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Thanks for your recent [[Special:Contributions/{{PAGENAME}}|edits]]!  I'm [[Jimbo (Wild Blue Yonder)|Jimbo]], your '''robot wiki representative'''!  We hope you'll keep on editing with us.  This is actually a great time to have joined, because we're now '''fully independent''', and working on a host of new features!  
==Welcome aboard, {{{1}}}!==


Welcome to the [[TARDIS Index File|TARDIS Index File]]. We only take the best! Here are a few good links for newcomers:
We've got a couple of important quirks for a fan written wiki, so let's get them out of the way first.
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*'''Internal pages'''
**[[TARDIS:TARDIS crew members|TARDIS crew members]]
**[[Forum:Panopticon|The Panopticon]]
**[[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]
**[[Help:Contents|Help pages]]
*'''External Wikipedia pages'''
**[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
**[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Editing, policy, conduct, and structure tutorial]]
**[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Picture tutorial]]
**[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]


Remember that you should always sign your comments on talk and vote pages using four tildes like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> , or use the button above the edit space that looks like a signature.
<span id="ssh" style="font-size:125%">'''British English, please'''</span>


We hope you enjoy editing here and being a member of the TARDIS crew! If you have any questions, see the [[Help:Contents| Help pages]], add a question to one of [[Forum:Index|the Forums]]. {{{2}}}
We generally use [[British]] [[English]] 'round these parts, so if you use another form of English, please be sure you set your [[Help:Spell checking|spell checker]] to BrEng, and take a gander at our [[Help:Spelling cheat card|spelling cheat card]]. 
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<span id=ssh style="font-size:125%">'''Spoilers aren't cool'''</span>
 
We have a strict definition of "spoiler" that you may find a bit unusual.  Basically, a spoiler, to us, is anything that comes from a story which has not been released yet.  So, even if you've got some info from a [[BBC]] press release or official trailer, it basically can't be referenced here.  In other words, '''you gotta wait until the episode has finished its premiere broadcast to start editing about its contents.'''  Please check the '''[[Tardis:spoiler policy|spoiler policy]]''' for more details.
 
<span id=ssh style="font-size:125%">'''Other useful stuff'''</span>
 
Aside from those two things, we also have some pages that you should probably read when you get a chance, like: 
* [[Tardis:Help|the listing of all our help, policy and guideline pages]]
* [[Tardis:Manual of Style|our Manual of Style]]
* [[Tardis:Image use policy|our image use policy]]
* [[Tardis:User page policy|our user page policy]]
 
If you're brand new to wiki editing — and we all were, once! —  you probably want to check out these tutorials at Wikipedia, the world's largest wiki:
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Editing, policy, conduct, and structure tutorial]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial|Picture tutorial]]
 
Remember that you should always sign your comments on talk and vote pages using four tildes like this: <div style="font-family:'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:200%;text-align:center;">~ ~ ~ ~</div>
 
Thanks for becoming a member of the TARDIS crew! If you have any questions, see the [[Tardis:Help| Help pages]], add a question to one of [[Forum:The Cloisters|the Forums]] or ask an [[Tardis:Administrators|admin]].
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 23 March 2024

Instructions for {{Welcome}}
{{Welcome}} is the template which automatically gets stamped on a new registered user's talk page. As of 26 February 2024, it is best used by User:JIMBO, our welcome bot. It may not function entirely when used manually by a human editor.

The sample output below generally shows the form of the message, but the special variables ($1, $2, $3, $4), only work for JIMBO. These variables don't universally get filled in if a human editor uses this template manually.

Usage

This template should generally not be used by any human users of this site.

However, if you run across a user that has made edits but has not been welcomed automatically by JIMBO, please do manually emplace this template. Occasionally, JIMBO fails in his duties and needs a little human help.


Sample output

Welcome to the
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• Welcome •

Thanks for your recent edits! I'm Jimbo, your robot wiki representative! We hope you'll keep on editing with us. This is actually a great time to have joined, because we're now fully independent, and working on a host of new features!

We've got a couple of important quirks for a fan written wiki, so let's get them out of the way first.

British English, please

We generally use British English 'round these parts, so if you use another form of English, please be sure you set your spell checker to BrEng, and take a gander at our spelling cheat card.

Spoilers aren't cool

We have a strict definition of "spoiler" that you may find a bit unusual. Basically, a spoiler, to us, is anything that comes from a story which has not been released yet. So, even if you've got some info from a BBC press release or official trailer, it basically can't be referenced here. In other words, you gotta wait until the episode has finished its premiere broadcast to start editing about its contents. Please check the spoiler policy for more details.

Other useful stuff

Aside from those two things, we also have some pages that you should probably read when you get a chance, like:

If you're brand new to wiki editing — and we all were, once! —  you probably want to check out these tutorials at Wikipedia, the world's largest wiki:

Remember that you should always sign your comments on talk and vote pages using four tildes like this:
~ ~ ~ ~

Thanks for becoming a member of the TARDIS crew! If you have any questions, see the Help pages, add a question to one of the Forums or ask an admin.

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