Talk:Twelfth Doctor

Does this mean the redirection will be put back upSinefirt ^{talk to me} 14:34, December 30, 2011 (UTC)

No. The article was supposition and any information contained was better covered elsewhere. --Tangerineduel / talk 14:43, December 30, 2011 (UTC)

But what about the redirection: Ya'know the thing where you type in "Twelfth Doctor" and it's redirected to The Doctor#The Doctor's incarnations.Sinefirt ^{talk to me} 10:57, December 31, 2011 (UTC)[1]

Suggested additions

Now that the casting of Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor is fair game, the behind the scenes section should be added to explain how his initial appearance was successfully kept secret (and in fact mirrors the pre-introduction of Clara). If it's been revealed when he filmed it, that should be added too. Both bits of info can be put in without violating spoiler policy re: the Christmas special. 68.146.70.124^{talk to me} 04:15, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Can we add his image from The Day of The Doctor? I got this screenshot which would work fine. (link removed per site policy) Thor214 ☎ 23:52, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

No, it wouldn't work. It violates several policies, and it's off-site, which we don't allow. Please read our image policies at Tardis:Image use policy, Tardis:Guide to images, Help:Image cheat card and Tardis:Images and perspective. Thanks! Shambala108 ☎ 01:23, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

I should have been clearer. I was asking for someone to do the formatting for me since I was unfamiliar with the image rules here, which seem to contradict themselves in minor ways throughout the site after taking a look at them now. Here is a 300px wide screenshot from the episode, but I am having trouble trying to change the file name, and am not sure if it matters. http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-26-18h43m44s136.jpg Are there any other requirements for this? I added the proper license (BBC owned screenshot license and all that jazz). My apologies if I am pestering you. I perused the links you posted, but some of it is admittedly confusing. It's been a while since I added an image here. - Thor214 ☎ 02:39, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

The image rules don't contradict each other; the issue is that so many people don't know the rules, and only admins can delete images so it's a tough job to keep up with. The image you mention above of Capaldi seems to be ok except that the name needs to be more clear. The current name tells absolutely nothing about the image. Shambala108 ☎ 03:00, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

I just asked how to change the image name. I could not find how for the life of me. Thor214 ☎ 05:45, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

That would be because non-admins cannot move files. Special:ListGroupRights (movefile). Shambala, could you rename the file to something like File:TwelfthDoctorTDOTD?
--SOTO ☎ 05:56, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Amazing how after all that, an admin decided to use an image that does not conform to the image guidelines immediately after I was tersely quoted the rules here... "Total file size - Ordinary screenshots should never be more than 100kb; most are completely fine at 20-40kb." The image linked to in the infobox is 7 times that size, and the infobox scale down is STILL over 100kb. Why did I just waste time conforming my image to the rules when we can decide to use any old non conforming image? I don't WANT to be a dick here, but this is rather frustrating and does not encourage user submissions when approached like this. I'd be happy if someone else's image were used, assuming it followed the guidelines that I was just told were clear as day. Thor214 ☎ 15:35, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Hey everyone :) Bit of confusion here, so lemme clarify some points. First, Thor here encountered the changed environment of the VisualEditor. Unfortunately, it's temporarily possible to upload stuff and bypass our warnings. I don't have a good way to fix that yet, since the VisualEditor is in deep beta. So Thor's confusion was completely understandable. Equally, Shamabala's terse explanations would be more understandable in the usual uploading environment. We as admin have a right to expect that people are reading big signs with large letters. But, unbeknownst to Shambala and SOTO, those big signs with large letters aren't there for people using the VE. It's important to remember that admin are just as baffled by the vagaries of the new VE as are users, so confusion will occasionally arise.

One of the main questions asked here was simply about how to change the filename. We have an easy way to do that. Just use {{spelt|new name}}. This will put the article into Category:Files that need to be renamed, and admin will then be alerted to the need to move it to a better name. (Non-admin can't move files.)

Finally, a little clarity on this statement: "...an admin decided to use an image does not conform to the image guidelines". Admin didn't place a policy violating image on the page; rather I deleted a bad image and substituted the current, policy-compliant one. But don't worry about that; page histories are sometimes hard to read. There's been a compliant image there since 25 November.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  04:44: Fri 13 Dec 2013

Thank you CzechOut for the rather kind response to my irate post and the follow up on my talk page. You effectively covered everything and accurately predicted unmentioned issues I was experiencing without laying blame, which is refreshing. For those who may be visiting this talk page as one of your first talk pages, this is how admins should ideally act. I thought I remembered the image use guidelines to be much more accessible when I uploaded the image of Cpt. Jack's desk from Torchwood with the TARDIS coral on it, but it had been quite a while since then. In retrospect, Shambala's reply would have been completely acceptable were the editor in the environment you described. Have a good day, all. Thor214 ☎ 19:13, December 14, 2013 (UTC)

Is he 12?

Is he truly Twelve? The Time Lords noted that all 13 Doctors were there, and after noting 13, we saw Capaldi's Doctor. further, with the acceptance of Hurt's Doctor, that would seem to imply that Hurt is now 9. Is this going to affect the conventions? I think it may be too early to definitely title this as The Twelfth Doctor just yet, it may be addressed at Christmas. RobbieNewton ☎ 13:25, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Addressing him as Thirteen is also a bit premature until we know more. You can visit Thread:145487 for information on how we're dealing with this for now. Shambala108 ☎ 15:41, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, thats an interesting way of dealing with it. RobbieNewton ☎ 16:15, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Most fans aren't gonna just turn around call Tennant the 11th and Smith the 12th so it's better to just think of John Hurt as 'Doctor 8.5'. At least that's how i see it.Jedted ☎ 05:30, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

According to Moffat & Co., the team (and even the scripts) continue to call Smith the Eleventh Doctor, and Capaldi the Twelfth. Unless he outright calls himself the "thirteenth Doctor", it's best to leave Hurt as his credited title of "War Doctor", and the numbering stays intact. d ●●● 01:19, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

The site naming conventions can be found here Thread:145998, regardless of what official sources say, as a standardised method for naming is important for mass changes later, should they be addressed (think Ctrl + F'ing the entire body of text on the site and replacing old numbers with new ones). - Thor214 ☎ 02:43, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Uhm...

Like the War Doctor, the Twelfth Doctor unusually debuted on television before his regeneration from his predecessor was screened.

Only partially true. Is "Night of the Doctor" assumed to be "screened"? - Even if so, the same applies to the Ninth Doctor. "Unusually" is getting a bit unusual, eh? Tuxman ☎ 02:35, December 1, 2013 (UTC)

The War Doctor (or a timestream echo of him) also appeared in The Name of the Doctor before the Eighth Doctor was seen again. ProtoKun7 ☎ 21:39, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999)

Shouldn't there be something about "This article is about the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor from "The Day of the Doctor". For the Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death character, see "Twelfth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)"? 108.236.90.188^{talk to me} 23:48, December 12, 2013 (UTC)

The pages for Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors don't, so no.  Digifiend  Talk  PR/SS  KR  MH  Toku  JD  Garo  TH  CG  UM  Logos  CLG  DW  00:12,13/12/2013 

Two Regenerations or Twelve?

When the eleventh was dying the time lords breached threw the crack in time and resumed his face changing cycle. Does this mean he can double his lives or was it just two more they added just so he can die at 13? --106.68.236.181^{talk to me} 12:59, December 26, 2013 (UTC)

The actual answer is unknown, but precedent says that they tend to give full cycles of regeneration, a la the offer to The Master during The Five Doctors. The Regeneration article states that he was given a full cycle, so that talk page may be a more fruitful place to ask. Thor214 ☎ 14:49, December 26, 2013 (UTC)

Before assuming his new face, the Doctor calls it a "whole new regeneration cycle", so at least he clearly assumes this to be the case. 78.54.48.120^{talk to me} 16:16, December 26, 2013 (UTC)

The Twelfth Doctor is the fourteenth incarnation, not the thirteenth

In The Time of the Doctor, the Eleventh Doctor confirmed to Clara that he is, in fact, the thirteenth incarnation because the Tenth's metacrisis regeneration was still a full one, in which he managed to keep his face out of vanity. He later calls the first of his new regeneration cycle "Regeneration Number Thirteen." Shouldn't we change the Twelfth Doctor's brief description at the beginning of the article to "fourteenth incarnation" to reflect this more accurately?

--SMBComix ☎ 20:19, December 26, 2013 (UTC)

Can the healed Tennant Doctor be considered a new incarnation? 13th regeneration, but also 13th face/actor. (numbers edited)

--Thor214 ☎ 21:29, December 26, 2013 (UTC)

He clearly is considered such not just by the team behind the scenes but by the Doctor as well. The progression is now as follows: 1.) William Hartnell, First; 2.) Patrick Troughton, Second; 3.) Jon Pertwee, Third; 4.) Tom Baker, Fourth; 5.) Peter Davison, Fifth; 6.) Colin Baker, Sixth; 7.) Sylvester McCoy, Seventh; 8.) Paul McGann, Eighth; 9.) John Hurt, War; 10.) Christopher Eccleston, Ninth; 11.) David Tennant, Tenth; 12.) David Tennant, technically still tenth but the metacrisis used up a full regeneration even though he aborted the physical change; 13.) Matt Smith, Eleventh; 14.) Peter Capaldi, Twelfth. The numeric numbers are the incarnations themselves, the phonetic numbers are the hierarchy.

--SMBComix ☎ 07:09, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

No offense intended, but we will need to see that information cited specifically. The Doctor does not specify the numbering of incarnations in Time of The Doctor, just the number of regenerations. Do you have anything addressing the number of incarnations, or just related counts like regeneration and the commonly accepted numbering. If he is indeed clearly considered as such, it is going to need to be cited in the Wikia entry anyway. I haven't read recent interviews, so I am legitimately asking for that information.

Additionally, this is something that should be brought to the attention of an admin if you feel it needs to be changed, since Thread:145998 addresses this. Also, I fucking love SMBC.

--Thor214 ☎ 14:18, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

He does mention the numbering of incarnations when he says "13 versions of me, 13 silly Doctors", and also the numbering of Doctors when he refers to Tennant's Doctor as "Number 10" (he says "Number 10 once regenerated and kept the same face"), excluding the War Doctor from the "official" numbering.

--Madarjeen ☎ 15:55, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

"Thirteen versions" are what would happen under normal circumstances. He was speaking of the ordinary procedure, which is not how it turned out for him. The eleventh regeneration was siphoned away before it could change his body, and so the Tenth Doctor (eleventh incarnation) remained in his eleventh body. Regeneration does not produce an identical body, and if it had changed his body, there would not have been sufficient energy for the duplicate body to be created at all. The Twelfth Doctor is definitely the thirteenth incarnation. ProtoKun7 ☎ 20:19, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

The Gift

In the book "The Gift" it's noted that all the incarnations of the Doctor go to the Brigadier's funeral, shouldn't the be added here?

Friendly reminder: don't forget to sign your posts, Sabovia.

Anyway, on to the topic. Unless it is mentioned in every other Doctor's wikia article, then the answer is most likely no. The book saying ALL the incarnations go to the funeral is a bit of a copout, as it tries to establish canon for future events. Unless an admin specifically gives it the OK, I wouldn't suggest that it is an event that we can reliably say occurred.

Thor214 ☎ 01:48, January 1, 2014 (UTC)

It is referenced on every signal Doctor page, so It should be added.

Sabovia Talk 06:48, January 1, 2014 (UTC)