User talk:Drummer who
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Images[[edit source]]
Your image placement is against our Manual of style policy and could be seen as vandalism.--Skittles the hog 14:17, November 6, 2010 (UTC)
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.
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
--Skittles the hog 14:23, November 6, 2010 (UTC)
Images, articles and editing[[edit source]]
Hi, please do not use the 'upload new version of this file' link for anything other than uploading a new file that is the same as the image that exists in that file name (the new version refers to it being a different resolution or cropped or something along those lines).
Additionally, the Fez article is about the Fez as an object the image of River Song holding the gun doesn't show the Fez. So she could be pointing it at anything, it especially doesn't make any sense if you haven't seen The Big Bang.
Please also when uploading images add an image tag using the drop down licensing menu, if images are not tagged they will be removed from articles and deleted (as only the uploaded really knows the source of the image and therefore can tag it the image they're uploading).
Finally please look to the layout of pages and preview all edits, placing images at the top of pages, next to where the infobox begins brings formatting issues to the page; placing the image to the right of the infobox and pushing the infobox into the right of the page. Images that need to be included within the article should go after the infobox within the body of the article. Images should be there to add to the text not just as an illustration in and of themselves. Thanks. I'd also encourage you to have a look through our Tardis:Help pages and our Tardis:Manual of Style. --Tangerineduel 14:50, November 6, 2010 (UTC)
Images in articles[[edit source]]
Please stop adding the same image to Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth article. If it has been removed ny several users, which it has, then it should not be there, especially if an admin removes it with reason. I would suugest you stop adding it as it will onl;y get you into more trouble. Mini-mitch 15:00, November 6, 2010 (UTC)
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. Mini-mitch 15:16, November 6 2010 (UTC)
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
Warning[[edit source]]
Please stop adding images. They are not needed as other users have stated. I really encourage you to read an explore this wiki to get feel for how articles are constructed. Edit on the Tardis:Sandbox to test edits. Further actions however will be interpreted ad vandalism and you will be blocked from being able to edit on this wiki. --Tangerineduel 16:25, November 6, 2010 (UTC)
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.
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
--Skittles the hog 10:16, November 7, 2010 (UTC)
Images and Final warning[[edit source]]
Hello. I can see that you have the potential to be a valuable editor, and that is why I and other editors have given you several warnings rather than blocking you. Images need to complement the article, not added randomly at the top or bottom of an article they need to complement the content, highlight or showcase the information written in the article. Please look around this wiki at various articles to get inspiration and consider this. Your actions, especially editing the recently un-fully protected articles are verging on vandalism and you will be blocked from editing on this wiki. --Tangerineduel 14:45, November 7, 2010 (UTC)
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. Mini-mitch 13:44, November 7, 2010 (UTC)
To the user who placed this tag: This message is pretty general and should usually be avoided. Please use one of the messages at {{warn list}}, or write a brief message of your own that tells the user specifically how they can improve their editing.
- I am now going ask for you to be blocked. You have been warned 4 times about adding the images to articles and you have ignored them.
Your input is needed!
You are invited to join the discussion at Forum:Can we disable visual editor please?.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 15:18: Tue 20 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!
