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[[Darksyde]] and [[Nemesis (G1)]] really shouldn't be in this category. I assume the logic is that they didn't have names during the original cartoon appearances, but nevertheless they do have names ''now''. They are ''not'' "nameless things." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | [[Darksyde]] and [[Nemesis (G1)]] really shouldn't be in this category. I assume the logic is that they didn't have names during the original cartoon appearances, but nevertheless they do have names ''now''. They are ''not'' "nameless things." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | ||
:They ''were'' nameless things for long periods of time. I don't see the harm. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | :They ''were'' nameless things for long periods of time. I don't see the harm. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I agree with Kil. It seems to me that if this list serves any practical purpose, it's to alert people to articles that could use a canon-supported name if one exists. You never know what somebody might dredge up from a long-lost Japanese guidebook or something. Including actually-named subjects in the list muddies the issue, I think. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 04:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ::I agree with Kil. It seems to me that if this list serves any practical purpose, it's to alert people to articles that could use a canon-supported name if one exists. You never know what somebody might dredge up from a long-lost Japanese guidebook or something. Including actually-named subjects in the list muddies the issue, I think. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 04:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC) | ||
::I can see Interrobang's point- but IMO this category has the same 'logic' as '[[:Category:Toy-only characters|Toy-only characters]]'. Once a character has a fiction appearance ''anywhere'' they're booted out. Similarly- one a character/thing gets a name... out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | |||
Revision as of 04:45, 8 March 2008
Darksyde and Nemesis (G1) really shouldn't be in this category. I assume the logic is that they didn't have names during the original cartoon appearances, but nevertheless they do have names now. They are not "nameless things." --KilMichaelMcC 04:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- They were nameless things for long periods of time. I don't see the harm. —Interrobang 04:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- I agree with Kil. It seems to me that if this list serves any practical purpose, it's to alert people to articles that could use a canon-supported name if one exists. You never know what somebody might dredge up from a long-lost Japanese guidebook or something. Including actually-named subjects in the list muddies the issue, I think. - Jackpot 04:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- I can see Interrobang's point- but IMO this category has the same 'logic' as 'Toy-only characters'. Once a character has a fiction appearance anywhere they're booted out. Similarly- one a character/thing gets a name... out. -Derik 04:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
