Tardis:Where spoilers are allowed: Difference between revisions

Please note spoilers are '''completely forbidden''' on in-universe pages, such as [[Eleventh Doctor]] or [[Torchwood Institute]] or [[sonic lipstick]]. The reason for this prohibition is simple: it is impossible to verify narrative elements before a story is actually released. And, indeed, even reputable sources occasionally get it wrong. If we were to believe ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', for instance, [[Oswald Danes]] would actually be Oswald ''Jones'' ([[DWM 427]]).   Because so much on a wiki depends upon the correct titling of articles, it's a tremendous time saver to wait and see what happens in the story as published or broadcast.

Furthermore, only articles about '''series''' are generally left open to general editing. '''Story''' articles are typically protected from general editing until the moment of official release. Story names have been known to change immediately prior to broadcast, as with ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]''. This has occasioned additional work, which could have been avoided had we but waited to create the article until the night of first broadcast.