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==Things to get a bot to do==
==Things to get a bot to do==
*Replace all instances of <nowiki>{{m-}}</nowiki> with —.
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===Remove redirects===
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*[[Generation 1 (cartoon)]] → [[The Transformers (cartoon)]]
* [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 (cartoon)]] → [[The Transformers (cartoon)]]
*[[Countdown to Extinction]] → [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)]]
* [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]] → [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)]]
*[[Armada]] →‎ [[Armada (franchise)]]
* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 (toyline)]] →‎ [[The Transformers (toyline)]]
*[[Generation 1 (toyline)]] →‎ [[The Transformers (toyline)]]
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] →‎ [[Matrix of Leadership]]
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* [[Marvel (disambiguation)|Marvel]] →‎ [[Marvel Comics]]
*[[Swarm]] →‎ [[Swarm (G2)]]
* [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Zone]] →‎ [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Zone|Zone (franchise)]]
*[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)]] →‎ [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers (Marvel Comics)]]
* [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] →‎ [[Space bridge]]
*[[Marvel]] →‎ [[Marvel Comics]]
*[[Zone]] →‎ [[Zone (franchise)]]
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==Things to do by hand==
==Things to do by hand==
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*[[More Than Meets The Eye]]
* [[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More than Meets the Eye]]
*[[Matrix]]


== Novel titles ==
==Dross==
''"The extent of what I can gather from Google translate."''<br>
Google-translating what, exactly? I see brief mentions of it in the J-Wiki article for ''BWII'' (specifically, in the paragraphs on BigMos and Autostinger), but if you found some other source, I can take a look at it and see if there's anything else to be gleaned.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:47, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
:[http://xeel.aikotoba.jp/storage/bw2/bw2n01.html#%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3]. Many thanks! Can you also glean anything about Planet [[Trius]] (トリアス) from that same site? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:07, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
::Okay, that took less time than I thought once I looked at the page.


You realize that Novel titles are ''supposed'' to be underlined?
::Dross is mentioned all of once. During the Dross Crusades, Autostinger saved Bigmos's life.
*Episode titles are in quotes
*Franchise titles are italicized
*Book titles are underlined.
It's basic MLA style.


(Foregoing it in the quote templates might not be a bad idea, since it is distracting... but I'm just ''saying''.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 14:53, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
::Trius comes up twice in the Jointron entry. The Jointrons went out into space to protect Trius on orders from Autobot HQ, but en route, their ship broke down (possibly owing to a problem with their helmsmanship), and they reluctantly crash-landed on Gaia. The summary also notes this may have left Trius more peaceful than if they'd gone there, but doesn't mention it otherwise.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MLA_Style_Manual#Book]. And italicizing franchise titles is something we came up with. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:39, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Whoo, thanks. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:31, 6 September 2011 (EDT)


== Shattered Glass page moves ==
==Blind as a bat in battle==
I can't check the episodes to figure out which right now, but I ''know'' that the Metrodome subs also used this translation in, like, ''one'' instance, late in the series, which would suggest to me that for that one time at least, that's actually what he was saying. I wonder if Shout have extrapolated backwards and used it for all the instances of nonsense-speak in the name of consistency. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:14, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
:Interesting. I'll see if I can get the Metrodome version to check, or see if the TV-Nihon translation has that. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:18, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
::Doing a quick YouTube check (just before bed!), I can say that he actually ''does'' say "Komori" as part of his chant, and that's a word that I ''do'' know the meaning of. So... maybe that IS what he's always saying. (The two TV Nihon episodes I've just sampled don't translate it.) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 20:20, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
:::Hrm, then I guess I'll comment out those points for the time being, at least till we get a Japanese speaker to confirm. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:25, 4 August 2011 (EDT)


Don't move the last few by hand ''yet'', or you'll mess up Derik's bot fixing all the links on them. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 21:15, 6 August 2009 (EDT)
==Almanac stuff==
Dude, you are a tireless workhorse and I salute your efforts. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 23:50, 9 August 2011 (EDT)
:Thanks! All of those blank sections and red links were annoying me so much that I finally just brought the thing after putting it off for so long. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:54, 9 August 2011 (EDT)
::Any idea which of those planet pages is article 14.000? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 05:43, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
:::[[Giedi Prime]], I think. I aimed for that because it was Sorenson's screen name. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 05:45, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
::::Works for me! And thanks for dealing with all these TAAII planets. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 05:48, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
:::::I must also give you praise for all your work, since you saved ''me'' from having to do it. Also, I think the "dim. research" note on [[Skriixos V]] doesn't actually mean dim but is short for "dimensional research", referencing the Skriix and their being from another dimension. --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] 06:58, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
::::::Should all those planets from external properties (Gor, etc) be in the External Properties category? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 07:30, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
:::::::Now that I think about it, yeah. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 07:32, 10 August 2011 (EDT)


== Kingdom Hearts ==
That said, are you SURE that all the throw-away companies that are just a name and a number need pages? They were just thrown in there as a joke and to make people in-the-know smile.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:57, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
:Uh, yeah. Really, I think that's all best folded into the ASAII reference pages. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:08, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
::This is the chaos you have wrought, Jim! (Really, though, I don't see how it's that different from the 100+ "throw-away" planets and it's not like having those articles impede anything. I also think it's neat to learn that those companies exist in Transformers fiction somewhere.) [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:10, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
:::Ah, well, a planet that ONLY showed up on that map, and nowhere else in fiction, might not deserve its own page either, now that you mention it. Maybe with an exception for planets that have some other connection to the fiction, like [[Yautja]] since we already have a page for the [[Predator (alien)|Predator]].--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 14:16, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
:::At most I think they'd deserve a redirect page with a "Companies" and "Planets" Categories so they show UP in said Categories, but they should redirect to the ASAII reference section. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:17, 11 August 2011 (EDT)


I just discovered that you used to edit at the KHwiki, where I am now a mod, but apparently stopped two years ago. As far as I can tell, there was nothing factually wrong with your edits, so I can't imagine that you were blocked; I guess you stopped being interested in the project or something, like I've done with wikipedia. ''However'', if you would be willing, I would like to strongly encourage you to come back - in all fairness to the other frequent editors, most of them are there to bandy about on the talk pages and blogs, and only a few editors are actually working to clean up, expand, and correct the multitude of articles. We could really use your help, so if you ever feel like it, please don't hesitate to come over. Cheers![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 03:59, 7 August 2009 (EDT)
Hehehehe... I just did something nice for you that you won't find out about for a few months... hehehe... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 23:21, 19 August 2011 (EDT)
:I was blocked because the only admin back then was a gigantic tool and I frequently disagreed with him. Sure, I'm willing to help, but I'd need unblocking. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:13, 7 August 2009 (EDT)
:Aw, you made my day. Looking forward to whatever you have planning. :D [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:11, 20 August 2011 (EDT)
::I'll talk to one of the admins, and I'll notify you as soon as you're unblocked. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:22, 8 August 2009 (EDT)
::Did you spot it?--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 10:16, 19 November 2011 (EST)
:::In the meantime, I've just registered a new account. I don't think anybody will notice or care, not is there an actual policy against this (or anything regarding what warrants banning, evidently). [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 01:08, 8 August 2009 (EDT)
:::Heh, under Cheetor's vehicle mode, right? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:24, 19 November 2011 (EST)
::::The only non-vandal editor we've had to block while I've been there went crazy over something and started cussing at everyone, turned out to be lying about having sisters (which she was sockpuppeting as) and trying to get sympathy for being pregnant and other fake sob stories.  And even then, the current admins spent weeks trying to defuse the situation. So, if you can survive at tfwiki, I can't possibly imagine you getting blocked at the KHwiki again.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 02:28, 8 August 2009 (EDT)
::::Bingo. Thanks for all your hard work.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 10:26, 19 November 2011 (EST)
:I didn't piss you off at khwiki, did I? You don't seem to edit anymore.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:53, 22 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::Aw, it isn't anything, but you're welcome. Thanks for the shout out! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:29, 19 November 2011 (EST)
::No. I just haven't had a lot of motivation. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:42, 22 August 2009 (EDT)
:::Would you happen to have the 358/2 Days Ultimania? Heartstation used to have scans, but their site crashed and they lost most of them. Specifically, I'm looking for a scan of the page that details the stats of Roxas's weapons.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:18, 8 January 2010 (EST)
::::I haven't obtained it yet, no. Thanks for reminding me of its existence, though; I'll get it when the ''Birth by Sleep'' one comes out. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:02, 12 January 2010 (EST)


== Parentheticals and franchise of origin ==
==Great Dome==
Does the Shout! Factory edition of "Four Warriors Come out of the Sky" name the Autobot base on Cybertron "Autobot Base" or "Iacon"? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:59, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
:The subtitle for the place name? "Autobot Headquarters". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:10, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
::Yep, that one. Thanks! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:14, 22 August 2011 (EDT)


...alright, you and [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] need to talk, because we can't be re-moving these and changing all the links every three months.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:50, 15 August 2009 (EDT)
==AAII==
:It's okay.  I just stopped adding 'em to the Bot's queue awhile ago when I noticed that the same pages kept moving back and forth. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:55, 22 August 2009 (EDT)
Are you sure you have not misspelled "Emirate 'Xarron' Spacebridge Nexus" and "Zetca-" (the latter over at "Serpentor") and could you improve "Quartex (region)"? It's an ugly and confusing page right now. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:28, 23 August 2011 (EDT)
::Er- to clarify... that wasn't a judgment about right/wrong (though I tend to disagree with !?'s stance on the disambigs) it was a recognition that the pages keep moving. (Thought I should say something, 'cuz my comment could come off as rude otherwise. I try not to be be ''unintentionally'' rude.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:38, 22 August 2009 (EDT)
:Those are spelled as such in the AAII. I'll go off and fix Quartex. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:33, 23 August 2011 (EDT)


== Yeah, okay ==
==My apology.==
I apologize for attempting to be a part of this wiki community and attempting to add my meager contribution.


...I'm not gonna nuke any more of these for you until you start removing the links to them ''before'' you slap the template on them.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:54, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
Shall log off for the last time shortly.


[[User:Prime Dood477|Prime Dood477]] 07:28, 27 August 2011 (EDT)


Don't blank image descriptions. If there's nothing there but "Importing Image File", add '''<nowiki>{{recovery|5|Needs description and copyright tag}}</nowiki>'''. This also removes it from [[Special:Uncategorizedimages]]. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:56, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
==Micron Densetsu titles==
You realize there are English parts of the Japanese episode titles for the series, right? All of which are lower case, and not all of which line up with the actual dub titles?


== Watermarked images ==
[https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/MicronDensetsuTitle.jpg Example]


I don't recall us ever having a policy against watermarked images.  A watermarked image is better than none; at most, we should be marking them as "to be replaced". If there was a discussion about this, I missed it. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 18:55, 13 September 2009 (EDT)
--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 11:08, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
:...yeah. Why are you doing this? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:10, 13 September 2009 (EDT)
:The only one that doesn't match (aside from parsing variations) is "First Encounter". That aside, they're only providing the English titles to a Japanese audience; I don't consider them part of the actual Japanese title and the Japanese sources I've seen don't. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 11:32, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
::Because it's deeply lame to steal content from other websites and then essentially admit we're doing so? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:41, 16 September 2009 (EDT)


=="Roadhog"==
==Japanese Beast Era screencaps==
I don't get why he had to be moved - in the comics, he's introduced as 'Randy "Roadhog" Horton', Randy being his name, "Roadhog" being his nickname. Why should we have to "pick one and stick with it"? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 13:41, 15 September 2009 (EDT)
We have a lot of BWII and BWN screencaps of which the episode is unknown. Since you are sorting out the Japanese BE stuff, do you think you could get them properly sourced? Most are currently in the "Hastak images" category, but I could get them to the "images from unknown sources" category to save you the time finding them in the other category. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:43, 9 September 2011 (EDT)
:It makes for ugly and silly titles. We don't do "[[Sam Witwicky|Samuel James "Sam" Witwicky]]" or "[[Colossus Rhodes|Cyrus "The Colossus" Rhodes]]". Pick the most common name for the character, use it, and then expand the name in the article. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:41, 16 September 2009 (EDT)
:Sure, I'll see what I can identify. Toss them into unknown sources or list them here. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:51, 9 September 2011 (EDT)
::Okay, I get that, in which case I'd press for 'Randy Horton' since that's his name, or just plain 'Roadhog'. 'Roadhog Horton' doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Besides, if it's ugly, silly titles you're against, Randy "Roadhog" Horton has nothing on [[Rorza, the Rocket-cycle Racer from Rigel III]] - which is - again - exactly how he's introduced in the comic. --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 09:22, 17 September 2009 (EDT)


== Toys with sound ==
==Manga question==
I want to write an article for the ''Go-Bots'' manga later today and I have two questions. The stories are all very simple and can often be described in one or two sentences. Yet, there's a lot of stories. Should I put up a a page for each one or put them all in one article? Also, the manga issues aren't numbered and some appear to have been released at the same time. Should I order them alphabetically or would there be a better option? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:56, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
:My gut instinct would be to give an article to every installment; it's easier to give space for featured characters and the infobox that way, instead of clumping them all into one page. Also easier to storylink. In regards to order, I think release date and then alphabetical is fine, if they have no other identifying marks. Were the toys numbered? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:03, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
::Seems they were according to the Go-Bots fansite. Ordering by those numbers seems a much better idea, so I'll go with that. Thanks. Oh, and perhaps to prevent pages being put up on the wrong "title", what do you think of translating "かつやく" as "service"? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:13, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
:::I need to know the context of the word before I can give any suggestions. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:21, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
:::Oh, they're on the fansite. Yeah, "service" seems the most appropriate. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:27, 22 September 2011 (EDT)


Is there some talk page I'm missing where we decided to ditch this category?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:27, 14 January 2010 (EST)
==Beast manga==
:Okay, if it's unmaintained, maybe we should maintain it.  That doesn't seem like a reason to drop it.  Lots of things on this wiki are unmaintained.  And "stupid" sounds kind of really subjective, and it doesn't really tell me anything.  If you don't stop deleting things and have a discussion about this first, I'm going to have to ban you for a day or something.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:31, 14 January 2010 (EST)
So do you have access to the Beast Wars II and Neo manga? Because that's the sort of thing I'd be interested in! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:07, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
::It seems to have been wiped out in the crash, but discussion when the category first appeared was along the lines of "What's the point?" and that we shouldn't be doing categories on basic toy features. Nobody has done anything since then, and the category has been mostly ignored since then. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:35, 14 January 2010 (EST)
:::See, my thinking is, at some point we'll probably want a Lights and Electronics page or whatever, and someone will try to list all the toys that have light sand electronics on that page, and we'll say, no, that's dumb, just make a category, but then the category is deleted.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)
::::I don't see why we should do stuff depending on what people might do in the future. ([[Light piping]] had a list, and it was deleted with no category formed.) I've started a discussion on the talk page to get the opinions of the community. If the decision is to keep (or if you want it), I'll undo my edits. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:26, 15 January 2010 (EST)


== Splitting up Legends stuff==
:Yes. I'm planning to scan it. It will probably come out bad, but we'll see. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:28, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
Why is Tarantulas's Legends stuff being split up into two different sections?  Wouldn't it be way way simpler to keep it the way it was?  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:34, 15 January 2010 (EST)
:Well, they just happen to be in the same book; that doesn't mean they're in the same continuity. One story fits into the show's continuity whereas the other doesn't. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:26, 15 January 2010 (EST)


== Category:Generation 1 characters ==
::<nowiki>*</nowiki>flails arms* Whence did you acquire such a thing? What of Beast Wars Metals? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:38, 22 September 2011 (EDT)


I read the comments in the change log, so if you provide a little note why you reverted me I wouldn't have to bug you. It is my understanding that since the [[:Category:Generation 1 characters]] is in the [[:Category:Characters by franchise]] category, that means that [[:Category:Generation 1 characters]] is referring to the G1 franchise (not G1 continuity family). Therefore I took out Car Robots characters, Beast Era characters, and Classics characters since they are not part of the G1 franchise. Is that incorrect? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 00:05, 3 February 2010 (EST)
:::I bought the collected volumes from some guy in Japan on eBay. They were pretty expensive, but eh. Unfortunately, BWM wasn't collected, so if I want it, I have to hunt down the individual Comic Bom Bom issues, which won't be easy. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:40, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
:In the meantime, we don't have a category for characters of the G1 continuity family. If you want to make one, be my guest. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:05, 5 February 2010 (EST)


== Barudigus ==
::::Oh, I think I saw them on eBay at one point and thought about them myself! Good on yer! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:43, 22 September 2011 (EDT)


Yeah, that romanization is dumb. And makes no more sense by contrast to Bruticus than Baldigus or Valdigus.
:Hello, I'd like to thanks for those ''Beast Wars'' manga as they are much more useful than my memory<!--(because I am unable to reach those magazine now.)-->! ;-D --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 15:07, 25 September 2011 (EDT)
*http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Barudigus&meta=&aq=f&oq=
::You're welcome! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:08, 25 September 2011 (EDT)
*http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&source=hp&q=Barudigus&btnG=Google+%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2&lr=lang_ja&aq=f&oq=
*http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&safe=off&q=Baldigus&lr=lang_ja&aq=f&oq=
*http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&safe=off&q=Valdigus&lr=lang_ja&aq=f&oq=


Nobody in neither Japan nor the English-speaking world uses Barudigus. Baldigus, though, seems to be the more popular one amongst the Japanese. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:55, 26 February 2010 (EST)
==Double the pages==
[[Deep space receiving tower|Mine from March.]] Choose which one to keep you may. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:10, 4 October 2011 (EDT)


== TM-SP DX Convoy and Megatron ==
==Dubbing vs localization==
I found Megatron at a site called [http://www.toysnjoys.com/transmetal.html Toys N' Joys] and a [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=260524047416&Category=348 Convoy on e-Bay]. Seemed somewhat less expensive than the guy selling both for $250 plus shipping on e-Bay. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 13:19, 28 February 2010 (EST)
All the recent episodes have that because they were all added by the same newbie anon. It's a foreign dub, I checked it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:52, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
:I got a Megatron off eBay for $50. I'm going to put off Convoy, since I'm a bit hesitant on getting him for $80. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:07, 28 February 2010 (EST)
:Yes, but he was following precedent set elsewhere. "Localization" is used because not all foreign versions are dubs, like the sub-only English releases of Japanese series. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:49, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
::Perfectly understandable. Was that $50 with shipping? If so, I hope that guy has another one. Also hope he isn't the guy using an in-package picture of the TM-02 Megatron for an auction claiming to have a MISB DX Megatron. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 14:47, 28 February 2010 (EST)
::So do we use "localization" as the new standard now? Or is this a case by case basis? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:25, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
:::I got [http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-TM-DX-Beast-Wars-Megatron-Takara-9-tall_W0QQitemZ350319590658QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5190acbd02 this one]. Yeah, it uses a picture of the TM-02 beast mode, but he's got a picture of the DX toy MISB and uses appropriate terminology so I'm sure it's genuine. Too bad there's only one DX Convoy on eBay that isn't part of an overpriced lot. Or a Tigatron. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:04, 28 February 2010 (EST)
:::It's certainly easier having a consistent "Foreign localization" section. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:44, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
::::Wow, I never found that listing. He has [http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-TM-DX-Beast-Wars-Optimus-Prime-9-tall_W0QQitemZ350322261086QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5190d57c5e Convoy too], btw. What I found was this [http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Beast-Wars-TM-SP-DX-Megatron_W0QQitemZ400099925576QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d27d05e48 gem] which has a picture of TM-02 MISB, but loose pictures of the DX figure and DVD. I think I'm gonna have to grab Convoy and Megatron at those prices. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 15:52, 28 February 2010 (EST)
::::I'll keep that in mind next time I tackle one of those, thanks! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:46, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::Oh. I never thought to search for "DX Optimus Primal". I am stupid. Bought. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:34, 28 February 2010 (EST)


== Reversioning ==
==Bot==
Bot to fix redirects is working again.<br/>
This took 5 hours. (Apparently we added more login security in response to Assaulthead.)<br/>
...I assume you wish to queue some up. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:26, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
:Hurm. Well, there's a lot. All of the "Transformers: " moves, for instance. [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Log/move] If you want me to compile a more specific list, let me know. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:34, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
::It's been down for over a year. Should I just set it on whatever has the most redirects? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 20:24, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
:::Sure, I guess. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:25, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
::::Hrm. Apparently the redirects page doesn't list them by how many links there are to a redirect.
::::Anyway, I've got about 1,100 linkfixes queued up. (As always, it won't deign to do all of them.) This should take about 24 hours for the 'bot to chew through. I figure you can '''redirect''' me after that's done. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:48, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::I've got ~3000 redirect-changes queued up RE: the list you left on my talk page.
:::::One thing the 'bot DOESN'T do is fix links passed as parameters in templates. This didn't USED to be a big deal, but TFWiki.net has seriously increased its usage of templates in the last 2 years or so. I'm going ot take a whack at it tonight and see if I can make it do this.
:::::(The concern is that if a non-link value in a complex template, e.g. 'idw' were the same as a link being fixed, it could screw things up. But we've kept such template values decapitalized and all of these links are capitalized, so I'm hopeful this can be done without mangling pages.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 12:37, 30 October 2011 (EDT)


'tis a word. Well, it's not in the dictionary, but it's becoming a common term for the dubbing of anime. Funimation often starts off the English credits of their dub shows with "Reversioned by Funimation". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:59, 5 March 2010 (EST)
==Wholesale removing shit again.==
:I ''thought'' I didn't just make that term up.  But I doubted myself. :( --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 13:06, 5 March 2010 (EST)
Is this actually something that was decided upon in some talk page somewhere, or are you merely being yourself again? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 26 October 2011 (EDT)
::That seems dumb. We already have plenty of words for that—"dubbing", "localization", "editing", etc. But if its out there, it's out there and I can't really do anything about it. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 13:50, 5 March 2010 (EST)
:Sorry to upset you with the removal of a redundant template from ten or so lists? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:50, 28 October 2011 (EDT)
:::For what it's wroth, 'reversioning' seems to cover narrower ground than any one of the above.  Localization is a whole slew of things beyond just entertainment adaptation, dubbing of course includes any voice-over work, and editing is an incredibly broad term as well.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 13:55, 5 March 2010 (EST)
::Well, yes, those tags WERE redundant, but only after you created new sections that meant the same thing as the tags you were removing. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:13, 30 October 2011 (EDT)
::::For the record, "Localization" was actually the word I was looking for but couldn't get it off the tip of my tongue and went with the wonkier sounding (but apparantly more descriptive) "reversioning" instead.  But yeah, if we're all cool with "reversioning" then I can switch em back. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 14:46, 5 March 2010 (EST)
:::There were plenty of "Cancelled" sections already on some pages, though. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:20, 30 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::I've always figured that Funimation started using "reversion" because of the way "dub" is treated like a four-letter word among otaku. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:24, 5 March 2010 (EST)


== Derik's Sandboxes ==
==SG Side Burn photo==
I made you do that, didn't I? --[[Special:Contributions/218.208.97.226|218.208.97.226]] 15:42, 1 November 2011 (EDT)
:...Maybe. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:43, 1 November 2011 (EDT)


The guy's on vacation sans Internet at the moment, so you might want to untag his stuff so it doesn't get deleted before he can weigh in on the matter. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 08:41, 16 March 2010 (EDT)
==Deathbringer==
Since you're on an IDW kick, can you separate out the IDW Deathbringer from the Marvel one? They've never struck me as having any similarities beyond sharing a name, but I don't own all of ''Devastation''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:22, 13 December 2011 (EST)
:Now that you bring it up, I agree. Spotlight: Sixshot has a pretty specific description of IDW Deathbringer ("bio-mech bred for combat in the harshest of environments") that doesn't line up with Marvel Deathbringer. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:26, 13 December 2011 (EST)
::Hrm. Now that I think about it, does the Deathbringer of Cybertronian myth warrant its own page as well, a la [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]]? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:24, 13 December 2011 (EST)
:::I don't really agree with the existence of Megatron (myth), since it's obviously a prescient reference to BW Megatron. Ditto for myth Deathbringer. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:54, 13 December 2011 (EST)
::::Would you say Megatron (myth) should probably be merged with Megatronus? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:33, 16 December 2011 (EST)
:::::I'm of the opinion that it referred specifically to Megatron (BW). Megatron naming himself after himself was the joke. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 13:37, 16 December 2011 (EST)


== Video game pages ==
==All Roads Lead to Skynet==
I have become convinced you are not human, but instead a Sufficiently Advanced Artificial Intelligence who is now spidering Transformers lore and cross-indexing it like Google for some as-yet-unknown sinister reason.


Why are you moving the franchise nav boxes to the bottom of pages? They have always been at the top and are still on the top of every other page in each franchise. If you think this should change, please start a discussion first. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:07, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
Good work. -Derik 03:37, 16 December 2011 (EST)
:Please point me to an instance where "standard format" of video game articles was established. They're not meaningless batches of links like the toyline and franchise pages are. They're actual articles. To treat the two as the same is idiotic. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 11:19, 27 June 2010 (EDT)


== "Unambiguously female" ==
==Image==
why do you delete all my images[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 16:43, 13 March 2012 (EDT)
:I didn't delete them. That decision is ultimately up to an administrator. I simply tagged them, because they are not useful to the Wiki. We do not host images we do not need. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:11, 13 March 2012 (EDT)


In reference to your edit comment on Thunderblast, "unambiguously female" means not like Animated Slipstream, who is cloned from a male, and not like characters who are male in America, but female in France (e.g., Starscream).  Et cetera.  [[User:JW|JW]] 20:15, 30 June 2010 (EDT)
ah ok i thought scalpel's image could have been useful--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 17:18, 13 March 2012 (EDT)


==Removal of Japanese airdates on Animated==
excuse me can you delete this file
Er, why remove them? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:13, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
:Please stop uploading images. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:48, 15 March 2012 (EDT)
:Because that system of double airdates is reserved for stuff that was dubbed into English, not the other way around, and putting in airdates for Japanese dubbing only sets precedent for putting in other language dub airdates and clogging the infobox. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:18, 2 July 2010 (EDT)
 
yes sorry, I committed a terrible mistake
--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 16:51, 15 March 2012 (EDT)
 
==Wrong argument==
The point of the Cat:IDW... issues was to line all the categories for MTMTE/RiD up so that they were together in [[Special:Categories]], rather than scattering them. Since there are covers for DWMTMTE/etc, there DOES need to be a [[:Category:IDW More than Meets the Eye covers]]. - [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 13:48, 20 March 2012 (EDT)
:An alphabetic list of categories in some obscure corner of the Wiki is not really something to consider when editing. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:09, 20 March 2012 (EDT)
 
==I'm sorry==
I was trying to do my part to edit like you said.
:Yes, and I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you shouldn't edit for the sake of editing. What we need is expansion of actual content, such as toy write-ups and biographies, not reaching and excessive notes. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:08, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
 
==I've got an idea.==
Don't remove shit. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:37, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
:I'm not sure how reverting an anon edit and asking for confirmation warrants this treatment, especially of somebody who has added an assload of Japanese names himself. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:57, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
:: Don't revert anon edits just because they're anon edits. That should not be your default action. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:19, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
:::Yeah, I think you're just looking for a reason to yell at me. I didn't trust an edit for a variety of reasons and asked for confirmation or a source, as is pretty standard on any wiki. I got one. End of story. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:53, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
::::The standard procedure on a wiki is not to remove FIRST and THEN ask for confirmation or source. It's the other way around, dude. Don't do this again. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:47, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
 
You do realize that other contributors ask me all the time why the hell you still get to post here because of your attitude and because of the stuff we often have to clean up from the widespread changes you decide to make on your own whims. And I shrug and say, "Hey, look, sometimes he does stuff we don't have to clean up. Often, yes, he's a pain. But he often does good things, so he's still worth keeping around, okay?" Protip: By starting edit wars with me, you are really pushing the one guy who stands in the way between you and a ban. It is not smart. It is very not smart. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:49, 17 April 2012 (EDT)
:But I wasn't reverting anything you did? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:00, 17 April 2012 (EDT)
 
==Convoy==
Hey, if you're taking screencaps of Convoy, any chance you could get a picture of one of the cars they use for the MECH page? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:43, 24 April 2012 (EDT)
:Sure. I can't get a good 3/4 shot, so I've taken a couple of screencaps so you can pick which one you like best. [http://i40.tinypic.com/i2uj69.jpg] [http://i43.tinypic.com/2r4r8u1.jpg] [http://i40.tinypic.com/2vjv67d.jpg] [http://i41.tinypic.com/2dkygkn.jpg] [http://i41.tinypic.com/2dc8t8o.jpg] (Apologies for the terrible artifacing in some caps. Convoy suffers a lot from it.) [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:57, 24 April 2012 (EDT)
::Thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:34, 24 April 2012 (EDT)
 
==Emirate==
That was a little uncalled for, wasn't it? Fair enough if it had been an addition to the page itself, but when the word's being used in such an odd fashion, and Furman has a bit of a record for malapropisms ('indigent' for 'indigenous'), it seemed reasonable to raise the idea on the talk page just to see whether anyone thought there might be mileage in it. Reverting the talk page seems rather an overzealous response. -- [[User:Tribimat|Tribimat]] 20:58, 28 April 2012 (EDT)
:Never mind, it doesn't matter. I'm wondering now how much evidence there is for it being a title at all, as opposed to just being the first element in a two-word name a la Optimus Prime. If it's a name rather than a title, it's a little less odd. -- [[User:Tribimat|Tribimat]] 21:52, 28 April 2012 (EDT)
 
==Forign names==
If the Japanese/Italian/German/Floogan name for something is the same as the English name, DON'T FUCKING PUT IT IN THE FOREIGN NAMES LIST. The last thing we need is a long list on every page showing all the places UltraGenericBlast is called UltraGenericBlast. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:01, 4 May 2012 (EDT)
 
==Marvel US/UK split point==
Hi there! I saw you added the part about US/UK split happening around the US issue “the price of life”, and while I generally agree, don’t you think the actual split point is the issue “Back from the dead”? In this issue Prime is surprised that Megatron is alive, where in the UK continuity they just recently fought in the time wars.
Anyway, happy to hear your opinion :)
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 15:05, 10 October 2022 (EDT)
:You're not likely to get a response from Interrobang, as he hasn't been active on here in ten years. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:55, 10 October 2022 (EDT)
::Seems like you’re right. Thanks [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 02:38, 11 October 2022 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 06:17, 18 January 2025

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Dross

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"The extent of what I can gather from Google translate."
Google-translating what, exactly? I see brief mentions of it in the J-Wiki article for BWII (specifically, in the paragraphs on BigMos and Autostinger), but if you found some other source, I can take a look at it and see if there's anything else to be gleaned.--Apcog 16:47, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

[1]. Many thanks! Can you also glean anything about Planet Trius (トリアス) from that same site? —Interrobang 17:07, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
Okay, that took less time than I thought once I looked at the page.
Dross is mentioned all of once. During the Dross Crusades, Autostinger saved Bigmos's life.
Trius comes up twice in the Jointron entry. The Jointrons went out into space to protect Trius on orders from Autobot HQ, but en route, their ship broke down (possibly owing to a problem with their helmsmanship), and they reluctantly crash-landed on Gaia. The summary also notes this may have left Trius more peaceful than if they'd gone there, but doesn't mention it otherwise.
Whoo, thanks. —Interrobang 18:31, 6 September 2011 (EDT)

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I can't check the episodes to figure out which right now, but I know that the Metrodome subs also used this translation in, like, one instance, late in the series, which would suggest to me that for that one time at least, that's actually what he was saying. I wonder if Shout have extrapolated backwards and used it for all the instances of nonsense-speak in the name of consistency. - Chris McFeely 20:14, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

Interesting. I'll see if I can get the Metrodome version to check, or see if the TV-Nihon translation has that. —Interrobang 20:18, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
Doing a quick YouTube check (just before bed!), I can say that he actually does say "Komori" as part of his chant, and that's a word that I do know the meaning of. So... maybe that IS what he's always saying. (The two TV Nihon episodes I've just sampled don't translate it.) - Chris McFeely 20:20, 4 August 2011 (EDT)
Hrm, then I guess I'll comment out those points for the time being, at least till we get a Japanese speaker to confirm. —Interrobang 20:25, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

Almanac stuff

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Dude, you are a tireless workhorse and I salute your efforts. --Jimsorenson 23:50, 9 August 2011 (EDT)

Thanks! All of those blank sections and red links were annoying me so much that I finally just brought the thing after putting it off for so long. —Interrobang 23:54, 9 August 2011 (EDT)
Any idea which of those planet pages is article 14.000? Geewunling 05:43, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
Giedi Prime, I think. I aimed for that because it was Sorenson's screen name. —Interrobang 05:45, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
Works for me! And thanks for dealing with all these TAAII planets. Geewunling 05:48, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
I must also give you praise for all your work, since you saved me from having to do it. Also, I think the "dim. research" note on Skriixos V doesn't actually mean dim but is short for "dimensional research", referencing the Skriix and their being from another dimension. --Apoc 06:58, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
Should all those planets from external properties (Gor, etc) be in the External Properties category? --Monzo 07:30, 10 August 2011 (EDT)
Now that I think about it, yeah. —Interrobang 07:32, 10 August 2011 (EDT)

That said, are you SURE that all the throw-away companies that are just a name and a number need pages? They were just thrown in there as a joke and to make people in-the-know smile.--Jimsorenson 13:57, 11 August 2011 (EDT)

Uh, yeah. Really, I think that's all best folded into the ASAII reference pages. --M Sipher 14:08, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
This is the chaos you have wrought, Jim! (Really, though, I don't see how it's that different from the 100+ "throw-away" planets and it's not like having those articles impede anything. I also think it's neat to learn that those companies exist in Transformers fiction somewhere.) —Interrobang 14:10, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
Ah, well, a planet that ONLY showed up on that map, and nowhere else in fiction, might not deserve its own page either, now that you mention it. Maybe with an exception for planets that have some other connection to the fiction, like Yautja since we already have a page for the Predator.--Jimsorenson 14:16, 11 August 2011 (EDT)
At most I think they'd deserve a redirect page with a "Companies" and "Planets" Categories so they show UP in said Categories, but they should redirect to the ASAII reference section. --M Sipher 14:17, 11 August 2011 (EDT)

Hehehehe... I just did something nice for you that you won't find out about for a few months... hehehe... --Jimsorenson 23:21, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Aw, you made my day. Looking forward to whatever you have planning. :D —Interrobang 00:11, 20 August 2011 (EDT)
Did you spot it?--Jimsorenson 10:16, 19 November 2011 (EST)
Heh, under Cheetor's vehicle mode, right? —Interrobang 10:24, 19 November 2011 (EST)
Bingo. Thanks for all your hard work.--Jimsorenson 10:26, 19 November 2011 (EST)
Aw, it isn't anything, but you're welcome. Thanks for the shout out! —Interrobang 10:29, 19 November 2011 (EST)

Great Dome

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Does the Shout! Factory edition of "Four Warriors Come out of the Sky" name the Autobot base on Cybertron "Autobot Base" or "Iacon"? Geewunling 01:59, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

The subtitle for the place name? "Autobot Headquarters". —Interrobang 02:10, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
Yep, that one. Thanks! Geewunling 02:14, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

AAII

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Are you sure you have not misspelled "Emirate 'Xarron' Spacebridge Nexus" and "Zetca-" (the latter over at "Serpentor") and could you improve "Quartex (region)"? It's an ugly and confusing page right now. Geewunling 03:28, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Those are spelled as such in the AAII. I'll go off and fix Quartex. —Interrobang 03:33, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

My apology.

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I apologize for attempting to be a part of this wiki community and attempting to add my meager contribution.

Shall log off for the last time shortly.

Prime Dood477 07:28, 27 August 2011 (EDT)

Micron Densetsu titles

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You realize there are English parts of the Japanese episode titles for the series, right? All of which are lower case, and not all of which line up with the actual dub titles?

Example

--Monzo 11:08, 31 August 2011 (EDT)

The only one that doesn't match (aside from parsing variations) is "First Encounter". That aside, they're only providing the English titles to a Japanese audience; I don't consider them part of the actual Japanese title and the Japanese sources I've seen don't. —Interrobang 11:32, 31 August 2011 (EDT)

Japanese Beast Era screencaps

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We have a lot of BWII and BWN screencaps of which the episode is unknown. Since you are sorting out the Japanese BE stuff, do you think you could get them properly sourced? Most are currently in the "Hastak images" category, but I could get them to the "images from unknown sources" category to save you the time finding them in the other category. Geewunling 02:43, 9 September 2011 (EDT)

Sure, I'll see what I can identify. Toss them into unknown sources or list them here. —Interrobang 02:51, 9 September 2011 (EDT)

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I want to write an article for the Go-Bots manga later today and I have two questions. The stories are all very simple and can often be described in one or two sentences. Yet, there's a lot of stories. Should I put up a a page for each one or put them all in one article? Also, the manga issues aren't numbered and some appear to have been released at the same time. Should I order them alphabetically or would there be a better option? Geewunling 02:56, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

My gut instinct would be to give an article to every installment; it's easier to give space for featured characters and the infobox that way, instead of clumping them all into one page. Also easier to storylink. In regards to order, I think release date and then alphabetical is fine, if they have no other identifying marks. Were the toys numbered? —Interrobang 03:03, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
Seems they were according to the Go-Bots fansite. Ordering by those numbers seems a much better idea, so I'll go with that. Thanks. Oh, and perhaps to prevent pages being put up on the wrong "title", what do you think of translating "かつやく" as "service"? Geewunling 03:13, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
I need to know the context of the word before I can give any suggestions. —Interrobang 03:21, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
Oh, they're on the fansite. Yeah, "service" seems the most appropriate. —Interrobang 03:27, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

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So do you have access to the Beast Wars II and Neo manga? Because that's the sort of thing I'd be interested in! - Chris McFeely 12:07, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

Yes. I'm planning to scan it. It will probably come out bad, but we'll see. —Interrobang 12:28, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
*flails arms* Whence did you acquire such a thing? What of Beast Wars Metals? - Chris McFeely 12:38, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
I bought the collected volumes from some guy in Japan on eBay. They were pretty expensive, but eh. Unfortunately, BWM wasn't collected, so if I want it, I have to hunt down the individual Comic Bom Bom issues, which won't be easy. —Interrobang 12:40, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
Oh, I think I saw them on eBay at one point and thought about them myself! Good on yer! - Chris McFeely 12:43, 22 September 2011 (EDT)
Hello, I'd like to thanks for those Beast Wars manga as they are much more useful than my memory! ;-D --TX55TALK 15:07, 25 September 2011 (EDT)
You're welcome! —Interrobang 15:08, 25 September 2011 (EDT)

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Mine from March. Choose which one to keep you may. Geewunling 01:10, 4 October 2011 (EDT)

Dubbing vs localization

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All the recent episodes have that because they were all added by the same newbie anon. It's a foreign dub, I checked it. --Detour 15:52, 11 October 2011 (EDT)

Yes, but he was following precedent set elsewhere. "Localization" is used because not all foreign versions are dubs, like the sub-only English releases of Japanese series. —Interrobang 16:49, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
So do we use "localization" as the new standard now? Or is this a case by case basis? --Detour 18:25, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
It's certainly easier having a consistent "Foreign localization" section. —Interrobang 18:44, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
I'll keep that in mind next time I tackle one of those, thanks! --Detour 18:46, 11 October 2011 (EDT)

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Bot to fix redirects is working again.
This took 5 hours. (Apparently we added more login security in response to Assaulthead.)
...I assume you wish to queue some up. -Derik 19:26, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

Hurm. Well, there's a lot. All of the "Transformers: " moves, for instance. [2] If you want me to compile a more specific list, let me know. —Interrobang 19:34, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
It's been down for over a year. Should I just set it on whatever has the most redirects? -Derik 20:24, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
Sure, I guess. —Interrobang 20:25, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
Hrm. Apparently the redirects page doesn't list them by how many links there are to a redirect.
Anyway, I've got about 1,100 linkfixes queued up. (As always, it won't deign to do all of them.) This should take about 24 hours for the 'bot to chew through. I figure you can redirect me after that's done. -Derik 21:48, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
I've got ~3000 redirect-changes queued up RE: the list you left on my talk page.
One thing the 'bot DOESN'T do is fix links passed as parameters in templates. This didn't USED to be a big deal, but TFWiki.net has seriously increased its usage of templates in the last 2 years or so. I'm going ot take a whack at it tonight and see if I can make it do this.
(The concern is that if a non-link value in a complex template, e.g. 'idw' were the same as a link being fixed, it could screw things up. But we've kept such template values decapitalized and all of these links are capitalized, so I'm hopeful this can be done without mangling pages.) -Derik 12:37, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

Wholesale removing shit again.

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Is this actually something that was decided upon in some talk page somewhere, or are you merely being yourself again? --ItsWalky 20:25, 26 October 2011 (EDT)

Sorry to upset you with the removal of a redundant template from ten or so lists? —Interrobang 00:50, 28 October 2011 (EDT)
Well, yes, those tags WERE redundant, but only after you created new sections that meant the same thing as the tags you were removing. --ItsWalky 12:13, 30 October 2011 (EDT)
There were plenty of "Cancelled" sections already on some pages, though. —Interrobang 12:20, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

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I made you do that, didn't I? --218.208.97.226 15:42, 1 November 2011 (EDT)

...Maybe. —Interrobang 15:43, 1 November 2011 (EDT)

Deathbringer

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Since you're on an IDW kick, can you separate out the IDW Deathbringer from the Marvel one? They've never struck me as having any similarities beyond sharing a name, but I don't own all of Devastation. --Monzo 02:22, 13 December 2011 (EST)

Now that you bring it up, I agree. Spotlight: Sixshot has a pretty specific description of IDW Deathbringer ("bio-mech bred for combat in the harshest of environments") that doesn't line up with Marvel Deathbringer. —Interrobang 02:26, 13 December 2011 (EST)
Hrm. Now that I think about it, does the Deathbringer of Cybertronian myth warrant its own page as well, a la Megatron? --Monzo 03:24, 13 December 2011 (EST)
I don't really agree with the existence of Megatron (myth), since it's obviously a prescient reference to BW Megatron. Ditto for myth Deathbringer. —Interrobang 10:54, 13 December 2011 (EST)
Would you say Megatron (myth) should probably be merged with Megatronus? -Derik 13:33, 16 December 2011 (EST)
I'm of the opinion that it referred specifically to Megatron (BW). Megatron naming himself after himself was the joke. —Interrobang 13:37, 16 December 2011 (EST)

All Roads Lead to Skynet

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I have become convinced you are not human, but instead a Sufficiently Advanced Artificial Intelligence who is now spidering Transformers lore and cross-indexing it like Google for some as-yet-unknown sinister reason.

Good work. -Derik 03:37, 16 December 2011 (EST)

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why do you delete all my imagesShockwave1704 16:43, 13 March 2012 (EDT)

I didn't delete them. That decision is ultimately up to an administrator. I simply tagged them, because they are not useful to the Wiki. We do not host images we do not need. —Interrobang 17:11, 13 March 2012 (EDT)

ah ok i thought scalpel's image could have been useful--Shockwave1704 17:18, 13 March 2012 (EDT)

excuse me can you delete this file

Please stop uploading images. —Interrobang 16:48, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

yes sorry, I committed a terrible mistake --Shockwave1704 16:51, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

Wrong argument

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The point of the Cat:IDW... issues was to line all the categories for MTMTE/RiD up so that they were together in Special:Categories, rather than scattering them. Since there are covers for DWMTMTE/etc, there DOES need to be a Category:IDW More than Meets the Eye covers. - Mammalian Verisimilitude 13:48, 20 March 2012 (EDT)

An alphabetic list of categories in some obscure corner of the Wiki is not really something to consider when editing. —Interrobang 14:09, 20 March 2012 (EDT)

I'm sorry

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I was trying to do my part to edit like you said.

Yes, and I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you shouldn't edit for the sake of editing. What we need is expansion of actual content, such as toy write-ups and biographies, not reaching and excessive notes. —Interrobang 02:08, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

I've got an idea.

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Don't remove shit. --ItsWalky 15:37, 15 April 2012 (EDT)

I'm not sure how reverting an anon edit and asking for confirmation warrants this treatment, especially of somebody who has added an assload of Japanese names himself. —Interrobang 16:57, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
Don't revert anon edits just because they're anon edits. That should not be your default action. --ItsWalky 17:19, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
Yeah, I think you're just looking for a reason to yell at me. I didn't trust an edit for a variety of reasons and asked for confirmation or a source, as is pretty standard on any wiki. I got one. End of story. —Interrobang 17:53, 15 April 2012 (EDT)
The standard procedure on a wiki is not to remove FIRST and THEN ask for confirmation or source. It's the other way around, dude. Don't do this again. --ItsWalky 19:47, 15 April 2012 (EDT)

You do realize that other contributors ask me all the time why the hell you still get to post here because of your attitude and because of the stuff we often have to clean up from the widespread changes you decide to make on your own whims. And I shrug and say, "Hey, look, sometimes he does stuff we don't have to clean up. Often, yes, he's a pain. But he often does good things, so he's still worth keeping around, okay?" Protip: By starting edit wars with me, you are really pushing the one guy who stands in the way between you and a ban. It is not smart. It is very not smart. --ItsWalky 19:49, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

But I wasn't reverting anything you did? —Interrobang 20:00, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

Convoy

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Hey, if you're taking screencaps of Convoy, any chance you could get a picture of one of the cars they use for the MECH page? --abates 00:43, 24 April 2012 (EDT)

Sure. I can't get a good 3/4 shot, so I've taken a couple of screencaps so you can pick which one you like best. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] (Apologies for the terrible artifacing in some caps. Convoy suffers a lot from it.) —Interrobang 00:57, 24 April 2012 (EDT)
Thanks! --abates 01:34, 24 April 2012 (EDT)

Emirate

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That was a little uncalled for, wasn't it? Fair enough if it had been an addition to the page itself, but when the word's being used in such an odd fashion, and Furman has a bit of a record for malapropisms ('indigent' for 'indigenous'), it seemed reasonable to raise the idea on the talk page just to see whether anyone thought there might be mileage in it. Reverting the talk page seems rather an overzealous response. -- Tribimat 20:58, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Never mind, it doesn't matter. I'm wondering now how much evidence there is for it being a title at all, as opposed to just being the first element in a two-word name a la Optimus Prime. If it's a name rather than a title, it's a little less odd. -- Tribimat 21:52, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Forign names

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If the Japanese/Italian/German/Floogan name for something is the same as the English name, DON'T FUCKING PUT IT IN THE FOREIGN NAMES LIST. The last thing we need is a long list on every page showing all the places UltraGenericBlast is called UltraGenericBlast. --FortMax 00:01, 4 May 2012 (EDT)

Marvel US/UK split point

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Hi there! I saw you added the part about US/UK split happening around the US issue “the price of life”, and while I generally agree, don’t you think the actual split point is the issue “Back from the dead”? In this issue Prime is surprised that Megatron is alive, where in the UK continuity they just recently fought in the time wars. Anyway, happy to hear your opinion :) Levyshahar (talk) 15:05, 10 October 2022 (EDT)

You're not likely to get a response from Interrobang, as he hasn't been active on here in ten years. --Sabrblade (talk) 18:55, 10 October 2022 (EDT)
Seems like you’re right. Thanks Levyshahar (talk) 02:38, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
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