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:The logic is, given the prevalence of the term in the fandom and the swear-up-and-down memory it's ''real'', the term 'Seeker' was probably in many obscure advertisements (thus why it's ''so'' cemented in the fandom's ur-memory)... but this is just the only example we've found. (Who saves old holiday catalogs?) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 15:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC) | :The logic is, given the prevalence of the term in the fandom and the swear-up-and-down memory it's ''real'', the term 'Seeker' was probably in many obscure advertisements (thus why it's ''so'' cemented in the fandom's ur-memory)... but this is just the only example we've found. (Who saves old holiday catalogs?) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 15:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC) | ||
::My point was rather that the casual fan might not be clear on whether catalogs ''are'' "something approved by Hasbro/Takara". So we should make it clear, one way or the other. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:46, 15 January 2008 (UTC) | ::My point was rather that the casual fan might not be clear on whether catalogs ''are'' "something approved by Hasbro/Takara". So we should make it clear, one way or the other. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:46, 15 January 2008 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 24 March 2009
Are Catalogs Canon?
[edit]This ad is interesting in another way, besides the appearance of the word "Seeker". It strongly suggests that "Diakron Multi-Force Robot" is a Transformer. If catalogs are canon, then I guess we need a page for this guy. If catalogs are not canon, we should specifically mention that on the canon page. JW 15:29, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
- 'Canon' is something approved by Hasbro/Takara/Someone-with-the-authority-to-approve-things.
- AFAIK, we consider Seeker canon not because it's in the Sears ad- but because it's a proper noun in the ad, and one of the few parts not just a mash of generic description. We think Seeker was official internally-generated copy generated by Hasbro, and the ad just reflects its existence.
- The logic is, given the prevalence of the term in the fandom and the swear-up-and-down memory it's real, the term 'Seeker' was probably in many obscure advertisements (thus why it's so cemented in the fandom's ur-memory)... but this is just the only example we've found. (Who saves old holiday catalogs?) -Derik 15:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
- My point was rather that the casual fan might not be clear on whether catalogs are "something approved by Hasbro/Takara". So we should make it clear, one way or the other. JW 15:46, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
