User talk:Tangerineduel

EDA Books / Bernice Summerfield Books

 * thanks for doin' it! I think they have programs to bulk-transfer entries from Wikipedia to Wiki's but don't know how that works. that would help. --***Stardizzy*** 14:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * That would be at special:import, operatable only by admins. 16:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * As I've said, I'll work though it, doing it from scratch, the wikipedia pages aren't in the same format or have the same sorta idea as the TARDISwiki, so I'm not sure it would help...though being an admin would...but it matters not in any case. --Tangerineduel 13:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * if you get Administrator priveliges you can use the Special:Import page to import entries from Wikipedia. I think/hope that includes the pictuers. of course, for all I know, you already have Admin. priveliges. I had brought this up in the Forum before but no one responded, so I didn't know if you knew. also, I forgot to sign my name, but I made the comments on numbering the seasons, below. --***Stardizzy*** 14:27, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I have begun the Benny New Adventures (and it's just as easy to start from scratch then trying to reformat and rewrite from wikipedia. (haven't really begun...but Oh No It Isn't! has an rejigged info box for other novels (no Doctor position and 'Companions' has been changed to 'Featuring' more in line with the Benny range I think). --Tangerineduel 07:29, 8 March 2007 (UTC)


 * why thank you. I guess when you import the entry, the image doesn't also import automatically, unfortunatley? --***Stardizzy*** 11:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

two requests
do you think you could add one line summaries where it says References to explain how it links to a story? please also, verrrry verrrry important, keep entries on Whoniverse people/places/things (in some cases, all three!) in-universe. --***Stardizzy*** 12:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Eh...alright I'll try to do it...It is my intent to have lots of information on all of these pages...so I will go back and fix them up...I'm for the moment trying to get something (at least a page) for every Eighth Doctor book (in the hopes that other people will be moved to add stuff once there's a page)...but I shall go back through.--Tangerineduel 16:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Novelisations

 * agree with you on novelisations versus novelizations, though I never noticed the difference in spelling until you mentioned it. --***Stardizzy*** 14:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * update: I have retitled some of the entries accordingly. also, created a Novelisations category. --***Stardizzy*** 14:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Well done!
You've managed to complete all the EDAs! Now just the MAs, NAs, NDAs, and don't forget the TDAs! And once you've done the novels, there's the BFAs, BFBSs, the DWMs... 14:07, 25 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Oh, I fogot the PDAs and TWNs... :) 14:11, 25 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Don't listen! Slack off instead! Azes13 14:11, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I will...at some point soon be starting the Bernice Summerfield (Virgin) New Adventures. Haven't read all the MAs (haven't got most of them), same with the PDAs, so someone else can have that job. All the NAs are done (I think), but I may go through and clean them up / add to them.

I'll consider the Big Finish Audios...maybe.

I'm sure there's enough interest in the New Series for someone to do the NDAs and TDAs. --Tangerineduel 14:49, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Terror Firma
I doff my floppy hat to you, a nice job at what was surely very short notice. --Gai-jin 13:33, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Made of Steel
Thanks for the help with the formatting for the Made of Steel page, having spent a year using a different system on Memory Beta for a year, I slipped into using that system. I tried looking at the Manual of Style but couldn't find a section for novels, but now I know what format to use. Thanks again (-: --Vote Saxon 15:42, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


 * There isn't one (I don't think) in the Manual of Style...I may have to fix that. It's my mission to fix all the novels (all the EDAs conform to the manual of style...as I wrote most of them. --Tangerineduel 15:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Correction there wasn't one, there is now. (See Format for Novels) --Tangerineduel 16:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Plot summaries
Thanks for fixing those plot summaries I visited upon 42 and Human Nature.

Concerning the longwindedness of the Human Nature plot, I wrote a much, much briefer version which is currently on English Wikipedia and you should copy that if you think it's better. The short plot summaries are a bit of a departure for Wikipedia--for some reason they've got into a bad habit of including a blow-by-blow account of everything in the episode, and I'm now trying to get them to write proper analytical plot descriptions (which are what our policies are supposed to mandate).

I won't copy any more over because I'm sure you know you can do that yourself if you need to. The licenses are both GFDL. --Tony Sidaway 04:21, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Comic Strip Pages
Hi again. Sorry its a bit of a long one this time! The dialogues good and useful. Hope the niggles are becoming less. Not sure about your comments re: minor edits. Obviously for a new page I wouldn't tick them, but do you want me to continue ticking them for minor changes, tidying up, spelling and links or not? Now I've got the links to start adding content to the individual comic strip pages ,I would appreciate your thoughts on my ideas for the 'comic strip pages templates' and maybe agree a layout early on. I fully appreciate that as new sections of the wiki grow its largely make it up as you go along, so I'd like to offer my input.

Under contents could you add; As sub-categories of 'References'
 * '3.1 First Appearance'
 * '3.2 Reprints'

Under 'First Appearance' I would like to include; (Part Number) / (Source) / (Page Count) / (Closing Caption) Note: the 'Closing Caption', often in early strips, gave the following strip some sort of a title, and acted as a significant teaser in others.

The above additions to content would dispense with the need in the infobox for the headings; 'Published in' 'Publication' 'Publication Date' as these are only really relevant to original publication and create a problem with including reformatted reprints / colouring. 'Format' could also be changed to 'Original Format' indicating whether it was B&W or colour

Also in the infobox do you need the 'Story' box (see below notes on continuity)?

Along with 'Author' (probably better referred to as 'Scripter' or 'Scripted by') and 'Artist'; should be 'Colourist' and 'Lettered'/'Lettering by'. As these are specialised aspects of modern comic strips (that may formally have been carried out by the above) but are valuable contributions that I feel should be credited where given.

The 'Editor' of the publication (and ultimately the comic strip), through commission, dictate, direction and content/feel of the comic strip is a significant name that has been ommitted from the infobox and, while it is tied to publication details is still equally valid as a credit for individual strip stories that could be included.

I also feel that the 'Previous Story' and 'Following Story' boxes could be removed as they are only really applicable to an ongoing sequential storyline within a particular publication title. Unless someone is prepared to decide on a chronology for ALL comic strip adventures without placing the more wackier ones especially specials somewhere on there own!

With the comic strips now begining to shape up, and each individual title having its own link, I'm still not sure of the best way to link the pages to another strip entry without having to go back and select another title from the 'X Doctor Comic Strip Stories' in the infobox. May be enough. (Selecting Categories at the bottom might seems awkward as it grows, for quick viewing) The Librarian 14:33, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * PS DWMS is so much better - look out for pictures soon!
 * While on abbreviations could you add DWPM Doctor Who Poster Magazine


 * Read your comments, thanks. I have been checking up most of your references and they have helped. No I don't intend a page per 'episode' of strip (that would be silly!) but one for each self contained story. I admit the 'Its Bigger on the Inside' slipped in (I just wanted to get the image on and out of the way as it will link to DWM pages featuring the 'Doctor Who?' cartoon strip in the magazine and I will pad it out.
 * I'll do some comic strip pages soon, let me know if I could do better. I love constructive criticism!!
 * Still not sure about the 'Series' line and I might leave it to someone else to fill in some of the infobox bits for next and previous (might get round to it on re-edits).
 * Regarding the minor edits, its usually that when I'm working away, I save a new page, then go back to it to tidy it up etc. so for me it is a minor edit, but I accept your point. And yes I have gone in at the deep end, but I think I'm keeping my head above water. Sleep well! The Librarian 19:08, 1 August 2007 (UTC)