Pete, I attempted to gather sources, it but was shot down. Good news though it it's not really gone forever, I'm making a much smaller version of the article and putting it on thise wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia....sformers_comicsSome of the "reliable third party" sources I had gathered on the page before it's deletion included:
-Brereton, Erin (2006). Transformers: The Fantasy, The Fun, The Future. Triumph Books. p. 60. ISBN 1572439831.
- "The Mike The Pod Review: Botcon Exclusive Dreadwind". Mikethepod.com.
http://www.mikethepo...BEDreadwind.htm. Retrieved 2010-
-"Transformers Timelines Summer Special - - ComicNewsi.com for Comic Book News, Reviews, Previews, Discussions". Comicnewsi.com.
http://comicnewsi.co...=98&itemid=9754. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
-Tomart's Action Figure Digest, No. 164
-"Transformers Timelines Issue 3: Shattered Glass ? Independents ? ComicNewsi.com for Comic Book News, Reviews, Previews, Discussions". Comicnewsi.com.
http://comicnewsi.co...12063&catid=186. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
-Remaining Transfixed by Transformers, New York Times, by MICHAEL CIEPLY, Published: May 29, 2009
-"Transformers Collectors' Club releases a photo of Shattered Glass Cyclonus ? TOMOPOP ? COLLECTIBLE TOY CULTURE ? Vinyl toys, Papercraft, Garage kits, Gamer toys, Japanese toys". Tomopop.com.
http://tomopop.com/t...nus-11436.phtml. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
-"Transformers Timelines Dion Toy Review". BWTF. 2010-03-16.
http://www.bwtf.com/.../timelines/dion. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
-BotCon 2010 Opens Registration, Offers Exclusive 'Generation 2: Redux' Transformers Set, May 20th 2010, by Josh Wigler
-Transformers: Timelines Fall Special Generation 2 Redux, Review by BW Media, Thursday December 2, 2010
-"Transformers Club Magazine ? Comic Preview!". BSCkids. 2010-03-17.
http://www.bsckids.c...-comic-preview/. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
-Transformers: Timelines Fall Special Generation 2 Redux, Review by BW Media, Thursday December 2, 2010
I have the full text of the page on my user account for reference.
Mostly it was arguements by Wikipedia member NotARealWord who was responsible for the Timelines page deletion, heading the arguements against anyone who asserted it's notability and examining every source I put forth. He posted about 40 times about how unnotable the page was here
http://en.wikipedia....mers:_Timelines and here
http://en.wikipedia....2nd_nomination)So if you can convince him about the page's notability, you might get it back. He is on the Allspark and TFWiki under the name Item42.
Also, the page was frequently sabotaged and harassed by tfwiki and Allspark member Blackout, who runs a series of sock puppet accounts on Wikipedia.
Edited by mignash, 06 January 2011 - 06:29 PM.