Talk:Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide
I am still unsure on whether we should be putting up pages like this on unofficial guides. I am inclined to delete it before this page becomes the precedent for putting up pages on every unofficial guide ever published. And there are a lot. And they shouldn't be on this wiki. --ItsWalky 14:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- I've been unsure on this as well. It's that "slippery slope" deal again... as much as I LIKE the Cyb guides... we should probably delete this page. --M Sipher 20:24, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
I dunno, I think the Cybertronian might be an exception. They at least got permission from Hasbro to use images and artwork of the actual characters and toys. Other books like Prime Targets couldn't even do that much and had to smatter ugly "generic" looking robots and vehicles all over the book. But that's just me. Do most other unofficial guides use official artwork and images? --DrSpengler 20:31, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi!
Hi guys, PacifistPrime here with my third originated article. I hope you'll please contribute.
Personally I love these books (mags, whatever), even though they cost me a SERIOUS wad, having foolishly NOT bought them at the time due to their outrageous price even then. Oh foolish, foolish poppet... One of many such decisions my wallet has come to regret.
I'll try and get around to issue/volume summaries soon, but if anyone else wants to jump in first I'd be happy for you to do so.
Also, does anyone know what befell the series, i.e. why they stopped publishing with vol.1 of Beast Wars, only to later put out the index? Also, as I don't have the Index myself, I don't really know why it was so unpopular. Anyone wanna dish in?
Anyway, hope you like it, and let me know what you think. Cheers! PacifistPrime.
- I heard that much as Doug Dlin would like the magazine to continue, there are some logistics issues in getting all the right resources lined up at all the right times. I imagine a collection like the one used in the books doesn't come along every day, for a start! :) --Ratbat 12:38, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I skipped buying this too when it came out, 'cause I thought it was a little too costly... more fool I.
I don't see a problem with having this series of books having an entry, by the by. Dj convoy 17:44, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- Dreawave used them for reference material, no? -150.253.70.105 22:47, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
I guess I'm just of the mind that wants to see an entry about these things, regardless of their official status (similarly, I'd want to see something about Prime Targets and the series of books J. Alverez has put together)... Whether Hasbro has placed the stamp of approval on these books or not, these are books that have been published about Transformers, which, to my mind, elevates them from being something more than a fanzine or whatever, and, therefore, makes them worthy of inclusion here. Dj convoy 21:11, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- I disagree, and I LIKE the Cybertronian guides. The Hasbro/Takara stamp IS important. I DON'T want a precedent for unofficial works getting pages, because then we're talking about every last Lee's or Tomarts or ToyFare or whatever that published an unlicensed TF whatever. The purpose of the wiki is to catalog the official stuff, and there's still tons more of that to go through that we don't have on here yet to even bother with unofficial items. --M Sipher 21:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
