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| If you need to leave a message here on my talk page, please follow a couple of guidelines:
| | Hello, User:Shambala108. |
| * Please don't forget to [[Tardis:Signature Policy|sign your posts]]. Like most [[admin]]s, I won't answer any post that doesn't have a signature.
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| Congratulations on making this site totally inaccessible for a new user. Nice one. What a waste of ah hour that was.
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| | 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. |
| == WaltK's ban ==
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| Hello! Just notifying you that [[User:WaltK]] posted a message on [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Message_Wall:Shambala108?threadId=4400000000003175821 your Community Central talk page] appealing a ban you gave him, in case you didn't get a notification. His case seems reasonable at first glance, though I haven't looked into it personally. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
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| : Well, you never replied, so he contacted ''me'' as per [[Help:I'm blocked]]. I've taken it upon myself to unblock him. Although his message did contain profanity it wasn't a personal attack directed at any individual, so I think the time he's already been blocked is plenty sufficient for procedure — and he ''does'' do very useful work in the main namespace on the ''[[Doctor_Whoah!|Doctor Whoah!]]'' pages and whatnot, whatever he'd done in the ''Discussions'' area. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
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| == Sock puppetry and likely vandalism == | | 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]. |
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| Hi, there are two users that may be sock puppets who are creating/adding fan fiction, Sarahkitt85 and 82.25.60.41 [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:53, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
| | 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. |
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| == Tally ==
| | Thank you for your time. |
| Hi there, I just found myself having some difficulty counting up the marks in the Tally on your user page. So in case you want to replicate regular {{wi|tally marks}} where every group of 5 is signified by four lines struck through, I thought I'd let you know that this Chinese symbol exists: 卌. (Of course, you could just use <s>||||</s>, but where's the fun in that?) Hope you've been well! – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 14:06, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
| | Sincerely, |
| | [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC) |
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| == Rename Tag == | | == Edit war == |
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| | Hi, Shambala. There's the potential for an edit war at [[Beep the Meep]]. Wondering if you could help resolve it. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:25, 27 November 2023 (UTC) |
| I noticed you've asked for a rename tag for the page: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Segun_Akinola_Lietmotivs
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| I'd like to change it to "Segun Akinola's Leitmotifs" but I have no idea how to make a rename tag. When I try and find other tags I don't see rename and then I'm not sure how to add it to the article in question.
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| Do you have a guide for this?
| | I've looked through your cited page above, and looked over the linked examples. |
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| | 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. |
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| == Re: OS12th ==
| | 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. |
| Oh, yes, thank you for spotting that! One of the listings should be [[User:Amorkuz]], of course. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
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| == FandomDesktop migration ==
| | I'm unsure on a few of the cited issues by Banana, but can see how they may find some things vexatious. |
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| Hey there! We are due to migrate this wiki very soon to FandomDesktop and I need to help get a light theme ready. Apologies for the short notice of this, there were some unforeseen circumstances.
| | 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. |
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| It would be great to work with the entire admin team to get the wiki ready for FandomDesktop. Have you been using the new skin? I'm going to start some preparation tomorrow and it would be great to work with the admin team on this. We may need to:
| | 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) |
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| * Adjust the theme on light theme
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| If you have any suggestions for how we can collaborate, please let me know. I wondered if a forum thread on [[Forum:Index]] might work? Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you! --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 18:47, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
| | Hi, Shambala. This page keeps being vandalised. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
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| == [[Template:Timeline|Timeline template]] == | | == My "Who vs elsewhere" polls == |
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| I'm a new user on this fandom, though I am currently the owner of [[w:c:eminem:User:Kris_tha_6%277"|Eminem Wiki]], so I'm not a complete stranger to editing templates. I noticed your timeline template has things a bit out of order and doesn't include certain years. I was wondering if you could give me an opportunity to take a look at it and see if I could make it properly display the years on the Timeline template. However, I will not complete any edits without running it by you.
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| <br><small>- [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:Kris_tha_6%277%22 Kris tha 6'7"] [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Kris_tha_6%277%22 <span title="Talk to me">☎</span>] 17:22, 23 July 2021 (CST)</small>
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| == Timeline update #2 ==
| | 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? |
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| So, I believe that I've come up with a solution to the issue with the timeline template, though, I did create a new page called [[Template:Order of Centuries]], which is useless and should be deleted. I'm not entirely sure of my revision for the [[Template:Timeline|Timeline template]] issue, so I'm going to give it a shot under [[Template:TimelineRevision]]. If it works (and I'm going to test it out briefly on the [[Timeline]] page), I'll let you know.
| | [[User:Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba|Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba]] [[User talk:Kevin 'Chalky' Kaiba|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
| <br><small>- [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:Kris_tha_6%277%22 Kris tha 6'7"] [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:Kris_tha_6%277%22 <span title="Talk to me">☎</span>] 18:10, 24 July 2021 (CST)</small>
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| == Community Connect == | | == Merry Christmas And Happy New Year == |
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| Hey there! Can I confirm you received an email re Community Connect please? May be in spam and it's to the email associated with your Fandom account. Is this something you would be interested in attending? Thanks! --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 10:28, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
| | Have a good rest of 2023 and a great 2024 and onward [[User:Sum41Champ]] |
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| You are most welcome :) [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]] [[User talk:LauraBatham|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:21, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
| | 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! |
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| == Little Shop page ==
| | Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Happy holidays.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 18:06, 19 December 2023 (UTC) |
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| Hi there! I created a page named Little Shop and you removed it because you don’t make pages about running gags. May I ask why? It may be a stupid question but I’m just curious.
| | : 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) |
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| == The Master page ==
| | :: And that's exactly who I went to, in fact! But no problem at all. |
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| Hi. I think [[The Master]] page may need a bit of admin work to fix the vandalism from our recently blocked "friend". The page has the correct title at the top of the page, but the infobox, talk page, and history pages still have the vandalised title. And there is still [[The Masturbator|a redirect]] as well. [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]] [[User talk:LauraBatham|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:30, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
| | :: 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) |
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| == Dalek Page Vandalism == | | == Spacing with categories == |
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| It's come to my eyes that upon loading the wiki, someone has vandalised the Dalek page and called it JEWS MUST BE EXTERMINATED! It seems upon viewing that someone saw this and made a first time edit to remove an antisemetic comment at the top of the page and they have left a note about it requesting that a mod or admin clear everything up. However, the page name remains the questionable statement.
| | What's the purpose of the space? I See 0 effect that has on the page, Happy New Year. [[User:Sum41Champ]] |
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| - AlternateThirteenth (23:07) 18th August 2021
| | == 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: |
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| == Videos ==
| | ''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.'' |
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| | As you can see though, this link to said thread is red, hence doesn't take me anywhere when I click it. |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe05WrO7W98 [[User:EpsilonGamma|EpsilonGamma]] [[User talk:EpsilonGamma|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:04, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
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| == Fandom projects == | | 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 ) |
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| Hi! Got a couple of things:
| | 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. |
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| As this wiki used to use Special:Forum, Fandom wants to make sure that old forum links and references aren't cluttering up maintenance special pages (unusedfiles, needed pages etc). Would you mind checking and letting me know asap as to whether that's an issue for this wiki? Just looking for dead links to forums in special pages, or links to images used in forums but are now dead, stuff like that. No need to attempt to cleanup yourself, I just need to know if they exist.
| | 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) |
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| Secondly, did you receive an email sent last week I believe inviting you to The Downstream on September 10th? The email is titled "[The Downstream] Ask Fandom Anything, Social Media Tips, and Data Insights". I just want to confirm you received the email as we know Fandom outreach emails often land in spam.
| | :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) |
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| If you could let me know about both of those things, that would be fantastic. Thanks! --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 09:44, 27 August 2021 (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. |
| :Hi there, just a reminder that '''The Downstream''' is '''Friday, September 10''' at '''11am EST''' at https://www.twitch.tv/Fandom. You can register/RSVP and add the event to your calendar [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-downstream-registration-168649636603 here]. That page also gives a lot of detail on what the event offers. Any questions, please let me know! --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 12:11, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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| == Vandalism ==
| | 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. |
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| Just wanting you to know, Someone has vandalized Dinosaurs on a spaceship right side bar pretty badly [[User:Andy Liu1978|Andy Liu1978]] [[User talk:Andy Liu1978|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:29, 29 August 2021 (UTC)Andy Liu1978
| | 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) |
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| Yeah the same vandal is back under a different account. He's vandalising the same page and signing it with the same comments [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:46, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
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| == Still don't see a good reason, ==
| | 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]] |
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| Could you please give me a specific Link? Thank you. {{Unsigned|Blartyboy}}
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| == Lavel Article Name change ==
| | 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) |
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| The [[Lavel]] article has had a <nowiki>{{rename}}</nowiki> tag on it for over 4 years, and no one other than myself has made any kind of discussion on the article talk page regarding the name change. Given the sheer amount of time for users to discuss such a change, unless you or another admin has any objections, I move to change the article name, either by myself if I can get the go-ahead, or an admin with more familiarity with the process. [[User:Pbandfluff|Pbandfluff]] [[User talk:Pbandfluff|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:41, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
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| Im sorry, I didnt know that fan-fiction wasnt allowed and I didnt thunk that my post catagoriezed as Fan-Fiction.
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| Yeah, I left the redirects intentionally since they're all being used by other users to link to my sandboxes, and I'm not comfortable editing their messages or breaking their links. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 16:50, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
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| Hi there’s a vandal who has blanked the Master’s and Thirteenth Doctor’s page [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:49, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
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| I just noticed a user is reverting edits you made to the page [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]], which as you're an admin, I seemed was quite odd that they would revert specifically the stuff you edited.
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| [[User:ThomasRWade|ThomasRWade]] [[User talk:ThomasRWade|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:07, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
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| == Vandal on the Dalek and Davros pages ==
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| Hi. There is a vandal that keeps editing the [[Davros]] and [[Dalek]] pages. I have undone their edits a few times, but it's starting to get into edit warring territory, so could you please have a word with them or block them. Thanks. [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]] [[User talk:LauraBatham|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:42, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
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| Hi there! Sorry it has been a little while since I last checked in, I have been out of action for the last two weeks unfortunately. How are things going? One thing I did notice was that the navigation in dark theme, the Explore tab in white is hard to read. Have you guys noticed that? Figured if we do what we did before and if we continue a single thread on my talk page, it might be easier for us to keep track. Hope that's ok! :) --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 09:02, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
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| == Forum Confusion ==
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| Sorry if this is a ridiculous question, but I wasn't sure where I should ask. I wanted to make a forum post - specifically in the Panopticon, regarding something I'm really campaigning for something to change on the wiki.
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| I've been out of the loop for a while and the Fandom updates sure do confuse me, but I digress.
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| When I try to make a forum post here I get hit with a "You do not have permission to edit pages in the Forum namespace." I know forums weren't a thing for a bit but I see they're here now and would like some clarification on this!
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| [[User:StevieGLiverpool|StevieGLiverpool]] [[User talk:StevieGLiverpool|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:29, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
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| : @Shambala: I've informed [[User:StevieGLiverpool]] on his own talk page that the Forums still aren't functional — but I'm taking this opportunity to spread the word to you that [[User:CzechOut]] has told me in off-Wiki chats that he hopes to have [[Board:The Panopticon]] functional before November. <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 00:33, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
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| Hi again! Just checking in to see how things are going. How're things on the wiki? All set for the premiere? :) --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 10:52, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
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| Hello. You closed my thread, and I hadn't the time to write you a reply before you did. Regarding my username change... I have my old username in my profile. It's there, right after "aka". Isn't it enough? [[User:Lil' Golden Rat|Lil' Golden Rat]] [[User talk:Lil' Golden Rat|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 02:39, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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| == Reverted page moves ==
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| Hi, I'm terribly sorry but I noticed that you reverted both of the page moves I made today ([[FI's teas]] and [[Depositary 23]]) with the explanation "Cleaning up after page move by non-admin" and I was wondering if you'd be willing to tell me why, so I can avoid making similar mistakes in future? I thought I had reasonable grounds for both moves, and that neither would break anything (both pages being fairly minor articles and leaving the redirects); is there a blanket ban on non-admin users moving pages or something?
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| Apologies [[User:Starkidsoph|Starkidsoph]] [[User talk:Starkidsoph|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:28, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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| == Concern about New User on the Discussion Baords ==
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| I'm concerned that a new user on the discussion boards, DoctorsIBS, is a troll as they are not only spamming posts, but being generally unpleasant in their choice of posts and discussions. [[User:Lucian Corbyn|Lucian Corbyn]] [[User talk:Lucian Corbyn|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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| : Thanks for bringing this up, Lucian. [[User:DoctorsIBS]] is also vandalising several pages on the wiki to boot. [[User:Danochy|Danochy]] [[User talk:Danochy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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| == Question ==
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| While I do apologise for choosing the edit summary as the place to initially bring this up, as you can't exactly have any sort of nuanced discussion there due to its format and this is the kind of thing that needs slightly more nuanced discussion, but if I may ask;
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| WHY is it that;
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| 1. Any other kind of adaptation (such as audio adaptation, TV adaption of an EU story, etc.) is listed seperately in the infobox
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| 2. Novelisations themselves are listed seperately in "list of appearances" pages
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| 3. Novelisations aren't listed seperately in infoboxes
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| Seems a bit... just odd to me, is all. [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:35, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
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| == Why don’t you have certain rules that you often bring up in the discussions guidelines? ==
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| You always tell users to contact an admin's talk page for stuff to do with the main wiki rather than bringing if to discussions, but why do you not have that in the wiki guidelines? This includes other stuff such as no advertising other wikis, always have titles that "make sense", complain about other users on an admin's talk page if you feel they've done something wrong, and no celebrating their birthday. (unless it's Doctor Who themed, I guess) I bet you could think of more examples. Why are rules like those rules not in the guidelines? It would save you and other users time cause you wouldn't have to warn them about it (at least if they've read the guidelines). [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:49, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
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| == Poopybtutholee ==
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| Hi hope you are well. A user Poopybuttholee is vandalising pages, as well as have an unacceptable username. [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:01, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
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| == Re: User questions ==
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| Hi, I was not intending to present myself as an experienced editor with whom people can come to for '''general''' questions. When it comes to most things, including policy, I agree that an admin eould be better. However, I have spent the majority of my time here on Tardis looking into the technical side of editing, including a lot of time spent on the forums situation. Therefore, I would consider myself more experienced on this topic then most editors and am happy to share what I know when it is relevant. I am sorry if I overstepped my authority (or lack thereof) here, though. [[User:Bongolium500|Bongo50 (aka Bongolium500)]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:33, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
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| == Re:Message to IP user ==
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| Hey. Thanks for your message; if that's the case, I'll just leave them to it. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:07, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
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| == Question re: ICC rules ==
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| Hello;
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| I noticed you removed [[:File:Black Orchid (book).png|this file]] for "multiple violations" of the ICC rules. Upon review, however, I could not determine which rules were broken by the image. Could you help me in this regard?
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| Here is a Google Drive link to the file so I don't break the same rules for reuploading the image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbbwnSAb01GwfM9-88WlhhFByUzjP6fn/view?usp=sharing
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| Thank you! [[User:Moosana|Moosana]] [[User talk:Moosana|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:10, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
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| == Links in the forum posts ==
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| Good day to you, Shamb. I have a quick question about the policy against links in forum posts. Are users prohibited from posting ''any'' links or just links that promote their sites/blogs and whatnot? I tried searching for this specific bit in the policies section, but got nothing. Thanks. [[User:Lil' Golden Rat|Lil' Golden Rat]] [[User talk:Lil' Golden Rat|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 01:34, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
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| == Hey there! ==
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| So, I’ve noticed this wiki is lacking on Discussions Moderators. I’m a discussions mod on another wiki (the Miitopia wiki), and I seem to do well there, so I’ve been thinking I could maybe be a Discussions Mod here? Now, obviously I’m not the most active user here right now, but I could become more active, as I am a big fan of the show and I’d be willing to help out with the moderation. What are the qualifications for being a mod here, exactly? Thanks - [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:04, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
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| == Off-topic Megathread? ==
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| So I’ve seen a few wikis with off-topic megathreads (Jurassic Park wiki being one example), which are basically discussions threads where users can post whatever they want that is not related to the subject of the wiki (in this case Doctor Who) in the replies to that thread. We could put it in FANDOM posts, so it’s easier to find, and we can tell users about it whenever a discussion is or goes off-topic. Maybe we could call it “The Void” too, as it is technically outside of “the universe of the wiki”. What do you think about this idea? [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:13, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
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| == This user has an inappropriate pfp ==
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| [[User:Dejdhdjdjdjfxjx]]
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| As you can see by looking closely, their pfp is of a (trouser-covered) buttock. What should we do? Should we warn them to change their pfp with the punishment for not changing it being block, or should we block them instantly, or something else? [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:12, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
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| == Sorry, I never meant to offend you ==
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| I did not mean any offence by saying that you were not responding to my talk pages, I was just saying it in case the users I told the things to instead of you pointed out that I already told it to you. I never meant any offence, sorry. Anyway, thanks for the help! [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:48, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
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| == Fandom updates ==
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| Hey there! I posted some Fandom updates [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:Spongebob456/Fandom_updates_-_Women%27s_History_Month,_MediaWiki_1.37,_and_quizzes here], which includes details on an upcoming MediaWiki upgrade to the platform. If you have any questions/feedback/comments on it, please do message on my talk page! As normal, if you wanted to continue a thread left by another admin too that'd be great to keep things in one place. Thanks! :) --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 21:51, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == Never meant to cause offence ==
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| Please accept my apologies. Could you please advise further about how to go about having the debate as to whether said characters are companions? Apologies again. [[User:Gearedspy|Gearedspy]] [[User talk:Gearedspy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:35, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == I confess, I had an old account here ==
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| The account was called [[User:King of the Sandmen|King of the Sandmen]]. I was hesitant to tell you this, as I was worried you would punish me for using multiple accounts (even if they were mainly used at different times and none of them were used to evade any bans, and I now find out this does not violate [[Tardis:Username policy#Using multiple accounts|T:SOCK]] due to the reasons above and the fact that I have added it to my user page), but now I have decided to tell you. I switched my account from King of the Sandmen to GaganTopia in August to hide my identity from another wiki. I claimed he was my cousin, even on here, because I didn’t want the other wiki to see and find out the truth, but I have revealed the truth to you, and on [[User:GaganTopia|my user page]], and later, I may reveal it to the rest of the wiki in a post saying how I really got into Doctor Who. Proof of him being me and what I did which made me switch accounts is on this thread from another wiki in December last year - https://third-claric.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000027551
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| I’ve just been wondering, since this means I’ve been posting here for nearly a year now (since April the 2nd), does that mean I can get discussions moderator rights sooner? Allow me to remind you that I applied for the rights to you last month and have been showing I can prove myself multiple times. If I can’t get them sooner, due to using a previous active alt from here to fit in with the requirements, or just multiple accounts not being allowed to be used on here (though I wasn’t using them to get around any ban), or something else, then that’s fine. I will still go on to show that I can prove myself, as I’m sure I would be very good at the job, as I am super active and I understand the rules and can explain them to users as you do, and I’m sure I can hold off trolls in discussions till the admins block them. It’s up to you guys though. So yeah, share your thoughts.
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| Thanks - [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:22, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == Vandal ==
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| Hey Shambala, that vandal also messed with a bunch of page titles, as can be seen on the [[Special:Log/move|Move log]]. I know this wiki has strict rules for who can move pages and who can't so do not know if I can move them back but know an admin can [[User:Editoronthewiki|Editoronthewiki]] [[User talk:Editoronthewiki|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:14, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == RE: Previous account ==
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| Hi. I will try to read and show I can understand all of the rules that apply to discussions. But one question, what about warning users about gratuitous swearing? That is a violation of the discussions guidelines. Oh, and not to sound pushy or demanding or whatever, but when can I apply for moderator rights again? Thanks :) - [[User:GaganTopia|GaganTopia]] [[User talk:GaganTopia|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:23, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
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| ==Deletion request==
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| Hello, can you please delete the category "Individuals Fairies", it's a complete misspelling that I made of my intended category "Individual Fairies" meant for [[Jasmine Pierce]], which I also hope you can approve of and finalise. The misspelt category is placed in the deletion bin among other items that should be reviewed as well. Thank you. [[User:RedWizard98|RedWizard98]] [[User talk:RedWizard98|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:47, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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| : (I've taken care of this.) <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 20:47, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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| ::Hello, as Scrooge has resolved issue, please ignore above. [[User:RedWizard98|RedWizard98]] [[User talk:RedWizard98|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:53, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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| ==Vandal==
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| Hi, there is a vandal on the Eve of the Daleks page. I think he's a repeat offender as I've seen his style before so to speak [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == Wiki Rules and Blocking Policy ==
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| Hey!
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| Recently, Fandom staff [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Pikushi/Updates_to_Wiki_Rules_and_Blocking_Policy posted updates] to the [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Wiki_Rules_and_Blocking_Policy Fandom Wiki Rules and Blocking Policy]. As a reminder, this is a global policy to aid the wellbeing of communities that all wikis have been following since 2021. These new changes go into effect on '''April 4th'''.
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| I'll let you read through those changes and if you have any questions, please let me know on my talk page! :) --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 15:24, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
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| == Interactive Maps ==
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| Hey! [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/User:Spongebob456/Interactive_Maps Made a post about the new Interactive Maps feature] - does Tardis have any maps suitable for that? --[[User:Spongebob456|Spongebob456]] <sup>[[User talk:Spongebob456|talk]]</sup> <staff/> 12:15, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
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| == Re: Epsilon ==
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| (Thank you for stepping in, I think another pair of eyes was needed.)
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| Regarding Epsilon, as I told [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan]], I vaguely thought a further warning from me would be redundant because DrWHOCorrieFan themself had ''already'' reproached Epsilon for it — even if they shouldn't have assumed the authority to do so — and I assumed Epsilon would see my message to DrWHOCorrieFan in which I granted that their message itself had been correct.
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| But — thinking about it more — yeah, I think you're right. Epsilon likely got the message in practice, but all the same, this was a bit muddled and illegible from an outside view — and that outside view ''does'' matter. I'll go and leave a ''pro forma'' message at [[User talk:Epsilon the Eternal]]. <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 23:56, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
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| == T:NO RW ==
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| Hello Shambala108,
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| I was wondering if you would care to take a look at the discussion over at [[Talk:Larcenia Floyd]]. The discussion is in regards to [[T:NO RW]], which was edited by [[User:Scrooge MacDuck]] mid-discussion due to the policy being "outdated" and there being a general consensus in place, however I recall that at [[Talk:Shrek]] your idea of ''T:NO RW'' was more akin to mine. I thought your input would be important here. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
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| :I believe [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan]] is referring to the discussion at [[Talk:Shrek#Characters shown on the poster?]] concerning the blurry characters on the ''Shrek'' poster. Just to be clear, my recent update to [[T:NO RW]] had nothing to do with this, and instead served to clarify the common practice on conjectural ''names''. Feel free to check out the talk page, though! <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 19:51, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
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| :: I don't believe that it has ''nothing to do with this''.
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| :: The comment Shambala agreed with was; "isn't that breaking some sort of rule about putting real-world information onto pages as their counterparts in the DWU could be completely different". They stated "The above is true: [[T:NO RW]]". [[Larcenia Floyd]] was not named in the source material so therefore, like these characters, it would be a breach of the original ''T:NO RW'' (prior to your edits) as it would include putting real-world information onto pages despite the fact that their counterparts in the DWU could be different.
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| :: I have nothing more to say as I'm going round it circles, but Shambala seemed to agree with the original rule so might have objections to your changing it. I will leave it with them and if they want to involve themselves they can. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:57, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
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| == Does this message work? ==
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| Is this proper messaging?
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| == Typo in Special:Preferences ==
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| [[File:Preferences typo screenshot.jpg|thumb]]In [[Special:Preferences##mw-prefsection-gadgets]], there is a typo under the search bar gadget in which the word "then" is used when "than" would me more appropriate, saying "a fair bit more convenient then it is currently" when it should say "a fair bit more convenient than it is currently". (illustrated to the right for clarity) [[User:Cookieboy 2005|Cookieboy 2005]] [[User talk:Cookieboy 2005|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:12, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
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| : (this is assuming that [[Doctor Who Wiki|the wiki]] has power over ''[[Special:Preferences]]'') [[User:Cookieboy 2005|Cookieboy 2005]] [[User talk:Cookieboy 2005|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:16, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
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| :: Hi, I just thought I'd let you know that the typo [[User:Cookieboy 2005]] is referring to can be fixed at [[MediaWiki:Gadget-search bar]]. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:47, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
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| :: (it hasn't been fixed yet, so I'm just posting again here to make sure you're aware of the [[Problem|issue]]) [[User:Cookieboy 2005|Cookieboy 2005]] [[User talk:Cookieboy 2005|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Spoilers ==
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| Hi please make sure to read our spoiler policy at [[Tardis:Spoiler policy]]. No matter how official something is, on this wiki it's considered a spoiler until '''air time''' of an episode with the information. The posts you have made on the discussion board have been deleted because you did not put them in the Spoilers category. Thanks [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 03:15, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
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| :As talk pages are no longer fully supported by Fandom, I'm posting this both as an edit to the original post on my talk page and am posting it on the talk page of the editor who posted on my talk page.
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| :As it happens, I did read the Spoiler policy and also the Spoiler page which defines spoiler differently. By both of those, I personally don't see this as a spoiler. Among many other sources, it's been publicly reported as headline news (i.e. even without reading the article, the information is in the headline) by:
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| :Even doing just a basic search for "Doctor Who," that information pops up as one of the top results.
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| :"Spoiler" is apparently applied on this wiki in a way that doesn't fit English language definitions of the word.
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| :For example, Merriam-Webster: "information about the plot of a motion picture or TV program that can spoil a viewer's sense of surprise or :suspense" also "a person who discloses such information."
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| :Perhaps you might want to find or even create a word that would have the definition you intend. This could be a word that would clarify that you do not allow on-topic public information that appears in so many sources that it's hard to avoid seeing it.
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| :I hope this helps!
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| :[[User:Alden Loveshade|Alden Loveshade]] [[User talk:Alden Loveshade|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:28, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
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| == Namespace of talk pages and Forums ==
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| You wrote "Closing this post because any change to policy must be brought in the namespace of talk pages or forum posts, not these discussion boards." I didn't see any information on how you want someone to post in "namespace of talk pages" that would reach this wiki's community as a whole (which Fandom requires be the final decision maker on community issues), or "forums" here. Can you give me a link to your required procedure? Thanks for your help. [[User:Alden Loveshade|Alden Loveshade]] [[User talk:Alden Loveshade|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
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| == Re: Other people's user pages ==
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| Sorry, I'll make sure to go through an admin next time. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:46, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
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| ==Mistakes==
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| As of now, I'll never knowingly do something wrong. If I do or did something wrong, I wasn't certain if the category fit. [[User:Sum41Champ]] talk
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| == Sheep Fvcher ==
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| Hi, that fuerai on wheels bloke is back under the rather inappropriate name sheep fvcher is up to his usual stuff [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:42, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == T:SPOIL issue ==
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| Hey! To clarify: by no means did I 'scold' [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan]] for their initial suggestion. Insofar as I later 'scolded' them, it was for re-adding the potentially-spoilery talk page post ''itself'', twice, after I had deleted it and explained in an edit summary why it could be construed as spoilery (and that discussion about this should be undertaken at [[Howling:The Howling]] instead). But DrWHOCorrieFan's original post itself was certainly in good faith and not something to be scolded for. This, I don't dispute. <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 02:37, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| : Thanks for weighing in. From what I can gather (had another reread) T:SPOIL prevents spoilers - it ''does not'' prevent someone from suggesting something could be spoilery or likely to be spoiled. Nothing in my post contained spoilers and would have not alerted the average reader to any spoilery information if they were not already clued in, it was incorrectly removed. But alas, it is not that much of a big deal. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 05:50, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Deleting unnecessary redirects ==
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| Of course; I always do. Thank you for the reminder! – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 14:48, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Checking in ==
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| Hey, just chiming in to check on something I noticed on your reply on [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan]]'s talk page.
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| When you talk about "nothing being in ''written policy'' et al.", I assume you're having in mind those [https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Wiki_Rules_and_Blocking_Policy latest update to FANDOM's network-wide policy], right?
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| When it comes to guidances over the ''interpretation'' of policy, like before it becomes a blockable offence, I didn't interpret it as everything needing to be made explicit (though it never hurts to update our policies anyway, with you there :p).
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| Anyway, how've you been? Happy editings. [[User:OncomingStorm12th|OncomingStorm12th]] [[User talk:OncomingStorm12th|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:44, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| : Ironically all these discussions about my comment are just as spoilery as the original! [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:56, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| :Asking here in the offchance that you or OncomingStorm12th can clarify: the new updates to FANDOM policy still allow for "unwritten rules", right? They just say that these unwritten rules can't contradict the text of the policies as written.
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| :I just want to avoid any appearance that my renames have been exploitation of any "loophole" where "nowhere does policy ''explicitly'' forbid it". Rather, I've been moving pages because policy [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon#Renames|explicitly ''allows'' it]] and ''doesn't'' leave a loophole. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 21:17, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == About that poll you recently locked ==
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| Hi, in case you didn't know, that was referencing a lost story of the Doctor Who spinoff [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]], specifically a scrapped story of that spinoff called [[The Thirteenth Floor (TV story)|The Thirteenth Floor]]. I just wanted to let you know this, seeing as it is DW related. The poll I'm referencing is here > https://tardis.fandom.com/d/p/4400000000003622349
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| Thanks. [[User:Unused account 537283837|Unused account 537283837]] [[User talk:Unused account 537283837|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:16, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
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| : I do agree with @[[User:Unused account 537283837|Unused account 537283837]]; it very much ''is'' related to ''Doctor Who'', just from an out-of-universe production standpoint. Definitely should be unlocked. <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 12:23, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Apology ==
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| Hey Shambala108, just so you know I am the same user that write those yelling messages to user Ebyabe back in May 2016. I’m here to let you both know that I am deeply sorry for the way I spoke to him six years ago, I know now what I did was wrong before, because back then I didn’t know any better. But now since years when by, I now have deep regrets for the way I acted towards him on here, because the reason why I got angry with him is because I felt like I was being mistreated by him. But now I know it was just a misunderstanding. Please, I’m begging for forgiveness. Again, I am very, very, very, sorry for my past behavior towards him on his talk page all those years ago. I really hope you both can forgive me? Because I really mean it and I promise not to treat him like that again. [[User:Anonymously64|Anonymously64]] [[User talk:Anonymously64|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:20, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Hi ==
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| I want to ask you politely to please stop restoring my removed edits, because those are harassment posts I made in the past and I’m just trying to be polite by removing and be very apologetic about it to him. Can you please don’t touch my edits again please. [[User:Anonymously64|Anonymously64]] [[User talk:Anonymously64|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 03:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Sorry ==
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| Look, I’m really sorry to say this to you. But no, that rule is completely dumb and ridiculous, so your telling me if someone leaves a harassing post on my talk page, can’t remove it and report it? That is so dumb. It’s my post and I have the right to remove it, again, it’s a harassment post and I was just trying to be nice by removing it and be very apologetic to him about it. Please, I’m asking you politely to just let me remove it and I will move in with my day. Please.
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| P.S. So all because I was trying to be nice by removing my harassment posts and be very apologetic about to him and yet you sill had the guts to block me over that… seriously!?!?
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| [[Special:Contributions/174.242.66.91|174.242.66.91]]<sup>[[User talk:174.242.66.91#top|talk to me]]</sup> 03:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Apology 2 ==
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| Look, I’m really sorry for deleting those talk page messages. I was just trying to be nice and I was only trying to be very apologetic about my past behavior towards him back in 2016. Plus, the second reason I was removing those messages is because I didn’t want my real name on their, I just wanted to remove my real name because I keep my real name private for personal reasons. But why is that a rule? That we can’t remove our previous post in the past? Because first off, yes, I know what I did to him back in 2016 was wrong and yelling at him was also wrong too. Because Zit felt like I was being mistreated by him, that’s why I kept on getting angry at him before. Plus, I’m also sorry for removing your talk page posts on my user talk page too. I just get really nervous so easily and sometimes I just don’t know how to respond to them, I was just afraid you wouldn’t listen what I have to say if I explained myself. But now that you know, I hope you understand, Again, I am deeply sorry. [[Special:Contributions/174.242.77.252|174.242.77.252]]<sup>[[User talk:174.242.77.252#top|talk to me]]</sup> 18:11, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
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| == Ribos ==
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| I saw you had removed the image "File:Ribos - Silver and Ice trailer.jpg" citing multiple violations but didn't specify which. I thought images from Big Finish trailers for audio stories were allowed, unless that has since changed? [[User:EpsilonGamma|EpsilonGamma]] [[User talk:EpsilonGamma|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:06, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
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| == Feminists ==
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| Would you consider Gabby Gonzalez a feminist?
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| == Re: Spoilers ==
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| Sorry for the late reply, didn't notice that you had left a message on my talk page. I didn't know it was against policy until you pointed that policy out, as I've seen sandboxes with spoilers in before, as well as pages like [[list of future releases]] being contributed to by dozens of editors for years now. Nevertheless, I've removed the spoilers from my sandbox and reworked it to focus on only officially released material. <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 14:32, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
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| : Actually, how come pages like [[list of future releases]] have been allowed and edited by numerous Admins if it's existence is against policy? <div style="background-color:#0E234E; border: solid 0.5px gold; display: inline; white-space: nowrap;">[[doctorwho:user:Epsilon the Eternal|<span style="background:#0E234E; color:white"><code>Epsilon</code></span>]][[doctorwho:user talk:Epsilon the Eternal|📯]] [[doctorwho:special:Contributions/Epsilon the Eternal|📂]]</div> 14:34, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
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| :: I do not appreciate the whataboutery that seems to be an attempt to get around the fact that [[User:Epsilon the Eternal/Ncuti Gatwa]] is a very blatant spoiler. The [[List of future releases]] page which ''many'' find incredibly useful/necessary shouldn't be put at risk for a page that can easily be held in storage elsewhere until the time is right. The main difference between the spoilers that the pages offer is that even the title of the Ncuti Gatwa page is a massive spoiler that can be seen whenever it is edited (Ncuti has never been in Doctor Who or had any association with the show so seeing a page being made for him exposes him now having a role) while the list of future releases page has an ambiguous title which is correctly labeled with spoiler tags within so only those actually looking for spoilers will find them. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
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| === Community consensus ===
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| Hey, I happened to see the discussion over at [[User talk:Epsilon the Eternal]] about where spoilers are allowed, and the [[List of future releases]] set of pages specifically.
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| We don't yet have a working forum archive to check, but I'm not sure I remember a formal discussion happening. That said, I'd like to put forward that '''the pages themselves constitute clear community consensus''', either way.
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| Now I don't want editors reading this to think that any action taken on the wiki which hasn't been reverted by an admin is proof that the rules have already changed. In fact, I need to point to [[T:POINT]] in the context of this discussion: please always ''discuss'' suggested changes, and do not attempt to exploit a loophole or apparent lack of oversight in order to prove your point. That way leads to [[Help:I'm banned|very bad places]].
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| That said, the "future releases" range has been a broad community effort for the past two-and-a-half years -- with diverse editors, spanning pretty much ''all'' our regular users, giving clear consent by their continued participation -- and it's very much in keeping with the spirit of [[T:SPOIL ALLOW]].
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| I personally think they fall under series pages generally, but it would be good to add "Other overview type pages, like [[List of future releases]]", just to clear up any confusion about [[Tardis:Where spoilers are allowed|where spoilers are allowed]].
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| If necessary, we can always add a note at [[Talk:List of future releases]] directly, noting the presumption of consensus by the majority of our editor base, in having maintained this page together these past couple years. ([[Tardis:Who writes policy]])
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| I'm glad it's been pointed out that's missing. We should always aim to codify major new precedents on policy pages. Happy editing.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 06:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
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| == Re: Favor ==
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| Hi Shambala, thanks for reaching out! Happy to help.
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| I remember that there was a thread from my very early days on the wiki (late 2016, maybe?) that dealt with the [[Doctor Who Unbound]] stories. It concluded that, since ''[[The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)|The Unbound Universe]]'' showed that ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'' was set in a parallel universe to the main universe, all Unbound stories would be presumed to be parallel universes. So that would apply to ''[[He Jests at Scars... (audio story)|He Jests at Scars...]]'' as well. I'm pretty positive that I'm remembering it correctly, but I'd feel better about it if someone could back me up. [[User:OncomingStorm12th]] might have been around then?
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| Hope you've been well! – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 03:07, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
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| :: Hey! Hope you don't mind me butting in, but I've been looking around these ''Jests At Scars'' pages, and here's my two cents. Insofar as they should exist at all, the pages created with the dab term "(He Who Jests At Scars)" are certainly valid. As far as I can tell, the reason they didn't exist yet isn't a question of validity ''per se'' — rather, it's that the boundaries of when we create distinct pages for alternate-timeline versions of characters have always been a bit contentious.
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| :: For example, the [[Unbound Doctor]] of ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'' is an alternative Third Doctor, and a valid alternate timeline — but even though there existed a [[Second Doctor]] in his universe, we haven't created a separate page for him. The divergence between the ''Sympathy'' timeline occurs right after ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', so "the Second Doctor of the David Warner timeline" is for all intents and purposes identical to the prime-timeline version. (And, depending on the specific multiverse technobabble a given story uses, may be ''literally'' the same person.)
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| :: So when it comes to things like [[First Doctor (He Jests at Scars...)]] — many of these pages hadn't been created, not because this information isn't valid, but because we can just cover it at [[First Doctor#Alternate timelines]]. This First Doctor doesn't even diverge from the prime version ''at all''. All we know about him is that in an alternative version of the Doctor's ''future'', the Valeyard consiered interfering with his history ''and ultimately didn't''. So a lot of these pages should be merged back into their prime counterparts' pages, IMO. (Though perhaps there are a ''few'' who deserve pages of their own that hadn't been created yet. The question should probably be examined case-by-case by someone who's listened to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[He Jests at Scars... (audio story)|He Jests at Scars...]]'' recently…) <span style="color: #baa3d6;font-family:Comic Sans;">[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']]</span> <span style="color: #baa3d6;">[[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]]</span> 01:33, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
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| ::: Yeah, I think Scrooge has it right. (Personally, I think we ''should'' just cover most of this material at [[First Doctor#Alternate timelines]] et al – but that would take a forum thread. Sigh.) But I see what you mean about the policy violations, so tomorrow when I have time I'll make sure to scroll through PepsiMagnet's pages and fix any apparent issues, if someone doesn't beat me to it. – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 02:26, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
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| == Re: Categories ==
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| The page '[[:category:Guest character images]]' states "A good rule of thumb for this category and all its subsidiaries is, "If there's more than one image of the person, they're probably notable enough to get their own category. If they're someone like [[Guard (Children of Earth)]], they probably don't."". This suggested to me that any character for whom multiple images (even crops) exist ''could'', within policy, have an image category. Does the [[T:3RULE|rule of three]] still apply to image categorisation? [[User:Cookieboy 2005|Cookieboy 2005]] [[User talk:Cookieboy 2005|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:43, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
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| ==Request or Questions==
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| Dear Shambala108,
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| First of all, thank you for not banning me. That was kind.
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| When I come across links to articles that don’t exist, do I make a starter article?
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| There are some articles like this (unless wrong).
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| Like for example, instead of a full article, something like this (please don’t take it seriously. It’s an example)
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| The 15th Doctor is the Fifthteenth Incarnation of the Doctor.
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| Biography
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| To be added
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| Am I allowed to do that? Also, am I allowed to make those theory pages that people make or discontinuity pages?
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| Also, can you please add a photo for the Warrior in the Parallel Universes section of the Fifth Doctor article? I tried, but failed.
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| Thanks, [[PepsiMagnet]]
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| P.S, am I allowed to post wiki sandbox articles?
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| 3:14pm, 8/13/2022
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| == Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ==
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| I'm Swear COPPA Should Be Removed, Because It's Takes Extremely Severely Restrictings Toward Childrens Under 13 to Join Social Media
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| == COPPA must be removed ==
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| COPPA must be removed, Because Plutonium-244 is an Very Rare Isotopes
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| == Rogue Timelord ==
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| We have a rogue timelord here: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/137.184.232.207. The QLord returns. 05:07, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
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| == Re: Deletions ==
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| Many thanks. Wasn't aware of the (Proposed Deletion) bit, but will bare it in mind should I come across spammed pages. [[User:DJAitch|DJAitch]] [[User talk:DJAitch|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:20, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
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| == Crook ==
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| How is a thief not a crook? I've heard people who steal get called crooks. [[Sum41Champ]] 00:20, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
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| == Difference ==
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| As I see 0 difference between the words thief, burglar and crook etc, shouldn't they just merge into 1 page? {{unsigned|Sum41Champ}}
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| == Vandal ==
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| Hi there’s a vandal called Lizzie in a box trashing pages. It’s that “on wheels” bloke again by the looks of it [[User:Valeyard12.5|Valeyard12.5]] [[User talk:Valeyard12.5|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:45, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
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| == Wikify Own/Plagiarism/Sockpuppetry ==
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| Hey Shambala, hope you're doing alright. If you have the chance to look at the history at [[Russell McGee]] sometime that would be great. I have concerns because a user who goes by the username RussellMcGee77 repeatedly tried to edit it into basically being an advertisement for the author. A few days later (ie, last night) a new user with a different name made similar edits. Now, these edits could be coincidental, as the bio is from McGee's Goodreads, but he wrote his Goodreads bio, and if this is the case it's plagiarism, and if it's not it's a sockpuppet. I don't know what you want to do, I'd love to have a writer stick around and be a contributing member of the wiki ''outside of their own pages'', but this whole thing feels a bit suspicious to me. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:05, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
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| : Whoever edited that page should also be informed that charity publications do not receive individual story pages, as several have been set up with a red link. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:11, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
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| :: All of the current red-links on the page are for charity publications. The Temporal Logbook, the Unofficial Annual and Roving Reporter are all non-profit [[Charity publication]]s. [[User:DrWHOCorrieFan|DrWHOCorrieFan]] [[User talk:DrWHOCorrieFan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:18, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
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| :::So just whenever you want to get back to this, [[User:Emily Solt]] edited the page again, now using McGee's self written IMDB biography, which I reverted, and then edited in a new biography along with the edit summary:
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| :::: Najawin, Nick Krohn (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19012428.Nick_Krohn) rewrote this bio based upon IMDB/Goodreads. It’s not plagiarism as defined by this article: https://eat.scedt.tees.ac.uk/bb8content/resources/recipes/interpretTurnitin.pdf The original bio was rewritten with less than 25% of it being the original text. Additionally, by the wiki rules an article may be revised by someone other than the person the article is about. We’ve followed the wiki rules. Regards Emily
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| :::I've left the page alone, but the "we" caused me to do the slightest bit of digging, especially since Krohn has worked on projects with McGee, and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5418914/ voila]. I think technically this isn't a violation of [[T:WIKIFY OWN]], but, well, it's dodgy enough that even though I'm leaving the page alone I'm bring it to the attention of an admin. (God, I feel like a creep for that.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:44, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
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| ::::Any suggestions as to who? I asked you over Scrooge due to more experience with this wiki in particular, but maybe him? Or OS12 or SOTO? [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:57, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
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| == You're right ==
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| I Don't intend to vandalize this site. I Do wonder however, how calling someone who steals a crook is wrong. Especially considering I've seen people who steal referred to as crooks.
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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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
