Talk:Scrapmetal

"Are you sure you don't mean sapient?"

(The above was apparently by Derik. Remember: Signatures are your friends.) I think he's asking if "sentient" (i.e., is capable of feeling things) conveys the intended idea as well as "sapient" (i.e., capable of reason). However, pretty much EVERYONE means "capable of reason" when they use "sentient." (Has Star Trek ever used the word "sapient"?) In fact, my dictionary seems to want to define "sapient" as "wise" or "sagacious" (neither of which apply to Scrapmetal), and includes a defintion of "sentient" which says "possessing the powers of feeling or perception." Perception might be argued to include some form of reasoning capacity. In any event, if we DO wish to change the word to "sapient" in the interests of more precise language, remember to change the reference to the "sentient" Scrapmetal in the Scrapmetal drones (UT) article as well.--G.B. Blackrock 15:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think he's serious, G.B. There was just a long-ass retarded discussion about the terms years ago on ATT, hence the quotes. Possibly the most pointless waste of bandwidth ever. --ItsWalky 16:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

link please? I've got to see this. --FortMax 22:07, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Ahhh. I do recall the conversation. (I've been around for longer than most people seem to think) Just missed the intended commentary. Wouldn't be the first time....--G.B. Blackrock 21:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Walky is correct. In fact- I think it was even BEFORE MY TIME in the fandom, I've just heard of it via in-jokes in fanfics.

IIRC, the conclusion was- "Star Trek did it wront, but now, 40 years in, everyone uses Star Trek's term, so Star Trek isnow 'right'."

(Sentient, IIRC, means posessiong consciousness, not necessarily human-level reasoning.) -Derik 00:34, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

The discussion I recall was in 2001 (looked it up on Google after being reminded of it here). Not THAT ancient.... (I've been around for nearly a decade, myself).--G.B. Blackrock 13:44, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

We really need something or other about how Scrapmetal's alt mode is identical to the walker tanks in some anime or another.

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