a "front facing" articles for reader consumption as a local back-up of non-English primary sources<ref>And occasionally English language sources in ephemeral formats like social media posts and product listings, but that's not relevant to our task at hand.</ref> to reference while composing articles.

			These articles are structured mirroring their formatting in the original source with translations below each section of raw text. Why bother including the raw text? The raw text is important for future editors to touch up your translation work including, hopefully, an editor fluent in the relevant language some day.

			One example of a source page can be seen [[Source:Transformers_Legacy_bios\|here]].

			Now if you're lucky, all the relevant material will be rendered in plain text on a web page that you're free to copy and paste in one step. You will not usually be lucky. When working with photographs, scans, or fancy graphics on web pages, your next step will be feeding the file through machine transcription software, formally referred to as an {{w\|optical character recognition}} algorithm. My go-to at the moment is the free website "[https://www.imagetotext.info/ Image to Text Convertor]."

			{{reflist}}

	===Translation software===		===Translation software===
	===Cleaning up your translation===		===Cleaning up your translation===