User talk:ThePandoricaOpens
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British English, please
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Template “!”
Hi, your changes to Template:! lead to problems on many pages of this wiki. Please don't change such important templates unless you know what you're doing! If in doubt, you should copy the template into your own namespace and test there. If you like, I can point you to more detailed documentation. Regards, —ff 11:01, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Yes. It is considered vandalism. Please do not do it again or it may result in a block. ☆The Solar Dragon (Talk - Contribs.)☆ 11:12, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
Series 6 Articles
Hi, please do not make these or enter data on them until they are confirmed, including the Christmas special as the name hasn't been confirmed yet and we have barely any information. Thanks, User:Solar Dragon/Signature 08:08, June 6, 2010 (UTC)
Warning
Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions here, please review our vandalism policy and consider whether all your edits have been made in the spirit of that policy. User:Solar Dragon/Signature 08:09, June 6, 2010 (UTC)
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
- That's it. You do not touch my user page, OK. I tried to be nice but you don't deserve to be on this wiki. I am going to request you be blocked. User:Solar Dragon/Signature 08:09, June 6, 2010 (UTC)
Ok. But i haven't inserted any confirmed info into them anyway. See ya
I can not delete your account. No one can. See Help:Close my account for more information. User:Solar Dragon/Signature 20:02, June 15, 2010 (UTC)
Delete Template
Do not remove the delete template from pages until it has been discussed. Also, do not add categories that do not exist to the page, or any other page. You have been warned about vandalism before. This is a final warning. Any more and I will request you be blocked. The Thirteenth Doctor 18:50, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
- You have, again, removed a delete tag. If you do this or vandalise in any way again, I will request a permanent block for you. Do you understand? The Thirteenth Doctor 15:21, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
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czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 00:45: Wed 21 Dec 2011
Christmas cheer
As this fiftieth anniversary year comes to a close, we here at Tardis just want to thank you for being a part of our community — even if you haven't edited here in a while. If you have edited with us this year, then thanks for all your hard work.
This year has seen an impressive amount of growth. We've added about 11,000 pages this year, which is frankly incredible for a wiki this big. November was predictably one of the busiest months we've ever had: over 500 unique editors pitched in. It was the highest number of editors in wiki history for a year in which only one programme in the DWU was active. And our viewing stats have been through the roof. We've averaged well over 2 million page views each week for the last two months, with some weeks seeing over 4 million views!
We've received an unprecedented level of support from Wikia Staff, resulting in all sorts of new goodies and productive new relationships. And we've recently decided to lift almost every block we've ever made so as to allow most everyone a second chance to be part of our community.
2014 promises to build on this year's foundations, especially since we've got a full, unbroken series coming up — something that hasn't happened since 2011. We hope you'll stick with us — or return to the Tardis — so that you can be a part of the fun!
