Talk:The Transformers (toyline)
Lists turned sideways, upside down, inside out
This whole thing with the columnated lists looks terrible. A bulleted list needs to be longer than its width to read easily. Having three bulleted names sit side-by-side looks ridiculous (see the Insecticons listing, for example) and is harder to read. It breaks the association and continuity between the names, rather than enhancing it, and for what? In the name of "getting rid of white space"? Uh... white space is free! Unlimited! It costs us nothing! Extra vertical scrolling? Please. The page is going to be huge no matter what. Having to hit the space bar 22 times instead of 20 times is a small price to pay for legibility. -- Repowers 09:43, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
- Yeah, looking at it in IE (which doesn't support multiple-column lists) it looks fine and the lists are much more readable to me. --abates 19:20, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
- Maybe, if people don't want to have to scroll so much but also don't want the current weird-looking lists, we could use tables, e.g.
| Insecticons | Constructicons
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Decepticon Planes
Decepticon Military Operations Commander |
--Flicky1991 11:55, 10 August 2012 (EDT)
- I like this layout. Can I run with it? Please? --Tigerpaw28 21:43, 12 August 2012 (EDT)
- Sure! --Flicky1991 03:59, 13 August 2012 (EDT)
- I like this layout. Can I run with it? Please? --Tigerpaw28 21:43, 12 August 2012 (EDT)
Japanese lines
Should there be central hub page for the Japanese G1 lines or are the individual pages enough? I ask because a central page could be added to the navigation box more easily than the multiple pages. I have also proposed adding Generation 1 (Chinese toyline) to the nav box over on its talk page. Khajidha 08:43, 26 March 2010 (EDT)
- I've added China to the nav-box and I've mocked up a central page for the Japanese mini-franchises at User: Khajidha/sandbox. I'd like to hear any input. Khajidha 21:18, 4 April 2010 (EDT)
Not exactly "North America"
Right now it's only got info on the U.S. line. Needs stuff on those weird Mexican releases, as well as the late G1/G2 transition stuff being available in Canada... -hx 23:21, 4 April 2010 (EDT)
First Transformers toy?
Does anyone know what was the first original toy created for The Transformers toyline? After Hasbro / Takara exhausted their supply of Microman and Diaclone and unreleased prototypes like Scramble City...what was the first toy designed from the start to be a Transformers figure? Would it be the TFTM molds? --Xaaron 10:44, 7 June 2010 (EDT)
- Yes, the movie characters. - Starfield 11:13, 7 June 2010 (EDT)
Time Warrior
Should Time Warrior be listed on this page? Flicky1991 08:14, 10 August 2012 (EDT)
- I'd say no. Time Warrior strikes me more as merchandising than as a true part of the toyline. --Khajidha 11:02, 10 August 2012 (EDT)
