User talk:Finister2
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British English, please
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Spoilers aren't cool
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Categories[[edit source]]
Please do not add categories to pages which are not part of that category. The midnight entity being the master is simply a theory, nothing more. The Thirteenth Doctor 13:21, June 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Also, please don't add spoilers to pages without the spoiler tag. Adding Sarah Jane Smith as a companion of the Eleventh Doctor when the episode hasn't aired yet is considered a spoiler. The Thirteenth Doctor 20:59, June 30, 2010 (UTC)
Please don't add or create silly categories. I mean, "Time messed up arc"? That's not a real arc in the series. The Thirteenth Doctor 20:41, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
Please do not add, invent or create any categories to any article pages, any further actions will be viewed as vandalism and you will be blocked from editing on this wiki. --Tangerineduel 13:27, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
- Tangerineduel has asked you not to create them. This has now been viewed as vandalism. The Thirteenth Doctor 15:50, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
Articles[[edit source]]
Please do not create articles and then not add any content to them. If it is a red link it is best left a red link until someone who will fill it in creates it. Removing it as a red link will make people think the article has been properly created. The Thirteenth Doctor 21:07, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
Companions[[edit source]]
Discuss the companion state of characters on the talk pages. Thanks--Skittles the hog 22:26, December 25, 2010 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions here, please review our vandalism policy and consider whether all your edits have been made in the spirit of that policy.
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
--Skittles the hog 22:35, December 31, 2010 (UTC)
Your input is needed!
You are invited to join the discussion at Forum:Moving the tables of content to the right. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 21:26, January 3, 2011 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions here, please review our vandalism policy and consider whether all your edits have been made in the spirit of that policy. Mini-mitch 19:36, January 10, 2011 (UTC)
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
- Stop adding un-needed categories to pages.
Categories / Warning[[edit source]]
Please do not create any further categories, especially any to do with an "arc", creation of any "arc" related categories will be interpreted as vandalism and you will be blocked from editing on this wiki. If you believe an arc related category should be created please begin a forum topic so that its premise may be assessed prior to its creation. --Tangerineduel / talk 15:08, January 29, 2011 (UTC)
Trivia[[edit source]]
Please do not add trivia sections, or rename behind the scenes to trivia. Thank-you. The Thirteenth Doctor 16:37, January 29, 2011 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions here, please review our vandalism policy and consider whether all your edits have been made in the spirit of that policy. Mini-mitch 19:46, February 2, 2011 (UTC)
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
- Stop adding unneeded categories to articles. This is vandalism. Since you have had several warnings before, an admin has been asked to block you. Mini-mitch 19:46, February 2011 (UTC)
Your input is needed!
You are invited to join the discussion at Forum:Can we disable visual editor please?.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 15:56: Tue 20 Dec 2011
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!
We've received an unprecedented level of support from Wikia Staff, resulting in all sorts of new goodies and productive new relationships. And we've recently decided to lift almost every block we've ever made so as to allow most everyone a second chance to be part of our community.
2014 promises to build on this year's foundations, especially since we've got a full, unbroken series coming up — something that hasn't happened since 2011. We hope you'll stick with us — or return to the Tardis — so that you can be a part of the fun!
