Tardis:About

TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who Wiki is a free Doctor Who reference encyclopaedic website that is being written collaboratively by the readers and editors. Our goal is to become the largest, most reliable, and most up-to-date encyclopedia about everything related to the Doctor Who universe, presenting topics as they might appear if accessed by someone inhabiting that universe, - i.e., treating them as if they were "real." This site is not attempting to copy or replace Wikipedia's Doctor Who WikiProject, but rather to complement it, just as Memory Alpha complements the Star Trek WikiProject on Wikipedia, rather than attempts to copy or replace it.

The project was started in November 2004, by Mantrid. Another early administrator was James P. Moore, who appears to have made the wiki's first edit, or at lest the first edit after the current log system was enabled. It was inspired by Wikipedia, a free, open source encyclopedia, and especially by Memory Alpha, a wiki reference site devoted to the Star Trek universe. There are many articles that may be worked on by anyone who has an interest in Doctor Who or its many spin-offs to help the encyclopedia grow and there are many more ways to get involved.

All of the site's content is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. Contributions remain the property of their creators, while the copyleft licensing ensures that the content will always remain freely distributable and reproducible. See the copyright statement for more information. "Doctor Who," "TARDIS," and related names are registered trademarks of the BBC. The Daleks are trademarked by Terry Nation. No copyright infringement is intended.

TARDIS Index File is a Wiki, meaning that anyone may edit any article by clicking on the edit this page link that appears in every wiki article that is not designated as a protected page. This makes it very easy for anyone to share their knowledge and insight of the Doctor Who universe and add to the collected information available.


 * Warning: TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who universe Wiki contains spoilers! For any television episode that has aired in the UK, or any novel or other Who-related written, filmed, or recorded material that has been published in that country, that material is considered fair game for inclusion in articles. See our Spoiler policy for more information.

More about the TARDIS' TARDIS Index File

 * TARDIS Index File, an article about the project's namesake.

Exploring the TARDIS Index File

 * Recent changes, see articles that have recently been worked on.


 * All pages listed by title


 * Random page, explore the database using our own version of the Randomiser.


 * New files, gallery of new images.

Contributing to the TARDIS Index File

 * Help on editing articles and more.


 * Forum entrance to the three areas of the Forum.


 * What the TARDIS Index File is not, while the TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who universe Wiki is many things, there are some things it isn't.

General information on Wikis
For many people, the idea of a wiki might be an intimidating and incredible concept. Take a few minutes to read some (or all!) of the links below, and get a better perspective on how a wiki is managed.


 * Wikipedia: About
 * Why Wikipedia is so great
 * Why Wikipedia is not so great
 * Wikipedia: Replies to common objections, a collection of counter arguments for common objections to the Wikipedia and wiki concept.
 * WhyWikiWorks, a discussion about the wiki concept at the original WikiWikiWeb
 * WhyWikiWorksNot, a discussion about the problems with the wiki concept at the original WikiWikiWeb

It's all relative
Other sites with information on Doctor Who


 * Wikipedia article on the Doctor Who series


 * Official BBC Doctor Who site


 * Doctor Who Reference Guide - One of the most detailed guide with synopsis of every story be it TV, video, audio, comic or prose.


 * Nitro 9 Doctor Who Homepage, one of the oldest Doctor Who websites on the Web

TARDIS Index File (a.k.a. the Doctor Who Wiki) in languages other than English


 * Français: http://docteurwho.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil
 * Deutsch: http://de.doctor.wikia.com
 * Nederlands: http://nl.doctorwho.wikia.com
 * Pусский: http://ru.doctorwho.wikia.com
 * Hebrew: http://he.doctorpedia.wikia.com