User talk:Dalekcaan2010
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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. The Thirteenth Doctor 21:57, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
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- For adding unsource rumours, which are against the Manual of Style
- quoted from the Maunal of Style:
- 'Rumours'
- Rumours may be added to articles concerning yet to be broadcast stories/series', these should only be placed within the 'Rumours' section of the article. Users must ensure the rumours are cited with a source so that they may be verified by other readers and editors.
- Unsourced rumours should be removed. Mini-mitch 22:59, June 26, 2010 (UTC)
- quoted from the Maunal of Style:
Removing warnings[[edit source]]
Although you remove the warnings from your talk page, they still stay in the page's history, so there is no point continually undoing out edits at present. The Thirteenth Doctor 22:09, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
- I am now going to ask an admin to get involved. The Thirteenth Doctor 23:09, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
Please do not add unsourced rumours to any pages. "Edit wars"/continuously undoing edits does not achieve anything, if you have a source for your rumour please add it to the page. The reason your rumour was removed is that without a source we cannon know if it has just been plucked from the imaginings of the internet. Any further actions of this nature will be interpreted as Vandalism and action will be taken. --Tangerineduel 10:02, June 26, 2010 (UTC)
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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.
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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!
