Forum:Temporary forums

Due to the current lack of a proper forum system, this temporary forum system has been created as a stand-in to allow essential community discussions to take place. This system will be used until the regular system is re-instated by those with the power to do so.

To propose a thread for discussion, add it to the bottom of the table in the proposed threads section below. If you would like an already created thread to be discussed, you can sign your name next to the proposed thread to show support.

To maximise the number of topics and issues that can be discussed in as short a time as possible, there can only be 6 active threads at once, each with a timelimit of 3 weeks. This is to encourage people to focus on a small number of issues rather than try to tackle too much and loose focus. If no consensus has been reached in this time limit, the thread will be closed as unresolved and may be discussed further at a later date. Threads closed as unresolved will be added to the bottom of the proposal table where they must regain signatures to be discussed again. When a current thread is closed, the thread idea with the most support (tiebroken by precedence) will be selected from the proposal table to be discussed next. A discussion space for it will then be created by an admin in one of the slots listed below.

When proposing threads, bear in mind that they should be actionable within the timelimit and that they should affect a large number of pages. Proposed threads that don't meet these criteria may not be selected for discussion, at least until other threads that do meet these criteria have been discussed.

Current threads

Only 6 threads can be open at once, each with a timelimit of 3 weeks.

Thread slot	Thread topic	Deadline for consensus
Slot 1	Splitting The Master	January 23rd
Slot 2	Currently unused
Slot 3	Currently unused
Slot 4	Currently unused
Slot 5	Currently unused
Slot 6	Currently unused

Proposed threads

To propose a topic to be discussed, please add it to the “thread topic” column of this table. And please add your name to the column at the end.

To support a pre-existing proposal, add your name to the "support" column by typing "~~~" (note that this is only 3 "~", not the usual 4, as the date your signature was added is not important).

Thread topic	Support	Verdict
Split of the Master article. Danniesen ☎	Scrooge MacDuck ⊕, Bongo50 ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, MrThermomanPreacher ☎, Chubby Potato ☎, Starkidsoph ☎, Borisashton ☎, NoNotTheMemes ☎, TheSpaghetOutcast ☎, Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎, Liria10 ☎, OncomingStorm12th ☎, n8 (☎), Najawin ☎	Done! Scrooge MacDuck ⊕
Changing/tweaking of the Tardis:Spoiler policy. Danniesen ☎	Bongo50 ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, TheSpaghetOutcast ☎, MrThermomanPreacher ☎, Chubby Potato ☎, Liria10 ☎, OncomingStorm12th ☎, Najawin ☎
Validity debate: Peter Cushing as Dr. Who MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Scream of the Shalka MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎, NoNotTheMemes ☎ Etty ☎
Finding an alternative to using "(TV story)" for episodes that do not actually constitute a story, e.g. The Mysterious Planet, The Empty Child and The Halloween Apocalypse Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎
Validity debate: Death Comes to Time MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎, TheSpaghetOutcast ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎, Najawin ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Vienna Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎	TheSpaghetOutcast ☎, MrThermomanPreacher ☎, Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎
General validity debate for "commercial stories" such as DWBIT Dalek Wars and Big Finish Productions webcasts. MrThermomanPreacher ☎,	Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Jack "BtR" Saxon ☎, Danniesen ☎, Bongo50 ☎, Liria10 ☎, OncomingStorm12th ☎
Validity debate: Dimensions in Time MrThermomanPreacher ☎,	Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Dermot and the Doctor MrThermomanPreacher ☎,	Cookieboy 2005 ☎, Danniesen ☎
Re-examining and discussing how the wiki understands "valid sources" and a potential proposed major change to T:VS to eliminate bias and arbitrary restrictions, hopefully preceding any validity inclusion debates. (Note: this itself does not intend to change the validity status of any sources, but is for when they are discussed.) Chubby Potato ☎	MrThermomanPreacher ☎, Danniesen ☎, Bongo50 ☎, Liria10 ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎
Validity debate: An Adventure in Space and Time MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎
General validity debate for "non-narrative fiction". MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Chubby Potato ☎, Bongo50 ☎, Danniesen ☎, Liria10 ☎, n8 (☎), Najawin ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Doctor Who: Legacy MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎, Starkidsoph ☎
Validity debate for the "alternate reality" online games (The Last Dalek, K9: Deja Who, Daleks v Cybermen). MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎
Validity debate: Introduction to the Night MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Search Out Space MrThermomanPreacher ☎	Danniesen ☎
A subpage policy, allowing for 1. more readable / accessible versions of articles for important characters, without losing any information; 2. better alignment with Fandom and wiki best practices; 3. fewer plot section stubs; 4. character gallery pages; 5. better coverage of characters with appearances in nonvalid stories; 6. potential new frontiers for modifying the spoiler policy; 7. better article ledes; and much more! – n8 (☎)	OncomingStorm12th ☎, Bongo50 ☎, Starkidsoph ☎, Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎, Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ Etty ☎
The usage of galleries on in-universe articles in the same vein as Memory Alpha (example). MrThermomanPreacher ☎	OncomingStorm12th ☎, Bongo50 ☎, Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎
Standardizing dab terms for in-universe counterparts of things related to the real world Doctor Who franchise. Currently (N-Space) is the proposal, but an alternative is to change completely to (In Universe). Najawin ☎	Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Validity debate: Biographies of Authors in The Book of the Enemy. Should be easy to solve within three weeks, but needs a thread. Najawin ☎	Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Formalizing some language into T:BOUND relating to how "policy" also means on this wiki "the way we currently do things". Najawin ☎	Starkidsoph ☎, Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎ Etty ☎
Formal rules regarding navboxes, similar to T:IBOX. Najawin ☎	Liria10 ☎, Danniesen ☎
Discuss conflict of interest rules regarding relatives/close friends editing wiki pages. See Russell McGee. Najawin ☎	Danniesen ☎

Archived threads

Main article: Tardis:Temporary forums/Archive

Once consensus has been reached and a thread has been closed, or once a thread has reached the 3 week limit, it will be moved by an admin to a subpage of Tardis:Temporary forums/Archive. An index of archived threads can be found on this page.