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czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 14:02: Tue 20 Dec 2011
The Doctor image[[edit source]]
Hi, before changing such a prominent image on a main article like that it is nessecary for you to understand the policies in use on this wiki. See Tardis:Help for a full list.
For instance the image you uploaded was made up of promotional images, only screenshots or in-universe images can be used on an in-universe article.
Also you should look at the talk page of prominent pages like The Doctor as there may be a discussion in progress which explains the decision or the process that was taken to arrive at the image see Talk:The Doctor for a discussion concerning the image and why a comprehensive image is not the best path forward for use in the infobox. Thanks. --Tangerineduel / talk 15:23, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
Brax and K9[[edit source]]
The problem with this event is that it is never actually depicted, and Brax is a known liar. I'm not quite sure whether it makes a great deal of sense to put it in all those articles you mentioned — I kind of think it only belongs in the article K9 — but wherever you put it, you need to point out that Brax is an unreliable source. Thus:
- According to Braxiatel, Bernice Summerfield gave him a K9 model at some point. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choice) However, Brax was an almost habitual liar, and no definitive account of this act of generosity was known to exist.
Something like that.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 16:59: Sat 28 Jul 2012
Ben 10: Professor Paradox[[edit source]]
It's already covered to the extent allowed at Doctor Who pastiches#Television. This subject is not deserving of its own page, nor of any significant expansion at Doctor Who pastiches.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 18:10: Tue 22 Jan 2013
Blocked[[edit source]]
You are hereby banned for your upload of two images from episodes that had not aired at the time of upload. This is a violation of T:SPOIL. Your ban is permanent because one of the images came from an upcoming anniversary special. You were warned, but you did not heed the warnings posted here and here in such a way that you would have had to have ignored prominent alerts urging you to go read those messages. Moreover, your first edit on this wiki was about a year and a half ago, giving you adequate time to have read T:SPOIL, especially given that this very page contains yet another explanation that "spoilers aren't cool".
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 06:32: Sat 13 Apr 2013
Christmas cheer[[edit source]]
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!
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Promotional images[[edit source]]
Hi! What is the purpose of the promotional images you uploaded to the wiki? As noted earlier on your talk page, you can't use them for in universe articles because they aren't screenshots, and you can't use them on any other pages because they are not widescreen. Thanks. Shambala108 ☎ 13:54, September 21, 2014 (UTC)