User talk:Mason Hemphill
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Recent edits[[edit source]]
Hi thanks for your recent edits. We at this wiki are trying to create a unique individual encyclopaedia, so we try not to rely heavily on wikipiedia of any information such as Plot info. See Tardis:Manual of Style#Use of material from Wikipedia for more information. --Tangerineduel 20:57, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
Hi There
Do you want me to upload some images of Spearhead from Space so that you can illustrate the episodes page? The Brig 10:47, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
Plagiarism[[edit source]]
Hi, looking at your recent edits such as those Doctor Who and the Silurians and Four to Doomsday (and others) the plot summaries have been copied from the Doctor Who Reference Guide. This is plagiarism, please do not copy plot summaries from the Doctor Who Reference Guide. --Tangerineduel 12:35, April 7, 2010 (UTC)
Warning[[edit source]]
As I stated above copying plot summaries from the Doctor Who Reference Guide is plagiarism. Further copying from the Doctor Who Reference Guide will be interpreted as vandalism and action taken to prevent you from editing on this wiki. --Tangerineduel 15:29, April 7, 2010 (UTC)
Mason Hemphill 15:32, April 7, 2010 (UTC) Mason Hemphill[[edit source]]
Look, I'm sorry, ok, but I 'm just trying to help by putting lots more information on the episode pages.
Which is fine if it's your own work, but not if you copy from sites such as the Doctor Who Reference Guide. Also not from Wikipedia as we're trying to create a unique independent encyclopaedia separate from Wikipedia. --Tangerineduel 15:43, April 7, 2010 (UTC) Mawdryn Undead
Four To Doomsday
The Awakening
Frontios
The Caves Of Androzani
The Three Doctors
Doctor Who and The Silurians
Spearhead From Space
and Planet Of The Spiders are my own work.
What you called vandelising is what I call editing.
- I never said your own work was vandalism (I'm sorry if you interpreted my statement like that). I am only concerned about content being plagiarised from other sources. --Tangerineduel 14:52, April 9, 2010 (UTC)
You mean like Doctor Who Reference Guide and Wikipedia? Mason Hemphill 13:25, April 12, 2010 (UTC) Mason Hemphill 12th April 2010
- Yes, and again I must point out that your recent additions to the plot section of The Caves of Androzani, Mawdryn Undead, Underworld is plagiarism. Please, cease plagiarising material, action will be taken if you continue these actions. --Tangerineduel 15:20, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but I can't find information from other pages! I'm just trying to help! By the way, if I continue, will I get banned from Wika? Mason Hemphill 16:22, April 12, 2010 (UTC) Mason Hemphill 12th April 2010
- The idea is not to copy the information but to write it.
- If you get blocked it is from editing on this wiki only. Thanks. --Tangerineduel 16:35, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
You mean I get blocked for editing? Or for vandelism? I can still add images, can't I? Mason Hemphill 18:08, April 12, 2010 (UTC) Mason Hemphill
I'm going to edit the following articles:
Planet Of The Spiders
Frontios
The Caves Of Androzani
The Three Doctors
Doctor Who and The Silurians
Mawdryn Undead
Four To Doomsday
and The Ultimate Foe.
PLEASE can I write the information from the Doctor Who Reference Guide? Mason Hemphill
Attention, everyone on TARDIS Wika: I need your help. Could you write the plot for:
Planet Of The Spiders: Parts Two, Three, Four, Five and Six,
The Caves Of Androzani: Parts Two and Three,
Frontios: Parts Two, Three, and Four,
and Four To Doomsday, Parts Two, Three and Four.
I also need help writing the plots for The Ultimate Foe and The Three Doctors.
Your input is needed!
You are invited to join the discussion at Forum:Can we disable visual editor please?.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 19:37: Tue 20 Dec 2011
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