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Aberystwyth
Sorry if my changes caused confusion, but it does get a tad confusing. In the episode, the flyer clearly states Aberystwyth University, hence the page being named Aberystwyth university. I'm assuming thats what you wanted to know, so if the following confuses you, just ignore it and remember that it is "Aberystwyth University". (I've just ordered the season one boxset and will add screenshots when it arrives)
At the time the episode was originally aired however, the official name was the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, but was generally shortened to Aberystwyth University. The producers presumably heard it being referred to as Aberystwyth University, and just hadn't realised it was not the university's official name.
Still with me?
Then, during the year between the time that the episode was aired, and the episode was set (thanks to the one year gap established in the new Who season 1) the University became independent from the university of wales, and thefore changed its name from The University of Wales, Aberystwyth to Aberystwyth university. This change in name therefore effectively nullifies the producers mistake, as the name is now correct, given that the episode is set after the name change.
I hope this makes things understandable, and again I apologise for confusing the issue. I really enjoyed my time at Aberystwyth, and in an effort to make the relevant pages, may have got slightly ahead of myself.
- Geek Mythology 18:45, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Briefly
Just wanted to compliment you on this Wiki. It's one of the best I've seen, and the only one outside of Wikipedia I use regularly. (Memory Alpha is a distant second, but it's far too cluttered.) Monkey with a Gun 05:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Your thoughts on a potential bit of major deleting
A few months back we shared a rant over the inability of some contributors to spell. I've also noticed of late many entries under "Myths" and the errors sections that seem to be stream-of-consciousness comments with no punctuation, no captialization ... and of course bad spelling. I haven't bothered to look at who might be putting these in but I bet they'll be anonymous IPs. I think based upon the way these things have been added, they should be considered suspect and removed from the articles. I've already removed a few that have been patently dubious or just outright wrong (I can't remember the detail but in one case someone added one of these sloppy notes to the Discontinuity section for an episode, pointing out something that was clearly stated throughout the episode. It's almost as if they were EUI - editing under the influence). I don't want to start pulling out stuff willy nilly without checking with someone first so I wonder what your thoughts are on this. Or should we just correct the spelling and capitalization and add periods, etc. and let things stand? (On a related note, if IPs are the cause of some of these problems, maybe Tardis should follow the lead of the Battlestar Galactica Wiki and restrict edits to registered users?) 23skidoo 16:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
- For an example of what I'm talking about, please see The Deadly Assassin. Check the edit marked "delete useless" in the history and see what I removed. There is in fact a registered user attached to this, Assassin of Death, though I've yet to link him/her to the other edits I'm referring to above. I checked the contributions and they appear to be a mix of properly formatted additions, and stuff like what I deleted. 23skidoo 17:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
- Generally, when I see something like this, first I see if I can figure out what they were trying to say. If not, cut. After that, if it's a valid point, I try to clean it up. If it's just pointless, I cut it.
- I'd be against requiring edits only for registered users. Mainly because I got into this wiki as editing as an unregistered user. (Of course, depending on how you feel about my edits and my OCD, this could be a good thing or a bad thing.) Monkey with a Gun 17:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
- Just a quick comment on this reply: Also another thing I don't think we should have is retroactively applying continuity to the discontinuity section should also be removed. That is calling out an old story as having incorrect elements because of a newer story. (I recently edited The Five Doctors which had some stuff in the discontinuity section relating to Last of the Time Lords. It's not really The Five Doctors' discontinuity, it's Last of the Time Lords'.)
I don't disagree with that, however I think it works if we use a newer story to cover off a potential discontinuity in an older story. For example, in Five Doctors there's the question as to why Susan would recognize the Cybermen. Based on what was known in continuity in 1983, she shouldn't have. However from 2009 perspective we now know she could have heard about the events of Doomsday or any of the other Cybermen invasions that happened at other points in history. So mentioning this in the rationale is fair game. I agree, however that if something established in an older story is contradicted by a later story, then that's mostly the fault of the later story (unless it's a key point of contention, such as a UNIT dating issue, or something like the "mystery Doctors" in Brain of Morbius). I think doing the retroactive game (which is often played with Star Trek, too) can be fun -- as long as we keep the order of things proper. 23skidoo 03:39, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, me again
I know I should probably learn to do some of these things myself...but you are so good at it :)! Copyright tags...could you add one for Torchwood Magazine from Titan...please, when you get a mo thanks.The Librarian 16:42, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks!The Librarian 20:32, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
References / Continuity and a bit more!!
I think I've got a handle on these now but still not 100% sure. It looks like Clockwork Apricot and myself are building quite a comprehensive guide to The Darksmith Legacy so admittedly we're still tweaking it, but if you could, would you keep an eye on structural bits for us if you don't mind. The series is still evolving so PLEASE don't be too hasty to judge it.
If you haven't checked it out and want a bit of light relief try it out online, its good fun and a good example of interactive content. PS. You'll need to make a note of the four key words under spoilers to gain entry!
On another note I've mentioned to Doug86 on his talk page about Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood/TV story not being subtitled as such, and leading the search results for Captain Jack Harkness but I don't think he gets what I mean. Could you let me know what you think?
Anyway, hope you're not slacking :) The Librarian 18:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply If its alright I'll post the comment on Clockwork Apricot's page. I'm guilty of the excessive breaks - my bad! To lazy to learn script! I will try to do better. The character bits will be tidied up with their individual pages at the moment they are just like notes until I get around to it, hopefully wont be too long. I accept what people are saying re: best having their own page (even if it does just been one sentence) :(
- Guidance: Difference between story synopsis, summary and plot. I too agree some of them are long, but I'm never too sure how much detail is appropriate (both reading and writing). Not just here but generally when offering a 'brief'. You might remember a past discussion with Brief Encounters where the 'brief' was as long as the fiction! The problem with TDL is that it seems to have a number of ongoing storylines! Tighter editing is required I agree. I remember a time when I was grateful for a summary in 3 lines of a "Report to the Time Lords" in the Making of Doctor Who book - the one with the Sea-Devil on the cover! Ahh, changing times! :)
- I still think the TV story Captain Jack Harkness should have something in brackets after it like other stories do as a character search brings it straight up. But I bow to your greater wisdom on these things.
- Anyway thanks again! The Librarian 15:20, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
One of those silly questions I seem to ask a lot of
When you look at the "My Watchlist" page some edits seem to have a +/- value associated with them. What does this mean? --Raukodraug 18:24, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
- They refer to the number of characters added or removed to the article. "+" indicates adding to the article, while "-" means something's been deleted. Monkey with a Gun 17:22, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Repeating vandalism from IP 92.238.185.185
He apparently has something against Keff McCulloch. Based on the tenacity of the vandalism, I'm assuming that McCulloch killed his whole family and framed him for the murders. Monkey with a Gun 20:21, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Xznaal
Just curious about the image used.. The Librarian 03:04, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome tool
Hi! I responded on Forum:Automatic Welcome templates, but I'm not sure if you saw it. You said that the welcome tool needs some smoothing out -- we went back and tweaked it a bit more, so there are some extra levels of customization now. What was it that you wanted to get smoothed out? It might already be done. :) -- Danny<staff /> (talk) 03:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Since when does one need sources on Wikia?
Personally I think Wikipedia makes matters unnecessarily difficult by demanding sources. In any case, the laser screwdriver does indeed appear to be made from gold and platinum if you look closely and it would be characteristic of the Master to construct a screwdriver using such valuable substances given his rather extravegant tastes. Furthermore, the screwdriver killed Captain Jack Harkness, albeit only temporarily by virtue of his immortality and also polished off that doctor who befriended Martha Jones in Last of the Time Lords. Can't remember his name. --Lucifuge Rofacale 10:48, 28 March 2009 (UTC)