Tardis:DYK nominations
This is the nominations page for the "Did you know . . . " section which appears on the main page. See DYK policy for a more complete explanation of how the process works. Nevertheless, it is important to reiterate here how nominated factoids should be formatted.
A factoid will be worded so as to obviously highlight one article, although it may contain additional links. The subject of the factoid will be bolded, and it should be one of the first nouns the reader encounters, in a phrase that begins with " . . . that". In-universe factoids should include a reference to the story from which the factoid is derived. Finally, the factoid should only include information that is actually in the article implied by the bolding.
It's probably easiest to understand all this by looking at an example. Take the following:
- . . . that there were two different kinds of abominable snowman controlled by the Great Intelligence? (TV: The Web of Fear)
Note that the clause begins with " . . . that". Also, "abominable snowmen" (or Robot Yeti) is the subject of the factoid, at the front of the clause, in bold, and is the first thing linked in the factoid. The article, Robot Yeti does indeed make clear that there were two different kinds of Robot Yeti. And this point comes from The Web of Fear, which is cited at the end of the factoid.
Nominations[[edit source]]
Put your nominations in the appropriate category below. The process of choosing a factoid isn't as formal as the Quote of the Week and Article of the month ("Featured article") procedures. There's no "voting", per se, as it's often a matter of fitting together factoids to make the overall DYK section the correct length. However, strong objections to a factoid (on the basis that the "fact" is untrue or unsubstantiated by an article) may be entered, and may be used to disqualify a nomination. An active editor will then rotate the nominations into the DYK template each week. Editors who do change the DYK template should make sure there's one factoid from each of the five categories. This may mean coming up with one on your own, if none have been nominated in that category. See the policy page for more information about these categories.
Minor characters[[edit source]]
... That Bernard Cribbins (Wilfrid Mott) is also one of the gas mask zombies in The Doctor Dances
Past behind-the-scenes[[edit source]]
that for the make up for the Catkind in Doctor Who a new mask had to be made every day. --Catkind121 12:57, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
that bananas were mentioned in The Doctor Dances and The Girl in the Fireplace which are both written by Steven Moffat.
that Leeds is featured in Turn Left and is also mentioned as having a ghost MP in Army of Ghosts. Both of these were written by Russel T Davies
That utopia was believed to have skies of diamonds.
that Sylvester McCoy played two doctors, the 7th and he played the 6th for a few seconds of "Time and the Rani" during the regeneration.
Race, technology or concept[[edit source]]
... That Albion Hospital was in both Aliens of London and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
that former producer Graham Williams, creator of the Guardians, did not know about their return in series twenty, and only learned about it years later during an onstage interview at a convention.
that fans once thought that fifth Doctor story Terminus was originally to have featured the Ice Warriors. It wasn't.
