User talk:DENCH-and-PALMER/Archive 4

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Thanks for the heads up
Thanks for the heads up on The Lost, by the way. I didn't say. That was a brilliant episode. I did have the Weeping Angels appearance spoiled, but I guess that's an occupational hazard. 22:47, December 4, 2016 (UTC)

Animation years
I do know what you're getting at. It's new material. But it's not a new story, and that story was originally released in the 60s. I suppose if we ever got "Merchandise by year of release" categories, those could perhaps be put in them, as the first year in which this new version was released. I'll let you know if I think of any other solutions. 22:41, December 5, 2016 (UTC)

Block
Hi! Please note that you have been blocked for a week for violating Tardis:No personal attacks at Thread:183627. Please read carefully the following points: Shambala108 ☎  01:13, December 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * The comment you made has been removed from the forum.
 * We don't tolerate any personal attacks, but I am especially strict when it comes to the forums. We have a lot of new users visit these forums, and I don't want them to think it's ok to insult others.
 * Lest you think that what you said isn't an attack, let me be clear: It is never OK to criticize someone just because they disagree with you. Your statement "someone finally has some sense" (paraphrasing) basically said to everyone else on the thread that we don't have sense because we don't agree with you. That's the very definition of a personal attack.
 * Please note that I am being very generous in blocking you for only a week, based on your editing history here. I know you didn't mean to insult everyone, but there has to be some kind of consequence for violating one of the most important rules on the wiki. Most blocks for violating Tardis:No personal attacks are on the order of months, or are even permanent.
 * Like I said to you before, don't try to make jokes directed at other people. It is very hard to interpret tone when it's just text. That's one of the main reasons I blocked you: because I've told you before it's not a good idea to joke about other users.


 * There has been a huge misunderstanding. I said "someone finally has some sense" as a way of saying thank you. I didn't mean to insult anyone, I often use it to tell someone how good their view is... I can only promise it was never meant as a personal attack. I mean... it's genuinely not something I do.

Why would I commit a personal attack knowing that I'm going to get blocked from something I love? I was merely praising someone, I don't know if things are different where I live but that want me being nasty. I can only thank you for not making it permanent, I'm also not asking you to unblock me, I'm asking you to understand that that wasn't a personal attack but a merit.

Thanks for your time. If you're reading this, please let me know. Best wishes.

Here comes one boring week... - Sir DENCH-and-PALMER  ☎  07:53, December 7, 2016 (UTC)

IW of Mars
Please don't work on Iris Wildthyme of Mars (anthology). I'm trying to do it. Fwhiffahder ☎  21:54, December 19, 2016 (UTC)

The Sontaran Ordeal
Hi! Do you want to join me on the Chat, for a discussion about Jask's role in The Sontaran Ordeal? ? Mr   Badger   Lol  ? 22:48, December 21, 2016 (UTC)

Gobbleknoll Hall
I don't mean to cause offense or anything, and I'm glad you want to contribute. But it's important to keep the thread on-topic and not clutter it with unnecessary posts. ;) Fwhiffahder ☎  16:12, December 22, 2016 (UTC)
 * As long as we can be pals, that's all the matters. Best wishes. - Sir DENCH-and-PALMER   ☎  20:06, December 22, 2016 (UTC)

Vortex issues

 * About the Doctors under the "type": it's no problem.
 * About the Vortex issues: thank you a lot! That'll be a real time saver (as I usually forget to change the month of the issues, now I don't have to worry about that. Also, there's no way I'll forget to add the cover of the issue).

Merry Christmas for you too DENCH. OncomingStorm12th ☎  15:18, December 23, 2016 (UTC)

Input wanted
Could you provide input on Thread:207499? --Pluto2 (talk) 20:12, December 23, 2016 (UTC)

other wiki

 * Though I will say calling us all "facist b******s" over at the Paul Magrs wiki isn't helping your case at all.

That is completely irrelevant to the thread you posted it in. It has no bearing on my arguments at all. In fact, it's completely irrelevant to anything on this wiki. Fwhiffahder ☎  22:50, December 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * Also, the other wiki has no rules about personal attacks. I'm not posting personal attacks on tardis.wikia. Fwhiffahder ☎  22:57, December 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * Personal attacks are illegal anyway. I want to end this here. - Sir DENCH-and-PALMER   ☎  23:01, December 23, 2016 (UTC)

Replacing images
If you have a better version of an image, you can replace the old version by selecting "replace" from the "edit" dropdown on the image page. That way, the old duplicates don't have to be manually deleted. Thanks. 21:30, December 26, 2016 (UTC)

OS12 nomination
Hey, thanks for your message, and happy holidays to you! :)

My thoughts on the nomination are likely not what you'd expect.

It's important to ensure that a particular process is followed. I don't know if you've had a conversation with your nominee, but it's important to first ask them whether they'd accept the position. I've made the mistake in the past of nominating people who then said they didn't want to be an admin. So please make sure that OS12 actually wants the job, before other people take the time to comment. If you haven't actually secured an indication of his willingness yet, I'd ask that you temporarily take down your nomination.

Once you've established that OS12 is good to go, then make sure you open a thread in the forums announcing the candidacy. Please entitle it Admin nomination: OncomingStorm12. In the body of your initial post, say something along the lines of:
 * Hey guys, I'd like to nominate OS12 to be an admin. Here's why: . You can read more over at the formal nomination page .  And, please, give your thoughts there, not here."

Then, give me a link to the thread so that I can highlight it.

Why am I asking for this form? It would be impossible to use the forum to have a coherent conversation about a candidate, but we do want to use the forum's highlighting ability, so that we can maximise the number of people looking at the nomination. Basically, in the case of admin nomination, the forum makes a great signpost, but a terrible place to have a discussion!

Hope that makes sense! If not, please feel free to write back. Thanks! 03:06: Wed 28 Dec 2016

Nomination
Hey DENCH. I see that you nominated me for an admin role. First of all, I'd like to thank you (really, all the stuff you said was extremely kind). However, as much as I would want the role of an admin, I will kindly have to decline (at least for now). So, here are my reasons:
 * "Do you have a good breadth of knowledge/understanding of the Doctor Who universe in order to accurately administrate this wiki?"
 * Well, from the revived series? Relatively speaking, yes. Titan comic books? so-so. Some Big Finish audios? A bit. Everything else? Not so much. And I understand I don't need to be a walking DW-encyclopedia to be an admin, but I myself think I still need to get more grasp on the DWU before getting in the role.
 * "Have you read and understood our Polices and Tardis Manual?"
 * As much as I would like to say "yes", there are still many policies which I'm not familiar with (sometimes, SOTO and Shambala point me to some I had not even heard of), and there are also some which I simply forget how to deal with. For this reason, I believe I may need some more time to get to know the policies best, which leads to my next point...
 * "Strong edit history with plenty of material contributions to the Tardis Data Core articles."
 * I currently have 5178 edits on this wiki. Considering I've been actively editing here for around 1 year, it is a somehow big number, but I think I'm still to "young" on this wiki for an admin role. More experience would certainly be good before atempting to be an admin here.
 * "If you aren't experienced in handling conflicts, this can be distressing."
 * Honestly, I don't think I am (yet) very good with this. I would prove myself quite incompetent for this right now, and a year or two more of watching other admins handling conflicts would, for sure, be good for me.
 * "Which articles/major edits do you believe show case your creative skills?"
 * I see you apreciate my work on Vortex (magazine) articles, but that is basically my only major edit so far, and it constitutes of a relatively small contribution for the overall work of the wiki (despite providing some potential good source of information).
 * "Do you believe you have requisite knowledge to make spelling and grammar corrections to articles? Do your edits show this?"
 * Sadly, no. I don't know if it is possible to notice this (honestly, I don't know it), but english is not my native lenguage. I'm from Brazil, so my native lenguage is portuguese. I have a certain knowledge of English because I watch a lot of TV shows/movies/books/comics, and listen to a lot of music in english/Big Finish, but I'm not that good with grammar rules, and check my spelling for some words all the time. For this reason, I sometimes have a hard time figuring out how to express myself on articles, and correcting other people would certainly be very complicated, at least for now.
 * And finally, but not less important: "Why do you want to become an administrator? (Other than for use of; Block, Delete and Protect tools)"
 * There is very little I would/could do as an admin that I don't do already. The only things I can think of are: moving pages with incorrect tiles and deleting some png/duplicate files. However, even as a non-admin I can help on those matters: the first by using / and the second by adding on those files.

So, overall: Thank you again for nominating me. Really, it meant a lot to me. But, right now, I don't think I properly qualify. It doesn't mean I'll never want to be an admin, this just means I don't think right now is the best time to try this. OncomingStorm12th ☎  14:29, December 28, 2016 (UTC)

Re: Osgood
Perhaps she acts like one in the Zygon Invervasion, but Robo Rampage (comic story) has her saying in-universe that she is not a companion of the Doctor. CoT    ?  20:19, December 28, 2016 (UTC)


 * Oh whoops, I tell a lie. The Doctor says that she isn't a companion. Here's the dialogue from the story:
 * 12: "You're not my companion."
 * Osgood: "Yes..."
 * CoT    ?  20:25, December 28, 2016 (UTC)

Please refrain from using my talk page for your private conversations
Nothing personal, but it is extremely impolite to use somebody else's talk page to write a message to a third party just because the said third party does not react to your messages as fast as you would desire. Please be aware that I will not tolerate this. I do not have anything against your agenda, but please conduct your business elsewhere. Amorkuz ☎  22:47, December 29, 2016 (UTC)

Faction Paradox
So, the decision has been made (sort of of). FP is a valid source, but rather than importing, we cover it on both. However, this means we need new articles for all the stories. Since you're a pro at that, mind helping out? --Pluto2 (talk) 09:40, December 30, 2016 (UTC)

RE:faction paradox
Hey DENCH. Glad to see that FP now is a valid source. I'd gladly help, but, as I'm travelling now, I'll only be helping in the simpler stuff, like grammar, commas, collons, et al. However, once I'm back home, if there's still "hard" work to do, I'll do it. OncomingStorm12th ☎  12:01, December 30, 2016 (UTC)

Signature
Hey Sir Dench, you should probably know that your current signature does not contain a link to your talk page or your user page, making it a bit annoying to respond to your messages. You should probably change it. CoT    ?  22:44, December 30, 2016 (UTC)


 * Well, your new signature's an improvement, but it still doesn't have something like

this
 * I'd suggest you look at the code in the above box, copy it into your signature, and replace "this" with something interesting. CoT     ?  23:53, December 30, 2016 (UTC)