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Welcome to the '''Doctor Who Wiki - TARDIS Index File'''! We have have several help pages to help you with various tasks on this wiki. See also [[w:c:help|Wikia Help]]; many of the answers provided there are also applicable to this wiki site. 
Welcome to the '''Tardis Wiki'''! We have have several help pages to help you with various tasks on this wiki.


==Getting started==
== Getting started ==
The following are help pages explaining some of the most basic aspects of editing articles of wiki editing in general:


*[[Help:Logging in|How to log in]]
* [[Help:Logging in|How to log in]]
*[[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]
* [[Help:Editing|How to edit a page]]
*[[Help:New page|How to start a new page]]
* [[Help:New page|How to start a new page]]
*[[Help:Wiki markup|How to use Wiki markup]]
* [[Help:Files|How to upload a file]]
*[[Help:Magic words|How to use magic words]]


==Policies, guidelines and information for contributors==
== Going deeper ==
*[[Tardis:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
These tutorials examine some more advanced topics, with special emphasis on things specific to this particular wiki. All editors, regardless of their familiarity with wiki editing, are encouraged to read these articles.


===Information for contributors===
* [[Help:Preloadable formats|How to use preloadable formats]]
*[[Tardis:What the TARDIS Index File is not|What the TARDIS Index File is not]]
* [[Help:Wiki markup|How to use Wiki markup]]
*[[Tardis:Point of view|Point of view]]
* [[Help:Magic words|How to use magic words]]
*[[Tardis:Copyrights|Copyrights]]
* [[Help:Namespace|What's a namespace?]]
*[[Tardis:List of prefixes|List of prefixes]]
*[[Tardis:Resources|Resources]]
*[[Tardis:Templates|Templates]]


===Policies===
== Policies, guidelines and information for contributors ==
*[[Tardis:Discussion policy|Discussion policy]]
If you're going to edit here — and we hope that you do! — you need to understand the formatting rules and guidelines we've stablished. These rules may be fiddly, but they greatly help the site have a uniform and more professional look. One of your first stops as an editor should be our [[Tardis:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], followed swiftly by a visit to our [[Tardis:Layout guide|layout guides]].
*[[Tardis:Canon policy|Canon policy]]
*[[Tardis:Image use policy|Image use policy]]
*[[Tardis:No personal attacks|No personal attacks]]
*[[Tardis:Protection policy|Protection policy]]
*[[Tardis:Spoiler policy|Spoiler policy]]
*[[Tardis:User page policy|User page policy]]
*[[Tardis:User image policy|User image policy]]
*[[Tardis:Vandalism policy|Vandalism policy]] and [[Tardis:Blocking policy|Blocking policy]]
*[[Tardis:Video policy|Video policy]]
*[[Tardis:Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]


====Index lists====
=== Information for contributors ===
*[[Tardis:Publication Index List|Publication Index List]]
* [[Tardis:Forking announcement/editors|Forking announcement (editors)]]
*[[Tardis:Audio Index List|Audio Index List]]
* [[Tardis:What Tardis Wiki is not|What Tardis Wiki is not]]
*[[Tardis:Broadcast and Video Index List|Broadcast and Video Index List]]
* [[Tardis:Point of view|Point of view]]
* [[Tardis:Copyrights|Copyrights]]
* [[Tardis:Copyright tags|Copyright tags]]
* [[Tardis:List of prefixes|List of prefixes]]
* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] - List of edits made to this wiki.
* [[Tardis:Resources|Resources]]
* [[:Category:Templates|Templates]]


==Forum==
=== Nominations pages ===
*[[Forum:Index|Forum index]]
Some features of the site — typically elements seen on [[Doctor Who Wiki|the front page]] are put up for specific discussion at one of several nominations pages. Here's a list of them, so you can get in on the conversation!
:*[[Forum:Reference desk|Reference Desk]] - Questions relating to Real World matters and the Doctor Who Universe.
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:*[[Forum:Panopticon|Panopticon]] - Policy and procedure relating to the maintenance and development of the TARDIS Index File Doctor Who Wiki.
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:*[[Forum:The Howling|The Howling]] - A place to solve problems and create fixes for continuity holes, speculate, discuss trivia, and offer up theories on continuity and other points of trivia, rather than engaging in these discussions in articles or on article talk pages.
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==Getting involved==
=== Help pages ===
*[[Tardis:To Do List|To Do Lists]]
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*[[Tardis:Quote of the Week policy|Quote of the Week policy]] and [[Tardis:Quote of the Week nominations|Quote of the Week nominations]]
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*[[Tardis:Current projects|Current projects]]
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*[[Tardis:Feature Article policy|Feature Article policy]] and [[Tardis:Feature Article nominations|Feature Article nominations]]
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[[Category:TARDIS Index File Wiki]]
 
==== Index lists ====
* [[Tardis:Publication Index List|Publication Index List]]
* [[Tardis:Audio Index List|Audio Index List]]
* [[Tardis:Broadcast and Video Index List|Broadcast and Video Index List]]
 
== Forums ==
=== (Spoiler-free) ===
* '''[[Forum:The Cloisters|The Cloisters]]''' (forum index)
:* [[Forum:Advice and Assistance|Advice and Assistance]] - Ask us anything!
:* [[Forum:Reference desk|Reference Desk]] - Question-and-answer forum about narrative or behind-the-scenes elements. Our version of the Doctor Who Answers wiki.
:* [[Forum:Panopticon|Panopticon]] - Policy and procedure relating to the maintenance and development of the Tardis Wiki.
* [[Theory:Discontinuity Index|Discontinuity Index]] - A collection of discussions specifically related to the discontinuous narrative elements in individual stories. Got a plot hole? This is the place for you.
 
=== Spoilers allowed ===
:* [[Howling:The Howling|The Howling]] - A place to freely discuss and speculate, without having to worry about the restrictions of [[Tardis:spoiler policy|our spoiler policy]].
 
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 20 March 2024

Welcome to the Tardis Wiki! We have have several help pages to help you with various tasks on this wiki.

Getting started

The following are help pages explaining some of the most basic aspects of editing articles of wiki editing in general:

Going deeper

These tutorials examine some more advanced topics, with special emphasis on things specific to this particular wiki. All editors, regardless of their familiarity with wiki editing, are encouraged to read these articles.

Policies, guidelines and information for contributors

If you're going to edit here — and we hope that you do! — you need to understand the formatting rules and guidelines we've stablished. These rules may be fiddly, but they greatly help the site have a uniform and more professional look. One of your first stops as an editor should be our Manual of Style, followed swiftly by a visit to our layout guides.

Information for contributors

Nominations pages

Some features of the site — typically elements seen on the front page are put up for specific discussion at one of several nominations pages. Here's a list of them, so you can get in on the conversation!


Help pages

Policies


Index lists

Forums

(Spoiler-free)

  • Advice and Assistance - Ask us anything!
  • Reference Desk - Question-and-answer forum about narrative or behind-the-scenes elements. Our version of the Doctor Who Answers wiki.
  • Panopticon - Policy and procedure relating to the maintenance and development of the Tardis Wiki.
  • Discontinuity Index - A collection of discussions specifically related to the discontinuous narrative elements in individual stories. Got a plot hole? This is the place for you.

Spoilers allowed

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