User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-24894325-20160528204037/@comment-24894325-20160530204815

Timeframe was something that I myself was unsure of. I agree with CzechOut that putting a tag preventing a page creation and waiting indefinitely for a correct spelling would have been a bad practice. I would like to point out, however, that virtually all of the above five sources of correct spellings appear no later than a month after the release of the audio. Let me detail the information flow to make my point clearer: What I am saying is that waiting only two weeks after the release of the physical CD can resolve several spelling disputes.
 * On the release day, everybody gets access to the web page (3rd source above). Note that pages for the story are often created by editors not owning the story, with minimal information.
 * On the same day, those who bought the audio get access to the audio itself (source 1), but it normally takes at least a day or two for them to listen to the audio.
 * Those who bought the CD receive a physical copy (source 2), say, a week after the release (depending on where they live). CD packaging in most cases contains a longer cast and might contain additional information. Note that this additional information is typically not yet available when the page for the story is created.
 * Promotional materials with spelling revelations (source 4) can arrive even later: "Aldriss" has appeared on the BF website on March 5, while the second War Doctor box set was released on February 22. So almost two weeks after the release, there is still a chance to get new information.
 * I'm guessing that two weeks after the release, also the scripts have already been made available for those who subscribe to the main range or buy special editions.

Thus, having a spelling-enquiry template that states the date of the enquiry and puts only a temporary, 2-week moratorium on page creation would solve the problem of pages never being created.

I suspect that buyers of CDs are not always aware that they're sitting on a trove of information useful for page creation. A tag with a request for information could motivate them to share.

Thus, when one starts looking carefully into the available sources, scripts become just one of many. It was my mistake to concentrate on scripts in my first post. CzechOut's reaction to this focus on scripts was rightfully negative. It's neither the only thing nor the main thing. Notwithstanding, it seems beneficial to wait 2-3 weeks until CDs arrive in the post and sometimes additional clarifications appear on the website.

Is there a better way to alert editors about such a wait period?

To be continued...