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Should you wish to propose a page for deletion chuck this on {{proposed deletion}} on the page it puts the Template:Proposed deletion tag on the page and puts it in a prop delete category that sysops reguarly check. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 05:15, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Just wanted to ask a quick question

In the page history to Aberystwyth University you note that it's recently changed it's name. I was just curious, when it's seen in Random Shoes, is it seen/referenced as Aberystwth University or University of Wales, Aberystwyth? If it's the latter we rally should move it back to that name (as that's how it appeared in Torchwood). As the in-universe stuff is more of the baseline than real-world. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 16:37, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

That's perfectly clear (and detailed) thanks. --Tangerineduel 04:52, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

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Mainly because it's unreliable. Apparently, anyone can edit it, meaning it can become very unreliable and people can add false information. (I say apparently because I never use it or link to it, and what's what other Users have reported.) An example of this was with Harriet Jones: IMDB stated that she would appear in The End of Time; which she did not. We had linked to this, and since it was proven false, it was decided we should not link to IMDB. Other sources not to site form can be found here. Thanks. Mini-mitch\talk 11:48, April 30, 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I did wonder about maybe putting something about characters only appearing in flashbacks and the like, but fair enough. Geek Mythology 15:31, April 30, 2011 (UTC)