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<div id=glow><div id=sfh style="font-size:150%;line-height:110%;text-align:center;">'''Welcome to the [[file:Wiki-wordmark.png|Tardis:About]] {{BASEPAGENAME}}</div>{{tardis manual}}
I am the [[Lord President|President]]! Are you a follower of [[Rassilon]]? Yes? Then '''''CLEAR OFF!'''''
Thanks for your [[Special:Contributions/{{PAGENAME}}|edits]]! We hope you'll keep on editing with us.  This is a great time to have joined us, because now you can play the '''[[Help:Game of Rassilon|Game of Rassilon]]''' with us and win cool stuff! Well, okay, ''badges''.  That have no monetary value.  And that largely only you can see.  But still: they're cool!


We've got a couple of important quirks for a Wikia wiki, so let's get them out of the way first.<br>
== Deep Breath ==
<span id="ssh">British English, please</span><br>
I am most certainly not head admin — just one of the janitors around here. We typically lock down pages about TV stories until around the time the episode has finished airing on BBC OneYou should find [[Deep Breath (TV story)]] editable now. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 00:25: Sun 24 Aug 2014</span>
We generally use [[British]] [[English]] round these parts, so if you're [[American]], 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]]. 
<br><span id=ssh>Spoilers aren't cool</span><br>
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 [[British Broadcasting Corporation|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.
<br><span id=ssh>Other useful stuff</span><br>
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]]
*[[Tardis:Administrators|a list of people whose job it is to help you]]


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:
== Timing of article creation ==
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
Hi again :) As you're relatively new to our little community — or at least so it ''appears'' given the fact that you only just started contributing at the end of July — it's perhaps useful to review a very basic concept of our site.  '''We don't allow articles to be created about things until the story in which they first appear are released.'''  See [[T:OFF REL]] for more detail.
*[[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>
So when you asked, quite early on the 31st August, why there was no article on [[Danny Pink]], the answer is a pretty simple one. ''No one had created it yet.'' It hadn't even been 24 hours since the episode was released in the UK. And for people in the United States dependent upon the West Coast BBC America feed, ''Into the Dalek'' had literally just finished transmission.  If you were dependent upon getting your DW from iTunes, then you were still a couple of hours from Apple making the episode available. 


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 [[Special:Forum|the Forums]] or ask on [[User talk:Revanvolatrelundar|my talk page]]. [[User:Revanvolatrelundar|Revanvolatrelundar]] [[User talk:Revanvolatrelundar|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:31, July 26, 2014 (UTC)  
If you've been spoiled on this season, and you already knew who Danny Pink was, then your impatience is probably understandable.  But many of our editors won't have especially known that name until they saw ''Into the Dalek'' — when it was already 31st August in the UK.
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So getting an article started by 5pm British Standard Time on the 31st thus should be seen as pretty darn snappy — particularly because it's a part of this site's DNA that we're not in any way a news service.
 
I think you'll find going forward that we typically do get articles for most major characters and concepts in new episodes started within about 24 hours of transmission in the UK.  But, of course, that's not a promise or a guarantee. Pages are created according to the interests of our editors and at a pace dependent upon the time they have to volunteer. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 18:34: Mon 01 Sep 2014</span>
 
== Re:infoboxes ==
 
Thanks for the heads-up. I left a message on his page and I'll keep an eye on the situation. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:31, November 7, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Re: birthday ==
 
As far as I know, there is nothing being planned for any kind of celebration. As you probably noticed, this wiki is undergoing several changes as we help test for a new look for all wikis. This is what is occupying the attention of some of our admins, so they probably haven't thought about the anniversary. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:35, February 9, 2015 (UTC)
:If you want, you can post this question in the forum, probably at [[Board:The Panopticon]], to see if there is any interest. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:36, February 9, 2015 (UTC)
::You need to do better research, Borusa. The name change to Tardis Data Core was in 2013, not 2010. [[:File:wiki-wordmark.png]]'s history proves it. {{User:Digifiend/SigReal|02:59, 12/2/2015}}
 
== Talk pages ==
 
Hi! Please note that it is a violation of policy to remove another user's comments from your talk page. Please see [[Tardis:Vandalism#Your own talk page]]. Thanks. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:54, June 16, 2015 (UTC)
 
Well, that's a foolish rule. [[User:President Borusa|President Borusa]] [[User talk:President Borusa#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:43, June 28, 2015 (UTC)
 
:You are entitled to your opinion, though I think [[Tardis:Vandalism policy]] makes the reasoning behind the rule quite clear. Please note that however much you disagree with the rule, [[Tardis:You are bound by current policy|you are still required to follow it]]. Thanks. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:33, June 28, 2015 (UTC)
 
who even put that rule there in the first place? its not like the messages completely disappear when you remove them you can see them in the history pages so this rule is not necessary no other wiki does this, that rule should be removed. the only thing it does is force people to look at the bad times they've had every time they come to their talk page.--[[User:0551E80Y|0551E80Y]] [[User talk:0551E80Y|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:58, June 29, 2015 (UTC)
 
Indeed, indeed, that too. As I say, '''foolish'''. [[User:President Borusa|President Borusa]] [[User talk:President Borusa#top|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:55, June 29, 2015 (UTC)
 
:If you feel so strongly about it, start a forum post at [[Board:The Panopticon]]. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:36, June 29, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Bots who aren't bots ==
Yes. [[T:MISLEAD USER]] specifically prohibits people from using the word "bot" in their user names if those users aren't actually bots. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 15:58: Fri 12 Aug 2016</span>
:Tardis-specific, though other individual wikis may have a similar rule. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 17:39: Fri 12 Aug 2016</span>
 
== Page moves ==
 
Hi! Please note that per [[Thread:128198]] only admins are permitted to move pages. Thanks. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:16, October 23, 2016 (UTC)
 
:If you read the thread I posted, you'll see that non-admins cannot remove unnecessary redirects. Therefore, admins are forced to clean up after non-admins when they move pages. The thread explains all this quite nicely. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:01, October 24, 2016 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 00:01, 24 October 2016

I am the President! Are you a follower of Rassilon? Yes? Then CLEAR OFF!

Deep Breath[[edit source]]

I am most certainly not head admin — just one of the janitors around here. We typically lock down pages about TV stories until around the time the episode has finished airing on BBC One. You should find Deep Breath (TV story) editable now.
czechout<staff />    00:25: Sun 24 Aug 2014

Timing of article creation[[edit source]]

Hi again :) As you're relatively new to our little community — or at least so it appears given the fact that you only just started contributing at the end of July — it's perhaps useful to review a very basic concept of our site. We don't allow articles to be created about things until the story in which they first appear are released. See T:OFF REL for more detail.

So when you asked, quite early on the 31st August, why there was no article on Danny Pink, the answer is a pretty simple one. No one had created it yet. It hadn't even been 24 hours since the episode was released in the UK. And for people in the United States dependent upon the West Coast BBC America feed, Into the Dalek had literally just finished transmission. If you were dependent upon getting your DW from iTunes, then you were still a couple of hours from Apple making the episode available.

If you've been spoiled on this season, and you already knew who Danny Pink was, then your impatience is probably understandable. But many of our editors won't have especially known that name until they saw Into the Dalek — when it was already 31st August in the UK.

So getting an article started by 5pm British Standard Time on the 31st thus should be seen as pretty darn snappy — particularly because it's a part of this site's DNA that we're not in any way a news service.

I think you'll find going forward that we typically do get articles for most major characters and concepts in new episodes started within about 24 hours of transmission in the UK. But, of course, that's not a promise or a guarantee. Pages are created according to the interests of our editors and at a pace dependent upon the time they have to volunteer.
czechout<staff />    18:34: Mon 01 Sep 2014

Re:infoboxes[[edit source]]

Thanks for the heads-up. I left a message on his page and I'll keep an eye on the situation. Shambala108 21:31, November 7, 2014 (UTC)

Re: birthday[[edit source]]

As far as I know, there is nothing being planned for any kind of celebration. As you probably noticed, this wiki is undergoing several changes as we help test for a new look for all wikis. This is what is occupying the attention of some of our admins, so they probably haven't thought about the anniversary. Shambala108 16:35, February 9, 2015 (UTC)

If you want, you can post this question in the forum, probably at Board:The Panopticon, to see if there is any interest. Shambala108 16:36, February 9, 2015 (UTC)
You need to do better research, Borusa. The name change to Tardis Data Core was in 2013, not 2010. File:wiki-wordmark.png's history proves it.  Digifiend  Talk  PR/SS  KR  MH  Toku  JD  Garo  TH  CG  UM  Logos  CLG  DW  02:59, 12/2/2015 

Talk pages[[edit source]]

Hi! Please note that it is a violation of policy to remove another user's comments from your talk page. Please see Tardis:Vandalism#Your own talk page. Thanks. Shambala108 19:54, June 16, 2015 (UTC)

Well, that's a foolish rule. President Borusa 13:43, June 28, 2015 (UTC)

You are entitled to your opinion, though I think Tardis:Vandalism policy makes the reasoning behind the rule quite clear. Please note that however much you disagree with the rule, you are still required to follow it. Thanks. Shambala108 14:33, June 28, 2015 (UTC)

who even put that rule there in the first place? its not like the messages completely disappear when you remove them you can see them in the history pages so this rule is not necessary no other wiki does this, that rule should be removed. the only thing it does is force people to look at the bad times they've had every time they come to their talk page.--0551E80Y 06:58, June 29, 2015 (UTC)

Indeed, indeed, that too. As I say, foolish. President Borusa 18:55, June 29, 2015 (UTC)

If you feel so strongly about it, start a forum post at Board:The Panopticon. Shambala108 20:36, June 29, 2015 (UTC)

Bots who aren't bots[[edit source]]

Yes. T:MISLEAD USER specifically prohibits people from using the word "bot" in their user names if those users aren't actually bots.
czechout<staff />    15:58: Fri 12 Aug 2016

Tardis-specific, though other individual wikis may have a similar rule.
czechout<staff />    17:39: Fri 12 Aug 2016

Page moves[[edit source]]

Hi! Please note that per Thread:128198 only admins are permitted to move pages. Thanks. Shambala108 00:16, October 23, 2016 (UTC)

If you read the thread I posted, you'll see that non-admins cannot remove unnecessary redirects. Therefore, admins are forced to clean up after non-admins when they move pages. The thread explains all this quite nicely. Shambala108 00:01, October 24, 2016 (UTC)