MediaWiki:Community-corner

Please do not start or comment on blogs For technical reasons, blogs have been turned back on briefly. They will be again turned off tomorrow, since we decided to turn off blogs at this wiki. In the meantime, please do not start any new blogs, nor make comments upon existing ones. As it will seriously compromise a few running processes, people who choose to ignore this message will be blocked from further editing for two weeks. I'm sorry to be so harsh about it, but it's important that nothing new be added to the blog and blog comment namespaces. Thanks very much for your co-operation. 04:11: Sat 22 Sep 2012 Prefixes getting simpler From today, please prefix by medium, not by series. We're massively simplifying the prefix system so as to make it more understandable for casual users of the site. The big things that are being changed right now are: The changeover will take some time — perhaps several days. Keep your eyes on our list of prefixes and forum:prefix simplification for more details. Related Videos Module closed The Related Videos Module is in beta testing on this wiki. Only those actively providing beta-testing reports to Wikia — which is to say administrators — may use it to upload videos. All other users should not use the RVM to upload videos. Wikia will soon implement a revision that will radically alter the way the module works, which may invalidate whatever work you put into uploading videos. Check the tech notes forum for more details of this feature's development. Monobook has been reopened After a brief interruption following the MW 1.19 update, the Monobook skin has been fixed and is now re-opened for users. If you encounter any oddities in Monobook, please send a message to. Mac users should avoid using Firefox to edit this site Due to the fact that Safari's British spell checking abilities are significantly and demonstrably better than those of Firefox, we now strongly recommend that Mac users should only edit in Safari. Why is this important? Because British spelling isn't just a good idea — it's the law around these parts. (Windows and Linux users are affected by the crappiness of the Firefox British dictionary, but they don't have any better options.) Read more about how to get the best British spell checking environment on a Mac. MediaWiki 1.19 is here! Sometime just after Sir Chris Hoy won his sixth gold medal, Wikia finally upgraded us to MediaWiki 1.19. A lot of little differences can already be seen, as well as a few problem areas that need fixing. I've already fixed a problem with regards to tables, but if you notice anything that isn't quite working correctly, please send me a message. 19:07: Wed 08 Aug 2012 Spoilers aren't cool The series 7 page is the only page where spoilers are allowed. On this wiki, a "spoiler" is any video, image, in-universe factoid, casting info, or crewing detail — read: anything — from any episode which has not been officially released in its entirety. Thus — even though they are released by the BBC — trailers and Radio Times listings are amongst the things considered spoilers here. Note too that any advance screenings you might be lucky enough to attend do not count as an "official release".
 * all TV shows are prefixed with TV (no more DW, SJA, TW, etc.)
 * all short stories and novels are just PROSE (no more ST, NSA, QR, etc.
 * all audios are just AUDIO (no more BFA, CC, etc.).
 * all comics are just COMIC

Once we have exact air dates for the various episodes, we will, as last year, prevent these pages from being edited until the top of the hour following the global premiere broadcast.

Reminder about images When adding uploading new images to our site, you must:
 * select an accurate copyright/licensing tag
 * use only the .jpg format, if the image is a screenshot of an episode
 * keep your pic size under 100kb
 * crop images consistently with our standards, as explained at our image guide
 * make sure your pic obeys our simple, one-page list of instructions
 * choose a name that actually describes the picture in a meaningful way: ElevenFightsDaleks.jpg not 23432424.234324.323432234.snap.jpg
 * add appropriate image categories, identifying the story from which it was drawn (i.e. Category:Blink TV story images) and any major characters or species seen in the image (such as Category:Eleventh Doctor images or Category:Dalek images)

Use variable for most characters When using infoboxes for characters or even species and objects, please remember to use the variable when something has only appeared in one story. The variable is plural, and therefore anticipates plural responses. As always, with the new series, a "story" is the same thing as an "episode". So people like Nancy from The Empty Child still uses, because she's also in The Doctor Dances — but others like Timothy Lloyd use because he's only in The Doctor Dances. Most of the pre-existing instances of have now been changed to. New to editing the wiki? Thanks for helping us out! We're glad you're here. We've recently made it a bit easier to understand how we do things.

If you're wondering why your recently-uploaded image might have been deleted, you might want to read our image cheat card. It lists the major points of image policy in an easy-to-read chart, and will help you ensure that your image remains a part of our database.

You'll also want to peruse a few of our policies about basic editing, such as:
 * why it's important articles have leads
 * why and when you should embolden the page title
 * what kind of sources you can use for your article
 * why writing in the past tense is vital for in-universe articles
 * how to use the wiki markup "language"

Review the archive of recent changes to the wiki here. Refresh your cache often The wiki continues to undergo a complete facelift. As the new style sheet is being implemented, you may see some untidy signs of construction. Thanks for your patience as we remodel. If you want to see the latest changes, you'll probably have to bypass your browser's cache. Safari users merely need to reload pages. Firefox users just have to hold down SHIFT, then press the reload button. Chrome users can press Ctrl + F5. Those using other browsers should check their help files for specific instructions.

Alternately, you can now just pull down the "edit" menu to refresh, and that should perform an automatic purge for you.