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}}So I had this idea a few days ago, and I thought it would be a good idea to pitch it to the fourms. It's a really good idea I think, and it's something a little less contentious than some of the other big rule changes we've been making. It's basically about inter-wiki linking and infoboxes. | }}So I had this idea a few days ago, and I thought it would be a good idea to pitch it to the fourms. It's a really good idea I think, and it's something a little less contentious than some of the other big rule changes we've been making. It's basically about inter-wiki linking and infoboxes. | ||
For many many years, infoboxes on TARDIS wiki have had the "first=" variable. Historically, this has been used to denote the first ''valid source'' where this character appears. Despite sounding simple, caused a lot of headaches. For instance, [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]] from the stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]'' listed a short trips story as his premiere story, despite this being an out-of-universe variable. | For many many years, infoboxes on TARDIS wiki have had the "first=" variable. Historically, this has been used to denote the first ''valid source'' where this character appears. Despite sounding simple, caused a lot of headaches. For instance, [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]] from the stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]'' once listed a short trips story as his premiere story, despite this being an out-of-universe variable. | ||
We recently changed this, making the standing rule that the ''earliest piece of fiction that Tardis Wiki has a page about'' will be the "first" variable for this topic. So Zog's page now says his first appearance is the stage play, even thought it's not a valid source. | We recently changed this, making the standing rule that the ''earliest piece of fiction that Tardis Wiki has a page about'' will be the "first" variable for this topic. So Zog's page now says his first appearance is the stage play, even thought it's not a valid source. | ||
