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Hi! If you need to leave a message here on my talk page, please follow a couple of guidelines:
== Something you might want to look into ==
* Please don't forget to [[Tardis:Signature Policy|sign your posts]]. I won't answer any post that doesn't have a signature.
* Also, if you are starting a new topic, please add a new heading.


Thanks!
Hello, User:Shambala108.


== Re: Question ==
Sorry to disturb you with this, but I felt you needed to be informed of this edit [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Star_Beast_(TV_story)?diff=3662903&oldid=3662898 here], where, even after I informed them on what you once told me about how featuring is to only include recurring characters to prevent overcrowding, [[User:Epsilon the Eternal]] still readded a single episode character to the section, essentially because  they were pivotal to the plot, and then justified it by saying that an admin's word is not policy and can be ignored (at least by my reading of their edit summery). And why the character in question, [[Rose Noble]], had showed up in a short story, they have ignored my explanation that the short story doesn't make her a recurring character due to it's nature as a prelude to the episode and my request for a few weeks of patience to see if she returns.
Hi, Shambala108. I created the user blog by accident, and I don't know how to delete it. Can you give me some pointers? [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:26, October 2, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:26, October 2, 2015 (UTC)


Hey Can i put my Doctor who spin off Fan Film series on the TARDIS Data Core, However we haved fan film the majority of the stuff but for some reason i cant find the videos but i can remember when they shouldve been released [[User:365ShaneEyoho|365ShaneEyoho]] [[User talk:365ShaneEyoho|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:41, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
I've actually been meaning to message you about them and their decorum for some time, but this blatant disregard towards your words has pushed me into action now. For the past few months, their edit summaries have included [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Fifteenth_Doctor?diff=prev&oldid=3660630 treating arguments against their edits as attacks on the merit of their opinion], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Theory:Timeline_-_Fourteenth_Doctor?diff=prev&oldid=3659912 reverted edits based on actions not yet taken], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Destination:_Skaro_(TV_story)?diff=prev&oldid=3659364 put "More to Added" on fully released articles instead of contributing themselves], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Destination:_Skaro_(TV_story)?diff=prev&oldid=3656646 indulge in rude wording] [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Destination:_Skaro_(TV_story)?diff=prev&oldid=3656310 on multiple occasions] ([https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Solitract?diff=prev&oldid=3641225 even using the name of the Lord in vain]), and engaged in unneeded hostilities [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:Fourteenth_Doctor on talk pages].


== Moving pages ==
I was hoping to ask if you could have a word with them, if it's not to much trouble, to inform them on proper Wiki etiquette towards other editors, and to avoid getting to personal in their edit summaries, and to remind them of why the featuring section on story pages is just for recurring characters.
Sorry about that, it was only because the pages didn't have the first names given in the episode in them.[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:23, October 4, 2015 (UTC)


Same topic, different user and article: Hi Shambala. I've read the thread on ''not moving pages unless you're an admin'' (now) and the page for the ((rename)) template, which is the one I would and probably should use then, because it *would* be better and more reasonable, to have a family name page under the family name, instead one of many characters with that faamily name, who isn't even the only one where only this name is given (at least he also has the title as honorific with it). The minimum would be a link to a disambig page on the top - where you would habe "Name (family name)" or somesuch as lemma? While I completely understand, that a wiki with so many articles, registered editors and cross references needs rules to work, sometimes they seem a little far from self-explanatory. --[[User:IrasCignavojo|IrasCignavojo]] [[User talk:IrasCignavojo|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:27, November 25, 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,  
[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


==Century pages==
== Edit war ==
If events that have specific dates in a century aren't supposed to be mentioned in that article then why are the events of "The Impossible Planet" and "Planet of the Ood" not been removed from the article for [[42nd century]]? I did add those after all. I also don't understand why they wouldn't be. Can you explain this please? [[User:Skywalker2255|Skywalker2255]] [[User talk:Skywalker2255|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:45, October 4, 2015 (UTC)


==Re Re Century Pages==
Hi, Shambala. There's the potential for an edit war at [[Beep the Meep]]. Wondering if you could help resolve it. [[User:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:25, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
Thanks. I understand now. Makes sense for things like an empire being built in a certain century being mentioned and not a singular Doctor Adventure. Thanks for clearing that up. [[User:Skywalker2255|Skywalker2255]] [[User talk:Skywalker2255|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:00, October 5, 2015 (UTC)


== Edit summaries ==
== Re:Request for help ==
My apologies if this is irregular, but as undo edits consist of less than a tenth of my overall edits, I had not realised this was so. My reversion of User:Nahald's edit was entirely a mistake, as I had misunderstood the context. However, I soon located the thread discussing oh policy, and discovered my mistake. I do not always explain my reversion primarily because a large number are simply accidental breaches of policy, addition of extraneous or already detailed information, or deliberate vandalism. I will endeavour to ensure that any users who may be unaware of my reasons will be informed by my summary in the future. [[User:RogerAckroydLives|RogerAckroydLives]] [[User talk:RogerAckroydLives|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:05, October 9, 2015 (UTC)


==Adding Constance Clarke==
I've looked through your cited page above, and looked over the linked examples.
Hi please can you re-add [[Constance Clarke]] to Companions of the Sixth Doctor template


'''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 16:47, October 9, 2015 (UTC)
I'm also aware of both editors' edits throughout the past few years, although acknowledge I've not been as active as I had been in the past.


==Question==
I generally come at this from the perspective of 'is there a policy I can point to for a reason for this edit'. Epsilon does cite many of their edits regarding a policy. However the edit summary war is something that cannot continue, it's a nightmare to cite any discussion and it's not what the summaries are for regardless.
Hi, Shambala!


Say, for example, there was a TV story in 1966 and a creature wasn't named until in the 90s, where it was named in a Doctor Who book. But in 2015, it was referred to in a new book with a completely different name. Would we use a more "up-to-date" name? I'm asking you this because on the Thunderbirds Wiki, me and Guyus24 cannot decide whether to name a vehicle article "Construction Vehicle" or "Highway Pathfinder". I think the second sounds more like the technical term, whereas the first states the vehicle's purpose. What is the site's policy on article names? [[User:SniperKing1|<font color="B8860B">Sniping is Awesome</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:SniperKing1|<font color="800000">Speak to the Sniper</font>]]</sup> 08:00, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
I'm unsure on a few of the cited issues by Banana, but can see how they may find some things vexatious.  
:The information has been very helpful, Shambala.


:So regarding its name, in the story in which the Highway Pathfinder appears in (''[[w:c:thunderbirds:End of the Road|End of the Road]]'') the vehicle is never referred to with a noun/technical term (I checked through the [[w:c:thunderbirds:End of the Road/Transcript|transcript]]). On our wiki, there hasn't yet been a policy for article names. I'm trying to find one from this wiki and adapt it, seeing as how Doctor Who is a big thing, and is likely to have numerous cases similar to the Highway Pathfinder one. So at the moment, we can rule out "story names". If it wasn't named in the story, would names from books or production crew comments take precedence? [[User:SniperKing1|<font color="B8860B">Sniping is Awesome</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:SniperKing1|<font color="800000">Speak to the Sniper</font>]]</sup> 16:00, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
I think all users can have their issues, and while Epsilon has had a few citations against them in the past, there have been extraneous circumstances around those in some regards.  


==Admin help==
We've not had a proper forum to engage new policies for in some time, and that's where rulings should come into play. Citing a reason for an edit especially something which might result in an edit war over inclusion of a character (or not) should be backed up by a talk page decision, forum or policy. Citing the word of an admin while it might seem like the 'voice of the flying spaghetti monster' in terms of resolving or justifying an edit, however it is better to be citing a policy or discussion. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 01:49, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
Need help to solve beginning edit wars between [[User:RogerAckroydLives]] and I. Could you help? Discussions are on our talk pages ("Claim"). And also one about Series 9 spoiler. --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:26, October 11, 2015 (UTC)


== Rename and Redirect ==
== [[AudioGO]] ==


Hi there,
Hi, Shambala. This page keeps being vandalised. [[User:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)


I see you're online so I wondered if I could draw your attention to the page [[Kpachoдap]] which I accidentally mispelt. It was an error on my side as the capital 'H' that I saw on the sign in its lowercase form is 'н' and not 'h'. I'm a linguist who can read most of the Cyrillic alphabet and I should have spotted it straight away. My bad!
== My "Who vs elsewhere" polls ==
I've fixed the names on [[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]] but require an admin to rename the page to "Краснодар", which is the correct spelling. Also, as the English transliteration is 'Krasnodar', I wondered whether you could create a redirect page from Krasnodar to Краснодар, in case some very clever individual searches it.
Thanks for your time!
[[User:Thefartydoctor|<font color="blue">The</font><font color="silver">Farty</font><font color="red">Doctor</font>]] [[User talk:Thefartydoctor|<small><sup><font color="green">Talk</font></sup></small>]] 00:27, October 14, 2015 (UTC)
(P.S. I would have just waited but I'd like to get started on the Welsh version of the article on the Welsh Wiki and link them up)


== I've insulted nobody ==
Hello,


I don't appreciate how a lively discussion and the correction of another user's false claims is deemed as ''insulting''. I find it quite offensive that you'd consider it as such. If someone has knowledge that ties up a thread neatly, then it should come to the forefront of a discussion. I'm not a horrible person and you suggesting that I am in any way is ridiculous. I've been an active member of this community and have expanded our Wiki into other languages.
Would the admins have any objections if I did some further entries to my "Who vs [insert]" polls? I know the cards are heavily stacked, but still...the Lord loves a tryer, eh?


I don't wish the final comment on that thread to be an insinuation of anyone's behaviour. I'd appreciate you talking to me on my talkpage, which is what it's designed for. It's a little childish to leave the comment there and then shut it off so I can't respond to it.
[[User:Kevin &#39;Chalky&#39; Kaiba|Kevin &#39;Chalky&#39; Kaiba]] [[User talk:Kevin &#39;Chalky&#39; Kaiba|<span title="Talk to me"></span>]] 22:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for your time.
[[User:Thefartydoctor|<font color="blue">The</font><font color="silver">Farty</font><font color="red">Doctor</font>]] [[User talk:Thefartydoctor|<small><sup><font color="green">Talk</font></sup></small>]] 19:10, October 14, 2015 (UTC)


== Martha Jones Page ==
== Merry Christmas And Happy New Year ==
Just wondering, why is the [[Martha Jones]] page locked? The infobox on that page is the [[Template:Infobox Individual/Draft]] and not the regular [[Template:Infobox Individual]] that most of the other Individual pages do. Just wondering. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:01, October 16, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:01, October 16, 2015 (UTC)


==RE: T:off rel==
Have a good rest of 2023 and a great 2024 and onward [[User:Sum41Champ]]
But isn't that also dealing with the American time zone, making it better to wait, as you say, until the top of the hour? --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:55, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
:Makes sense. This example could well go on the policy page. --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:15, October 18, 2015 (UTC)


==Quotation marks==
== RE: Sockpuppet ==
What are those on the title of the "The Doctor" page, if they aren't quotation marks? --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:18, October 18, 2015 (UTC)
:I see. Thanks. --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:29, October 18, 2015 (UTC)


== Re: Revisiting Stubs ==
Hey! Hope all is going well. I don't have [[Help:CheckUser|CheckUser]] access myself, since I'm not Fandom staff, but I'll pass it along, since it seems like we have reasonable suspicion!
Hi Shambala108. I did not know of the existence of <nowiki>{{TV cast stub}}</nowiki>. Is there a category page for all of the 'stub' templates? Many thanks. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:25, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:25, October 18, 2015 (UTC)


== Categories ==
Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Happy holidays.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 18:06, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi Shambala108.


How do I delete categories? I accidentally added Category:Humans from unknown eras to the [[Odin (The Girl Who Died)]] page. Thanks! [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me"></span>]] 11:44, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:44, October 18, 2015 (UTC)
: I just wanted to mention that [[User:Spongebob456]] is probably the easiest Fandom staff member to contact for things like this as he's our wiki rep. He's who I've gone to for a few similar requests in the past (which I've done through his Discord but you could probably do through his talk page). [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:46, 19 December 2023 (UTC)


==Box==
:: And that's exactly who I went to, in fact! But no problem at all.
I will change it.  


How are you anyway, just wanted to ask, you and your fellow admins must have a stressful job?
:: Spongebob456 confirmed via Discord that all the accounts you linked are, in fact, related. I'm giving indefinite blocks to the new accounts, and I'll leave it to you to decide how long to extend their sentence on whichever is their main account. Cheers{{User:SOTO/sig}} 18:55, 20 December 2023 (UTC)


{{BigBrotherSig}}
== Spacing with categories ==


== Block Request ==
What's the purpose of the space? I See 0 effect that has on the page, Happy New Year. [[User:Sum41Champ]]
I'm requesting a block on the following user: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/User:197.88.60.232. They've engaged in some trollish behavior, particularly in the Discontinuity and Plot Holes section. They also added the category "Twats" to [[Robert Smith?]]'s page and I've seen no evidence of any repercussions for that. [[User:MystExplorer|MystExplorer]] [[User talk:MystExplorer|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:30, October 18, 2015 (UTC)


== ''Class'' ==
== Trying to locate a missing thread ==
Hi Shambala108. Is it okay to create a page for ''[[Class (TV series)]]'', since it was officially announced? I mean, we have a page for Series 9 that gives unreleased information. Thanks. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:49, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:49, October 18, 2015 (UTC)
Hell there. Hope all is well. I was wondering if you could help me with a query concerning a missing thread I am having trouble locating that is listed on several incarnations of the Doctor's articles. The thread I am referring to is mentioned as follows in the template on the articles's lede section:


How do a ask you to list the correct information for your entry Nollarr (The Girl Who Died)? I am the actor, Murray McArthur, in the picture (red beard with horned helmet). You have the topic still listed as 'Nollarr (The Girl Who Died)" when it should be 'Hasten (The Girl Who Died'). In the episode my character, Hasten, is the one who snaps the sonic sunglasses.
''As detailed at [[Thread:264489]], character pages should only have AT MOST 2-3 sentences per story, not whole paragraphs of plot detail. This page needs a major cleanup in that area.''


[[User:SidBadger|SidBadger]] [[User talk:SidBadger|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:34, October 19, 2015 (UTC)
As you can see though, this link to said thread is red, hence doesn't take me anywhere when I click it.


== Nollarr (The Girl Who Died) ==
Per some users (anonymous editors) removing it from the page, I began to do some digging as to the thread itself, in preparation for setting myself on the task of shortening down the Doctor articles myself in time, having already began work doing so with the CS links per my conversation with [[User:Scrooge MacDuck]]. In doing so, I discovered you are the one who added said template onto the Doctor articles back in 2020 (see the following link as an example: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Twelfth_Doctor?diff=prev&oldid=3015495 )


Hi Shambala,
Therefore, are you able to provide me information as to the thread itself or link me to the archive where it is stored? I don't want to trouble myself shortening all the articles if this thread has been superceded or reverted, hence does not actually have to be acted upon now. In which case, I could take to removing the templates from the Doctor's articles instead.


Please excuse my inexperience on these sites.
Looking forward to your reply. [[User:Snivystorm|<font face="Georgia"><font color="#1E90FF">''Snivy''</font></font>]]<font face="Arial"><font color="dodgerblue">  </font> [[User talk:Snivystorm|<small style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "><font face="Cambria"><font color="Grey">✦ ''The coolest Pokemon ever'' ✦</font></font></small>]]</font> 17:01, 3 January 2024 (UTC)


I am the actor, Murray McArthur (playing Hasten), pictured under the topic heading Nollarr (The Girl Who Died'. I have been trying to correct the listing. The topic should be amended to read Hasten (The Girl Who Died). The picture (red beard with horned helmet) is of me (not Simon Lipkin who played Nollarr). My character is also the one who snapped the sonic sunglasses in this episode. Please check Imdb.com to confirm what I look like and my credits.
:On this subject Shambala, it ''does'' still apply, it's just sorta been rolled into the broader reforms discussed in [[Forum:Temporary forums/Subpages 2.0]], as Bongo alluded to on Snivy's talk. The work here has really been touch and go, but it's very much live policy, just a real headache to implement. And archived forum threads from the 2012-2020 forums are at [[User:SOTO/Forum Archive]]. (Well, okay, it's a bit more complicated than that, because there are actually some forum archives that can only be accessed through URLs and not that index. But it's pretty obvious where to look if you pay attention to the URLs.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:30, 4 January 2024 (UTC)


Thank you
Yes, I know what you mean about the loading times. My experience on mobile viewing is atrocious for the long character articles and editing on mobile is near-impossible for me on them because it seems to crash or be so long to respond to the changes, even in source editor. Hence, I near-exclusively edit on desktop these days. I completely understand why editors appear apathetic to the change though; perhaps its the perks of superior internet speed or something, but these long articles do make editing a chore sometimes, necessitating having to edit solely in sections rather than whole page edits.


Murray
From what [[User:Bongolium500]] sent me, it appears there's still the intention for the articles to be trimmed down as the template requests, it just seems no one - or very few editors - are actually bothering to do it, hence the templates remaining after 3 and a bit years of its request being placed. Same could be said for the CS link conversion since a mix of editors still use variants of the old format. If the task to do it is still needed though, and hence isn't going to be a waste of my time, I can begin implementing the change.
(SidBadger)


[[User:SidBadger|SidBadger]] [[User talk:SidBadger|<span title="Talk to me"></span>]] 19:28, October 19, 2015 (UTC)
Thank you once more for responding to me message! [[User:Snivystorm|<font face="Georgia"><font color="#1E90FF">''Snivy''</font></font>]]<font face="Arial"><font color="dodgerblue">  </font> [[User talk:Snivystorm|<small style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "><font face="Cambria"><font color="Grey">✦ ''The coolest Pokemon ever'' ✦</font></font></small>]]</font> 11:13, 4 January 2024 (UTC)


==RE: Punctuation==
== Follow Up ==
I'm a bit confused as to your comment as I don't copy from a word document to wiki. '''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 17:45, October 21, 2015 (UTC)


== Apologies ==
I Sent you a message on the purpose of spacing categories and you didn't get back. You have to give a solid reason as to how that affect a page for me to know the issue. [[User:Sum41Champ]]
Sorry about last week, old habit die hard I guess. Rest assured, I am trying to justify my edits and have spent some of the past week practicing how to use the headline box.[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:28, October 22, 2015 (UTC)


== Help ==
== Re: Edits ==
Hi! Sorry to bother, but lacking knowledge of any other form of help, I would like some help finding some way to reconcile myself and [[User:BananaClownMan]]. I have found it consistently difficult to reason with him, and would like some aid with trying to find a conclusion suitable to us both. In the past, I have been forced to state my thoughts on the forums, but given that they have so far come to nothing, and that some difficulties I have faced are simply related to "fan reasoning", I would be immensely grateful for some support or information which which will allow the "correct" content to be indicated. Many thanks, [[User:RogerAckroydLives|RogerAckroydLives]] [[User talk:RogerAckroydLives|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:59, October 23, 2015 (UTC)


:The problems seemed to be resolved. However, it would be much appreciated if you could keep a watch out for similar situations arising, as we seem to come into conflict semi-regularly. [[User:RogerAckroydLives|RogerAckroydLives]] [[User talk:RogerAckroydLives|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:19, October 23, 2015 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. I'm always happy to fix and clean up articles whenever I see any that need it, and I'm glad to be part of such a welcoming wiki community. [[User:BlueSupergiant|BlueSupergiant]] [[User talk:BlueSupergiant|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 
== Clara and the TARDIS (TV story) Page Move ==
I just got a message from [[User:Mentuhotep I]] this morning. He's moved all the links for ''Clara and the TARDIS (TV story)'' and now it's ready for the page move to ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)]]''. I've been working recently on adding speedy renames to incorrectly and non-dabbed home video releases, but hadn't gotten around to tackling the link changes because there's so many of them and it's a pretty daunting task, so [[User:Mentuhotep I]] did an ''impressive'' amount of work for that story alone. [[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:29, October 26, 2015 (UTC)
 
==Guyus24==
[[User:Guyus24|Guyus24 has said I am his favourite enemy on his user page, with a link to my userpage.]] I have done nothing on here to antagonise him, so I just came here to check with you if that favourite enemy part could be removed. My feelings matter, and seeing someone say I am their favourite enemy is something I am horrified at, and certainly don't appreciate. [[User:SniperKing1|<font color="B8860B">Sniping is Awesome</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:SniperKing1|<font color="800000">Speak to the Sniper</font>]]</sup> 08:52, October 27, 2015 (UTC)
:It's been sorted now. [[User:SniperKing1|<font color="B8860B">Sniping is Awesome</font>]]<sup>[[User talk:SniperKing1|<font color="800000">Speak to the Sniper</font>]]</sup> 07:49, October 28, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Noteworthy timeline information ==
 
Dear [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]],
 
I was following [[User:PicassoAndPringles|P&P]]'s guidelines on which timeline information is certain enough and noteworthy enough as defined in that old discussion. To quote from her explanation: '''To me, the only situations where timeline placement is "certain enough and noteworthy enough" is when [...] or there is out-of-universe information (the inside cover of The Hyperion Empire says it is between Last Christmas and Series 9).'''
 
And the part of that old decision (which, incidentally, you had dissented on) that I quoted to her on her Talk page was:'''If the story's timeline is actually certain enough and noteworthy enough, then mention of it will be made in the lead or story notes section.'''
 
So, based on a rule and an explanation of this rule by a soon-to-be admin, I provided links to such out-of-universe information from Big Finish "in the lead". Moreover, in the case of ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|[Blood of the Daleks]]'', the timeline information has already been there before my edit and remained there after your reversal. All I've added was a set-in-stone confirmation from Big Finish.
 
Perhaps, we could all three discuss the definition of "certain enough and noteworthy enough" again?[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:58, October 28, 2015 (UTC)
 
:I'm glad we both agree that the current policy should be followed, namely that '''If the story's timeline is actually certain enough and noteworthy enough, then mention of it will be made in the lead or [...].''' I did not violate this policy by posting in the lead section. It is merely the definition of "certain enough and noteworthy enough" that is, as you say, nuanced.
 
:Thank you for explaining that a statement from a company producing a media on where this media falls is not considered noteworthy by all admins. That takes care of "Here There Be Monsters."
 
: As I mentioned, in ''[[Blood of the Daleks (audio story)|Blood of the Daleks]]'' the timeline information is still present (not added by me). Since you consider this to be fine, I will then base my future edits on this case (among others).
 
: And based on this example, I would like to add back the placement of ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]''. The situation there is very simple: in the introduction Susan starts discussing how big of an effect the meeting with the Doctor had on Alex. And after some time starts recounting the adventure on Quinnis. Without the knowledge of ''[[An Earthly Child (audio story)]]'' it is absolutely unclear who Alex is. He is a character introduced by Big Finish and not present on TV. But he is introduced in a different Big Finish range, so it is absolutely impossible to guess that ''An Earthly Child'' is relevant (as a previous story in the same range would be by default or as the TV series is by default). Moreover, Big Finish created a short arc of stories that are interconnected, span several ranges, and have to be listened to in a particular order: ''An Earthly Child'' - ''Quinnis'' - ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)]]''. So my question is: is this information noteworthy enough? I would like to know your opinion on this subtle matter.[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:04, October 29, 2015 (UTC)
 
 
== Redundant Categories ==
I had no way of knowing that "Doctor Who directors" was part of the Game of Rassilon since the GoR template is not included on the category page. Plus I don't know of any page that lists which categories are part of the game. Regardless, I don't see the purpose of adding that category to assistant directors' pages as it is a separate job.[[User:MystExplorer|MystExplorer]] [[User talk:MystExplorer|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:50, October 28, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Unnamed planets ==
 
No worries, I'll take care of that with my bot. No need to do any of that manually. :){{User:SOTO/sig}} 04:10, October 29, 2015 (UTC)
:I think I got them all. I like doing this sort of tedious cleanup. A [[K1|living robot]], me.  :) ----[[User:Ebyabe|<span style="color:purple">'''Ebyabe'''</span>]] [[User Talk:Ebyabe|<span style="color:green"><small>'''(talk)'''</small></span>]] 03:04, October 30, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Re: Dent Road ==
The information came from ''[[Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia]]''. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
 
It's seen in the episode '''''very''''' briefly. If you blink, you might miss it. I just rewatched that scene. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
 
Yes, the [[Diamond Plains]] were purely from the reference book. Am I not supposed to take information from there? If I am not, I thoroughly apoligize and I will take my edits down immediately. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
 
I am very sorry, Shambala108. I will not do it again. Trying to help, CybermanFan. [[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFan[[User:CybermanFan|CybermanFan]] [[User talk:CybermanFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
 
== War Crimes editing ==
 
Hello, I would like to know why you reverted my edit to the War Crimes short story article. I'm not ticked off or anything like that, but I would like to know what I did wrong.--[[User:Bowties2002|Bowties2002]] [[User talk:Bowties2002|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 03:08, November 4, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Re: War Crimes ==
 
I'm not sure what you mean. Aren't ALL the headings all-caps?--[[User:Bowties2002|Bowties2002]] [[User talk:Bowties2002|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:07, November 4, 2015 (UTC)
Nevermind. I should have read the thing in the manual about how it just LOOKS all-caps first. Sorry!--[[User:Bowties2002|Bowties2002]] [[User talk:Bowties2002|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:21, November 4, 2015 (UTC)
 
== New Category for the intersection of new TV series and Big Finish ==
 
Dear Shambala108,
 
I've created a category with a somewhat unwieldy name [[:Category:Post-2005 regular Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] and only then did I realize that the word "regular" should not really be there: some of the actors were regular cast of Torchwood but not regular on Doctor Who. So far there are only 3 actors that should be added to this category, so it's good to start the list now before it's become too long, which it will become pretty soon. I assume that categories are vetted by admins anyways. But in this case, there is also a need to change the name, which I don't seem to be able to do myself after creating the category. Sorry for causing you extra work.
 
Sincerely,[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:38, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 
: Sorry for bothering you, found the instruction: "Category pages cannot be renamed - this is to avoid confusion, as renaming a category page would not change the category on the pages contained within. To rename a category, the category must be changed on all the pages within it."[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:22, November 8, 2015 (UTC)
 
:Thanks for deleting the wrong category.[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:07, November 8, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Bernice again ==
 
You suggested someone try and change the colour picture at [[Talk:Bernice Summerfield]] to no longer have a speech bubble. Despite this being nearly impossible, I did do an edit and posted it on the page some time ago. Other than the background blue, it looks pretty good. As you had not responded to this and likely had not seen it, I decided to drop you a message. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]] ([[User Talk:OttselSpy25|talk to me, baby.]]) 06:11, November 10, 2015 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Bill Burridge ==
 
Hey, why have you deleted all the photos I added to the page 'Bill Burridge'? --[[User:Sontar8|Sontar8]] [[User talk:Sontar8|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:44, November 10, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Images: contradicting instructions ==
 
Okay, this means that there are two places in the policies that contradict each other. And it may be good to add the resolution of this contradiction to the thread you pointed me to.
 
'''Instruction 1.''' "Your pictures must be a minimum of 250px wide, but it would be better if they were at least 450px. Why 450px? It'll help "future proof" us, as the site includes more and more responsive design. With a 450px width item, no or very limited pixellation will occur as the user changes her browser width. Note that this aspect of responsive design may or may not be active at the time you read this. See Help:Darwin for more." (From section ''Widths'' of [[Tardis:Guide to images]].)
 
'''Instruction 2.''' "Remember that your image is most often going to be viewed at a size no greater than 250px in width. Therefore, it is a waste of bandwidth to upload a picture which is more than 3 times that width. Likewise, files which are bigger than 100kb can cause people with slow internet connections to have slower page loads. Consequently, you should try to keep your images to no more than about 800px wide and 100kb in size. There may be occasional exceptions to this guideline, as with collages made of multiple pictures. You must balance the need for a clear image against the need for a fast-loading image." (From section ''Rules Checklist'' of [[Tardis:Image use policy]])
 
I was not able to compress a 450x450 image to below 100k size. So I cannot fulfill both requirements simultaneously. Now personally I don't believe there are still people for whom 250k creates a problem. But this is a matter of policy. So perhaps it would be good to clarify it not only for me but for everyone or, if it is possible, to post instructions how to decrease the size of a 450x450 image to an acceptable size. I would appreciate if you could inform me how this policy conflict is resolved as the resolution may be posted to a page I do not track.[[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:12, November 11, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Sorry ==
Sorry I forgot your previous comments about timeline theories. I just thought I could use it to quickly explain the sudden makeover of the Doctor's biography. After all, I was the one who edited his timeline and added the explanations. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:37, November 16, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Duplicate titles ==
I was going to create a page for the latest short story released yesterday in the [[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|''Lethbridge-Stewart'' series]] called ''The Dogs of War'', but I discovered we already have a Fourth Doctor ''Short Trips'' story titled ''[[The Dogs of War (short story)]]''. How do we handle stories with the same titles and the same dab terms? [[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:26, November 18, 2015 (UTC)
:Thank you! [[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:11, November 19, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Doctor Who Annual move ==
Not sure why you ran into problems returning the page from Topic namespace to the main namespace. Appears to have been a temporary issue, though.  Doug's moved it back in what the revision history suggests was an ordinary and painless way. You might want to reconsider the length of your block for the user who made the move in the first place, since you'd tied it to your inability to revert the change.  {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 00:02: Thu 19 Nov 2015</span>
 
== Another Appearances Question ==
Back in September you [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Mewiet#Appearances answered a question for me that said], " CzechOut's definition (All characters appearing in '''only one story are "guests") stresses character rather than actor''', so I would think that even if a character is played by more than one actor, he is still considered recurring based on appearances in more than one story." I've since noticed that some characters have appeared in multiple stories like prose or comics, but have only appeared once in a medium where they are played by an actor and are thus listed under guest instead of recurring. Since the definition is more than one story and character is stressed over actor, should those appearances be moved to recurring because the character is recurring? [[User:Mewiet|Mewiet]] [[User talk:Mewiet|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:37, December 3, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Re: Today's episode ==
I'm sorry Shambala. I didn't realize it hadn't finished airing yet. I live in the USA, so I am in a different time zone. I will not do this in the future. Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/66.31.195.161|66.31.195.161]]<sup>[[User talk:66.31.195.161#top|talk to me]]</sup> 20:55, December 5, 2015 (UTC)The Dark Lord of Skaro[[Special:Contributions/66.31.195.161|66.31.195.161]]<sup>[[User talk:66.31.195.161#top|talk to me]]</sup> 20:55, December 5, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Response to message to me ==
 
Just in case your not watching my page: Okay. I actually created that page minutes before and simply thought of a better title.--[[User:WarGrowlmon18|WarGrowlmon18]] [[User talk:WarGrowlmon18|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:11, December 6, 2015 (UTC)
 
===AKA Varaible in Infobox==
Hi, I was wondering what was the policy on the AKA/Alias sections in an infobox in regards to names of characters given by other people, i.e the Daleks refering to Romana II as unit 117 in both The Apocalypse Element and Extermination, and The Daleks Referening to Mila as Patient Zero in Patient Zero? As I know on the Aliases of the Doctor Page you include these sort of names, so can these be placed in the relevent info boxes? '''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 12:08, December 11, 2015 (UTC)
 
== My talk page ==
 
Thanks for the help with the IPs on my talk page. I have a feeling that it may continue though, as I believe the offender is an IP hopper. Is it possible to do range blocks here? If not, could I then have my talk page protected for a month, to dissuade further attacks. Which I don't mind, to be honest, as I find them more amusing than anything. But it would probably be best for all if the ranting could be stopped. Cheers!  :) ----[[User:Ebyabe|<span style="color:purple">'''Ebyabe'''</span>]] [[User Talk:Ebyabe|<span style="color:green"><small>'''(talk)'''</small></span>]] 06:14, February 21, 2016 (UTC)

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Something you might want to look into[[edit source]]

Hello, User:Shambala108.

Sorry to disturb you with this, but I felt you needed to be informed of this edit here, where, even after I informed them on what you once told me about how featuring is to only include recurring characters to prevent overcrowding, User:Epsilon the Eternal still readded a single episode character to the section, essentially because they were pivotal to the plot, and then justified it by saying that an admin's word is not policy and can be ignored (at least by my reading of their edit summery). And why the character in question, Rose Noble, had showed up in a short story, they have ignored my explanation that the short story doesn't make her a recurring character due to it's nature as a prelude to the episode and my request for a few weeks of patience to see if she returns.

I've actually been meaning to message you about them and their decorum for some time, but this blatant disregard towards your words has pushed me into action now. For the past few months, their edit summaries have included treating arguments against their edits as attacks on the merit of their opinion, reverted edits based on actions not yet taken, put "More to Added" on fully released articles instead of contributing themselves, indulge in rude wording on multiple occasions (even using the name of the Lord in vain), and engaged in unneeded hostilities on talk pages.

I was hoping to ask if you could have a word with them, if it's not to much trouble, to inform them on proper Wiki etiquette towards other editors, and to avoid getting to personal in their edit summaries, and to remind them of why the featuring section on story pages is just for recurring characters.

Thank you for your time. Sincerely, BananaClownMan 04:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Edit war[[edit source]]

Hi, Shambala. There's the potential for an edit war at Beep the Meep. Wondering if you could help resolve it. Jack "BtR" Saxon 22:25, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Re:Request for help[[edit source]]

I've looked through your cited page above, and looked over the linked examples.

I'm also aware of both editors' edits throughout the past few years, although acknowledge I've not been as active as I had been in the past.

I generally come at this from the perspective of 'is there a policy I can point to for a reason for this edit'. Epsilon does cite many of their edits regarding a policy. However the edit summary war is something that cannot continue, it's a nightmare to cite any discussion and it's not what the summaries are for regardless.

I'm unsure on a few of the cited issues by Banana, but can see how they may find some things vexatious.

I think all users can have their issues, and while Epsilon has had a few citations against them in the past, there have been extraneous circumstances around those in some regards.

We've not had a proper forum to engage new policies for in some time, and that's where rulings should come into play. Citing a reason for an edit especially something which might result in an edit war over inclusion of a character (or not) should be backed up by a talk page decision, forum or policy. Citing the word of an admin while it might seem like the 'voice of the flying spaghetti monster' in terms of resolving or justifying an edit, however it is better to be citing a policy or discussion. --Tangerineduel / talk 01:49, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

AudioGO[[edit source]]

Hi, Shambala. This page keeps being vandalised. Jack "BtR" Saxon 13:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

My "Who vs elsewhere" polls[[edit source]]

Hello,

Would the admins have any objections if I did some further entries to my "Who vs [insert]" polls? I know the cards are heavily stacked, but still...the Lord loves a tryer, eh?

Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba 22:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year[[edit source]]

Have a good rest of 2023 and a great 2024 and onward User:Sum41Champ

RE: Sockpuppet[[edit source]]

Hey! Hope all is going well. I don't have CheckUser access myself, since I'm not Fandom staff, but I'll pass it along, since it seems like we have reasonable suspicion!

Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Happy holidays.
× SOTO (//) 18:06, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

I just wanted to mention that User:Spongebob456 is probably the easiest Fandom staff member to contact for things like this as he's our wiki rep. He's who I've gone to for a few similar requests in the past (which I've done through his Discord but you could probably do through his talk page). Bongo50 18:46, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
And that's exactly who I went to, in fact! But no problem at all.
Spongebob456 confirmed via Discord that all the accounts you linked are, in fact, related. I'm giving indefinite blocks to the new accounts, and I'll leave it to you to decide how long to extend their sentence on whichever is their main account. Cheers
× SOTO (//) 18:55, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Spacing with categories[[edit source]]

What's the purpose of the space? I See 0 effect that has on the page, Happy New Year. User:Sum41Champ

Trying to locate a missing thread[[edit source]]

Hell there. Hope all is well. I was wondering if you could help me with a query concerning a missing thread I am having trouble locating that is listed on several incarnations of the Doctor's articles. The thread I am referring to is mentioned as follows in the template on the articles's lede section:

As detailed at Thread:264489, character pages should only have AT MOST 2-3 sentences per story, not whole paragraphs of plot detail. This page needs a major cleanup in that area.

As you can see though, this link to said thread is red, hence doesn't take me anywhere when I click it.

Per some users (anonymous editors) removing it from the page, I began to do some digging as to the thread itself, in preparation for setting myself on the task of shortening down the Doctor articles myself in time, having already began work doing so with the CS links per my conversation with User:Scrooge MacDuck. In doing so, I discovered you are the one who added said template onto the Doctor articles back in 2020 (see the following link as an example: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Twelfth_Doctor?diff=prev&oldid=3015495 )

Therefore, are you able to provide me information as to the thread itself or link me to the archive where it is stored? I don't want to trouble myself shortening all the articles if this thread has been superceded or reverted, hence does not actually have to be acted upon now. In which case, I could take to removing the templates from the Doctor's articles instead.

Looking forward to your reply. Snivy The coolest Pokemon ever 17:01, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

On this subject Shambala, it does still apply, it's just sorta been rolled into the broader reforms discussed in Forum:Temporary forums/Subpages 2.0, as Bongo alluded to on Snivy's talk. The work here has really been touch and go, but it's very much live policy, just a real headache to implement. And archived forum threads from the 2012-2020 forums are at User:SOTO/Forum Archive. (Well, okay, it's a bit more complicated than that, because there are actually some forum archives that can only be accessed through URLs and not that index. But it's pretty obvious where to look if you pay attention to the URLs.) Najawin 05:30, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I know what you mean about the loading times. My experience on mobile viewing is atrocious for the long character articles and editing on mobile is near-impossible for me on them because it seems to crash or be so long to respond to the changes, even in source editor. Hence, I near-exclusively edit on desktop these days. I completely understand why editors appear apathetic to the change though; perhaps its the perks of superior internet speed or something, but these long articles do make editing a chore sometimes, necessitating having to edit solely in sections rather than whole page edits.

From what User:Bongolium500 sent me, it appears there's still the intention for the articles to be trimmed down as the template requests, it just seems no one - or very few editors - are actually bothering to do it, hence the templates remaining after 3 and a bit years of its request being placed. Same could be said for the CS link conversion since a mix of editors still use variants of the old format. If the task to do it is still needed though, and hence isn't going to be a waste of my time, I can begin implementing the change.

Thank you once more for responding to me message! Snivy The coolest Pokemon ever 11:13, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Follow Up[[edit source]]

I Sent you a message on the purpose of spacing categories and you didn't get back. You have to give a solid reason as to how that affect a page for me to know the issue. User:Sum41Champ

Re: Edits[[edit source]]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. I'm always happy to fix and clean up articles whenever I see any that need it, and I'm glad to be part of such a welcoming wiki community. BlueSupergiant 19:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)