User talk:Jimsorenson

Downtimes

Hey, Jim. I moved your comment here to join its friends.--Rosicrucian^Talk 17:34, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

BW Models

Finished the scanning tonight. Expect an e-mail some time tomorrow. -Derik 04:17, 13 May 2009 (EDT)

Well, awesome! Thank you, I'm looking forward to seeing the models. --Jimsorenson 10:06, 13 May 2009 (EDT)

Cybertronix alphabets

Can I ask how you made the Image:Maximal Language.jpg and Image:Predacon Language.jpg pics? They might be better off without JPEG compression, if possible... --fleb 17:53, 8 June 2009 (EDT)

I think I just typed them out and took a screen capture. You're welcome to grab the fonts and take a better pic. --Jimsorenson 18:09, 8 June 2009 (EDT)

Letters Page

Hey Jim, you've researched the UK letters pages since I love my notes on them... do you remember whereabout they talk about the US timeline, Time Wars etc being a new universe? -Derik 17:16, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

Oh, geeze. Ummm ... very late in the game, from what I recall. Dreadwing probably, not quite Blaster yet. Beyond that, I don't think I can help you. --Jimsorenson 17:24, 20 June 2009 (EDT)

Hrm...

Also I might be wrong on this... but I think that the BK Transformers site is using your fonts. -Derik 11:45, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

They sure are! Awesomesauce! Thanks for the heads up. --Jimsorenson 11:58, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

Cyberglyphics

Hey, just wondered if you'd be interested in helping on the article. I'm going to have a bunch of time over the holiday weekend, so I hope to get most of the character set transcribed and uploaded as a PDF file. I can also shoot you the Illustrator file when I'm done if you'd like. With a little luck, maybe we can make sense of this and turn it into a good resource for the wiki. --Rosicrucian^Talk 14:13, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

Happily. Cyberglyphics are beautiful, and I'd love to see them get some love. --Jimsorenson 14:16, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

PDF now uploaded here. Those are all the glyphs I've found so far. Lemme know if you need the original Illustrator file.--Rosicrucian^Talk 22:57, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

Some of the glyphs have also been associated with numbers, and a handful of them are used for an (incomplete) substitution-cipher in a coloring book. -Derik 22:59, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

If there are more I don't have in that file, I'd love to see examples so I can add them in.--Rosicrucian^Talk 23:02, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

I should dig out the coloring book too... -Derik 23:55, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

Aha! I knew there had to be more than just the ten of these things. I'll get those integrated tomorrow.--Rosicrucian^Talk 00:02, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

And added to the PDF. Oh, how I wish they didn't put that inane effect on them to make them look "ancient." It makes them harder to eyeball.--Rosicrucian^Talk 01:18, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

Yet more. ;-) -Derik 01:37, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

Hmm. Some of those are new, yet some of them are repeats. I have to wonder how many symbols we'll have when we've catalogued them all.--Rosicrucian^Talk 01:43, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

Actually, I just realized that an NDA I signed makes me working on these a dicey proposition at best. Better for me to err on the safe side and bow out. I'm still quite keen to see what you guys make of them, but I don't think I can be involved.--Jimsorenson 23:06, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

That's fair enough, Jim. Thanks for the consideration, at least!--Rosicrucian^Talk 23:07, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

More Fonts

Thought you might want to know-- Decepticon Regular shows up in the Revenge of the Fallen X-Box/PS3 game. -Derik 17:59, 14 July 2009 (EDT)

Awesome! I'm everywhere I want to be! --Jimsorenson 18:41, 14 July 2009 (EDT)

Quiz

Just goofing around - Transformers quiz. Probably easysauce for anyone here though.

Thanks

I just wanted to say thank you for the kind words you send us the seibs News Crew per e-mail! Your updates are very much appreciated.Dead Metal 08:06, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

Well, I appreciate the traffic you throw my way, and the good job you guys do of keeping me up to date. I've got your RSS feed up on my blog so that I can stay abreast of the latest TF news. --Jimsorenson 13:19, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

One hand washes the other. :DDead Metal 13:29, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

Thanks

Thank you for telling me this. I just ran across the Star Wars pages and wanted to add the species. I didn't know that that was against the outside sources policy. I think General Grievous is still marked as a Kaleesh however. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kaymac192 (talk • contribs).

No problem. I just didn't want you to think that people were picking on you because you were new or anything like that. --Jimsorenson 14:56, 19 August 2009 (EDT)

This must be made

If IDW is up to it, it would be awesome if you and bill could put together an Ark-like tome of boxart, especially the stuff from G1 to Beast Wars. --FortMax 21:32, 27 August 2009 (EDT)

All things are possible ... -Jimsorenson 21:49, 27 August 2009 (EDT)

Harrier Starscream

Damn. True. Forgot about it. Anyway, sorry for being so fussy, but there should be capital "H". "jump jet" (= Harrier) - lowcase, "Harrier" - uppercase.

Seems like Starscream's certainly not an expert when it comes to human technology... -- Silvery 09:45, 6 September 2009 (EDT)

WOW

omg, i cant believe Jim Sorenson has an account here! Im such a huge fan! right now im saving up to buy the allspark almanac at The Forbidden Planet! --92.238.160.72 14:27, 14 September 2009 (EDT)

Well, I hope you enjoy it! --Jimsorenson 14:38, 14 September 2009 (EDT)

Oh I Bet i will! Its basically the ark, only coloured in and animated! --92.238.160.72 14:40, 14 September 2009 (EDT)

Cybertron caps

Are these the two you're after? I'm afraid they're not particularly clear - this is as big as they get. - Chris McFeely 20:16, 19 September 2009 (EDT)

Yup, those're the two. Thanks! --Jimsorenson 20:22, 19 September 2009 (EDT)

Revenge

Since I don't have The Complete Ark, can you confirm this for me and a few other editors? --Detour 19:12, 10 October 2009 (EDT)

Yes, that's in there. It came from one of the original designers. I asked if the ship (and the ship at the end of MtMtE) had a name in the original model sheets. It didn't, but he spoke about what he would have called it if it were up to him. I figured that was good enough to mention in the book. --Jimsorenson 19:29, 10 October 2009 (EDT)

Greetingz-z-z-z!

Waz-z-z-zpinator greetz-z-z! I'm glad to find z-z-z-zo much comradez-z-z-z here! Well, your questionz-z-z - my answerz-z-z (or vice verz-z-za) on every theme!--He-l-en1959 15:50, 30 November 2009 (EST)

Quez-z-ztion

I pray, can you write the whole text of "The Tranz-z-zformerz-z-z" z-z-zong ("Transformers, robots in disguise…") to me? Or tell me where can I find the text, pleaz-z-ze!--Waz-z-z-zpinator59 12:25, 25 November 2010 (EST)

Seeker

Does Ramjet using the term Seeker in the Almanac mean the group is technically referred to as such? User:Eire 01.15 Jan 04 2010 (UTC)

You probably want his user page, not his article. --ItsWalky 21:02, 3 January 2010 (EST)

I'll leave that as an exercise to the readers. What he says is "[Thundercracker is] the original Starscream. All of us seekers were cloned from him."--Jimsorenson 21:22, 3 January 2010 (EST)

Well, he's a liar, so. --ItsWalky 21:36, 3 January 2010 (EST)

Lion's share

In the source fable, the lion took all of the available food; thus the "lion's share" means ALL of something. However, it is often misused to mean the greatest part. Khajidha 14:10, 23 February 2010 (EST)

You say misused, I say used. Language is an evolving shared construct, and that today the meaning has changed. However, you're absolutely right about the historic origins of the phrase.--Jimsorenson 14:28, 23 February 2010 (EST)

Sentinel Prime

This conversation was moved to Talk:Sentinel Prime (G1)#Sentinel Prime.

Anagrams

I was just looking at the Almanac Annotations, and saw a section labeled "Unsolved Anagrams" with a listing for a "Baron Ye Gult". I don't know if the list has been updated lately or if this anagram has been solved, but I was wondering if it was perhaps supposed to be "Tonya Bulger"? Don't know who she is, but it seems a possible name. --Khajidha 13:06, 27 July 2010 (EDT)

You'd have to ask Bill, those were his. He does have a Formspring, though. --Jimsorenson 13:08, 27 July 2010 (EDT)

Sorry, looked at the note wrong. Thanks for the help. --Khajidha 13:12, 27 July 2010 (EDT)

Dalek

About the Dalek thing, I was hoping to add it on because that what a Dalek is. I thought we didn't have to not "know" what a Dalek is, and we can tell someone who doesn't know what a Dalek is what it is. That was for people who just saw the picture of the Dalek next to "Go" should I just leave that stuff for the original wikipedia?LordDalek 19:54, 5 September 2010 (EDT)

Junkion name request

I've been trying to write/writing several pages for the various Junkion characters, but since I don't own a copy of The Complete Ark, I have no clue what name belongs to what model. I was hoping someone would move them for me, but since that's not happening auto, I am asking around for someone to be so kind. So, would you be so kind to move those pages to their proper title for me? Which reminds me, there's certain information I'd like to see added to the Character model page or The Ark pages I figure only you could add. How are character model sheets treated during the (post-)production process? Where do they go once they aren't needed anymore. Is there any reason to why some "get lost" and others don't? How come they apparently had access to Lithone models from the movie to fill up the BBo2006 Junkion crowd, but not to Junkion models? Pretty much the technical lifestory of character model sheets. I would like to learn more about that, and I think it would be interesting to others too. Geewunling 16:32, 17 November 2010 (EST)

Animated Arcee's Season 3 models

Do you have larger versions of Arcee's season three models? The front and back ones in the Almanac 2 are pretty small, and I can't find her altmode anywhere. --FortMax 01:04, 25 November 2010 (EST)

What do you need them for? Also, there is no altmode model for her. She never transformed in the show, so they never drew one.--Jimsorenson 10:30, 25 November 2010 (EST)

I don't really need them, but was just wanting a better look at them. (Possibly as an extra on your blog :P) --FortMax 15:30, 25 November 2010 (EST)

Almanac

Where do you buy the Almanacs?--TOM 16:53, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

Amazon, I believe. There's a link on his user page. -- Semysane 17:07, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

Or any bookstore or comic book shop that's willing to order it. --Detour 21:42, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

Pictures on army-building

The photos on the army building page which you added back in 2008, did you take those yourself or were they sourced from somewhere? I'm just looking to retag some of them with descriptions, since the original descriptions were lost in the bookworm crash. --abates 18:49, 9 February 2012 (EST)

I took them myself. I'm big into army-building.--Jimsorenson 19:00, 9 February 2012 (EST)

Groovy, thanks! --abates 19:04, 9 February 2012 (EST)

TFA Optimus Prime

So you shan't reveal whether or not he was to become supreme commander in the end, hmm?--Autotrooper42 18:15, 2 March 2012 (EST)

I shared what Marty & Matt & Derrick shared with me. I don't know what they intended to be the secret of Sari or the ultimate disposition of Optimus & Sentinel and it isn't my place to make up an answer.--Jimsorenson 18:41, 2 March 2012 (EST)

That place belongs to FunPub! -Derik 19:30, 2 March 2012 (EST)

Alt2day.com

For the past year, I haven't got the site to work for me, any idea why? Escargon 22:57, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Well, it was a little viral marketing site for a book that's been out for several years now. A friend was hosting it for me... it's possible he stopped devoting the bandwidth for it.--Jimsorenson 23:28, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

It was the dynyds version, and it did that once before, from January to August of 2011. It's been out now for so long. Maybe you can talk to this friend of your's? Just asking, that's all. Escargon 23:33, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Box art book?

haven't heard about this for a while; is it still a thing, or did it fizzle out? Spork 18:42, 20 August 2013 (EDT)

Still a thing. It's looking like mid 2014, to tie in with the movie. It's a big subject matter, with appropriately large physical dimensions including pagecount. That means a high price tag. To mitigate that risk, IDW is timing it to maximize sales. --Jimsorenson 18:45, 20 August 2013 (EDT)

Cool! By the way, is it g1/g2 only, or more comprehensive than that? Now if IDW would just put out an officially translated set of the Japanese g1 comics, I can die in peace...