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== Something you might want to look into ==


== Shadow Proclamation ==
Hello, User:Shambala108.


Regarding [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Proclamation?diff=next&oldid=2394896 this revision], why is [[:Category:Galactic law]] redundant for [[Shadow Proclamation]]? {{raw:w:papi}} 20:29, July 19, 2017 (UTC)
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.


==Possible Lock opertunity==
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].
Hi, is there a possibility of putting a lock on [[Anthony Spargo]] so that only registered editors can edit it as there has been an anonymous user(s) who keep vandalising the page, and myself and [[User:OncomingStorm12th]] keep having to undo the vandalism. '''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 16:06, July 28, 2017 (UTC)
: Thanks for doing that '''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 21:47, July 28, 2017 (UTC)


== Your reversion ==
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.


Why did you [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Gallifrey_Falls_No_More?diff=2401024 revert my revision]? Is there any reason the page needs to use the page name magic word rather than the name of the article itself? Most articles on this wiki don’t use <code>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAME}}</code>. {{raw:w:papi}} 16:54, August 6, 2017 (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)


== Note on Cat:Individual Time Lords ==
== Edit war ==


Hey there! I just figured I'd ask you about a change I want to make. On [[:Category:Individual Time Lords]], there's a note [http://tardis.wikia.com/index.php?title=Category%3AIndividual_Time_Lords&diff=909353&oldid=907033 from 2012] saying
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)
:"Individual Time Lords cannot be a subcategory of [[:Category:Individual Gallifreyans]], or vice versa. Such arrangement creates bot-stopping recursion. From a purely practical standpoint, the two categories need to be merged for the smooth operation of the wiki."
I'm thinking of removing the note. Besides the bot, there are plenty of other reasons why someone shouldn't put Cat:Individual Gallifreyans in Cat:Individual Time Lords, or vice versa; namely, there are [[Time Lord#Non-Gallifreyan Time Lords|several non-Gallifreyan Time Lords]], and there are also several non-Time Lord Gallifreyans, like [[I.M. Foreman]] and the [[Outsider]]s. This is also a strong argument against merging the two categories, hence why no editor over the last 5 years has followed the note's suggestion. What would you think of me removing the note for this reason, or at least removing the merger suggestion it includes? [[User:NateBumber|NateBumber]] [[User talk:NateBumber|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:29, August 7, 2017 (UTC)


== Why did you undo my revision? ==
== Re:Request for help ==


[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Series_11_(Doctor_Who)?diff=2402762 You undid my revision]. Can you please explain why?
I've looked through your cited page above, and looked over the linked examples.


[[#Your reversion|You did it a little over a week ago too]], and you still haven’t explained why. {{raw:w:papi}} 00:25, August 14, 2017 (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.
:I left [[User talk:PapiDimmi#edit revisions|a reply to you on my wall]]. {{raw:w:papi}} 00:54, August 14, 2017 (UTC)


== Suspicious user ==
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.


Thank you for blocking [[User:Liambowler15]]. However, I noticed something. Check the logs page. Is it just me, or is it a big supsicious that, extremely soon after he is blocked, [[User:SecretMan15]] is created. If you think I'm being too suspicious, check out [[User:LiamBowler]], another probable sock puppet. I've given up assuming good faith now. This user appears to know the rules about no fan fiction, and is deliberately avoiding blocks. [[Special:Contributions/86.152.200.56|86.152.200.56]]<sup>[[User talk:86.152.200.56#top|talk to me]]</sup> 15:31, August 18, 2017 (UTC)
I'm unsure on a few of the cited issues by Banana, but can see how they may find some things vexatious.  
:If the name isn't enough, Liam Bowler's page DOES claim that he is the Doctor, and Liambowler 15 kept adding fake articles about himself as the Doctor. His contributions page appears empty to me. Did he create any (now deleted) articles of a similar style to 15? [[Special:Contributions/86.152.200.56|86.152.200.56]]<sup>[[User talk:86.152.200.56#top|talk to me]]</sup> 15:33, August 18, 2017 (UTC)
::Ok, 'SecretMan' at least admitted to being a sock puppet, but did promise to stop the vandalism, and claimed to be 'only 14'. Make of that what you will. I leave it in your hands now. Bye now... [[Special:Contributions/86.152.200.56|86.152.200.56]]<sup>[[User talk:86.152.200.56#top|talk to me]]</sup> 17:18, August 18, 2017 (UTC)
:::See [[User talk:SecretMan15]], btw. [[Special:Contributions/86.152.200.56|86.152.200.56]]<sup>[[User talk:86.152.200.56#top|talk to me]]</sup> 17:26, August 18, 2017 (UTC)


====Uncredited cast problem====
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.  
Hi, I have a problem with a source for some uncredited cast on [[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]], it gives a source for [[Ellie Spicer]] and [[Robin Varley]] playing [[Anneke Wills]] and [[Michael Craze]], but it has spoilers for the upcoming christmas special. I'm not sure what the TARDIS policy is for this occurance. I am currently omitting the link, as I think they obeys the spoiler policy, but it can be found on the radio times website. '''[[User:AdricLovesNyssa|Adric♥Nyssa]]'''∩''[[User_talk:AdricLovesNyssa|Talk?]]'' 11:22, August 24, 2017 (UTC)


== Question ==
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)


[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Series_11_(Doctor_Who)?diff=2405520 Why did you revert my revision?] {{raw:w:papi}} 14:05, August 25, 2017 (UTC)
== [[AudioGO]] ==


== Interference ==
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)
Hey, hope you're well! I think your input would be appreciated in [[Talk: Interference - Book Two (novel)#Merge tag|this discussion]] :) [[User:NateBumber|NateBumber]] [[User talk:NateBumber|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:51, August 25, 2017 (UTC)


:Hi again! Just making sure you've seen this message. – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 06:32, September 1, 2017 (UTC)
== My "Who vs elsewhere" polls ==


::Not to be annoying or anything, but we're waiting on your input to move on with the merger. Pretty please give it a quick lookover as soon as is comfortable. – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 01:55, September 4, 2017 (UTC)
Hello,


Thank you for the reply :) – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 03:25, September 4, 2017 (UTC)
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?


== Reply ==
[[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 the message.


I was just trying to find someway of getting rid of the page myself or at least reporting the individual for plain stupid behavior.
== Merry Christmas And Happy New Year ==


I probably should've read up on this already but how would I report this to someone like you?
Have a good rest of 2023 and a great 2024 and onward [[User:Sum41Champ]]


Thanks again. {{Unsigned|Vincent VG}}
== RE: Sockpuppet ==


== Continuous vandalising ==
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. I just wanted to point out a possible necessity to block the person behind [[User:2602:306:3B92:AB90:E4E7:4B68:7659:E0B9]] from the Wikia. This person is clearly the same as [[User:2A02:C7F:3A2B:3B00:1886:B3A0:7626:B741]] who was recently exiled as well as [[User:2A00:23C3:3F11:1A00:2935:19F0:9E4D:E995]] who is yet to be done anything about. He/she is creating multiple accounts in order to do what he/she is doing. --[[User:Danniesen|DCLM]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:33, August 28, 2017 (UTC)
:Investigated. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 18:45: Mon 18 Sep 2017</span>


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


Ok! I'm not bothering by some of my images being deleted/reverted at all. I just forgot about the rules here since the time between my visits is very long, so i make some mistakes or forget some stuff. Also, all jokes i make about these "remaining files" is focused towards the image having 400kbs+ and being pixelated all over. I didn't meant to criticize the Staff or be disrespectful to anyone. If i was not obvious about that, i apologize for my mistake.<br>[[User:P.H. CP|P.H. CP]] [[User talk:P.H. CP|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 03:35, September 1, 2017 (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)


:Sorry once again, but i was reading the Edit summary rules(?), and the "What not to write" section says "'''Don't use the edit summary to''' be comedic about a page's content or '''(describe) what you are changing.'''", but the "'''What to write'''" says '''It should be descriptive of what you are changing'''. I got confused if i should describe the changes to an image or if i shouldn't.
:: And that's exactly who I went to, in fact! But no problem at all.


== Why did you undo my revision? ==
:: 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)


Can you explain [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Series_11_(Doctor_Who)?diff=2408417 this revision] of yours?
== Spacing with categories ==


Grammatically, the first word of a sentence should be capitalized (most of the time).
What's the purpose of the space? I See 0 effect that has on the page, Happy New Year. [[User:Sum41Champ]]


Also, [. . .] is not an ellipsis, and I don’t understand what the spoiler divs and spans are for when there’s a template at the top. {{raw:w:papi}} 08:57, September 7, 2017 (UTC)
== Trying to locate a missing thread ==
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:


== Reply to the Images Sizes ==
''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.''
I did had no intentions of uploading images larger than 100kb, I will admit that I had not been paying attention the files sizes but that's what I will do now on in the future. All I did know that uploading larger versions is a violation to the Policy, I just didn't know the precise limit, but thanks for telling me at lease. --Braxiatel Flux 02:57, September 21, 2017 (UTC)


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


Thank you for moving the page. It took some effort to find another space station named ''Haven'' in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cannibalists (audio story)|The Cannibalists]]'' but the [[Haven (The Swords of Kali)]] is finally created and will be expanded upon. Thanks again. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:49, September 21, 2017 (UTC)
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 )


== Re:BC ==
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.


I'd completely missed your reply on that talk page! Thank you so much for doing the research to answer my question, and thank you for bringing it to my attention; those threads were really interesting reads, so I very much appreciate it. [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|]] 18:02, September 24, 2017 (UTC)
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)


: The same thanks apply to your finding the old IU/OOU Continuity rulings in [[Talk:The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|Talk:The Parting of the Ways]] -- you're truly incredible at finding these old policy decisions! Thank you :) [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 16:09, November 16, 2017 (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.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me"></span>]] 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.
Why did you delete my edits?


== No offense at all ==
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.


No worries, all I wanted to do was to set the record straight. It was a bit of a weird situation: I put a speedy rename for the brother, and somebody tracked this edit of mine and changed the link on Gabby's page. I don't have time to do the rename right away (many more links to change), but I didn't want the IP to think they did something wrong. That's the only reason I undid your edit. I hope I did not offend you either. I only intended to state the facts, which were not easily accessible after the IP edit. Funnily enough, this name, Gino, was staring me in the face all this time from the infobox image of [[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)]]. By the way, I fear there will be a lot of chaotic edits from me for this story. It is immensely complex and defies any order of edits. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me"></span>]] 15:08, October 1, 2017 (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)


== Hyphenated Slitheen ==
== Follow Up ==


No, I don’t think it should affect the others. The speedy renames are based on the exact spelling from the novel ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'' and are applied only to the characters from the novel. Moreover, the novel is set some 500 (I think) years after ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', so spelling could well change in-universe. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:26, October 26, 2017 (UTC)
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]]


Dear Shambala, why do you keep deleting pages that I create?  Neither Herot nor LGBT characters have been unrelated to Doctor Who, and both have been developed.  Please can you clarify their deletions. Many thanks,
== Re: Edits ==
[[User:Ecuemaria|Ecuemaria]] [[User talk:Ecuemaria|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:22, October 26, 2017 (UTC)


Having read the discussion you linked me to, I can understand why it was removed.  However, is there any way the conversation can be restarted. It was 5 years ago, things have changed, and I feel a new discussion is warranted.  As I am relatively new, could you point me in the right direction and/or help me start this?
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)
Many thanks,
[[User:Ecuemaria|Ecuemaria]] [[User talk:Ecuemaria|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:27, October 28, 2017 (UTC)
 
You know in Tooth and Claw, when he was banished, the Doctor could have tried to explain in a very tense voice that he does not 'consort with stars and magic' because he considers it fun, but because he considers it an obligation to fight it for the greater good, and then snapped at Victoria 'you don't understand! We haven't strayed THAT far from all that is good, your majesty!' What would Victoria's response be to the Doctor's tirade directed at her? [[User:Mc1934|Mc1934]] [[User talk:Mc1934|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:37, November 19, 2017 (UTC)
 
== Spoilers ==
 
Hey there Shambala. I noticed you deleted [[Talk:The Doctor (The Death List)]] because it offended the spoiler policy, but I actually wrote it with [[T:SPOIL]] open in another tab to make sure I didn't break it! Could you just clarify what about it was a spoiler, so I can rephrase and repost the comment?
 
Hope you're well! – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 05:24, November 25, 2017 (UTC)
 
:That makes sense; thank you for the explanation. I hope you and your family had a happy holiday! – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 03:53, November 27, 2017 (UTC)
 
== Monsing Angels ==
 
Hi, I'm still in the middle of editing this big story (really should return to it before the centenary of the Great War is over), but there are two comic panels set each in one of those two years. They are in Part 2. There is a group of unnamed soldiers sitting in front of the fire. Then we see them popping up, one in Ancient Rome, one in London. I decided not to include these settings in the infobox because they are not “main” settings. But there are nevertheless scenes set in those years in the story. The years are explicitly given in the top left corners of each panel. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:52, December 3, 2017 (UTC)
 
: Oh, that's what it was. Thanks for reminding me! I think I was planning to create these "Stories set in" categories at some point, but decided to postpone. And naturally completely forgot. The categories are created. Thanks for helping me clean my mess. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:15, December 4, 2017 (UTC)
 
== Edit Reverted ==
 
I was wondering as to why my edit was reverted, as this is my first time on this platform.
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_circuit
 
Would you care to explain why the Cybermen are not classed as the main enemy in Doomsday? [[User:Mc1934|Mc1934]] [[User talk:Mc1934|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:31, December 12, 2017 (UTC)
 
== Category naming ==
 
Hello! I wasn't at all surprised by your deletion tag at [[:Category:Possible identities of the enemy]], since I'm still a novice at category creation. But I'm having a little difficulty figuring out which "first line of [[T:CAT NAME]]" it violates! If you could clarify I'd really appreciate it :) Hope you're well! – [[User:NateBumber|N8]] [[User_talk:NateBumber|☎]] 15:12, December 13, 2017 (UTC)
 
== Thanks for the block ==
 
Appreciate the block of the problem child. I don't know what set him off this time, but it could be anything. You have now joined the club of those whom he feels have aggrieved him. [http://g-liu.com/blog/2009/08/why-i-really-hate-wikipedia-administrators-part-ii/ For your amusement, if it interests you.]. Cheers, and happy new year!  :) ----[[User:Ebyabe|<span style="color:purple">'''Ebyabe'''</span>]] [[User Talk:Ebyabe|<span style="color:green"><small>'''(talk)'''</small></span>]] 07:19, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 
== Apologies ==
 
Hi, honest apology over shortening your name in an accidentally offensive way. It was honestly an accident, I didn't catch that it came across like that. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 12:25, January 16, 2018 (UTC)
 
Hi, I saw that you deleted the new Mara Tales boxset image, sorry I didn't realise the image size was that large, however it was the only copy I was able to find. Do you have any suggestions on some way I could reduce the image size, maybe some online tool or something similar?
Thanks for your time,
[[User:0003c9fe|0003c9fe]] [[User talk:0003c9fe|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:38, January 22, 2018 (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)