Talk:Aligned continuity family
The name
This page needed to be called something, and none of the suggested options seemed to have more or less community support in previous discussion, so I went with what I liked best. For the record, here are the choices I've seen:
- New Aligned (or just Aligned)
- Modern
- War for Cybertron/Exodus
- Taken from Hasbro commentary: [5]
- Prime
- Based on the current most prominent franchise
- Bible
- Based on the monumental production bible and the fact that the WfC novel is named "Exodus"
For my money, I prefer the first two, and I went with "New Aligned" over "Modern" because it's more unique and descriptive, plus it's less prone to dating. "War for Cybertron/Exodus" is clunky, and I vehemently dislike "Prime" because of all the confusion and debates we've caused ourselves by having both a "G1" franchise and a "G1" continuity family. "Bible" strikes me as kind of left-field and too laden with real-world baggage.
I don't mean to impose my opinion; if the community prefers a different name, that's cool. And of course, if Hasbro ever declares an official name, this whole question is moot. But in the meantime... gotta have something.
- Jackpot 21:01, 25 February 2011 (EST)
- I myself have been using the term "Modern Aligned Continuity" to refer to this canon, combining both of the terms that Hasbro has used. I'd say that both terms are able to encompass WFC, Exodus, and Prime without favoring one over the other. But since there are two terms, and since neither seems to take precedence over the other, I just use both at once. Ergo, the "Modern Aligned Continuity". --Sabrblade 15:15, 26 February 2011 (EST)
- It's not always going to be "new," so lacking an official term, I'd omit that part of it.--RosicrucianTalk 15:44, 26 February 2011 (EST)
Yeah, won't always be new, I'd vote "Modern Aligned" or just "Aligned". --ZacWilliam (not logged in)
