User talk:DOCTORROD412009
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Section headings[[edit source]]
Please do not remove the section headings from within articles as it messes with the layout of the articles. (That is removing for example the === around the Part/Episode section headings) --Tangerineduel 14:36, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
- This is a warning, please do not remove the section headings from story articles. This action is viewed as unhelpful content and vandalism, further actions may result in you being blocked from editing on this wiki from upwards of 3 days. --Tangerineduel 14:57, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Plot[[edit source]]
Hi. Please see Tardis:Format for Television Story Entries with regards to what a plot should contain. It must be longer and more descriptive than the synopsis. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 14:57, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
- Hello. Please do not add plot entries that are a sentence long, a plot needs to contain more information than the Synopsis. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 14:42, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Citing your sources[[edit source]]
When adding information to pages such as William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton please cite your sources. I can see that some of it is lifted from the wikipedia pages, however on the wikipedia Troughton page it states "Reportedly, he also advised a later Doctor actor, Peter Davison, to limit his time in the role to three seasons to avoid being typecast and the young actor followed that advice.". The difference is the word reportedly, which makes the wikipedia page less correct it allows them to state it, but it doesn't necessarily make it true. The information on our article page (with your edits) doesn't make this distinction, the implication with the statement is that it is fact. --Tangerineduel 14:05, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
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