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==To-Do List==
===Operation: Screen Captures===
Screen cap (re)tagging:
*<s>[[:Category:Generation 1 screen captures|G1]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:The Headmasters screen captures|Headmasters]]</s>/[[:Category:Super-God Masterforce screen captures|Masterforce]]/<s>[[:Category:Victory screen captures|Victory]]</s>/<s>[[:Category:Zone screen captures|Zone]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Beast Wars screen captures|Beast Wars]]</s>/<s>[[:Category:Beast Machines screen captures|Beast Machines]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Robots in Disguise screen captures|Robots in Disguise]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Armada screen captures|Armada]]</s>/[[:Category:Energon screen captures|Energon]]/<s>[[:Category:Cybertron screen captures|Cybertron]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Animated screen captures|Animated]]</s>
====Pictures of unidentified origin====
I don't know which episodes these are from - feel free to tag them with {{tl|MFcap}} or {{tl|Energoncap}} if you know!
<gallery>
Image:Diver suiton.jpg|Diver from Masterforce
Image:EnergonGeneric.jpg|Some dude from Energon
</gallery>


==Headmaster episode images==
== Scale Chart Page Error ==
Hey, did you accidentally skip over "[[The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts]]"? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:34, 10 January 2012 (EST)
:I did watch it. I must have just forgotten to upload some screencaps for that page. I'll pick some out tomorrow! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:12, 10 January 2012 (EST)


==Outside linking==
I added a new official chart to the scale chart page: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:TFAOE_GroupScaleChart.jpeg, https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scale_charts, and followed the formatting precedents that were available, but for some reason editing the page caused the title of the ROTB charts section to become unbolded and unaligned. Do you know how to fix it, because I can’t seem to figure it out.
Abates, how do I tell if an image or redirect has an outside/off-site link pointing to it? I want to delete <nowiki>[[:Image:LiveActionJazz-Skywarp01.jpg|this]]</nowiki>, but it's pretty old, so I don't know if there might be any links to it. (Probably want to keep the talk page, tho.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 20:13, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:I used to use Yahoo siteexplorer to find links to pages, but Yahoo shut it down now because they're using Bing's database. Now I generally just google the url or just the article/image name to try and find links to it, which isn't ideal. I can't find any to that particular image, anyway! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:24, 20 January 2012 (EST)


== Daniel ==
Nevermind! Cyberlink quickly fixed it and I observed the error that was corrected. [[User:Steampunk671213|Steampunk671213]] ([[User talk:Steampunk671213|talk]]) 11:29, 16 February 2025 (EST)
:Glad it got sorted out! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:07, 16 February 2025 (EST)


Oh my god finally! Do you know how long I've been staring at that Headmasters section, telling myself that I really need to write it up over and over again because no other bastard was ever going to punish themselves that much and yet never being able to will myself into it? AND even though he's in like every damn episode it's still a super-concise write-up that isn't stupid-long and over-detailed like a lot of more recent characters suffer from! My hat, sir! It is off! To you! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:10, 23 January 2012 (EST)
== New insignia icon ==
:Thanks! Nice to know I wasn't the only one bugged by that empty cartoon section. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:51, 23 January 2012 (EST)


==A silly favor==
Hey, I noticed the TF Prime toyline page is currently using a Decepticon insignia instead of the Star Seeker one for Thundertron's toy and I also discovered that we didn't have a Star Seeker bulletpoint either., so I decided to give it a go making the bulletpoint myself, but I think I may have missed something somewhere in the coding as the image won't display on the [[Template:Bp-a1/doc]] page.
Hey, could you fill out the articles for [[Tlalak]] and [[Brobdingnag]] (plus [[Aagar]] and [[Chief Lanarqan]], I guess)? It's been bugging me that all of the other G1 cartoon planets except those have filled-out articles. I would do it, but I don't really have access to any of the G1 episodes with captions. Sorry if this comes off as too forward! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:21, 20 February 2012 (EST)
:Oh yeah, I can do that! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:31, 20 February 2012 (EST)
::Thank ye! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 03:04, 20 February 2012 (EST)


== Image ==
Would you possibly be able to give me a hand?


excuse me, why did you delete a lot of my image? {{unsigned|Shockwave1704‎}}
To make it easier to find, here is the template I made and the file I uploaded:
:Apparently you did not read your talk page. There are multiple issues with the images you have been uploading and you need to read [[Transformers Wiki:Images|this page here]] which explains that images need to have non-generic names - you uploaded an image called "jolt.jpg", but there are [[Jolt (disambiguation)|six different characters named Jolt]]. You must also provide a proper description and copyright templates for each image. Uploading them with no description is not helpful - you uploaded [[:Image:Thundercracker robot.jpg|this picture of Thundercracker]] without saying which issue it was from or who drew it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:31, 12 March 2012 (EDT)
*[[Template:Bp-ss]]
*[[:File:StarSeekerbp.png]]


but you haven't deleted my thundercracker's photo and i wanted to change the name jolt[[user:Shockwave1704]]
Thanks. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 06:48, 4 July 2021 (EDT)
:It needs a line added into the site's stylesheets. I can do that now, no problem. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:59, 4 July 2021 (EDT)
::Ah, I see that it works now. Tysm! [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 07:07, 4 July 2021 (EDT)


i read my talk but the translation in Italian is terrible and i don't understand it[[user:Shockwave1704]]
== Name Change ==
:I'm sorry I don't speak Italian, and I think you may find it difficult to edit here if you can't understand the rules of the site. Communication is very important on a wiki. :( Normally I hate to refer people to other sites, but have you considered working on the [http://it.transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Transformers_Wiki Italian Transformers wiki]? I see it is only very small at the moment and needs a lot of help. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:57, 12 March 2012 (EDT)


Thank you friend. [[user:Shockwave1704]]
I am currently User:Cosmos1 but would like to have the user name Waverod, as discussed in the Discord server. [[User:Cosmos1|Waverod ✈️]] ([[User talk:Cosmos1|talk]]) 06:16, 19 September 2021 (EDT)


can you check if my new page are good?[[user:Shockwave1704]]
== Are you the same person as Heathbagenjoyer? ==
Umm just gonna write back from here, sorry I didn't know about the one account thing, I'll just use the other account  --[[User:That one guy|That one guy]]


[[Renzo Stacchi]]
== Name Change ==
Hey, can you change my username to User:Boingus? I already changed my signature. Thank you! [[User:Notsoalex|--Boingus]] ([[User talk:Notsoalex|talk]]) 19:56, 13 January 2022 (EST)
:Sure, done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:04, 13 January 2022 (EST)


[[Alessandro Rossi]]
== JaAm ==


[[Dario Penne]]
Any particular reason you decided to [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACommon.css&diff=1435866&oldid=1414755 change] the title back? —[[User:Yaxuo|Yaxuo]] ([[User talk:Yaxuo|talk]] <b>•</b> [[Special:Contributions/Yaxuo|contribs]]) 14:21, 19 January 2022 (EST)
:It was with respect to the recent discussion on [[Talk:JaAm]] about how the comic has not aged well and can be interpreted as offensive. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:52, 19 January 2022 (EST)


there isn't a longarm(dotm) page --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 08:37, 16 March 2012 (EDT)
== Transformers 2 treatment ==
:Isn't the Dark of the Moon Longarm just [[Longarm (Movie)]]? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:07, 16 March 2012 (EDT)


yes, i've got some photo of IDW transformers longarm, but there is a problem dialogs are in Italian not in English --[[User:Shockwave1704|Shockwave1704]] 10:20, 16 March 2012 (EDT)
[[Talk:Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Should this treatment be added to the wiki?]]
{{-}}
I would like to get your opinion on the above. Is it worthy of documentation?
https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html?m=0
{{-}}
'''"Finally at Michael Bay's forums, Nelson (head admin) posts that the script isn't fan made reminding readers 'It's a treatment...far cry from a shooting script.' "'''
--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 06:49, 24 March 2024 (EDT)
:I guess that would be covered in the same way we're covering the TFTM early draft. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:16, 24 March 2024 (EDT)
::Ok, thanks for answering.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 17:32, 27 March 2024 (EDT)


== Did somebody ask for Rescue Bots subtitles? ==
==Name request change==
Hey, just confirming the name request change from Discord, thanks! :) ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 06:49, 24 July 2024 (EDT))
:And done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:53, 24 July 2024 (EDT)
::Thank you again! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 06:56, 24 July 2024 (EDT))
We are currently reviewing your name change request from Discord. I want the name to be 反射ハーバー(hansya harbor). Thank you for your time. ([[User:勇者シリーズ復活しろ|勇者シリーズ復活しろ]] 02:50, 28 November 2024 (EDT))


Saw what you said about [[The Natives of Tatui]]. I got all Rescue Bots episodes (as well as all the Prime episodes) recorded thus far, and so I have access to the closed captions. If ya need any help with spellings from either, let me know. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 13:14, 16 March 2012 (EDT)
==Privacy Policy==
:Oh, awesome, thanks! Can you check the spelling on [[Edgar Prewett|Edgar Pruitt]]'s last name please? And probably [[Bufkin|Buffkin]]'s name too. They're both from phone calls Chief Burns takes around the middle of the episode. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:21, 16 March 2012 (EDT)
Two weeks ago, I put a comment on our Privacy Policy's talk page. No one responded for the first week, so I put another. There has still been no response, so I think there may not be very many people watching it. I think the current policy definitely needs improvement and also needs to be adopted, so I'm contacting you since you were the last admin to make a comment on the page. If you could please give an opinion on its talk page, I'd greatly appreciate it. [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 17:52, 13 September 2024 (EDT)
::CCs spell them as "Mr. Bufkin" and "Mrs. Prewett". Other townspeople names from the episode are spelled "Mr. Perkins", "Milo", "Mrs. Niederlander", and "Mr. Pettypaws" (her cat). And, the spelling for device Cody got in the Flobsters episode is "Comtab" (or maybe "ComTab"? It's spelled as one word, but the CC letters are in All Caps, making it difficult to tell what should and shouldn't be capitalized). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 09:32, 18 March 2012 (EDT)
:I don't really have anything to add since the last time I commented on it. Other than the intro possibly needing a rewrite to be more po-faced, it's reasonably accurate. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:59, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
:::Awesome, thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:09, 18 March 2012 (EDT)
::Do I have the authority to edit it directly? I see what you mean by the intro needing a rewrite. [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 13:59, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
:::I would suggest submitting the rewrite on the talk page for feedback, then it can be copied to the page itself later. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:54, 14 September 2024 (EDT)


== the heart ==
== Insignias for the Thirteen ==


why is there a heart next to your name it was not there when you put stuff on my page last year {{unsigned|Jacktransformerdude}}
The upcoming AOTP Megatronus figure appears to use his personal insignia as his faction insignia on both the box and toy, so I was wondering if a set of bullet point insignias could be made for the Thirteen Primes since there’s definitely more figures of them to come that’ll use their insignias in place of, say, an Autobot or Decepticon one. (I’d make them, but I’ve got no clue how to do it, so I’m going to you.) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 23:12, 30 October 2024 (EDT)
:[[User:Derik|Derik]] decided to mark all the admins by putting hearts next to their names. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:31, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
:It's generally fairly easy. You'll need to upload some suitably sized insignias and then create some templates along the same line as [[Template:Bp-a1]] - you just need to change the class in the code to be unique. Then once that's done, I or another admin can add the necessary code to the style sheet. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:30, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
::Is there a specific code template or something I’m supposed use? (Still new to the site and learning the code and stuff lol) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 20:31, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
:::You can pretty much create new bullet point templates just by copying and pasting the code for, say, [[Template:Bp-d1]] into a new template and change the bit that says class="decepticong1" to something like class="megatronus". --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:40, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
::::Alr, I’ll give it a shot in a little bit - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 22:37, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
::::Here's one for Prima (I was using him as a test). Assuming I did this right, I should be able to make the others on Sunday.
::::*[[Template:Bp-pr1]]
::::*[[:File:Primabp.jpg]]
:::: - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 11:33, 1 November 2024 (EDT)
:::::That looks good to me. I have added the necessary code into the stylesheets, so it should work like the other bullet point templates. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:44, 1 November 2024 (EDT)
::::::And here’s the rest!
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr2]] and [[:File:Vectorbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr3]] and [[:File:Trionbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr4]] and [[:File:Solusbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr5]] and [[:File:Micronusbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr6]] and [[:File:Alchemistbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr7]] and [[:File:Nexusbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr8]] and [[:File:Onyxbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr9]] and [[:File:Amalgamousbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr10]] and [[:File:Quintusbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr11]] and [[:File:Maximobp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr12]] and [[:File:Megatronusbp.png]]
::::::*[[Template:Bp-pr13]] and [[:File:Thirteenbp.png]]
::::::(Phew, that was a lot lol) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 23:57, 3 November 2024 (EST)
:::::::I have added them into the stylesheets. Apologies for taking so long! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:56, 8 November 2024 (EST)
::::::::Thanks! - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 07:42, 11 November 2024 (EST)


thanks for telling me that and whats an admin {{unsigned|Jacktransformerdude}}
== File:Estrela-Carrera.jpg ==
:Admins are users with extra powers, like being able to delete articles. BTW, when writing messages on talk pages, please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your messages (There's a button second from the right above the edit window that puts it in for you). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:17, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
Hi, I believe you accidentally deleted the "Estrela-Carrera.jpg" file (which, per the filename, was just an image of the two variants of G1 Estrela Carrera / Cliffjumper that was currently in use on its respective page) a couple of days ago! Is this reversible (and, if not, can I reupload it?), or was there some other issue with this image? Thanks in advance! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 17:15, 17 April 2025 (EDT))
:Thanks, I have restored this file. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:38, 17 April 2025 (EDT)
::Cool, good to see it back! Thanks for the quick action :D ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 17:50, 17 April 2025 (EDT))
:::No problem! Sorry about that - I have messaged the user who erroneously marked it for speedydeletion. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:37, 17 April 2025 (EDT)


[[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 01:22, 19 March 2012 (EDT)thanks i did not know how to sign now i do
== Bill Simmons:edit ==
Hi, I would like to ask whether the page of [[Bill Simmons]], [[Seymour Simmons]]’s father has to be edited. It was mentioned that his father is no longer there to guide him through his early childhood either because of divorce or death. Must we type in a few things regarding this matter? - [[Chenz9001d]]


== Transformers 4 ==


michael bay signed a contract to make a transformers 4 he said it will hit theaters june 29 2014 [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 01:34, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
==The First Seven:edit==
 
Hi, Abates! For the first seven transformers Wikipedia page, must we add the whole story behind the seven of them? - [[Webearbears]]
should i make a page for it [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 01:35, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
: Not until you learn how to format your English properly. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:36, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
::hahaha very funny what do you mean. btw why is the f-bomb on your page? i read you cant put the f-bomb [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 01:42, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
:::From the [[Transformers Wiki:Policies]] page: "Language '''always inappropriate''' for articles includes (Includes—but is not limited to!) the [[Wikipedia:fuck|f-bomb]], the [[Wikipedia:cunt|c-bomb]], and their derivatives. The above applies to '''articles only'''.  Talk pages, user pages, etc., not being intended for general viewing, have no language restrictions.  But please, at least ''try'' to be civil with one another." Note the second sentence. The language guidelines only apply to articles, not user pages or talk pages. Please take note of how I have reformatted your response by adding colons (the : symbol) to produce indentations. The more colons, the more indented the text becomes. Indenting your responses helps us to keep track of the flow of conversation. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:10, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
 
== Kuruk Hades1995 ==
What in the world of transformers, Abates?! I put that comment on Nemesis Prime (episode) because Miko is the first character ever called the imposter by his name. Why did you remove it? {{unsigned|Kuruk Hades1995‎}}
:Huh? I didn't remove it. Check the page history. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:34, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
 
== Transformers: Prime episode titles ==
Hey abates, where do you get the episode titles from? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 20:56, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
:I usually say when I add them, but generally from one of the websites which carry TV schedules - msn.com, zap2it.com and tvguide.com mainly. In the case of the last two episodes, they were from zap2it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:02, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
 
==Robots in Disguise==
Robots in Disguise #4 is rumored to be released on April 29th. {{unsigned|Ed}}
:Uh, OK? We don't use rumours on this wiki. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:10, 16 April 2012 (EDT)
==Life After the Big Bang==
Can you help me get every bot's article page to this issue? Example: First Aid's page does not mention anything about the recent comic issue. {{unsigned|Ed}}
:Sorry, I can't - I don't own any of the issues in question. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:51, 19 April 2012 (EDT)
==Trypticon==
I've got the Nemesis section edited for the Armada episode. Plus, I watched it. Ed
 
==Present tense==
Ok. I'm trying to work on the tense. {{unsigned|Ed}}
 
==Google+==
I'd suggest Tfwiki.net gets a Google + account to increase our popularity. Just saying. Ed
:Doesn't Google+ require you to use your real name? I don't think, under those rules, anyone could create an account named "TFWiki.net". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:44, 28 April 2012 (EDT)
::Not anymore, I don't think. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 22:30, 29 April 2012 (EDT)
:::You can create a page for the wiki, which is different from a profile, so you don't need a real name. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 18:18, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::::Oh, OK. I guess it would still be up to someone with a google+ account to do though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:34, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
:::::Doing it now. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 18:49, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::::::Here it is :) https://plus.google.com/b/106006102124340784739/  -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 20:22, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
:::::::Groovy. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:27, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::::::::Thank you. Now we need somebody to edit the main page to put the link there with the Facebook and Twitter and whatever the other thing is. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 20:35, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
:::::::::You probably need to ask [[User:Derik|Derik]] about that. He did the current graphic there. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:55, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::::::::::Thanks, I will. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 20:57, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
 
== Cow & Chicken ==
 
I had no Idea you remember ''Cow & Chicken'' Was that a favorite of yours?[[User:SirSpoonwave|SirSpoonwave]] 03:50, 24 May 2012 (EDT)
:Sorry, never seen it. I just looked up the quote on IMDB. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:59, 24 May 2012 (EDT)
==Question==
How come tfwiki.net shuts down for long periods of time occasionally. Ed
:It was under heavy load. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:50, 29 May 2012 (EDT)
::Um... what kind? Ed
:::Like lots of people all trying to visit the site at once. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:21, 29 May 2012 (EDT)
::::Sorry for rushing through the articles but nobody seems to want to keep them up to date. Anyway, is Transformers Prime releasing any more episodes? I checked yesterday and they were doing highlights of previous episodes. Ed
:::::No new Prime episodes have appeared on the schedules as of yet. I imagine they'll wait a while so they can build up a buffer and play the rest of the season in one run like they did with the first half. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:44, 3 June 2012 (EDT)
 
==Merely saying==
How come the IDW sections are usually the least updated? Everything else is updated occasionally like when Transformers Prime releases a new episode, everything is updated instantly the next day but when a new IDW comic comes out, nobody updates everything even within a week? Some articles are still behind. I'm merely asking this and don't mean it in any offensive way. Schools Out! Scream and Shout! Ed
:It's a wiki - people will update it in their own time. I think there aren't as many people reading the IDW comics as there are watching the cartoon too. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:30, 6 June 2012 (EDT)
::Yeah, the Wiki's really more about the quality of information than how quickly it's updated. And considering how arc-y the writing of the ongoings is, often it's better to wait until after an arc is over before adding a summary because what was once believed may not have been as it seems. Life After The Big Bang and How Ratchet Got His Hands Back pretty much demonstrate that. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:01, 7 June 2012 (EDT)
 
== ''Prime'' game ==
Can [[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Transformers Prime: The Game]] get semi-protected? I don't think anybody's done anything bad to it yet, but every other game article I see on here is. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 17:07, 7 June 2012 (EDT)
:We generally only protect them if there's a history of anons vandalising them. I think we can afford to wait and see on that one. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:15, 7 June 2012 (EDT)
::Ok, thanks. :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]]
:::[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Transformers:_Prime_-_The_Game&oldid=760898] I think it's time for it to get protected. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 17:42, 13 October 2012 (EDT)
 
On a different note, how about putting it in the Nav bar? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 14:05, 9 June 2012 (EDT)
:That's something that should probably be discussed on the Community Portal first. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:27, 9 June 2012 (EDT)
 
 
When you get a chance, could you get screencaps of [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] from the trailer and upload them? Because my computer takes horrible screenshots. The ones I already uploaded were from Google Images. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 17:00, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
:Sure, I'll give it a try later on. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:55, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
::Thanks. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 17:57, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
:::And I apologize if I seem like I'm getting annoying with this game, but I do have one more question. How do I make a template like <nowiki>{{Primecap}}</nowiki> for it? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 18:00, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
::::Oh, No worries. Your best bet is to copy from another template in [[:Category:Video game screen capture templates]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:13, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
:::::Is <nowiki>{{PGcap}}</nowiki> a good name? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 18:33, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
::::::Well, if you follow the precedent set by TFATGcap (Transformers Animated The Game) it'd be TFPTGcap, I guess. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:48, 14 June 2012 (EDT)
:::::::Thanks for those screenshots :) -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 12:35, 17 June 2012 (EDT)
 
== Template:IDWliveactionfilmcover/franchise  ==
 
You didn't look to see what {{tl|IDWliveactionfilmcover/franchise}} ''actually did'' before you made [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Template:IDWliveactionfilmcover/franchise&diff=prev&oldid=721341 this change], did you? This part of the {{tl|IDWliveactionfilmcover}}:
<pre>{{#if:{{{nocategory|}}} ||<includeonly>[[Category:{{#if:{{IDWliveactionfilmcover/franchise|{{{franchise}}}|series={{{series|}}}}}|IDW {{IDWliveactionfilmcover/franchise|{{{franchise}}}|series={{{series|}}}}} comic covers|IDW live-action film series covers}}|{{IDWliveactionfilmcover/seriesname|{{{series}}}}}{{{issueno|}}}{{{cover|}}}]]</includeonly>}}</pre>
 
...along with a similar bit in {{tl|IDWliveactionfilminterior}}, meant you shunted ALL the images categorised by the template from RotF & DotM from <nowiki>[[Category:IDW (franchise) comic covers/interior images]] into non-existent [[Category:IDW Transformers: (franchise) comic covers/interior images]]</nowiki> categories. I had to introduce another metatemplate ({{tl|IDWliveactionfilmcover/category}} to fix that, which means more to fix when TF4 comes around. - [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 09:31, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
:Aw, shoot, sorry! I did try to trace what it was doing in the template at the time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:39, 3 July 2012 (EDT)
::Okay. I just spent a ''lot'' of time a couple of months back trying to sort the tangled mess the IDW covers had got into, and it was annoying to log in for the first time in a while and see that had happened :) - [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 20:23, 7 July 2012 (EDT)
 
== Quotes List ==
 
Since you enjoy those Quotes from Cow & Chicken, there are happen to be more from what I found.
[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cow_and_Chicken]
 
Enjoy.[[User:SirSpoonwave|SirSpoonwave]] 03:00, 6 July 2012 (EDT)
:Thanks, but I haven't actually seen the show. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:02, 6 July 2012 (EDT)
 
== Picture Added ==
 
Thanks for working on the Picture after I uploaded it. So take at it:
 
[[Image:Toxitron-fpcomic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Toxitron do anything for woman he no protect!]]
 
Would you find a page for this picture to go to?[[User:SirSpoonwave|SirSpoonwave]] 13:14, 4 August 2012 (EDT)
 
:I don't know, the articles for both of those characters are already pretty full with pictures. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:12, 4 August 2012 (EDT)
 
== Probably bots ==
 
*[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/212.159.89.127]
*[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/89.77.95.81]
*[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/195.230.167.76]
*[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/122.221.18.79]
:Thanks! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:52, 24 August 2012 (EDT)
 
== Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity ==
 
While you're adding a "The" to a bunch of links on IDW pages, could you also change the [[Optimus Prime (G1)]] links on the same pages to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity]]? - [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 09:37, 12 September 2012 (EDT)
:Ah, I've kinda finished changing those links now, sorry! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:30, 12 September 2012 (EDT)
 
==Screenshots==
You are still bother-able for screenshots? Because there's a few requests lying around.
* Netherlands - I'd like a screenshot of, at about 9 minutes in and right after Trypticon attacks the train, the big scnerey shot when the Autobots come rolling in. If it won't do in your opinion, a windmill shot from early on will also suffice.
* The Slingshot (weapon) page asks for a screenshot of Starscream from MTMTE2
* The Great Dome page asks for a screenshot from the first ''The Headmasters'' episode.
* The Incredibly tall rocket has an interior image request open.
 
Also, this isn't image-related, but could Armada Sureshock's talk page be deleted? The conversation isn't relevant to the current page, and it makes me uncomfortable. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
:Sure, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
::Thank you very, very much! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 01:51, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
 
==Old images==
This wiki doesn't have a way to deal with unneeded images that are uploaded over, right? WOuld it be an idea to create a template and deletion subcategory for dealing with old images only? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 10:20, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
:Old revisions of images can be deleted by an admin, but is it needed that often that it needs a template? I don't think it's even necessary unless the old image is infringing in some way (I believe the images stay on the server in case they need to be undeleted so you don't save disk space, but I'm not 100% sure on that) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:46, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
::Every time and admin uploads over an image, I see them deleting the old version. So I thought it might be of use to have a notification system when people without admin status uplod over older images. But if it ain't necessary, then it ain't necessary. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:53, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
 
== New stub template ==
What would be the best place to suggest a new stub template so people see it? I've already suggested it on the [[Template talk:Stub|Stub talk page]], but nobody seems to have seen it. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 06:50, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
:The community portal, probably? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:32, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
 
== Bug in search function ==
 
I'm not sure if you're the right guy to contact about this, but here's the issue:
 
When you arrive at a new page that doesn't exist (like mistyping an article title), and then choose to search for that term in other pages, the macro converts all spaces to underscores. It then searches for that underscored block as one word, severely limiting the possibility that it would find anything.
 
For example, I typed in "http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers Prime (toyline)", accidentally omitting the colon. I got no result, clicked "Search for this" since I wasn't sure what I had typoed, and it searched for "Transformers_Prime_(toyline)", recieving zero results.
 
This isn't a critical bug, per se, since one could always just retype their search string in the sidebar and get it to act normally, but as it is now there's really no point to the search option on the "couldn't find article" page, since this cripples its functionality. It should be fixable by getting the searcher to interpret spaces and underscores as either spaces or underscores (assuming there are any article titles with underscores in them), although I can't say I know exactly where the fix would need to be implemented. I hope this helps![[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 14:14, 11 October 2012 (EDT)
 
:Thanks! I guess that's a bug which got fixed in a later version of MediaWiki. I've changed the message to have a better search link. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:22, 11 October 2012 (EDT)
 
== Vandal ==
 
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Special:Contributions/98.145.6.217
 
Can you ban him please?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:34, 13 October 2012 (EDT)
 
== Prime screencap ==
Can you ''please'' get a screencap of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] dancing? It's too good to go unnoticed. Again, I'd get it myself, but my computer has horrible resolution when it takes screenshots. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 09:21, 20 October 2012 (EDT)
:I'll give it a go when I get the chance! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:35, 20 October 2012 (EDT)
::Thanks! -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 18:47, 20 October 2012 (EDT)
:::Just died from laughter again. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 21:05, 20 October 2012 (EDT)
 
== Orion Pax pt 2 image==
Hi there! Apologies if I'm not doing this 'talk' thing correctly. I wanted to note that while the image you uploaded wasn't a picture of a TV screen, it is of a lower resolution. Until a decent screen cap can be found, perhaps the High resolution image should be used. The users of Tumblr prefer it for the clarity and 'Shock' factor. -- [[User:TheApple'sPie|Apple]]
:As per [[User:Khajidha‎|Khajidha‎]]'s message on your talk page, we always avoid images which are photos of TV screens. Most of our S2 screencaps are going to need to be replaced when the Blu-Rays come out anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:44, 22 December 2012 (EST)
 
==Kre-O Micro Changers wave 1==
Should these be counted as 2012 or 2013 product? I know it says 2012 on the baggies, but I'm not sure if they were spotted before New Years... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:14, 14 February 2013 (EST)
:The [http://tformers.com/transformers-kre-o-transformers-micro-changers/19144/news.html post on TFormers] with the bag codes was made late December. I'm not sure how widespread they were at the time though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:52, 14 February 2013 (EST)
 
==Bot Shot bios==
Not sure if you've seen these, abates, but the Bot Shots online checklist gives bios to a bunch of characters. (Dirt Boss isn't there as yet, sadly.)
 
http://www.bot-shots.com/check_list.php
 
Just a heads-up that it will try to auto-print when you open the page, so you'll have to cancel out of that. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:58, 15 February 2013 (EST)

Latest revision as of 08:22, 20 July 2025

Scale Chart Page Error

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I added a new official chart to the scale chart page: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:TFAOE_GroupScaleChart.jpeg, https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scale_charts, and followed the formatting precedents that were available, but for some reason editing the page caused the title of the ROTB charts section to become unbolded and unaligned. Do you know how to fix it, because I can’t seem to figure it out.

Nevermind! Cyberlink quickly fixed it and I observed the error that was corrected. Steampunk671213 (talk) 11:29, 16 February 2025 (EST)

Glad it got sorted out! --abates (talk) 14:07, 16 February 2025 (EST)

New insignia icon

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Hey, I noticed the TF Prime toyline page is currently using a Decepticon insignia instead of the Star Seeker one for Thundertron's toy and I also discovered that we didn't have a Star Seeker bulletpoint either., so I decided to give it a go making the bulletpoint myself, but I think I may have missed something somewhere in the coding as the image won't display on the Template:Bp-a1/doc page.

Would you possibly be able to give me a hand?

To make it easier to find, here is the template I made and the file I uploaded:

Thanks. Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 06:48, 4 July 2021 (EDT)

It needs a line added into the site's stylesheets. I can do that now, no problem. --abates (talk) 06:59, 4 July 2021 (EDT)
Ah, I see that it works now. Tysm! Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 07:07, 4 July 2021 (EDT)

Name Change

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I am currently User:Cosmos1 but would like to have the user name Waverod, as discussed in the Discord server. Waverod ✈️ (talk) 06:16, 19 September 2021 (EDT)

Are you the same person as Heathbagenjoyer?

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Umm just gonna write back from here, sorry I didn't know about the one account thing, I'll just use the other account --That one guy

Name Change

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Hey, can you change my username to User:Boingus? I already changed my signature. Thank you! --Boingus (talk) 19:56, 13 January 2022 (EST)

Sure, done! --abates (talk) 21:04, 13 January 2022 (EST)

JaAm

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Any particular reason you decided to change the title back? —Yaxuo (talk • contribs) 14:21, 19 January 2022 (EST)

It was with respect to the recent discussion on Talk:JaAm about how the comic has not aged well and can be interpreted as offensive. --abates (talk) 14:52, 19 January 2022 (EST)

Transformers 2 treatment

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Talk:Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Should this treatment be added to the wiki?
I would like to get your opinion on the above. Is it worthy of documentation? https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html?m=0
"Finally at Michael Bay's forums, Nelson (head admin) posts that the script isn't fan made reminding readers 'It's a treatment...far cry from a shooting script.' " --Primestar3 (talk) 06:49, 24 March 2024 (EDT)

I guess that would be covered in the same way we're covering the TFTM early draft. --abates (talk) 15:16, 24 March 2024 (EDT)
Ok, thanks for answering.--Primestar3 (talk) 17:32, 27 March 2024 (EDT)

Name request change

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Hey, just confirming the name request change from Discord, thanks! :) (FortressMaxxing (talk) 06:49, 24 July 2024 (EDT))

And done! --abates (talk) 06:53, 24 July 2024 (EDT)
Thank you again! (FortressMaxxing (talk) 06:56, 24 July 2024 (EDT))

We are currently reviewing your name change request from Discord. I want the name to be 反射ハーバー(hansya harbor). Thank you for your time. (勇者シリーズ復活しろ 02:50, 28 November 2024 (EDT))

Privacy Policy

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Two weeks ago, I put a comment on our Privacy Policy's talk page. No one responded for the first week, so I put another. There has still been no response, so I think there may not be very many people watching it. I think the current policy definitely needs improvement and also needs to be adopted, so I'm contacting you since you were the last admin to make a comment on the page. If you could please give an opinion on its talk page, I'd greatly appreciate it. Hilfam (talk) 17:52, 13 September 2024 (EDT)

I don't really have anything to add since the last time I commented on it. Other than the intro possibly needing a rewrite to be more po-faced, it's reasonably accurate. --abates (talk) 01:59, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
Do I have the authority to edit it directly? I see what you mean by the intro needing a rewrite. Hilfam (talk) 13:59, 14 September 2024 (EDT)
I would suggest submitting the rewrite on the talk page for feedback, then it can be copied to the page itself later. --abates (talk) 21:54, 14 September 2024 (EDT)

Insignias for the Thirteen

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The upcoming AOTP Megatronus figure appears to use his personal insignia as his faction insignia on both the box and toy, so I was wondering if a set of bullet point insignias could be made for the Thirteen Primes since there’s definitely more figures of them to come that’ll use their insignias in place of, say, an Autobot or Decepticon one. (I’d make them, but I’ve got no clue how to do it, so I’m going to you.) - IGEBM13 (talk) 23:12, 30 October 2024 (EDT)

It's generally fairly easy. You'll need to upload some suitably sized insignias and then create some templates along the same line as Template:Bp-a1 - you just need to change the class in the code to be unique. Then once that's done, I or another admin can add the necessary code to the style sheet. --abates (talk) 19:30, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
Is there a specific code template or something I’m supposed use? (Still new to the site and learning the code and stuff lol) - IGEBM13 (talk) 20:31, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
You can pretty much create new bullet point templates just by copying and pasting the code for, say, Template:Bp-d1 into a new template and change the bit that says class="decepticong1" to something like class="megatronus". --abates (talk) 21:40, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
Alr, I’ll give it a shot in a little bit - IGEBM13 (talk) 22:37, 31 October 2024 (EDT)
Here's one for Prima (I was using him as a test). Assuming I did this right, I should be able to make the others on Sunday.
- IGEBM13 (talk) 11:33, 1 November 2024 (EDT)
That looks good to me. I have added the necessary code into the stylesheets, so it should work like the other bullet point templates. --abates (talk) 17:44, 1 November 2024 (EDT)
And here’s the rest!
(Phew, that was a lot lol) - IGEBM13 (talk) 23:57, 3 November 2024 (EST)
I have added them into the stylesheets. Apologies for taking so long! --abates (talk) 18:56, 8 November 2024 (EST)
Thanks! - IGEBM13 (talk) 07:42, 11 November 2024 (EST)

File:Estrela-Carrera.jpg

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Hi, I believe you accidentally deleted the "Estrela-Carrera.jpg" file (which, per the filename, was just an image of the two variants of G1 Estrela Carrera / Cliffjumper that was currently in use on its respective page) a couple of days ago! Is this reversible (and, if not, can I reupload it?), or was there some other issue with this image? Thanks in advance! (FortressMaxxing (talk) 17:15, 17 April 2025 (EDT))

Thanks, I have restored this file. --abates (talk) 17:38, 17 April 2025 (EDT)
Cool, good to see it back! Thanks for the quick action :D (FortressMaxxing (talk) 17:50, 17 April 2025 (EDT))
No problem! Sorry about that - I have messaged the user who erroneously marked it for speedydeletion. --abates (talk) 18:37, 17 April 2025 (EDT)

Bill Simmons:edit

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Hi, I would like to ask whether the page of Bill Simmons, Seymour Simmons’s father has to be edited. It was mentioned that his father is no longer there to guide him through his early childhood either because of divorce or death. Must we type in a few things regarding this matter? - Chenz9001d


The First Seven:edit

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Hi, Abates! For the first seven transformers Wikipedia page, must we add the whole story behind the seven of them? - Webearbears

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