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== STOP ==
==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.


How many dimes do ye have to tell you? Don't fucking make new categories without a discussion. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 18:49, 7 September 2010 (EDT)
::Dross is mentioned all of once. During the Dross Crusades, Autostinger saved Bigmos's life.
:When exactly did this occur? The only time I've been reprimanded for making new categories (which is pretty fucking often) was the nationality mess. I do hope you're going to go around and shame everybody who took the initiative on making noncontroversial categories. (I.e. everyone.) [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:59, 7 September 2010 (EDT)


== Wikia ==
::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. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:31, 6 September 2011 (EDT)


I don't know if you've heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.
==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)


If you could message me on my wikia talk page, that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (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)


== Are you stupid or something? ==
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)


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


Last I was on here, this entire wiki was sarcastic and full of humor.
==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)


I will now be undoing all your edits. Thanks. --[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:00, 8 November 2010 (EST)
==AAII==
:Please read [[Transformers Wiki:Caption]]. It's true that we have humour here. But the wiki doesn't run on it. And please, refrain from personal attacks. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 18:02, 8 November 2010 (EST)
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)
:Those are spelled as such in the AAII. I'll go off and fix Quartex. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:33, 23 August 2011 (EDT)


::And you've never had a problem with these type of additions before, so this guy's reverts have no basis or point. So, I guess encyclopdias should have absolutely no interesting information and should be as boring as possible, right? Why don't you go join Wikipedia then if you want that kind of bullshit.
==My apology.==
I apologize for attempting to be a part of this wiki community and attempting to add my meager contribution.


::Personal attacks? More like fact; I call it as I see it.--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:05, 8 November 2010 (EST)
Shall log off for the last time shortly.
:::I said that "we have humour here, but the wiki doesn't run on it", not that humour should be totally banned. And I really don't know how calling people "stupid" is not a personal attack. Not only that, but Interrobang has given detailed reasons for his removals. You are undoing them for no real reason aside from personally disagreeing. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 18:13, 8 November 2010 (EST)


::::Spare me the "he's described"
[[User:Prime Dood477|Prime Dood477]] 07:28, 27 August 2011 (EDT)


::::"Why are you adding pointless formatting" was the extent of his "reasons". Here's why, it adds emphasis... gasp, you know, comedy. And, gasp, I give my reasons. Oh, but that doesn't count, right? Since I'm not your little buttbuddy.
==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?


::::This entire site are worse than Nazis, seriously. You want some pointless trivia, but yet you pick and choose. You're all just a bunch of hypocrites.--[[User:Tommy-Vercetti|Tommy-Vercetti]] 18:15, 8 November 2010 (EST)
[https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/MicronDensetsuTitle.jpg Example]
:::::Again, comedy isn't the focal point of this website. We generally just prefer people to make serious contributions before adding humour. I'm just trying to help you out. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 18:24, 8 November 2010 (EST)
Please go back to Wikia. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:34, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:I don't know, I like him. Can we keep him in a cage or something? -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:40, 8 November 2010 (EST)


== Flagging user subpages for deletion ==
--[[User:Monzo|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. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 11:32, 31 August 2011 (EDT)


I feel extremely uncomfortable with us as a wiki deciding when to delete sandbox pages independently of the users that create them.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 21:38, 14 November 2010 (EST)
==Japanese Beast Era screencaps==
:Alright, I'll rescind my current suggestions. I still think there should be some sort of moratorium on old user pages that have outlived their usefulness. (And pages just plain useless to the Wiki.) [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 21:42, 14 November 2010 (EST)
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)
::Oh, I can definitely agree that some of them are vanity pages or otherwise of questionable usefulness. I've just seen some users nurse an article draft along at a glacial pace, so those in particular are the ones I'm not sure we want to delete.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 21:53, 14 November 2010 (EST)
: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)


== Hello ==
==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)


Hi, I'd like to apologize about [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal&diff=prev&oldid=521435 missplace] the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal&diff=prev&oldid=521686 comment] in the wrong place because a small part of the words in the comments look same. Sorry about that. :) --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 00:17, 23 November 2010 (EST)
==Beast manga==
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)


== "Micron Legend" <> "Micron Densetsu" ==
: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 "Densetsu" instead of "Legend"? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 04:08, 25 November 2010 (EST)
::<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)
:Because it's the actual name of the series. And if you wanted to translate it, the official translation is "Legends of the Microns". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:07, 25 November 2010 (EST)
::Can't argue that, although I think "Legend of the Microns" would be a better redirect instead of using "Densetsu"... At least mention something like that in the future in the editing summary instead of just suddenly changing everything out of the blue. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:26, 25 November 2010 (EST)


==Bolts==
:::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)
You've linked the name "Bolts" to the Eject article a few times. Is there any evidence/suggestion Bolts became Eject rather than that he inspired both him and Rewind? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 10:20, 11 December 2010 (EST)
:Bolts is a "tough robot". The closest character to that descriptor is Eject. If you don't feel that's enough, then you can remove the links; I don't really care that much. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 10:48, 11 December 2010 (EST)
::It's not that I don't think Eject is the most likely candidate, but I find the description "tough" weird as a description of personality when the rest of the descriptions only cover transformation, not to mention that the role of fighting Ravage went to Rewind. So, I just wanted to know if there's solid evidence for Eject before I'd add clearer notes. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 11:12, 11 December 2010 (EST)


==French episode titles==
::::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)
While other info on this page seems suspect in certain ways, are the episode titles listed here correct?


http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers#Premi.C3.A8re_saison_.281984.29
: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)
::You're welcome! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:08, 25 September 2011 (EDT)


--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 01:53, 14 December 2010 (EST)
==Double the pages==
:Interesting question. [http://transformers.1fr1.net/tf1-h3.htm This site] offers different titles for a whole bunch of those, but they just might be the Québécois version's dub titles. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:01, 14 December 2010 (EST)
[[Deep space receiving tower|Mine from March.]] Choose which one to keep you may. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:10, 4 October 2011 (EDT)
::Good question. I have no idea. My short search tuned up [http://www.imineo.com/jeunesse/manga/transformers/transformers-cosmitron-video-1564.htm some French DVDs with the same titles], but there's always a chance that the DVD's title doesn't match that of the episodes. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:28, 14 December 2010 (EST)


== Rodimus vs. Cyclonus ==
==Dubbing vs localization==
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)
: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)
::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)
:::It's certainly easier having a consistent "Foreign localization" section. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:44, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
::::I'll keep that in mind next time I tackle one of those, thanks! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:46, 11 October 2011 (EDT)


[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Hot_Rod_(G1)&diff=537455&oldid=537430 Uh... fuck you, too, asshole, ''and'' your crazy over-reaction]. That's a perfectly acceptable way to do things in Animated, why not G1? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:26, 25 December 2010 (EST)
==Bot==
:Yeah, because in Animated the comics were written by the show's '''story editor''' (ie the show-runner), explicitly indicated as taking place in perfect continuity with the TV show itself (barring some art goofs/liberties), was published at the same time the show itself was on the air, etc. This comic, on the other hand, is something written by Furman (who had nothing to do with the cartoon) almost 25 years after the movie's theater run and features numerous differences, especially with character designs. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:28, 25 December 2010 (EST)
Bot to fix redirects is working again.<br/>
::To the point that, frankly, I almost question putting it under the "cartoon continuity" header. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:36, 25 December 2010 (EST)
This took 5 hours. (Apparently we added more login security in response to Assaulthead.)<br/>
:::What Detour said. The logical outcome of your method would be to assemble every single piece of G1 cartoon fiction into one abomination of a section. Including the Madman comic, Scramble City, the Japanese cartoons, and the Japanese comics. Or assembling all of the BW fiction into one section. Surprise! We don't do that. I am sorry our organizational structure that we've had for years has escaped your purview.
...I assume you wish to queue some up. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:26, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
:::In regards to "cartoon continuity", I wouldn't be opposed to moving it out, if we regard the bodies as a distinct enough aspect for continuity separation. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:42, 25 December 2010 (EST)
: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)
::::My brain really wants to consider RvC like the Wings of Honor continuity, taking place in a cartoon-like continuity but not THE continuity. But the tag at the end of the comic that says "to find out what happens, watch the 1986 animated film!" makes me think it actually takes place in the literal cartoon continuity, different bodies be damned. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:45, 25 December 2010 (EST)
::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)
:::::#Character designs are not canonically significant with IDW these days or every issue of the ongoing would be out of continuity with the next.
:::Sure, I guess. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:25, 20 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::#The issue does say "This story was concluded in the 1986 animated film: Transformers: The Movie".
::::Hrm. Apparently the redirects page doesn't list them by how many links there are to a redirect.
:::::#I don't know what the author has to do with anything in Transformers fiction. Once a piece of fiction is made, it isn't like it is "theirs" and off-limits to everyone else.
::::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 don't know about ''numerous'' differences. Not any more than that the usual number of differences, I'd say. We didn't know before that Lugnut was at the Battle of Autobot City. Anything else? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 21:33, 25 December 2010 (EST)
:::::I've got ~3000 redirect-changes queued up RE: the list you left on my talk page.
::::::The difference is we don't put those latter-day additions into the original section, concurrent with them. Note the Madman DVD pack-in comic (the one by Furman and Roche) is in its own subheading, despite being part of cartoon continuity.  We should do the same here. As Detour explained, yes, Animated is a special case. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:39, 25 December 2010 (EST)
:::::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.
:::::::I didn't know much about the Madman comic. If that's how its done, that's how its done. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 22:05, 25 December 2010 (EST)
:::::(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)


== Kup (Prime) ==
==Wholesale removing shit again.==
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)
: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)
::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)
:::There were plenty of "Cancelled" sections already on some pages, though. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:20, 30 October 2011 (EDT)


Yeah, there's a voice clip of Kup reciting the universal greeting, but it's so heavily processed, it's difficult to recognise the voice. Alas, he's not listed in the credits. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:11, 2 February 2011 (EST)
==SG Side Burn photo==
:Thank you for answering my query. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 05:14, 2 February 2011 (EST)
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)


== Lugnuts Supreme ==
==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)


See the newest section of the [[Talk:Lugnut Supreme|Lugnut Supreme Talk page]] to find out just what SFH was doing.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:22, 13 February 2011 (EST)
==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.


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


All right, I now understand. Thank you. But...why?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 20:30, 22 February 2011 (EST)
==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)


== Flooding RC ==
ah ok i thought scalpel's image could have been useful--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 17:18, 13 March 2012 (EDT)


Can you just start a bot? Because right now you're flooding recent changes with minor category changes.~
excuse me can you delete this file
:Please stop uploading images. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 16:48, 15 March 2012 (EDT)


-Blackout-
yes sorry, I committed a terrible mistake
--[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 16:51, 15 March 2012 (EDT)


:I'm not sure why you care, as you're banned from editing, or why you think I can program a bot to do the category changes. I'm pretty much done for now, anyway. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:31, 11 March 2011 (EST)
==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 deserve this ==
==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)


{{preview bastard}}
==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)


==2011 voting==
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)
Hey, Interro? Just in this one instance, can you specify which Jetstorm you're voting for? I'd just like it noted for the record. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:01, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
:But I wasn't reverting anything you did? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:00, 17 April 2012 (EDT)


==H/Wall of Fame==
==Convoy==
[[Wall of Fame|That article already exists]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 04:08, 3 April 2011 (EDT)
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)
:D'oh. Thanks for informing me. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:13, 3 April 2011 (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)
::I assume you are scanning through the entire Marvel series for undocumented material. If you are, could you do me a favour? I'm interested in a list of every instance a reference is made (usually in the form of "by the...") to the Great Dome or the (Celestial) Spires, so if you could note those down, that'd be appreciated (starting from whichever issue you are at now, of course). [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:00, 3 April 2011 (EDT)
::Thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:34, 24 April 2012 (EDT)
:::I'll try to keep an eye out for that. I'm doing the US series first then tackling the UK issues. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 07:10, 3 April 2011 (EDT)
::::Thanks... but if you are going to tackle the UK series, could you then also keep an eye out for two letter pages? I'm looking for the issues in which Optimus's dislike for Mötley Crüe was mentioned and in which it was mentioned that Shockwave's underwater base is made from the Decepticons' ship with which they attacked the Ark. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 08:11, 3 April 2011 (EDT)
::::Uhm... remember when I asked you to keep an eye out for the Spires? I'm pretty sure the Golden Spires and the Celestial Spires are the same thing, with the latter being the name and the former more of a description. And I'm not sure if "of Iacon" is part of the name either, since they are regularly referred to as just Spires as well. It's not bad you went ahead and made an article, but the Spires (and the Great Dome) are things better left alone until you've scanned through all of the Marvel material (yes, the Spires are even mentioned once in the G2 comics, and also once in the IDW LSotW comics). [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 05:02, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
:::::Shrug. My editing habits are to create articles when I first see names and phrases and then add more references and information as they come up. I'd forget about them otherwise. If "Celestial Spires" becomes more prominent and is equivalent to "Golden Spires", then we can just move the page. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 05:31, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
*Great Dome
**"By the Great Dome of Iacon!" ("[[Kings of the Wild Frontier.]]")
**"By the Great Dome!" ("[[Dark Creation]]")


===Great Dome question===
==Emirate==
I need to know something about the Great Dome in the cartoon continuity that I cannot figure out on my own, but hope you can help with. In ''The Headmasters'', "Iacon" is called "Autobot Base". [http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/tfscans/generations/Extras01.jpg This page in ''Generations''] suggests the same is true for the Japanese version of ''The Transformers'', but I'd like confirmation from the Japanese episode itself (for that matter, does ''Generations'' say anything interesting at all about the base?).<br>
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)
On a sidenote, I wanted to say that I am impressed about your recent work on ''Super-God Masterforce''. Especially the Decepticon Base and Cab's treehouse pages are a treat to see expand. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 10:52, 19 June 2011 (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)
:I can't say I'm knowledgeable about the Japanese version of the original cartoon or know how to find translations of it. (I don't actually understand Japanese fluently.) Sorry I'm not of much help, but thank you for your comments.
:From my Kanji searches, that ''Generations'' scan seems to indicate the "top" of the "Cybertron/Autobot base on Cybertron" is the launching pad for spaceships. I think "Autobot Base" specifically refers to the Great Dome itself and not Iacon. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:38, 19 June 2011 (EDT)


== Too much? ==
==Forign names==
<nowiki>;)</nowiki> [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 06:29, 18 May 2011 (EDT)
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)


==Two stormmaker stations==
==Marvel US/UK split point==
I wrote an article of the [[Stormmaker Station]] a few weeks ago. I leave it to you to decide which one should be kept. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:01, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
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.
:Yours is a bit more in-depth, so. Although my gut is to decaptialize it, since it's referred to as "the stormmaker installation" and "the stormmaker station" (well, "ssstormmaker sssation") but I don't really care that much to move it. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:34, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
Anyway, happy to hear your opinion :)
::Capitalization is always guesswork and if I recall correctly, the primary reason I had it capitalized was because the one link asking for the article had it capitalized. It might make more sense to move it to the decapitalized location since the related articles you wrote are also decapitalized. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:41, 23 May 2011 (EDT)
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 15:05, 10 October 2022 (EDT)
:::Moot point now. It's less work to change the text now than wait for somebody to delete "stormmaker station". [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:44, 23 May 2011 (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)
==Japanese Names==
I thought the general consensus was to use an existing official English Romanization or Transliteration from an English release if one existed. Do the Madman subtitles not count? Or, am I wrong about the consensus? -- [[User:Terrortron|Terrortron]] 09:29, 27 May 2011 (EDT)
 
== Evac (Prime) ==
 
They announced new figures for a Character called Evac at San Diego Comic-Con, and is said to appear in Transformers Prime, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 22:22, 22 July 2011 (EDT)
 
==HM image request==
Think you could get an image of the toys Daniel drops when he goes emo in "Terror! The Six Shadows" for that page's Notes section? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:41, 31 July 2011 (EDT)
:Thanks! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:26, 31 July 2011 (EDT)
 
==Requests, questions & stuff==
#Would you be able to get the kana for [[Dammar]]?
#The cartoon timeline page you're currently writing claims A3 and Beta were the first of their kind, but that certainly wasn't information presented in the episode cited. Would that be something from the Japanese version?
#About [[energon wine]], I feel the current page is lacking info, but am not sure whether to deal with it through a note or putting stuff in the fiction section. The episode doesn't ever explain what energon wine is as opposed to normal energon, so what about the Decepticons getting drunk in "Microbots" or the stuff the Trainbots and Sixshot drunk in "Terror! The Six Shadows!" (at least Sixshot appears to be drinking something fancy)? I believe it should be mentioned, but I'm not sure how to go at it. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:40, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 06:17, 18 January 2025

Things to get a bot to do

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  • Replace all instances of {{m-}} with —.

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Things to do by hand

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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)

Blind as a bat in battle

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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)

Manga question

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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)

Beast manga

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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)

Double the pages

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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)

SG Side Burn photo

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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)

Image

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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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