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 == Transit and mechanic ==
 Hello. I've added a proposed deletion to [[Ford Transit]], for the reason you can find on that page, and I was wondering if, as it's your page, you can counter the point.--{{User:Skittles the hog/sig}} 19:24, October 31, 2014 (UTC)
+:Hello again Freddie. I was just wondering if you have a source for the uncredited [[service mechanic]] actors. If so, can you please add it to the article or tell me what it is. Thanks--{{User:Skittles the hog/sig}} 16:11, November 3, 2014 (UTC)
+== Re: Transit and Mechanic ==
+Hi Skittles the hog,
+My source for the uncredited [[service mechanic]] actors was ''The Doctor Who Production Guide Volume Three: Cast and Crew'' by David Brunt and Andrew Pixley, published by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society in April 1998. I hope this helps. I'd also like to say thank you for your contributions to the page, as these have greatly improved it.
+On the subject of [[Ford Transit]], I just thought I'd let you know that I accept and respect your decision to delete this page; admins — or is it caretakers now? — know best! I'll just write it off to experience. I'd also like to apologize for my attempts to counter the point on [[Talk:Ford Transit]]; this was the first time I had ever done such a thing, and I'm afraid I failed miserably in doing so — just as I did on [[Talk:Eeny, meeny, miny, moe]].
+If only I'd called the 'Ford Transit' page 'Pickup truck' instead. It would probably have been less bother...
+I've printed myself off a copy of [[Tardis:Valid sources]] and will keep it close by when creating pages in the future. I hope my creation of 'Ford Transit' didn't cause too much inconvenience.
+I await your reply with great interest. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:03, November 3, 2014 (UTC)
+:Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I decided to wipe the page as ''The Android Invasion'' appearance really isn't conclusive in-universe. However, you shouldn't apologise for attempting to counter the point. The wiki requires that sort of community interaction. I've participated in many discussions where I've disagreed with people, and I certainly haven't triumphed in all of them. Till the next time.--{{User:Skittles the hog/sig}} 18:00, November 3, 2014 (UTC)
+== Prefixes ==
+Hello (yet) again Freddie. I just wanted to make sure you knew that you needn't add prefixes to sentences. They're needed when citing, but when they're included in a sentence they actually have a negative effect, breaking up the flow.
+I'm not going to say "don't add them" as it's not against policy. You may find that others add them and there are many, many examples of it on the wiki. I just wanted to point out that its not policy that they need to be added. Its a bit of a pet peeve of mine, so I tend to remove them while making other edits.
+For example: "[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' saw the Zygons return, their first televised appearance since [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' with [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]'' seeing them make appearances in other mediums" is an unnecessarily formulaic version of: "''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' saw the Zygons return, their first televised appearance since ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' with ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'' and ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]'' seeing them make appearances in other mediums"
+It's just something to consider. Till the next time.--{{User:Skittles the hog/sig}} 19:58, November 9, 2014 (UTC)
+== New TARDIS Data Core page: Spaceman (Death to the Daleks) ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created a new page for TARDIS Data Core: [[Jack (Death to the Daleks)]].
+I have to confess, I wasn't sure what to call the page at first, but eventually decided on the aforementioned title to differentiate between any other 'Spaceman' characters who may appear in ''Doctor Who'' in the future, and also to allow for a 'Spaceman' disambiguation page to be created at some later date. I hope this is all right.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment and make any changes you consider necessary.
+Many thanks. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:37, December 3, 2014 (UTC)
+==New TARDIS Data Core page: Doctor Who and the Daleks (featurettes)==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created the page [[Doctor Who and the Daleks (featurettes)]] for TARDIS Data Core.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment and make any changes you consider necessary.
+Many thanks -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:39, January 9, 2015 (UTC)
+== New TARDIS Data Core page: The Tyger ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created the page [[The Tyger]] for TARDIS Data Core.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment and make any changes you consider necessary.
+I've also added an external link to the page so that those who are interested can read, and listen to, the full poem. I hope this is all right.
+Many thanks. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:20, March 27, 2015 (UTC)
+== New TARDIS Data Core page: Insurgent ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created the page [[Insurgent]] for TARDIS Data Core.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment, and make any changes you consider necessary.
+Many thanks. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:15, June 5, 2015 (UTC)
+== New TARDIS Data Core page: Eastchester ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created the page [[Eastchester]] for TARDIS Data Core.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment, and make any changes you consider necessary.
+Many thanks -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:42, June 5, 2015 (UTC)
+== New TARDIS Data Core page: Jim Daniels ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know that I've created the page [[Jim Daniels]] for TARDIS Data Core.
+I'd be grateful if you and the other caretakers could take a look when you get a spare moment, and make any changes you consider necessary.
+Many thanks -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:05, June 5, 2015 (UTC)
+== New pages ==
+Hi! I just wanted to let you know that it's not necessary to leave a message on my talk page every time you create an article. There are plenty of people, admins and others, who regularly clean up articles on the wiki, so if your pages need any work, it will get done. Thanks! [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:08, June 5, 2015 (UTC)
+== Re. Insurgent ==
+Hi Shambala108,
+It wasn't until long after I had created the page [[Insurgent]] for TARDIS Data Core that I realized I should have called it 'Insurgent (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)' to differentiate between any other 'Insurgent' characters who may appear in ''Doctor Who'' in the future, and also to allow for an 'Insurgent' disambiguation page to be created at a later date.
+I would be grateful if you and the other caretakers could look into changing the page title accordingly, and apologize for any inconvenience caused. I'll be more careful in future.
+I await your reply with great interest. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]] [[User talk:Freddie R. Aldous#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:23, June 11, 2015 (UTC)
+== Re: Insurgent ==
+Someone has already put a <nowiki>{{Speedy rename}}</nowiki> tag on it, so I'll get around to it when I have time for moving links.
+In the future, to request a page name change, you just add either <nowiki>{{Speedy rename}}</nowiki> or <nowiki>{{Rename}}</nowiki> tag. Directions for doing so are located at [[Template:Speedy rename]] and [[Template:Rename]]. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:28, June 11, 2015 (UTC)
+== Quotation marks ==
+Hi! While you are correct that we use British English on this wiki, the one exception is quotation marks. For technical reasons, we use the American way of using quotation marks. You can read the details at [[Tardis:Quotation marks]]. Thanks! [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:44, July 20, 2015 (UTC)
+Hullo there! You look like a nice person so I'll just drop by for a bit...
+== Uncredited cast ==
+Hi, please note that uncredited actors need sources if added to the cast sections of story pages. Thanks, --[[User:Borisashton|Borisashton]] [[User talk:Borisashton|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:32, July 21, 2020 (UTC)
+== For(u)m Letter ==
+Hey there, I hope your Halloween was decent. As you might know, we've not had forums for over two years at this point. A few of the regular editors have been having a discussion on this topic at [[Forum talk:Index]] and we'd like the input of other prominent editors if you have the inclination. Cheers. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:35, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
+== Dr vs Dr. ==
+Hi there. In British English, we don't put a full stop after an honourific unless the word, when written in full, ends with the same letter. So, "Mr" doesn't have a full stop because "Mister" ends with an R, but "Prof." does because "Professor" doesn't end with an F.
+If I haven't explained it very well, it's explained on [[T:HONOURIFICS]]. [[User:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:47, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
+== "This isn't notable" — why? ==
+Hi Jack "BtR" Saxon,
+In my recent edits for TARDIS Data Core, whenever I have mentioned in 'Behind the scenes' that a character has never been identified with a first name or surname on-screen or in any spin-off media, you have always reverted these with the explanation "This isn't notable".
+Please could you explain why the aforementioned "isn't notable"? If this goes against the rules of TARDIS Data Core, I apologize. I always do my best to make good edits and understand if for some reason an admin has to reverse them.
+I await your reply with great interest. -- [[User:Freddie R. Aldous|Freddie R. Aldous]]
+: Hi, there. There are thousands of characters in ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs that we only know the first name or surname for, so it's not really noteworthy. Also, it's redundant; the fact that we don't have their full name on the page makes it obvious to the reader that we don't know their full name. [[User:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:30, 18 April 2023 (UTC)