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== [[Tardis:Layout guide|Layout guide]] ==
==== In-universe ====
All in-universe articles should be structured as follows:
# Main body of article
# Behind the scenes
# External links
# Category
{{resize|125%|For more details as to what each section of an article should contain, see the '''[[Tardis:Layout guide|Layout guide]]'''.}}
=== Out-of-Universe articles about real people ===
Write an encyclopaedic biography of the person, centred mainly on his or her contributions to ''Doctor Who,'' but also include other notable work if known. Do not place items of trivia, such as date of birth, under their own headings or sub-headings, especially if such headings only contain the single word, "unknown." This makes the article hard to read and is actually somewhat annoying. Please also see "Articles on living people", below, for important information regarding content.


== Image use ==
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For example see the quote template used within this [[Doctor Who (2009)#Setting for the Tenth Doctor]] article.
For example see the quote template used within this [[Doctor Who (2009)#Setting for the Tenth Doctor]] article.


== Citation ==
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=== In-universe articles ===
Telling readers where a statement can be verified is important.  It helps to focus articles and keeps the details in an article to only that which '''actually''' appeared in the various ''Doctor Who'' narratives.  Don't assume that your readers have the same level of knowledge about the [[Whoniverse]] as you do.  Cite often, cite accurately.  Format your citations according to these guidelines:
* When citing an episode, novel, book, audio drama, webcast, comic or any other story use brackets, the proper [[Tardis:List of prefixes|prefix]] for the medium and then the name of the episode, in italics and linked, e.g:
:* ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'')
:* ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
:* ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'')
* If you encounter a statement that obviously needs a citation, but you don't have the time or knowledge to correct it, type <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki>, which produces: {{fact}}
* On this wiki, it is difficult to avoid using "[[wikipedia:weasel words|weasel words]]" like "many", "often" and "sometimes".  The nature of an internally inconsistent universe like [[Whoniverse|Doctor Who's]] usually makes concise, absolute statements untrue.  For instance, there are ''many'' occasions when the Doctor appears have a [[binary vascular system]], but there are a ''few'' where he does not.  Weasel words can be made more accurate by remembering to balance them with an appropriate number of citations.  In general, if a sentence implies that something occurred multiple times, then there should multiple citations given.  For instance, if you write, "[[The Doctor]] often thwarted the plans of [[the Master]]", then you should give several story names to give a sense that "often" is an accurate term.  Some other words which trigger the need for multiple citations are "frequently", "various", and "regularly" — as well as the simple use of numerals ("the Doctor was known to have gone there three times"). 
* Should you come across a sentence that seems to need more citations, but you don't have the time or the knowledge to correct it, type <nowiki>{{facts}}</nowiki>, which produces: {{facts}}


==== Behind the scenes ====
==== Behind the scenes ====
"Behind the scenes" or "real world" subsections within in-universe articles should be cited using the same method as out of universe articles. See below for more information.  
"Behind the scenes" or "real world" subsections within in-universe articles should be cited using the same method as out of universe articles. See below for more information.  
==== What a citation indicates to our readers ====
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The above sections tell you when, where and how to insert a citation, but it's important to understand what a citation ''means''.  A citation says to our readers, "If you go back to the story cited, you will find that the work '''substantively''' includes the statement just prior to the citation. 
For instance, let's look at the following statement:
:<code>Dr [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Henderson]] once puzzled over [[the Doctor]]'s [[TARDIS key]].  ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'')</code>
By putting <code>([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'')</code> at the end of that sentence, what we're saying is that, within the body of the [[serial]] known as ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', you '''will''' find a scene where a guy named "Dr Henderson" puzzles over a TARDIS key.  Since that actually happens in ''Spearhead'', this sentence is allowed to remain in our database. 
The problem is that sometimes we ''kind of'' remember scenes being in one [[serial]], but in fact they're in another.  Or sometimes we use fan sites comprised of badly-researched statements incorrectly ascribed to a particular story.  Worse, some fan sites give a citation for a particular story, but fail to make obvious that this assertion is based on speculation involving ''another'' story. (This, incidentally, is why we don't think fan sites are [[T:SOURCES|valid sources]].)
It's '''absolutely vital''' that you check every statement you make against the story you're citing.  Some good questions to ask yourself include:
* Am I going off my own research into the story?
* If asked — and given a few minutes, cause me memory's goin' — could I definitely point to a page, episode or time code when the event I'm citing happened within the story?
* Could I insert a direct quotation from the story into my sentence?
If the answer to any of these questions is "no", you're probably not on terribly solid ground.
'''Remember:  the goal of our project is to write an ''original'' reference work.'''  If you're copying someone else's work, rather than going back to the original narrative, you're not really creating anything ''new''.  You're just participating in a game of [[Chinese whispers]].
If information is discovered which includes ''false'' citations, it is subject to immediate deletion.


=== Out of universe articles ===
=== Out of universe articles ===
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Unsourced rumours should be removed.
Unsourced rumours should be removed.


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A manual of style is a document created by a publishing entity to ensure that all of its writers are working to a common standard. They are particularly necessary when working in the English language, as there are many different types of written English used throughout the world. A manual of style typically strives to settle matters of debate amongst writers by, in many cases, arbitrarily deciding questions like

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Image use

You may be interested in seeing this information presented in an easy-to-read chart.

Use of images is encouraged on articles. As has been made clear by the community, articles with images are preferred to those without.

Markup

Please use the following base nomenclature when putting images into articles: 

[[file:ImageName.extension]]

as in

[[file:Tensa.jpg]]

Do not use [[image:Tensa.jpg]] — even though it will work. Using "file:" instead of "image:" makes it much easier to maintain the site, and it reduces server load, as "image:" simply redirects to "file:"

Disallowed images

Images that should not be used in any articles include; amateur 'spoiler photos' and images that have been highly image-edited or had an overlay of text or colour placed over them. Colourised images from episodes originally filmed in black-and-white are specifically disallowed.

Real world articles and Behind the scenes sections

The Quote template and quotes may be used within Real world articles or behind the scenes sections (including on occasion as headers), as quotes from the real world often are sourced from a wide variety of sources, that are often handled better by the template.

For example see the quote template used within this Doctor Who (2009)#Setting for the Tenth Doctor article.


Behind the scenes

"Behind the scenes" or "real world" subsections within in-universe articles should be cited using the same method as out of universe articles. See below for more information.

Out of universe articles

Telling readers a statement that can be verified is important. For out of universe articles (those about the Real World or Behind the scenes) we use the same system as Wikipedia; Footnotes. The sources must have reference tags around the <ref> source</ref> (see also Wikipedia:Citing sources for more info). Or The Dark Dimension and Gothic stories for examples of correct citation within articles. A section at the base of the article entitled 'Footnotes' must also be placed with {{reflist}} (this will collect the cited sources at the base of the article).

Please use 'Footnotes' rather than 'References' as this term is associated with the in-universe References section.

If while editing you come across a cited piece of information which has no source you can place the {{fact}} tag beside it which will display the Fact tag like this; [source needed], which states a source needs to be cited.

Rumours

Rumours may be added to articles concerning yet to be broadcast stories/series', these should only be placed within the 'Rumours' section of the article. Users must ensure the rumours are cited with a source so that they may be verified by other readers and editors.

Unsourced rumours should be removed.

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