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i say use multiple qualifiers. compare [[Armorhide (UT) (Mini-Con)]] and [[Armorhide (UT) (Autobot)]]. also, generally speaking, when using qualifiers, do continuity, then faction. If there are two guys with the same name, from the same continuity, of the same faction, then use subgroups as dividers. Offhand, Sky High is the only one I can think of, with the resultant pages being [[Sky High (G1) (Pretender)]] and [[Sky High (G1) (Micromaster)]]. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:49, 5 April 2006 (PDT) | i say use multiple qualifiers. compare [[Armorhide (UT) (Mini-Con)]] and [[Armorhide (UT) (Autobot)]]. also, generally speaking, when using qualifiers, do continuity, then faction. If there are two guys with the same name, from the same continuity, of the same faction, then use subgroups as dividers. Offhand, Sky High is the only one I can think of, with the resultant pages being [[Sky High (G1) (Pretender)]] and [[Sky High (G1) (Micromaster)]]. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:49, 5 April 2006 (PDT) | ||
: Also, while I'm thinking about it, there's UT Blurr and UT Skywarp and UT Thundercracker, who I guess would violate the traditional (UT) naming schema. How are we handling them? Blurr (UT) (Armada) vs Blurr (UT) (Cybertron)? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:52, 5 April 2006 (PDT) | : Also, while I'm thinking about it, there's UT Blurr and UT Skywarp and UT Thundercracker, who I guess would violate the traditional (UT) naming schema. How are we handling them? Blurr (UT) (Armada) vs Blurr (UT) (Cybertron)? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:52, 5 April 2006 (PDT) | ||
:: As a side note, Hoop, we've been treating Cybertron Skywarp and Thundercracker as their Armada entities. Blurr (Cybertron) is as many as three distinct people, though, either being Armada Blurr (website bio), Velocitron Blurr (toy bio), or Earth-refugee Blurr (cartoon appearance). --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:57, 5 April 2006 (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> | :: As a side note, Hoop, we've been treating Cybertron Skywarp and Thundercracker as their Armada entities. Blurr (Cybertron) is as many as three distinct people, though, either being Armada Blurr (website bio), Velocitron Blurr (toy bio), or Earth-refugee Blurr (cartoon appearance). --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:57, 5 April 2006 (UTC) | ||
I'd like to bring up, in a less hostile environment, the Cybertron/Cybertronic/Cybertronian/Cybertronix discussion again. This is my preference originally, because we do have separate words to cover the four different definitions at hand, and I think encouraging people to use them within the confines of this wiki would be a productive thing to do, since it would introduce consistency and help eliminate ambiguity or confusion. Clearly using "Cybertronian" as a generic adjective isn't wrong. It shows up endlessly in the fiction, significantly more than "Cybertronic" does. But "Cybertronic" has no other defintion, whereas "Cybertronian" also means "those guys from G2". I grant that "Cybertron" as a name for a member of the race is the same as the name of the planet, and consequently I have the least strong feelings about it. But "Cybertronic" is, in my opinion, a very useful word. Therefore, I stand behind the suggestion that we come up with a consistent way to use "Cybertron*" words on this site, even though I don't think it was originally brought up in an appropriate way. -[[User:LV|LV]] 20:22, 5 April 2006 (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> | |||
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qualifiers
i say use multiple qualifiers. compare Armorhide (UT) (Mini-Con) and Armorhide (UT) (Autobot). also, generally speaking, when using qualifiers, do continuity, then faction. If there are two guys with the same name, from the same continuity, of the same faction, then use subgroups as dividers. Offhand, Sky High is the only one I can think of, with the resultant pages being Sky High (G1) (Pretender) and Sky High (G1) (Micromaster). -hx 11:49, 5 April 2006 (PDT)
- Also, while I'm thinking about it, there's UT Blurr and UT Skywarp and UT Thundercracker, who I guess would violate the traditional (UT) naming schema. How are we handling them? Blurr (UT) (Armada) vs Blurr (UT) (Cybertron)? -hx 11:52, 5 April 2006 (PDT)
- As a side note, Hoop, we've been treating Cybertron Skywarp and Thundercracker as their Armada entities. Blurr (Cybertron) is as many as three distinct people, though, either being Armada Blurr (website bio), Velocitron Blurr (toy bio), or Earth-refugee Blurr (cartoon appearance). --ItsWalky 18:57, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to bring up, in a less hostile environment, the Cybertron/Cybertronic/Cybertronian/Cybertronix discussion again. This is my preference originally, because we do have separate words to cover the four different definitions at hand, and I think encouraging people to use them within the confines of this wiki would be a productive thing to do, since it would introduce consistency and help eliminate ambiguity or confusion. Clearly using "Cybertronian" as a generic adjective isn't wrong. It shows up endlessly in the fiction, significantly more than "Cybertronic" does. But "Cybertronic" has no other defintion, whereas "Cybertronian" also means "those guys from G2". I grant that "Cybertron" as a name for a member of the race is the same as the name of the planet, and consequently I have the least strong feelings about it. But "Cybertronic" is, in my opinion, a very useful word. Therefore, I stand behind the suggestion that we come up with a consistent way to use "Cybertron*" words on this site, even though I don't think it was originally brought up in an appropriate way. -LV 20:22, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
