User talk:The Triad
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New Categories[[edit source]]
Before creating new categories please discuss them on the forums. This will save any disappointment if the categories get deleted and will also save time and server space. The Thirteenth Doctor 22:46, August 5, 2010 (UTC)
Catagories[[edit source]]
Sorry about not telling you with your permission can I continue.
(The Triad 22:48, August 5, 2010 (UTC))
- I'd leave a note in the forums first before making any more edits. Give people a couple of days to reply then if you get the all clear you can continue to add them. I would be in favour of having the categories, but it's not just up to me, the community has to decide together. You can start a new forum page discussing the category here. The Thirteenth Doctor 22:59, August 5, 2010 (UTC)
Fair enough oh and out of curiousate who is your favorotie doctor.
(The Triad 23:04, August 5, 2010 (UTC))
- I don't have a favourite Doctor the way that everyone else does. I don't compare them like others, but from the ones I've seen, each of them has a different reason that makes me like them. Eccleston was my first Doctor, so will always be cool to me and I can easily watch any of his episodes. Tennant was special because he was the first I got to see from beginning to end, regeneration from and regeneration to, and he seemed to form an emotional bond with the audience. Smith is just a plain great actor and his Doctor is funny and energetic, unlike the previous two. I love McGann, simply because of what he was like in such a small time frame and all the mysteries that surround his character. I've not seen much of the other Doctor's, so I can't really judge them, but I'm hoping to start watching the classic series soon. The Thirteenth Doctor 23:17, August 5, 2010 (UTC)
Categories[[edit source]]
What happened to asking in the forum before creating categories? The Thirteenth Doctor 16:06, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry I forgot I will stop now and by the way why did you delete exterminated by the daleks category. (The Triad 16:10, August 19, 2010 (UTC))
- I didn't delete it. Someone else did. The Thirteenth Doctor 16:12, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
When I mean you I mean the wiki but why was it deleted?(The Triad 16:13, August 19, 2010 (UTC))
- It was most probably not thought useful. Nor had it been discussed before creation. The Thirteenth Doctor 16:15, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
Well I am new to this so I was wondering if you could ask the head of wiki if I could put categories and if they don't like them then they can be deleted.(The Triad 16:18, August 19, 2010 (UTC))
- Please do not add / create categories such as 'Killed by the Master' they really are difficult categories to accurately fill. --Tangerineduel 16:22, August 19, 2010 (UTC)
As you wish.(The Triad 16:24, August 19, 2010 (UTC))
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