User talk:Shambala108

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Re: Question
Hi, Shambala108. I created the user blog by accident, and I don't know how to delete it. Can you give me some pointers? CybermanFan ☎  10:26, October 2, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  10:26, October 2, 2015 (UTC)

Hey Can i put my Doctor who spin off Fan Film series on the TARDIS Data Core, However we haved fan film the majority of the stuff but for some reason i cant find the videos but i can remember when they shouldve been released 365ShaneEyoho ☎  08:41, October 3, 2015 (UTC)

Moving pages
Sorry about that, it was only because the pages didn't have the first names given in the episode in them.BananaClownMan ☎  14:23, October 4, 2015 (UTC)

Same topic, different user and article: Hi Shambala. I've read the thread on not moving pages unless you're an admin (now) and the page for the ((rename)) template, which is the one I would and probably should use then, because it *would* be better and more reasonable, to have a family name page under the family name, instead one of many characters with that faamily name, who isn't even the only one where only this name is given (at least he also has the title as honorific with it). The minimum would be a link to a disambig page on the top - where you would habe "Name (family name)" or somesuch as lemma? While I completely understand, that a wiki with so many articles, registered editors and cross references needs rules to work, sometimes they seem a little far from self-explanatory. --IrasCignavojo ☎  17:27, November 25, 2015 (UTC)

Century pages
If events that have specific dates in a century aren't supposed to be mentioned in that article then why are the events of "The Impossible Planet" and "Planet of the Ood" not been removed from the article for 42nd century? I did add those after all. I also don't understand why they wouldn't be. Can you explain this please? Skywalker2255 ☎  20:45, October 4, 2015 (UTC)

Re Re Century Pages
Thanks. I understand now. Makes sense for things like an empire being built in a certain century being mentioned and not a singular Doctor Adventure. Thanks for clearing that up. Skywalker2255 ☎  13:00, October 5, 2015 (UTC)

Edit summaries
My apologies if this is irregular, but as undo edits consist of less than a tenth of my overall edits, I had not realised this was so. My reversion of User:Nahald's edit was entirely a mistake, as I had misunderstood the context. However, I soon located the thread discussing oh policy, and discovered my mistake. I do not always explain my reversion primarily because a large number are simply accidental breaches of policy, addition of extraneous or already detailed information, or deliberate vandalism. I will endeavour to ensure that any users who may be unaware of my reasons will be informed by my summary in the future. RogerAckroydLives ☎  04:05, October 9, 2015 (UTC)

Adding Constance Clarke
Hi please can you re-add Constance Clarke to Companions of the Sixth Doctor template

Adric♥Nyssa∩Talk? 16:47, October 9, 2015 (UTC)

Question
Hi, Shambala!

Say, for example, there was a TV story in 1966 and a creature wasn't named until in the 90s, where it was named in a Doctor Who book. But in 2015, it was referred to in a new book with a completely different name. Would we use a more "up-to-date" name? I'm asking you this because on the Thunderbirds Wiki, me and Guyus24 cannot decide whether to name a vehicle article "Construction Vehicle" or "Highway Pathfinder". I think the second sounds more like the technical term, whereas the first states the vehicle's purpose. What is the site's policy on article names? Sniping is Awesome Speak to the Sniper 08:00, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * The information has been very helpful, Shambala.


 * So regarding its name, in the story in which the Highway Pathfinder appears in (End of the Road) the vehicle is never referred to with a noun/technical term (I checked through the transcript). On our wiki, there hasn't yet been a policy for article names. I'm trying to find one from this wiki and adapt it, seeing as how Doctor Who is a big thing, and is likely to have numerous cases similar to the Highway Pathfinder one. So at the moment, we can rule out "story names". If it wasn't named in the story, would names from books or production crew comments take precedence? Sniping is Awesome Speak to the Sniper 16:00, October 10, 2015 (UTC)

Admin help
Need help to solve beginning edit wars between User:RogerAckroydLives and I. Could you help? Discussions are on our talk pages ("Claim"). And also one about Series 9 spoiler. --DCLM ☎  11:26, October 11, 2015 (UTC)

Rename and Redirect
Hi there,

I see you're online so I wondered if I could draw your attention to the page Kpachoдap which I accidentally mispelt. It was an error on my side as the capital 'H' that I saw on the sign in its lowercase form is 'н' and not 'h'. I'm a linguist who can read most of the Cyrillic alphabet and I should have spotted it straight away. My bad! I've fixed the names on Before the Flood but require an admin to rename the page to "Краснодар", which is the correct spelling. Also, as the English transliteration is 'Krasnodar', I wondered whether you could create a redirect page from Krasnodar to Краснодар, in case some very clever individual searches it. Thanks for your time! The Farty  Doctor   Talk  00:27, October 14, 2015 (UTC) (P.S. I would have just waited but I'd like to get started on the Welsh version of the article on the Welsh Wiki and link them up)

I've insulted nobody
I don't appreciate how a lively discussion and the correction of another user's false claims is deemed as insulting. I find it quite offensive that you'd consider it as such. If someone has knowledge that ties up a thread neatly, then it should come to the forefront of a discussion. I'm not a horrible person and you suggesting that I am in any way is ridiculous. I've been an active member of this community and have expanded our Wiki into other languages.

I don't wish the final comment on that thread to be an insinuation of anyone's behaviour. I'd appreciate you talking to me on my talkpage, which is what it's designed for. It's a little childish to leave the comment there and then shut it off so I can't respond to it. Thanks for your time. The Farty  Doctor   Talk  19:10, October 14, 2015 (UTC)

Martha Jones Page
Just wondering, why is the Martha Jones page locked? The infobox on that page is the Template:Infobox Individual/Draft and not the regular Template:Infobox Individual that most of the other Individual pages do. Just wondering. CybermanFan ☎  19:01, October 16, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  19:01, October 16, 2015 (UTC)

RE: T:off rel
But isn't that also dealing with the American time zone, making it better to wait, as you say, until the top of the hour? --DCLM ☎  23:55, October 17, 2015 (UTC)
 * Makes sense. This example could well go on the policy page. --DCLM ☎  00:15, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

Quotation marks
What are those on the title of the "The Doctor" page, if they aren't quotation marks? --DCLM ☎  00:18, October 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * I see. Thanks. --DCLM ☎  00:29, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

Re: Revisiting Stubs
Hi Shambala108. I did not know of the existence of. Is there a category page for all of the 'stub' templates? Many thanks. CybermanFan ☎  00:25, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  00:25, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

Categories
Hi Shambala108.

How do I delete categories? I accidentally added Category:Humans from unknown eras to the Odin (The Girl Who Died) page. Thanks! CybermanFan ☎  11:44, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  11:44, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

Box
I will change it.

How are you anyway, just wanted to ask, you and your fellow admins must have a stressful job?

Block Request
I'm requesting a block on the following user: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/User:197.88.60.232. They've engaged in some trollish behavior, particularly in the Discontinuity and Plot Holes section. They also added the category "Twats" to Robert Smith?'s page and I've seen no evidence of any repercussions for that. MystExplorer ☎  18:30, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

Class
Hi Shambala108. Is it okay to create a page for Class (TV series), since it was officially announced? I mean, we have a page for Series 9 that gives unreleased information. Thanks. CybermanFan ☎  23:49, October 18, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  23:49, October 18, 2015 (UTC)

How do a ask you to list the correct information for your entry Nollarr (The Girl Who Died)? I am the actor, Murray McArthur, in the picture (red beard with horned helmet). You have the topic still listed as 'Nollarr (The Girl Who Died)" when it should be 'Hasten (The Girl Who Died'). In the episode my character, Hasten, is the one who snaps the sonic sunglasses.

SidBadger ☎  18:34, October 19, 2015 (UTC)

Nollarr (The Girl Who Died)
Hi Shambala,

Please excuse my inexperience on these sites.

I am the actor, Murray McArthur (playing Hasten), pictured under the topic heading Nollarr (The Girl Who Died'. I have been trying to correct the listing. The topic should be amended to read Hasten (The Girl Who Died). The picture (red beard with horned helmet) is of me (not Simon Lipkin who played Nollarr). My character is also the one who snapped the sonic sunglasses in this episode. Please check Imdb.com to confirm what I look like and my credits.

Thank you

Murray (SidBadger)

SidBadger ☎  19:28, October 19, 2015 (UTC)

RE: Punctuation
I'm a bit confused as to your comment as I don't copy from a word document to wiki. Adric♥Nyssa∩Talk? 17:45, October 21, 2015 (UTC)

Apologies
Sorry about last week, old habit die hard I guess. Rest assured, I am trying to justify my edits and have spent some of the past week practicing how to use the headline box.BananaClownMan ☎  11:28, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Help
Hi! Sorry to bother, but lacking knowledge of any other form of help, I would like some help finding some way to reconcile myself and User:BananaClownMan. I have found it consistently difficult to reason with him, and would like some aid with trying to find a conclusion suitable to us both. In the past, I have been forced to state my thoughts on the forums, but given that they have so far come to nothing, and that some difficulties I have faced are simply related to "fan reasoning", I would be immensely grateful for some support or information which which will allow the "correct" content to be indicated. Many thanks, RogerAckroydLives ☎  11:59, October 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * The problems seemed to be resolved. However, it would be much appreciated if you could keep a watch out for similar situations arising, as we seem to come into conflict semi-regularly. RogerAckroydLives ☎  12:19, October 23, 2015 (UTC)

Clara and the TARDIS (TV story) Page Move
I just got a message from User:Mentuhotep I this morning. He's moved all the links for Clara and the TARDIS (TV story) and now it's ready for the page move to Clara and the TARDIS (home video). I've been working recently on adding speedy renames to incorrectly and non-dabbed home video releases, but hadn't gotten around to tackling the link changes because there's so many of them and it's a pretty daunting task, so User:Mentuhotep I did an impressive amount of work for that story alone. Mewiet ☎  18:29, October 26, 2015 (UTC)

Guyus24
Guyus24 has said I am his favourite enemy on his user page, with a link to my userpage. I have done nothing on here to antagonise him, so I just came here to check with you if that favourite enemy part could be removed. My feelings matter, and seeing someone say I am their favourite enemy is something I am horrified at, and certainly don't appreciate. Sniping is Awesome Speak to the Sniper 08:52, October 27, 2015 (UTC)
 * It's been sorted now. Sniping is Awesome Speak to the Sniper 07:49, October 28, 2015 (UTC)

Noteworthy timeline information
Dear Shambala108,

I was following P&P's guidelines on which timeline information is certain enough and noteworthy enough as defined in that old discussion. To quote from her explanation: To me, the only situations where timeline placement is "certain enough and noteworthy enough" is when [...] or there is out-of-universe information (the inside cover of The Hyperion Empire says it is between Last Christmas and Series 9).

And the part of that old decision (which, incidentally, you had dissented on) that I quoted to her on her Talk page was:If the story's timeline is actually certain enough and noteworthy enough, then mention of it will be made in the lead or story notes section.

So, based on a rule and an explanation of this rule by a soon-to-be admin, I provided links to such out-of-universe information from Big Finish "in the lead". Moreover, in the case of [Blood of the Daleks, the timeline information has already been there before my edit and remained there after your reversal. All I've added was a set-in-stone confirmation from Big Finish.

Perhaps, we could all three discuss the definition of "certain enough and noteworthy enough" again?Amorkuz ☎  07:58, October 28, 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm glad we both agree that the current policy should be followed, namely that If the story's timeline is actually certain enough and noteworthy enough, then mention of it will be made in the lead or [...]. I did not violate this policy by posting in the lead section. It is merely the definition of "certain enough and noteworthy enough" that is, as you say, nuanced.


 * Thank you for explaining that a statement from a company producing a media on where this media falls is not considered noteworthy by all admins. That takes care of "Here There Be Monsters."


 * As I mentioned, in Blood of the Daleks the timeline information is still present (not added by me). Since you consider this to be fine, I will then base my future edits on this case (among others).


 * And based on this example, I would like to add back the placement of Quinnis. The situation there is very simple: in the introduction Susan starts discussing how big of an effect the meeting with the Doctor had on Alex. And after some time starts recounting the adventure on Quinnis. Without the knowledge of An Earthly Child (audio story) it is absolutely unclear who Alex is. He is a character introduced by Big Finish and not present on TV. But he is introduced in a different Big Finish range, so it is absolutely impossible to guess that An Earthly Child is relevant (as a previous story in the same range would be by default or as the TV series is by default). Moreover, Big Finish created a short arc of stories that are interconnected, span several ranges, and have to be listened to in a particular order: An Earthly Child - Quinnis - Relative Dimensions (audio story). So my question is: is this information noteworthy enough? I would like to know your opinion on this subtle matter.Amorkuz ☎  08:04, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Redundant Categories
I had no way of knowing that "Doctor Who directors" was part of the Game of Rassilon since the GoR template is not included on the category page. Plus I don't know of any page that lists which categories are part of the game. Regardless, I don't see the purpose of adding that category to assistant directors' pages as it is a separate job.MystExplorer ☎  15:50, October 28, 2015 (UTC)

Unnamed planets
No worries, I'll take care of that with my bot. No need to do any of that manually. :) 04:10, October 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * I think I got them all. I like doing this sort of tedious cleanup. A living robot, me. :)  Ebyabe   (talk)  03:04, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Re: Dent Road
The information came from Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia. CybermanFan ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)

It's seen in the episode very briefly. If you blink, you might miss it. I just rewatched that scene. CybermanFan ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)

Yes, the Diamond Plains were purely from the reference book. Am I not supposed to take information from there? If I am not, I thoroughly apoligize and I will take my edits down immediately. CybermanFan ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)

I am very sorry, Shambala108. I will not do it again. Trying to help, CybermanFan. CybermanFan ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)CybermanFanCybermanFan  ☎  17:52, October 31, 2015 (UTC)

War Crimes editing
Hello, I would like to know why you reverted my edit to the War Crimes short story article. I'm not ticked off or anything like that, but I would like to know what I did wrong.--Bowties2002 ☎  03:08, November 4, 2015 (UTC)

Re: War Crimes
I'm not sure what you mean. Aren't ALL the headings all-caps?--Bowties2002 ☎  23:07, November 4, 2015 (UTC) Nevermind. I should have read the thing in the manual about how it just LOOKS all-caps first. Sorry!--Bowties2002 ☎  23:21, November 4, 2015 (UTC)

New Category for the intersection of new TV series and Big Finish
Dear Shambala108,

I've created a category with a somewhat unwieldy name Category:Post-2005 regular Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish and only then did I realize that the word "regular" should not really be there: some of the actors were regular cast of Torchwood but not regular on Doctor Who. So far there are only 3 actors that should be added to this category, so it's good to start the list now before it's become too long, which it will become pretty soon. I assume that categories are vetted by admins anyways. But in this case, there is also a need to change the name, which I don't seem to be able to do myself after creating the category. Sorry for causing you extra work.

Sincerely,Amorkuz ☎  17:38, November 6, 2015 (UTC)


 * Sorry for bothering you, found the instruction: "Category pages cannot be renamed - this is to avoid confusion, as renaming a category page would not change the category on the pages contained within. To rename a category, the category must be changed on all the pages within it."Amorkuz ☎  00:22, November 8, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for deleting the wrong category.Amorkuz ☎  01:07, November 8, 2015 (UTC)

Bernice again
You suggested someone try and change the colour picture at Talk:Bernice Summerfield to no longer have a speech bubble. Despite this being nearly impossible, I did do an edit and posted it on the page some time ago. Other than the background blue, it looks pretty good. As you had not responded to this and likely had not seen it, I decided to drop you a message. OS25 (talk to me, baby.) 06:11, November 10, 2015 (UTC)

Bill Burridge
Hey, why have you deleted all the photos I added to the page 'Bill Burridge'? --Sontar8 ☎  18:44, November 10, 2015 (UTC)

Images: contradicting instructions
Okay, this means that there are two places in the policies that contradict each other. And it may be good to add the resolution of this contradiction to the thread you pointed me to.

Instruction 1. "Your pictures must be a minimum of 250px wide, but it would be better if they were at least 450px. Why 450px? It'll help "future proof" us, as the site includes more and more responsive design. With a 450px width item, no or very limited pixellation will occur as the user changes her browser width. Note that this aspect of responsive design may or may not be active at the time you read this. See Help:Darwin for more." (From section Widths of Tardis:Guide to images.)

Instruction 2. "Remember that your image is most often going to be viewed at a size no greater than 250px in width. Therefore, it is a waste of bandwidth to upload a picture which is more than 3 times that width. Likewise, files which are bigger than 100kb can cause people with slow internet connections to have slower page loads. Consequently, you should try to keep your images to no more than about 800px wide and 100kb in size. There may be occasional exceptions to this guideline, as with collages made of multiple pictures. You must balance the need for a clear image against the need for a fast-loading image." (From section Rules Checklist of Tardis:Image use policy)

I was not able to compress a 450x450 image to below 100k size. So I cannot fulfill both requirements simultaneously. Now personally I don't believe there are still people for whom 250k creates a problem. But this is a matter of policy. So perhaps it would be good to clarify it not only for me but for everyone or, if it is possible, to post instructions how to decrease the size of a 450x450 image to an acceptable size. I would appreciate if you could inform me how this policy conflict is resolved as the resolution may be posted to a page I do not track.Amorkuz ☎  01:12, November 11, 2015 (UTC)

Sorry
Sorry I forgot your previous comments about timeline theories. I just thought I could use it to quickly explain the sudden makeover of the Doctor's biography. After all, I was the one who edited his timeline and added the explanations. BananaClownMan ☎  18:37, November 16, 2015 (UTC)

Duplicate titles
I was going to create a page for the latest short story released yesterday in the Lethbridge-Stewart series called The Dogs of War, but I discovered we already have a Fourth Doctor Short Trips story titled The Dogs of War (short story). How do we handle stories with the same titles and the same dab terms? Mewiet ☎  17:26, November 18, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Mewiet ☎  00:11, November 19, 2015 (UTC)

Doctor Who Annual move
Not sure why you ran into problems returning the page from Topic namespace to the main namespace. Appears to have been a temporary issue, though. Doug's moved it back in what the revision history suggests was an ordinary and painless way. You might want to reconsider the length of your block for the user who made the move in the first place, since you'd tied it to your inability to revert the change. 00:02: Thu 19 Nov 2015

Another Appearances Question
Back in September you answered a question for me that said, " CzechOut's definition (All characters appearing in only one story are "guests") stresses character rather than actor, so I would think that even if a character is played by more than one actor, he is still considered recurring based on appearances in more than one story." I've since noticed that some characters have appeared in multiple stories like prose or comics, but have only appeared once in a medium where they are played by an actor and are thus listed under guest instead of recurring. Since the definition is more than one story and character is stressed over actor, should those appearances be moved to recurring because the character is recurring? Mewiet ☎  20:37, December 3, 2015 (UTC)

Re: Today's episode
I'm sorry Shambala. I didn't realize it hadn't finished airing yet. I live in the USA, so I am in a different time zone. I will not do this in the future. Thanks! 66.31.195.161talk to me 20:55, December 5, 2015 (UTC)The Dark Lord of Skaro66.31.195.161talk to me 20:55, December 5, 2015 (UTC)

Response to message to me
Just in case your not watching my page: Okay. I actually created that page minutes before and simply thought of a better title.--WarGrowlmon18 ☎  05:11, December 6, 2015 (UTC)

RE: OS25 block
I have not been ignoring your comments. First off, I should point out that the block in question was a result of discussion between both admins and non-admins, over an extended period of time. It was not just me taking a shot in the dark. In fact, I might have opted for a shorter ban, myself, if I was not speaking as well on behalf of others.

I'm personally convinced by the arguments you presented, and at this point mayve would like to potentially shorten the ban I gave him. Your voice has been heard. However, I am going to wait for others to voice their opinions before taking action either way. 21:55, December 7, 2015 (UTC)