User talk:AeD
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czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 04:46: Tue 20 Dec 2011
Your input is needed!
You are invited to join the discussion at Forum:Can we disable visual editor please?.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 18:48: Thu 22 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!
Pearl[[edit source]]
Hi, your concerns are duly noted and the admin team thanks you for bringing this to our attention. Please do not mistake the lack of immediate response for the lack of reaction. Unfortunately, this is not an easy issue to resolve, and it requires time. After all, Google is a separate corporate entity that is not answerable to any of the Tardis admin or even to FANDOM. We are trying to resolve the problem and will let you know when we either succeed or exhaust all options. Amorkuz ☎ 23:48, May 10, 2018 (UTC)
- Hey hey :) I'm sorry for taking so long to answer you, but unfortunately I've been out sick for a few days. Thank you so much for bringing the matter to our attention. I've taken steps today to regenerate the meta tags on the Pearl Mackie article. Due to caching, it can't be resolved immediately. However, we should see satisfactory resolution on the matter by the weekend.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 19:20: Thu 17 May 2018- Hey again :) Just to keep you apprised, the meta tags switched over to the following within just a few hours of my above note:
<meta name="description" content="Pearl Mackie played companion Bill Potts in Doctor Who, beginning with the series 10 story, The Pilot. Pearl Mackie grew up in Brixton. According to an October 2016 interview, she desired to be an actor from the age of five, but found that "I didn't see many people who looked like me on TV...">
- Google found and started displaying this updated description a few hours later, but not all search engines have followed suit as of this writing. I would expect it all to be clear shortly. Thanks again for pointing out the problem!
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 19:18: Fri 18 May 2018
- Hey again :) Just to keep you apprised, the meta tags switched over to the following within just a few hours of my above note:
10,000 Dawns[[edit source]]
Hi, since you were involved in the original debate I thought you might be interested in Thread:258247. --Borisashton ☎ 20:36, September 28, 2019 (UTC)
- Hi again. A new discussion at Thread:260549 now exists so it would be much appreciated if you could reiterate your opinion or state that it has changed. Thanks, --Borisashton ☎ 00:23, November 4, 2019 (UTC)
A subject you're an expert on[[edit source]]
Hi Alex, a while back I started a debate, Thread:271132, hopefully to reintroduce categories for queer characters on the wiki. I think you could really help out on this one, since you're pretty much one of the most qualified here. Never Forget The Day The 456 Arrived ☎ 00:29, May 22, 2020 (UTC)
