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:What IS it? Is it SUPPOSED to have bad grammar in the title?--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:13, 17 January 2017 (EST) | :What IS it? Is it SUPPOSED to have bad grammar in the title?--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:13, 17 January 2017 (EST) | ||
::It's Takara's "greatest hits" [http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_best/index.html movie redeco line] for the 10th anniversary. It probably does need a colon in the title, though. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:38, 17 January 2017 (EST) | ::It's Takara's "greatest hits" [http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_best/index.html movie redeco line] for the 10th anniversary. It probably does need a colon in the title, though. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:38, 17 January 2017 (EST) | ||
:::There is no colon in [[:File:TF-Movie-The-Best-logo.jpg|the logo image]]. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 11:48, 17 January 2017 (EST) | |||
::::There's no colon in practically every [[Logo#Transformers franchises|''Transformers'' franchise logo image]]. It tends to be done as formality and because it usually reads better. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:53, 17 January 2017 (EST) | |||
:::::Standard practice is that colons aren't used in logos (search for the theatrical posters for Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan or Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), but are used when the titles are written out in text. This predates TFs by quite some time. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 13:49, 17 January 2017 (EST) | |||
::::::Well we don't have colons in ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''. How was that decision made? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:54, 23 January 2017 (EST) | |||
:::::::Presumably because Japanese companies almost never use colons and those titles mostly make sense without the colon. "United" modifies "Transformers"; "Transformers" modifies "Legends", etc. I don't think it's that big of a deal if this one doesn't have a colon; it's already bad English to begin with. If it must have one, it'd pretty much have to be "Transformers: Movie The Best", since the last part is all on the same line. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:07, 23 January 2017 (EST) | |||
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Can somebody create this page please? FigureGunplaFan (talk) 07:09, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- What IS it? Is it SUPPOSED to have bad grammar in the title?--Khajidha (talk) 11:13, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- It's Takara's "greatest hits" movie redeco line for the 10th anniversary. It probably does need a colon in the title, though. Jalaguy (talk) 11:38, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- There is no colon in the logo image. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 11:48, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- There's no colon in practically every Transformers franchise logo image. It tends to be done as formality and because it usually reads better. --Sabrblade (talk) 11:53, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- Standard practice is that colons aren't used in logos (search for the theatrical posters for Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan or Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), but are used when the titles are written out in text. This predates TFs by quite some time. --Khajidha (talk) 13:49, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- Well we don't have colons in United, Legends, or Unite Warriors. How was that decision made? S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 16:54, 23 January 2017 (EST)
- Presumably because Japanese companies almost never use colons and those titles mostly make sense without the colon. "United" modifies "Transformers"; "Transformers" modifies "Legends", etc. I don't think it's that big of a deal if this one doesn't have a colon; it's already bad English to begin with. If it must have one, it'd pretty much have to be "Transformers: Movie The Best", since the last part is all on the same line. Saix (talk) 17:07, 23 January 2017 (EST)
- Well we don't have colons in United, Legends, or Unite Warriors. How was that decision made? S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 16:54, 23 January 2017 (EST)
- Standard practice is that colons aren't used in logos (search for the theatrical posters for Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan or Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), but are used when the titles are written out in text. This predates TFs by quite some time. --Khajidha (talk) 13:49, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- There's no colon in practically every Transformers franchise logo image. It tends to be done as formality and because it usually reads better. --Sabrblade (talk) 11:53, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- There is no colon in the logo image. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 11:48, 17 January 2017 (EST)
- It's Takara's "greatest hits" movie redeco line for the 10th anniversary. It probably does need a colon in the title, though. Jalaguy (talk) 11:38, 17 January 2017 (EST)
