User talk:Marcusgan11

Red links
Hi! Please do not remove brackets from red-linked items. Please read Tardis:Redlinks for the policy concerned, and in the future, if several people undo your edits, ask them why. We have a lot of policies on this wiki, and it can take a little while to get the hang of editing here. Thanks. Shambala108 ☎  00:14, April 25, 2017 (UTC)

Moira (The Pilot) and redlinks
Hi, Marcusgan11. So, I see you're a new user, so I'll answer your question, and give you a few advices/tips: Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I though the best path was to give you some general directions on some basic policies, and one or two hints. If this seems to complicated, don't worry. Start by reading these policies once or twice, editing a bit more, seeing how other editors make changes to pages, and, as time passes, you will get used to the policies. My personal advice is: don't be afraid to make mistakes. We all started somewhere, and we all made several mistakes before learning (I myself make a lot of mistakes from time to time). Anyway, good editing, and welcome to the wiki. OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:16, April 26, 2017 (UTC)
 * First, your question: yes, the redlinks are important, and the reason they are still redlinks are for two different reasons. I'll expalin them in a sec.
 * So, the redlink on Barry (The Pilot): the reason the page was deleted was "multiple issues". Now, as the page was deleted, I can't be sure why it was deleted, but from your recent edits, I can see that you're still unfamiliar with some policies of the wiki, such as Tardis:Citation and Tardis:In-universe perspective (which is 100% okay. We've all been new users, and we have all made mistakes). This may be the reason why Barry (The Pilot) was deleted. If there are too many errors on a page, it may be deemed that it's easier to start all over than to try to fix it.
 * And the redlink to Foster parent: In this case, it was not a case of the page being deleted. You created the page as "Foster Parent". However, there's no reason to capitalize the "p" on parent, so the page should really be named Foster parent. Then, I added a speedy rename tag to the page, and moved the link from "Foster Parent" to "Foster parent", to make sure the page would be made faster.
 * One last thing: When leaving a message on someone's talk page, like you did on mine, it's usually best to create a new section (you can do this by using  . You can see this on the top of this post. I typed " == Moira (The Pilot) and redlinks == ". Also, it's best if you sign your posts. That is done by adding four tildes in sequence, just like this:   . This makes it easier to people to respond to your message.
 * You're welcome. Just making myself clearer: when I said sign, I did not mead just write your name; I really ment adding the four tildes on the end of the message. Write the message, then add them, like this: . The will automatically create a message cointaning: a link to your userpage, your talk page (here), and the time you wrote the message. You'll be able to see mine right here --> OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:33, April 26, 2017 (UTC)

Hi! User:OncomingStorm12th gave you lots of good advice, but since I'm the one who deleted the page in question, I wanted to add to it.

A couple of the issues with the page were perspective and citations (which I will explain in a bit). I deleted the page because sometimes it's just quicker and easier to restart.

My suggestion for you would be to browse some wiki pages, maybe using the "random page" button, so you can see how we write articles. We have two main types of articles: in-universe and out-of-universe or real world. They both have different requirements. Also, we have a lot of policies (located at Category:Policies) because this is a big wiki that covers a lot of material. It might seem overwhelming to browse through so many policies, so I'm going to suggest the ones that are most important for a new user:
 * Tardis:Spelling - we use British English on this wiki (with a few exceptions as explained on that page and on Tardis:Quotation marks).
 * Tardis:Point of view - explains the difference between in-universe and out-of-universe
 * Tardis:In-universe perspective - defines what an in-universe page is and tells how we write it. Tardis:Neutral point of view gives some more explicit instructions on writing or editing in-universe pages.
 * Tardis:Citation - we require citations for almost everything we write on this wiki. This page explains the format for citing stories.
 * Tardis:Naming conventions - if you're going to create new articles, there are some rules regarding how we name certain things. (This came up with Foster parent - the name has been changed from "Foster Parent" to "Foster parent" to comply with our rules.)
 * Tardis:Spoiler policy - we have a very strict spoiler policy, and it takes most new users by surprise how we define a spoiler.

After you've had a read-through of these policies, you can re-create the deleted page, keeping these guidelines in mind. And if you have any questions, you can contact any admin on his/her talk page. Thanks for your attention! Shambala108 ☎  00:20, April 27, 2017 (UTC)