User talk:Who7
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Hello. How do I edit things? It's an obvious question but I'm scared of being banned when I put something down that shouldnt be there...
- Hey. The best place to start looking is the Tardis:Help section, there you'll find links to our Tardis:Manual of Style and also links out to Wikipedia which give the basics on editing on a wiki. You shouldn't be concerned about being banned (see our Vandalism policy if you're worried). Thanks. --Tangerineduel 15:08, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
Bannakaffalatta edit[[edit source]]
Hi, I removed your addition to the Bannakaffalatta due to multiple issues. His species is already stated in the opening paragraph. In in-universe articles (as stated in our Tardis:Manual of Style) text is not written as In The End of Time they appeared.
Additionally unless it's stated in source don't guess or put statements like "are likely", a reader will read that and think 'why is it likely?'. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 15:53, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
Vandalism[[edit source]]
Do not add the Daleks as appearing in series 6. The note beside it clearly states that you have not to put anything there unless cited by the BBC and that if you do it will be seen as vandalism. If you do so again, it will be seen as such. The Thirteenth Doctor 11:54, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
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