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==Fan fiction article==
==Fan fiction article==
Copying verbatim from other websites is considered [[Tardis:Plagiarism|plagiarism]]. Thanks. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 14:26, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
Copying verbatim from other websites is considered [[Tardis:Plagiarism|plagiarism]]. Thanks. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 14:26, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
==Userbox==
Hi, just to note that you don't actually need to create a whole new template just to get a userbox. See [[Template:Userbox]] for more info.
Also here's a userbox I created (much like the new template you created) using the user box (it would be preferable to use this customisable userbox than to create specific templates that are only usable on certain profile pages (if you can swap this one your recently created one I can delete your created one so it's not knocking around lacking categories and other things). The user box below is also alterable and is based on the [[Template:Userbox]] used on several other user's profiles: --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] 15:41, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
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Revision as of 15:41, 3 March 2010

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• ChildofGallifrey •

Thanks for your recent edits! I'm Jimbo, your robot wiki representative! We hope you'll keep on editing with us. This is actually a great time to have joined, because we're now fully independent, and working on a host of new features!

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Feature article nominations

Have a look through our Tardis:Feature Article policy if you are unsure.

Looking through the Fourth Doctor article, yes, it fits the criteria for a feature article to be nominated.

Also, please remember to sign your talk page comments (and forum comments) either by pushing the signature button above the text box (fourth button from the right), or by using four tildes ~~~~. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 13:27, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Editing

I would suggest just having a look around, look for articles that you believe you have a good knowledge of and seeing if any of those can be improved.

See also Tardis:To Do List, this page (whose link is in the Tardis:Help article) has links off to categories and special pages that have articles within them that require additional work. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 13:50, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Magic Bullet

Yes, it's still a stub, as it's just got a list of their titles, it doesn't have an further information about the company. See for instance Big Finish Productions and BBV Productions which are in similar fields as Magic Bullet and though they have detailed information about the company and what it does/did.

Lists generally are good for filling space, but not so much on the detailed information front. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 14:19, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it's still a stub.
It is possible that future editors will look at the page and rule that it isn't a stub.
There will need to be significant additions to the page to make it not a stub, probably with sources cited and other information added to it to boost the amount of information on the article.
You needn't focus on one particular article or worry about getting one right before moving onto another. Just edit one article, do what you can and then move on. It is the very nature of a wiki that articles are always in progress and it is only when there have been a significant amount of edits made to an article that all the improvement tags are removed. --Tangerineduel 14:34, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Fan fiction article

Copying verbatim from other websites is considered plagiarism. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 14:26, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Userbox

Hi, just to note that you don't actually need to create a whole new template just to get a userbox. See Template:Userbox for more info.

Also here's a userbox I created (much like the new template you created) using the user box (it would be preferable to use this customisable userbox than to create specific templates that are only usable on certain profile pages (if you can swap this one your recently created one I can delete your created one so it's not knocking around lacking categories and other things). The user box below is also alterable and is based on the Template:Userbox used on several other user's profiles: --Tangerineduel 15:41, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

British Flag.png This user is from Great Britain