User talk:Tangerineduel
"Proper" wiki Merges
As an aside, things like Border Princess and Border Princes should be merged properly in order to merge the histories into one place. Have you ever done this before? If not, the process is as follows:
- manually copy the information from the destination to the source article.
- delete the destination article
- move the source article to the destination (this creates the redirect too)
- undelete all deleted revisions of the page
And voila... you're done. You have all of the history from every instance of the article in one location. :) -- Sulfur 15:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Myths and rumours
I think it should be case-by-case. I think "rumours" is appropriate if the information given is in fact about rumours that were contemporary with the original broadcast, especially if said rumours were dispelled. A myth is more along the lines of "A munchkin can be seen hanging in the background of a scene in the Wizard of Oz". I don't think every article needs to have the header changed, however if the content of the section sparks the same reaction that I saw which inspired the original discussion -- someone removed some information because "it's a rumor, not a myth" then the header should be changed accordingly. Another important distinction is that rumours are, by their nature, more difficult to source. A myth is in theory easier to find a source for; for example, the myth that Hartnell quit because of the onset of Multiple sclerosis. 23skidoo 14:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Template
Whoo Hoo, I did something. Anyway, i thought id mention you inspired me to go out and buy a PDA and three EDA's. Ive red Eater of Wasps and it was brilliant. Thanks alot.--Skittles the hog 16:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
BIT Comic Strips
Hi, just came across an edit to Crimes and Punishment...why? We did discuss this and I've recently made my case again to Dark Lord (see talk for BIT10Dr.jpg). I asked for you especially for your input and criticism 'cos I thought you of all people might understand what I was trying to do (and why), and frankly feel a bit 'miffed' that you've gone ahead and changed it anyway without even the courtesy of letting me know. I further feel that the move is clumsy. You've edited down the picture to fit the infobox leaving it grainy and of poor definition and you've taken the picture frame away from beneath the story synopsis.
The visuals weren't just selected to fill the box they were intended to represent ALL the main characters featured in the strip (along with perhaps an integral element to the story). There isn't a easily identifiable single defining image found in every 4 pages of strip due to the somewhat younger approach the strip follows (unlike the vast majority of other 'deeper' strips, or the early strips which were presented in a much more linear/traditional format).
If you (and others) object so much to the infobox picture I used I'd rather see it left blank than lose the picture frame inserted above the characters bit, unless of course someone else thinks they can go through the whole series and find a uniform sized picture for the infobox for each of the BIT strips!! The Librarian 00:52, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
- Hi again, its ok I was probably over-reacting! I thought perhaps you would carry on and redo them all regardless. "My Bad" as they say!
I agree to an extent that an appropriate picture can be beneficial in the infobox BUT the importance is greater when there is one single image used on the page to represent the strip. As a try, and because coverage of this limited run strip differs in several respects from others (eg same illustrator), I thought it would be a good idea to try something different. When its done I was thinking of putting it to the forum to discuss a for or against. Anyway waffling now...not so miffed! The Librarian 23:48, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Future episodes template?
Do you know if there is a Tardis Wikia version of Wikipedia's "future film/TV episode" template? If not, I think there should be one, since speculation is starting to build regarding the specials, Torchwood and SJA. I've seen this Wikia cited as a source of information on several forums, which is a good thing, but given the fact that information can change regarding an episode (I'm still seeing rumors of the Doctor regenerating in the 2008 Christmas special, for example, and now there's a rumor 2 specials will be made in America) I think a tag saying "this article is about a future episode and the information here may include speculation and unconfirmed reports" or something like that would be a good addition. We could have some fun with giving it Who-style wording, and maybe use a picture of the Doctor meeting himself in Day of the Daleks to illustrate! Thoughts? 23skidoo 12:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
SORRY
I feeel like such a twat but I changed my mind about my image and uploaded a new one . In my haste I forgot to add that tag . I tried to add it again could do the honours as for My Man Who Laughs image could it be possible to Feature it else were o my page . Is that possible . If it was i would be happy with everything Quark16 15:31, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Tnks
Thank you for the welcome ATMarsden 15:50, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
Unable to log in
Hi. 23skidoo here -- for some reason Wikia logged me out and now I am unable to log back in. I go to the login page and the "Log In" button does not function. I don't know if it's possible for an admin to log someone in remotely (probably not) but I thought I'd let you know that something's gone wrong with the system. You can reply to me on User talk:23skidoo as I'll keep an eye on that page. Thanks. 68.146.25.241 00:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC) (aka 23skidoo)
- Nope, still no luck. I can enter my username and password and tick the "remember me" box, but the "log in" button itself is dead and only registers as a graphic. Unfortunately I don't have many options browser-wise. I'm using Netscape for this because the version of Safari with my Mac OS does not recognize Wikia pages, and Internet Explorer is a browser I never want to have on my Mac for a variety of reasons. This is why printed books will always be superior to the Internet. Fortunately I can still edit pages; I'll just have to do so as an IP. In the meantime I will drop a line at the central Wikia page you gave me and see if they "improved" something. Improvements with regards to software and the Internet always make things worse on some level. In more than 15 years of working with software and the Web I have never encountered an exception. 68.146.25.241 02:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Whatever the problem was, it seems to have fixed itself (or been fixed) and I'm logged back in! Hopefully that's that. Thanks for your efforts and ideas! 23skidoo 00:57, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks!
Thanks for the infobox edit....7 hours I'm impressed (thought you had gone away!). Did you see that Lee Sullivan left a message on my page? I thought he was going to comment on copyright or something so I was well chuffed! Anyway thought I would share a geeky moment with you. Thanks again.
- Any suggestions on how promotions might be dealt with in terms of heading and/or categories for example Weetabix (cut out theatre), crisps (comics) cereal (badges) etc. each could fill a separate page. I could bracket (promotion) after, but is there a promotion category I couldn't find, thought you might be able to help.The Librarian 22:27, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Underlining
Just a heads up, someone has decided to use underlining instead of italicizing on some pages. I just noticed it quite a bit on the timeline page for 2008. I don't have time to undo it all, but I'll try and get to it later. Might be worth dropping the editor a note about that. As far as I know underlining is never used anywhere in either Wikipedia or Wikia. 68.146.25.241 04:21, 18 September 2008 (UTC) (aka 23skidoo, still unable to log in).
Sorry!
Ahh, I didn't notice all the articles are done in past tense. Sorry! Thanks for pointing it out. LostRaccoon 17:14, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Linking to different series
Now that I'm back up, perhaps you could take a look at Talk:Journey's End and weigh in on the reverting of some of my edits to the infobox. I feel that crossover episodes should (I'll actually go further and say must) link to whatever the preceding and following stories were for the particular spinoffs. For example, TW: Exit Wounds, SJA: The Lost Boy and DW: Turn Left should be in the "preceding story" box for The Stolen Earth (or possibly TW: Lost Souls instead of Exit Wounds since it was a BBC Radio production and holds more canon weight than, say, a novel does). Journey's End should be followed by links to the 2008 Christmas Special as well as Music of the Spheres, plus the season 3 episodes for SJA and TW. The comment on the talk page suggests we should keep the shows separate, but that seems to defeat the purpose of a single-universe wiki like this. We might as well create separate Torchwood and SJA wikis if that's the case ... 23skidoo 01:18, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
The Other Doctor
I created a page on the Other Doctor Now this was confirmed by David Tennant so how come you deleted it. Now i am getting really angry!! THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED SO I AM REALLY ANGRY! ! ! ! !
I'm-Not-Drifting-I'm-Waiting 19:41, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
Merlin
Hi I Was Just Wondering If You Watched The First Series Of Merlin Yesterday On BBC One And If You Enjoyed It If So I Have Just Created A New Wikia For Merlin At www.Merlin.wikia.com and I Am prepared to offer you a job as an admin as I need the staff and plus you know your stuff, as i have read most of your work and its great. Dont think i want you to quit doctor who coz i still love it and edit it i just hope we can have your experties at Merlin. So If You Would Like To Join And If You Did See Merlin Drop Me A Message And Join My Wikia And I Will Promote You Straight Away Thanks Zafiro
