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After reading the book Gear Heads, I found out a lot about the tumultuous history of Robot Wars, not just Marc Thorpe's version, but in the UK as well. There are several quotes that I think would contribute greatly to this wiki, but they don't exactly cast a positive light on Robot Wars. I'm talking about Rex Garrod's reasons for leaving Robot Wars, teams who feel they were cheated by the producers, and commentary on the lack of preparedness. Personally, I think that this sort of thing is vital to have, but I completely understand if people are uncomfortable about doing the expos€ sort of thing. It should be a community decision, so, what are people's thoughts on this matter?

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After reading the book Gear Heads, I found out a lot about the tumultuous history of Robot Wars, not just Marc Thorpe's version, but in the UK as well. There are several quotes that I think would contribute greatly to this wiki, but they don't exactly cast a positive light on Robot Wars. I'm talking about Rex Garrod's reasons for leaving Robot Wars, teams who feel they were cheated by the producers, and commentary on the lack of preparedness. Personally, I think that this sort of thing is vital to have, but I completely understand if people are uncomfortable about doing the expos€ sort of thing. It should be a community decision, so, what are people's thoughts on this matter? RA2; aka Resetti's Replicas. (My Talk) 01:56, November 9, 2009 (UTC) I had heard about several of those complaints, and if you list them, we'll discuss each one. Or you can just email them directly to me. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 02:40, November 9, 2009 (UTC) I agree with TG. We should probably discuss each one individually. I don't mind having this sort of negative information myself, but it would be good to get everyone's thoughts on them all. Christophee (talk) 15:56, November 9, 2009 (UTC) I agree with you three, we should discuss each quote seperately. I think that we should have at least some of these on the wiki, because we have to show both of the sides of Robot Wars: positive and negative. Helloher (Death is not my phone number) 21:50, November 9, 2009 (UTC) Ok then. I'll have to go dig out my copy of the book to find the quotes in question, but in the meantime, here's one I found on Tornado's website: "The Dutch roboteers were busy setting up their machines, quite a few assembling robot kits, but a few had arrived with not even an unfinished machine - they had brought a box of raw materials! Unsurprisingly the tech crew were not impressed - thank goodness for the ringer robots... " — Team Tornado RA2; aka Resetti's Replicas. (My Talk) 16:10, November 9, 2009 (UTC) Where would this quote go? Under what heading? Toon Ganondorf (t c) 21:56, November 9, 2009 (UTC) They were referring to Series 2 of Dutch Robot Wars, and what they were seeing as the Dutch roboteers flied in. It seems a little harsh to put this quote right at the top of the NL series 2 page; I need help figuring out where exactly it should be placed, if at all. RA2; aka Resetti's Replicas. (My Talk) 22:03, November 9, 2009 (UTC) Maybe make another heading called 'Criticisms of the Wars' or something like that. Helloher (Death is not my phone number) 22:06, November 9, 2009 (UTC)