Talk:Skullcruncher (G1): Difference between revisions
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:I agree. I'm always a little irked when I read that. I'm sure there are cases where we've heard that from Hasbro officially, but I think the assumption is made too often without real evidence. It's possible, maybe even probable, but the assumptions are getting a bit too automatic for my tastes. -[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] ([[User talk:Crockalley|talk]]) 21:59, 7 August 2016 (EDT) | :I agree. I'm always a little irked when I read that. I'm sure there are cases where we've heard that from Hasbro officially, but I think the assumption is made too often without real evidence. It's possible, maybe even probable, but the assumptions are getting a bit too automatic for my tastes. -[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] ([[User talk:Crockalley|talk]]) 21:59, 7 August 2016 (EDT) | ||
::This is one assumption I am okay with. There aren't too many reasons Hasbro would change the name of a character as this makes it harder for them to build the characters as recognizable properties. The only other fairly common reason is unintended meanings (Slag, Slapper, Spastic, etc).--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:18, 8 August 2016 (EDT) | ::This is one assumption I am okay with. There aren't too many reasons Hasbro would change the name of a character as this makes it harder for them to build the characters as recognizable properties. The only other fairly common reason is unintended meanings (Slag, Slapper, Spastic, etc).--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:18, 8 August 2016 (EDT) | ||
:::Or discouraged words for children's toys: ''Kill''bison, ''Death''saurus, ''Hell''bat, etc. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:54, 8 August 2016 (EDT) | |||
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Caption
The main image's caption's link is broken, so the caption is now completely unexplained. --Flicky1991 04:39, 15 August 2012 (EDT)
Skullsmasher trademark issues
"Name changed for trademark issues" seems to be the go-to reason the wiki gives whenever a character's name is changed. Does the wiki know trademark issues is the reason for Skullsmasher's name change, or is just assuming? - Gimmick (talk) 18:56, 20 July 2016 (EDT)
- I agree. I'm always a little irked when I read that. I'm sure there are cases where we've heard that from Hasbro officially, but I think the assumption is made too often without real evidence. It's possible, maybe even probable, but the assumptions are getting a bit too automatic for my tastes. -Crockalley (talk) 21:59, 7 August 2016 (EDT)
- This is one assumption I am okay with. There aren't too many reasons Hasbro would change the name of a character as this makes it harder for them to build the characters as recognizable properties. The only other fairly common reason is unintended meanings (Slag, Slapper, Spastic, etc).--Khajidha (talk) 07:18, 8 August 2016 (EDT)
