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Most of this is admittedly taken from the Wikipedia entry, although I have done a fair bit of editing on it (mostly to try to fix the many, many links in it, and also to remove stuff explicitly about OTFCC, but not about Botcon, since I think OTFCC should have [already has?] it's own article.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 18:13, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Most of this is admittedly taken from the Wikipedia entry, although I have done a fair bit of editing on it (mostly to try to fix the many, many links in it, and also to remove stuff explicitly about OTFCC, but not about Botcon, since I think OTFCC should have [already has?] it's own article.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 18:13, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: IIRC, the article was largely written by this wiki's own Hooper X, so it's not that big a deal to use it, I figger.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: IIRC, the article was largely written by this wiki's own Hooper X, so it's not that big a deal to use it, I figger.  --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 
::It totally was!  So play with it as you see fit!  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
: We can further alter it, of course. I mean, I'm of the opinion each show should have its own article where most of that guest/toy/location information should go, but other tidbits. Significant events at the shows, whatr Hasbro revealed, that sort of thing. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:34, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
: We can further alter it, of course. I mean, I'm of the opinion each show should have its own article where most of that guest/toy/location information should go, but other tidbits. Significant events at the shows, whatr Hasbro revealed, that sort of thing. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:34, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:: I'm certainly fine with this.  It just seemed to me that there was a need for a more complete entry (i.e., not just one line), and this seemed like one that the existing Wikipedia was (largely) appropriate for (I don't advocate importing Wikipedia entries in general).--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 20:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
:: I'm certainly fine with this.  It just seemed to me that there was a need for a more complete entry (i.e., not just one line), and this seemed like one that the existing Wikipedia was (largely) appropriate for (I don't advocate importing Wikipedia entries in general).--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 20:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::: Sure. It's a good general overview for wikipedia... and a good base to cannibalize and expand on via multiple articles for our far superior TF wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:47, 9 June 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>
::: Sure. It's a good general overview for wikipedia... and a good base to cannibalize and expand on via multiple articles for our far superior TF wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
::::I think doing what Siph suggested would be totally awesome.  A full page for each year's official 'con, with summaries of panels, guests, pretty much anything we can pull out of the programs.  Exclusives, etc.  That'd be cool.  [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:37, 10 June 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>

Revision as of 00:37, 10 June 2006

Most of this is admittedly taken from the Wikipedia entry, although I have done a fair bit of editing on it (mostly to try to fix the many, many links in it, and also to remove stuff explicitly about OTFCC, but not about Botcon, since I think OTFCC should have [already has?] it's own article.--G.B. Blackrock 18:13, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

IIRC, the article was largely written by this wiki's own Hooper X, so it's not that big a deal to use it, I figger. --ItsWalky 18:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
It totally was! So play with it as you see fit! -hx 00:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
We can further alter it, of course. I mean, I'm of the opinion each show should have its own article where most of that guest/toy/location information should go, but other tidbits. Significant events at the shows, whatr Hasbro revealed, that sort of thing. --M Sipher 18:34, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm certainly fine with this. It just seemed to me that there was a need for a more complete entry (i.e., not just one line), and this seemed like one that the existing Wikipedia was (largely) appropriate for (I don't advocate importing Wikipedia entries in general).--G.B. Blackrock 20:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Sure. It's a good general overview for wikipedia... and a good base to cannibalize and expand on via multiple articles for our far superior TF wiki. --M Sipher 21:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I think doing what Siph suggested would be totally awesome. A full page for each year's official 'con, with summaries of panels, guests, pretty much anything we can pull out of the programs. Exclusives, etc. That'd be cool. -hx 00:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)