User talk:CzechOut/Archive 27

Infoboxes and novelisations
Hi, since you were the one that closed the novelisation thread I thought I'd ask you. Now that novelisations and TV stories have been given equal weight would, for example PROSE: Doctor Who and the Mutants need to appear in the infobox of Ky or would it just be understood that unless mentioned a character appeared in the novelisation as well? Thanks. --Borisashton ☎  21:25, April 16, 2018 (UTC)

Pearl Mackie meta description
The TARDIS Data Core page about Pearl Mackie was vandalised for about five minutes back in February and, somehow, the vandalised version of the page is now stuck in the page's meta description. For reference, google "pearl mackie" yourself, look at the page's source code, or see these screencaps of when I did both of those things myself. If this is something I could edit myself, I don't see where. In the meantime, this is a bad look for a wiki as big as this one. --AeD ☎  19:08, May 8, 2018 (UTC)
 * If I'm asking the wrong person, I'd appreciate at least being pointed in the direction of the right person. --AeD ☎  23:18, May 10, 2018 (UTC)

Category page numbers
Hi again. I noticed that recently categories with multiple pages now have the option to go to the "previous 200" or "next 200" instead of links to the different pages e.g. 1, 2, 3. As I am currently working on the project of image categorisation it is incredibly annoying to click on an image and then go back to page 1 especially with mega categories like Screenshots. Am I doing something wrong and is there a way to reverse it? Thanks. --Borisashton ☎  17:26, May 18, 2018 (UTC)

Infobox Story
Hi. I recently filled the "reprint" variable in the infobox of The Lost Dimension and noticed that the variable doesn't automatically remove the dab term, nor does it italicises the title of the graphic novel. Is this how it's meant to be, or is it a part of the code that needs upgrading? OncomingStorm12th ☎  21:22, May 31, 2018 (UTC)
 * Oooh, my mistake ;) thanks for the info on the traded/reprinted stuff. I've now moved the graphic novels of The Lost Dimension to the appropriate variable. As for Titan reprinting IDW stuff, it did happen: a few Tenth and Eleventh Doctor comics, under the The Tenth Doctor Archives and The Eleventh Doctor Archives banners. OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:41, June 26, 2018 (UTC)

Article Headlines
Hi, I'm sorry about the headline issue. Being autistic, I happen to have an automatic need for overarching consistency across these forms of platforms. I'll stop and or correct my errors if this is what you wish, but I've half a mind to give up on what I'm doing on this wiki as it seems I can cause nothing but errors and I'm getting incredibly sick of doing things wrong while I'm trying to make improvements. This is not a slight on the wiki's admin in any way; you guys are just doing your job. I'm just an insecure contributer with good intentions but ideas clearly above his station. BelcherMorganJames ☎  15:37, June 26, 2018 (UTC)

That you for being understanding about it. I'm just really passionate about this community and I love to do my best to contribute. And I'm going back over and correcting my mistakes now, changing them back to how I found them before. Thank you for your time. BelcherMorganJames ☎  17:07, June 26, 2018 (UTC)

Series 11 info
Alright, but I thought spoilers shouldn't be added on the talk pages either... --DCLM ☎  17:16, June 30, 2018 (UTC)
 * Got it. --DCLM ☎  17:45, June 30, 2018 (UTC)

Spoiler-y files
Hi. Just to be sure about the recent changes in Tardis:Spoiler policy: it's now okay to add images and videos (of course, videos uploaded by admins) into series pages? So, for example, a cover added on Series 4 (BFTW) (which isn't finished yet would be okay?). Also, would it be okay to add a frame of the 2018 version of the Doctor Who logo to Series 11 (Doctor Who) (the one now used on merchandise)?

Just asking to be sure, before starting to upload such images. OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:13, July 19, 2018 (UTC)
 * Ooh, nice to know. I'll upload some relevant covers than. Thanks. OncomingStorm12th ☎  02:40, July 20, 2018 (UTC)

Other Vore
do you play Roblox?

RE: Vortex manipulator

 * Ooh, I wasn't aware of the thing. I'll make sure to only add it back once there's a page for them. :) OncomingStorm12th  ☎  01:30, July 22, 2018 (UTC)

Parentheses in titles
For some reason I had the false impression that the pipe trick didn't work for pages like The! Could you rename A Bloody And Public Domaine (short story) to A Bloody (And Public) Domaine (short story)? – N8 ☎ 00:58, July 23, 2018 (UTC)
 * Is this a case of T:NAMING being outdated then? Also, is multiple colons and hyphens ok for titles as well? OncomingStorm12th ☎  15:17, July 23, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation! – N8 ☎ 15:32, July 23, 2018 (UTC)
 * Ooh, I see. Thanks for the clarification. OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:26, July 23, 2018 (UTC)

News
No not Series 11 news. I've added it to "The Howling" for you to decide what to do with it. :) --DCLM ☎  14:02, July 23, 2018 (UTC)

FANDOM's Conditions of use infraction
Hello CzechOut,

I am from One Piece Encyclopédie (One Piece’s french Wiki). Some users and I share doubts regarding Mihawk Moha’s integrity, and significance he gives to his role as a Bureaucrat. For these reasons, we decided to investigate and check his activities. We noticed that you moderated this topic http://fr.onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Fil:412441#364, for the following motive: Author’s rights (peoples posted links of One Piece’s translation). Mihawk Moha actually admited it (http://fr.onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Fil:413724#191). Whereafter, the staff had removed the link, as the Bureaucrat told you; but only in the first message of every new topic.

Most of users didn't know about the rule, nobody told them afterwards (even if it is, indeed, pretty obvious). Moreover, Mihawk Moha and others kept publishing those kinds of links, every week. Here are some evidences: There’s more if you need, but I guess it’d be useless (anyway, you can ask for more).
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In other words, your instructions weren’t respected, this is why we inform you. We hope you can clarify this issue with OPE.

Thank you for your time!

Lamajah ☎  22:17, August 30, 2018 (UTC)

Species article names
I know that there've probably been discussions about this and I'm guessing there's a good reason for it; this is just to satiate my curiosity. I was just wondering why articles pertaining to species like the Daleks and Cybermen are titled after a singular member of the race rather than the collective race, such as naming the Cybermen's page 'Cyberman' as opposed to 'Cybermen' or the Daleks' page 'Dalek' instead of 'Daleks'. I'm sure the admin have their reasons; it's just one of my little queries for clarity. Thank you. :-) BelcherMorganJames ☎  22:33, September 1, 2018 (UTC)

Having trouble creating pages
I can't seem to create pages using the custom preload feature anymore. I was told to contact you since you're an expert on technical difficulties. I'm using Safari and macOS High Sierra.MystExplorer ☎  18:34, September 4, 2018 (UTC)


 * I am having the same problem but with the standard preloads i.e character. Been having the problem since saturday. using FireFox 61.0.2 MacOS High Sierra. Adric♥Nyssa∩Talk? 18:51, September 4, 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll check again in a couple of days to let you finish what you were doing then Adric♥Nyssa∩Talk? 05:38, September 5, 2018 (UTC)
 * what I meant was that choosing the standard preload wouldn't the load it in the editor. It's now working Adric♥Nyssa∩Talk? 21:04, September 5, 2018 (UTC)

Request
Hello, could you please add the comic/episode infoboxes from here, also on the doctor who fanon wiki, please?

RE: Leads of TV stories
Hey there! Yeah, it's all good. Saw what you said and, realising pretty every article I have read follows that structure, I figured I should go about fixing it. I'll be sure to check out the ideal introduction article you linked to so I can go back later on and, where needed, improve the articles in detail. As a faithful editor, I shall now continue my endeavor to get it done.

Thank you for pointing the issue out for me. Snivy   ✦ The coolest Pokemon ever ✦   13:04, October 8, 2018 (UTC)

Promoting DWA on TDC
Hey CzechOut!

I see the thread I created last week promoting DWA on the UNIT board got deleted. I know that in the past we've had permission to do so on the understanding that it's up to the discretion of the admins here (1 2). Is there any way we can promote DWA on TDC that we can get you guys' approval for? I've been trying to make DWA more user friendly (renewed de-blue-ed design, Read Next section, maintenance buttons) plus the new series airing now makes me want to try and bring more people in now and build a bigger community.

As a side note, I like the direction of your new design here! It's so much easier to see what's a link now. And nice decision on the gold highlights ;)

Thanks for all your help! 07:03, October 12, 2018 (UTC)

Bradley Walsh
The link for Bradley Walsh on the main page is misspelled and links to Bradley Waslh. Just a heads up. --Borisashton ☎  16:29, October 12, 2018 (UTC)

Derrick Sherwin
Hi CzechOut.

Have chosen you at random - you lucky person! - to mention that I've amended the entry for Derrick Sherwin to include his exact date of death (17th) as given by his daughter. I couldn't find anywhere to include that as a note, though, nor did I know how to add her FB post's URL as a reference, sorry. If it's of any help, it's https://www.facebook.com/keith.barnfather/posts/1939000112846616?comment_id=1939324499480844&reply_comment_id=1939867069426587&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%2349%22%7D Thanks. John Bowman ☎  21:39, October 29, 2018 (UTC)

Patient page
Hey Czech!

I was trying to create the "patient" page to include references to the various patients in stories like The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, New Earth, Smith and Jones (and several more) but I found you have locked the ability to create the page. Any chance you could enable me to make and subsequently expand the page rather than it forever remain a dead link?

Thanks! :D Snivy   ✦ The coolest Pokemon ever ✦   19:45, November 7, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Regenerating the Site
I know that the plan was to open up that announcement for discussion after the ghost monument aired. It's been several weeks since and there are issues with the site bordering on unusable.

Any chance of it being opened up so they can be addressed?

Thanks,

205.210.17.241talk to me 21:24, November 7, 2018 (UTC)

Captain Jack's thumbnail
Hi! Not sure if you're aware but I'm now getting the image of the young Jack as the representative image if I go on categories. I know you adjusted the infobox image last year specifically to beat this image so I thought I'd let you know. --Borisashton ☎  20:54, December 21, 2018 (UTC)
 * Went to check a category or two, and similar stuff happens with Gwen Cooper, Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith. Pattern on these pages seems to be "ignoring" infobox image and going for the first file on the body of the article. OncomingStorm12th ☎  20:58, December 21, 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm really glad there's an easy way to fix it. Thanks for the response, and hope you're having a good festive times :) OncomingStorm12th ☎  01:42, December 24, 2018 (UTC)

Refusis redirect is helpful
The whole first episode of the Monoids has only talk of "Refusis" - not once is it "Refusis II", even though that is where the settlers land in the end. Killing the redirect is unnecessarily cumbersome for anyone who - like me now with #DoctorWhoOnTwitch - watches the Classics and checks the mentioned planet - which is Refusis, not Refusis II, in episode one. --IrasCignavojo ☎  11:03, January 8, 2019 (UTC)

Admin conduct
Hi,

Don't know where else to leave this, nor how to private message, so I'll just leave this here: I joined today with the intent of participating in thoughtful discussion in order to be able to provide meaningful edits to a wikia I've enjoyed for quite a while.

However, I was instantly met with some incredibly condescending attitude from your admin "Amorkuz", as can be seen in the "Pronoun Use for Time Lords" thread on The Panopticon boards. I fully accept that I was probably wrong about some things and did/do not fully comphrened the wikia policies and the general way things work here (and out of frustration I definetly crossed a line in one of my replies). But, the way this admin acts is no way to welcome new contributors nor guide them on their way into becoming productive members of the community. It doesn't help that in the thread he shows sever lack in reading comprehension, making his behaviour even more of an embarrassment.

Thanks to this toxic behaviour I will be leaving today, only several hours after joining in the first place. Just thought you should know how your fellow admins act, and what kind of message this sends to new people.

Kind regards,

--DW114 ☎  13:37, January 9, 2019 (UTC)

Birth/death dates
So, I've been wanting to cleanup birth/death dates for a while. Cleaning up pages like 1966 (people) and 11 February (people) (plus all other year/day pages is "easy" enough to do by hand, however long that might take. All I'd need to do is go to the crewmember page and see if there's a source or not. If there is, the information stays, if there isn't, the information goes).

In a perfect scenario, doing this to all (people) pages would mean the job was done, but the following scenario is probably true to some pages: the crewmember page has an unsourced date (like John Lucarotti once had) but that information is not present on any of the birth/death pages. Unsourced information like this would go "under my radar".

So, after all that, my question is: is there a way for User:CzechBot to "find" such pages? I was thinking in the lines of "if [page X] links to any page with the dab term (people) and has no tags on int, then "flag" it" (to "flag" it could be to save it in a list, or whatever). I'm not 100% sure how bots work, so I don't know exactly what could be done. Anyway, sorry for the long post. OncomingStorm12th ☎  18:25, January 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I see. I wasn't so sure there'd be a way for a bot to do what I had in mind (very specific request, indeed) but your dpl suggestion is quite a good start.
 * About checking sources, it's a very good point, and something a could certainly do, but a job easier done after all sources (good and bad) are compiled in the years' pages. I'll probably begin the job on the next few days. Thanks for helping. OncomingStorm12th ☎  22:39, January 14, 2019 (UTC)

Technical issue
Hi I received the following message, maybe you can help:
 * Hey there....I hadn't been able to get on the discussions page of the wiki for a while and now that I can, I am not able to respond to conversations. Wondering if I've been blocked again or if there's something wrong.


 * thanks User:Mister_Fifty

Thanks Shambala108 ☎  03:21, February 8, 2019 (UTC)

Technical issue- Resolved
Apparently, it’s something to do with my work laptop as I can’t even sign in.

Thanks for your help


 * thanks User: Mister_Fifty

Thank you
Thank you for unblocking me and explaining why it happened. Also cheers for creating the page I was trying to write. Doc77can ☎  19:52, March 17, 2019 (UTC)

Image policy
I'm trying to get an image policy finalized, and would like to invite you to discuss it on Thread:247941.

Sincerely, BananaClownMan ☎  22:23, March 21, 2019 (UTC)

Documentary dab terms?
Hi CzechOut, what is the policy on T:DAB TERM for documentaries, are they all supposed to have them and if so should I place a Speedy rename template on documentary pages I find without them? Doc77can ☎  11:19, March 31, 2019 (UTC)

Redirects
Hi are we now deleting all story redirects (i.e. titles without dab terms)? When did that happen? Because I remember way back when several admins (including you and including me) had to repeatedly tell User:Lego Whovian to stop pipe switching story titles that didn't need it. Thanks Shambala108 ☎  23:50, May 4, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I thought that User:Doug86's edits and deletions were some new policy, so thanks for the clarification. Shambala108 ☎  00:08, May 5, 2019 (UTC)

Wiki Manager
Hi! It’s Playsonic2 here, and today, rather than being on Spanish wiki business, I’m here to report I will be the Fandom Wiki Manager for the TARDIS Data Core.

I am available to help the community with any questions or issues and be a liaison to full-time Fandom staff. I know this wiki in particular is well taken care of in that regard, but should a Wiki Manager be needed, I will be here, available on my talk page.

See you! ~Playsonic2 08:59, May 20, 2019 (UTC)

Doctor Who Answers closed
CzechOut, Doctor Who Answers has been closed. Not fair. Doctor 25 ☎  19:33, May 21, 2019 (UTC)

Couple of things
Hi, I need your help with a couple of things.

A few days ago, a user moved TARDIS, the talk page, and one of the archives. I moved the first two pages back, but when I tried to move the archive page back to Talk:TARDIS/Archive 1, it didn't work. I assume there's some trick or other when it comes to moving archive pages, but after several tries I couldn't figure it out.

Also, Thread:197794 needs your attention. After a long discussion by several editors on separating the POT stories, you entered the thread to oppose what they were proposing. However, even though the thread was never closed, actions were taken to separate the stories. Whichever way the issue should be resolved, it needs to be done because for now we have editing against policy when a thread hasn't been closed.

Thanks Shambala108 ☎  22:28, June 15, 2019 (UTC)


 * Never mind, someone else took care of one problem and I took care of the other thanks Shambala108 ☎  04:28, June 28, 2019 (UTC)

Blake's 7 Wiki
I recently started editig the Blake's 7 Wiki and imported (well, tried to) import a few templates and a bit of the Tardis' MediaWiki coding. However, I'm far from an expert in it, and thus there are a lot stuff I'm just clueless about. While some stuff I was able to "learn" from "copy-paste-adapt", some of it I just couldn't get right so far. So, given you're the one who usually implement changes in that stuff over here, I wonder if you're willing to lend a hand over there. If you do, please let me know. Thanks. OncomingStorm12th ☎  22:57, July 20, 2019 (UTC)

Deleted threads
…look, you obviously must have sensible reasons for having deleted the inclusion debate, but might I ask why you're deleting the thread about asking where it's gone? I struggle to imagine why that would be necessary. It was a perfectly civil thread consisting of someone asking a question (and one I'm sure I won't be the only one asking), and other people kindly answering; if deleting the main thread was destroying Gallifrey to end the Time War (apologies if your reasoning is so different from what I'm assuming that this is a completely inaccurate metaphor), this seems more like the Doctor making everyone forget he was ever John Hurt, and it goes without saying that while there are good arguments for the former, the latter is going to require more explaining.

I don't mean this in an accusatory fashion; you doubtless know what you're doing. But we don't, know what you're doing, that is, and we would very much like to know, because I am utterly confused and more than a little dismayed.

(In the fear that any mention of the whole… thing… is what you have for as-yet-mysterious reasons decided to delete (as the similar Señor 105 deletion years ago, of which I heard tell while browsing the Matrix Archives, is my closest point of reference for this), note that I have strategically avoided stating the name of the stories the thread was about or their author. Am I on the right track…? --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  21:37, September 12, 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply (and for typing the explanation thread so quickly!), but while I now fully understand, and commend, the reasoning behind the deletion of the original thread, I still don't see what warranted the deletion of my thread asking where the original thread had gone — being that it just contained three or four shirt messages at time of deletion, none of which said anything about anyone's RL identity. So might I further impose on your explanatory goodwill…? --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  18:06, September 13, 2019 (UTC)

Question
Hi, as the Tales from the TARDIS forum threads are meant for announcements only and not discussion I thought I'd post this question here. I just wanted to clarify whether you meant that the new 10K Dawns thread not to be started for a few weeks is going to build on or begin anew the debate. I fear it's the latter since the original debate will no longer be available to normal editors. Whilst there was some unpleasantness in that thread a lot was covered so I hope we won't have to retread the same steps. Thanks in advance, --Borisashton ☎  22:23, September 12, 2019 (UTC)

and
Hi, User:Snivystorm and I were wondering about the template and its use on the wiki. We know how/why it's used (you can see our conversation at User talk:Snivystorm and User talk:Shambala108), but Snivystorm was wondering if could or should be used at other times and if so, should we add that information to Tardis:Quotes. The reason I'm bothering you with this is that you created so I figured you would know the most about it. Thanks Shambala108 ☎  01:11, September 20, 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi! Thank you for the clarification CzechOut :D Pretty cool how started as an alternative and is now something that users should pretty much avoid using unless absolutely necessary. Thanks for clearing the matter up! Snivy    <small style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "><font face="Cambria"><font color="Grey">✦ The coolest Pokemon ever ✦   08:29, September 20, 2019 (UTC)

Image question
Hi I have an image question that I haven't been able to find anywhere. Actually, it's not my question, but User:Jack "BtR" Saxon asked me and I'm passing the question on to you.


 * "For images that come from the cover of an anthology rather than the cover of a story (e.g. the cover of Dark Eyes 2 rather than The Traitor) how would one cite the picture? Would "AUDIO: Dark Eyes 2" do or something else, do you know?"

Thanks in advance for your help. Shambala108 ☎  01:08, October 17, 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for the quick response. I forgot one part of the question that User:Jack "BtR" Saxon had: what prefix goes with the citation? Is it AUDIO for an audio anthology? Thanks again Shambala108 ☎  01:23, October 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry for barging in, but if I may add another detail on the question: should (or, in fact could) images from anthology covers be used to illustrate in-universe articles. For example, Tales from New Earth (audio anthology) has no covers for each story. Could we use File:Tales from New Earth.jpg to illustate Devon Pryce's page? OncomingStorm12th ☎  01:34, October 18, 2019 (UTC)

Erimem
While I agree with the general principle that covers are useful sometimes but a last resort, I don't really see your point regarding Erimem and Morris. From what I can see, some DWM illustrations do in fact depict Erimem with facial features like Morris's, just with darker skin than Morris has in real life. And, indeed, the example given in the BTS section of a cover image of Catherine Morris as Erimem has such muted, unnatural colors that one really can't tell with any kind of certainty whether her skin is pale or dark.

I think a more obviously-supported-by-sources example might be the First Doctor Adventures covers where they use David Bradley for the First Doctor eve though Twice Upon a Time makes it clear that unlike Hurndall, we're not supposed to overlook the fact that One suddenly looks different: his face has actually blurred a little bit due to his starting regeneration, taking on a couple of Troughtonesque features that make him look like Bradley. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  09:13, October 18, 2019 (UTC)

Message
Heya! Could you check your talk page here?

Cheers! TortoiseCat5  (Contact me here)  Sign my guestbook 01:38, November 1, 2019 (UTC)

Videos that were at the top of the pages, and Hello there!
I was wondering if I could ask you for the link to the videos that were on top of the Eleventh Doctor page and Clara Oswald's page.

Skye Sim ☎  07:43, November 29, 2019 (UTC)

Forum concerns
Hi there. A couple of your prior closing statements have been quoted at Thread:260549 and I worried that either myself or User:Shambala108 could have misinterpreted what you were saying. If you could clarify that would be much appreciated and even more so if you could weigh in on the 10,000 Dawns debate since you haven't participated yet. Thanks in advance, --Borisashton ☎  07:09, December 12, 2019 (UTC)

Spoiler policy
Hi can you please check out Thread:262789 regarding images and spoilers? (Sorry, no pun intended.) Thanks Shambala108 ☎  23:51, December 12, 2019 (UTC)

Master Sandbox page template
Hello, User:CzechOut. Just wanted to update my Sandbox template on the Master to include "Spy", and since you were the once who prortected the template, I was wondering if you could let me know how to update it. Thanks foe your time.BananaClownMan ☎  21:18, January 5, 2020 (UTC)

Removing admin rights
This hasn't actually come up before, I don't think ever since I've been admin on this wiki, and I'd like a second view point on this. It's all escalated rather quickly, so I'm inclined not to do anything while everyone cools down a little bit. On the current Tardis:User rights nominations nomination User:Amorkuz has requested I remove their admin rights and as you originally gave them admin rights you might have some further insight. Thanks. --Tangerineduel / talk 15:30, January 26, 2020 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about this. I've given it some time, left a message giving him time to rescind the request, and no response so I've gone ahead with his request. --Tangerineduel / talk 13:52, February 3, 2020 (UTC)

Tardis:User rights nominations
Hey, I know you haven't been here for the last week (well, I'm at least no edits show up, don't know if you were overseeing events or not). Anyway, a week (plus two or three extra days ago) I've started a self-nomination, and as the usual "one week" period has passed by, I thought of contacting you and Tangerineduel, the two bureaucrats we currently have. If you have the time to take a look at that in the near future, I'd appreciate it. Thanks :) OncomingStorm12th ☎  23:32, January 31, 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the welcome and support. Yeah, sometimes notifications can be a bit wonky, and sorry for not getting back to you that Tangerineduel had already closed it. I ended up forgetting about it after I started adding the videos and etc. Anywya, cheers, and thanks for getting in touch. OncomingStorm12th (talk) 19:08, February 4, 2020 (UTC)

Doctor Who : Infinity
Hello! I was wondering whether, since the discussion of its canonicity, that Infinity and the separate game articles within it would become canonicised? The discussion was virtually unanimous and started in September 8, 2018, well over a year ago. Was hoping this would change by now?

Thanks and sincerely, StevieGLiverpool ☎  13:40, March 5, 2020 (UTC)

Just checking up
Hey there, I'm just writing to ask you on the progress of the 10,000 Dawns issue over at FANDOM you mentioned in the closing statement of Thread:265926. You said you would have more in the coming weeks but I haven't heard anything yet. It would be really good to finally get some real closure for those debates. In light of current world news, I hope everything is alright where you are and I wish you well. Thanks in advance, --Borisashton ☎  04:33, March 25, 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, I had suspected that might have been the situation but it's good to get some confirmation. Well, it'd be great if you could keep us all updated and thanks for the swift reply. --Borisashton ☎  20:49, March 25, 2020 (UTC)

Stuff about the Memeovore
Hi CzechOut,

As of lately I've been heavily contributing to VS debating wikis, where users write battles between fictional characters and base the outcome on who they personally think would win. When doing a google on what characters could stand a chance against Bernkastel (Umineko) I came across a board suggesting the Memeovore from Doctor Who.

From what I read, the character seems very interesting to use, but its nature is pretty confusing to me, as are the descriptions on the wikis. I'm not too big on Doctor Who, but I remembered you're a big fan of it, so I thought you could help me give an idea of what the Memeovore does and how to accurately portray it.

As far as I know, the Memeovore seems to consume definitions and concepts and can send chunks of its "body" through space-time. I also read it can be sealed (It started out trapped in a timeloop if I'm not mistaken), and that the 8th Doctor took care of it by tricking it into being in one chunk of a universe, then snipping that chunk out and whisking it into a void (Please correct me if I'm wrong)?

That's all I (think I) know about the Memeovore, and I'm not really sure if that's correct. If you wouldn't mind, could you give me a rundown of the Memeovore? As in, what powers it has, how it functions, what its weaknesses are, and how I could accurately portray it? Would be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!

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Picture issue
Hello there,

Re: the most recent conversation I've been having with Shambala, the Welsh Wiki no longer allows users (including myself, the admin), to upload pictures. There's an error message that shows. I was wondering whether you could take a peek into it if you get five minutes?

Secondly - and very much least important, would it be possible to sync the aesthetics of the Wikis so that the Welsh Wiki matches the blue and gold theme that you guys currently rock over here? I'd love there to be uniformity. As I say, it's not important so feel free to ignore it.

Thanks a lot, The Farty  Doctor   Talk  01:29, April 20, 2020 (UTC)

Admin nomination
Hello! Because you're a Bureaucrat, and also simply because you've, I believe, historically been the one who makes the Forum announcement of a new admin nomination, I thought I'd mention that I've now nominated User:Borisashton for adminship. Cheers! --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  17:28, April 25, 2020 (UTC)

Could you unlock Trial?
Years ago, you locked Trial from being recreated because someone had been trying to make it about an unlicensed novel by that title, and as such, T:NO FANFIC applied. However, I needn't tell you that the concept of a trial very famously exists in the DWU. We have a whole category of pages about specific trials — and a whole bunch of redlinks pointing to Trial, per Special:WhatLinksHere — yet no way to create the page about the in-universe concept of a trial that would normally be called for. So, could you recreate the page, that we may make it about the concept of a trial? --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  17:09, May 2, 2020 (UTC)

Companion threads
Hi there! A discussion has broken out at Thread:274134 and already has more than 80 posts in less than a day. It mostly concerns the devising of a system for how the wiki could constitute ambiguous companions. I used your closing post from Forum:Disputed Companions ("Closing as unresolved, because these companion discussions never get clear closure") to outline my reasoning for why there can be no general rule for this and that it should be decided largely on a case-by-case basis, and hence the thread should be closed immediately. I just wanted to confirm that I was using this quote in its correct context and that the (already long) discussion should indeed be closed immediately to prevent everybody from wasting their time. Much thanks, --Borisashton ☎  22:01, May 25, 2020 (UTC)
 * this is quite rude Borisashton! i pointed out to you that the thread not only "concerns the devising of a system for how the wiki could constitute ambiguous companions" but also the rehousing of several companions from the categories onto the template. DiSoRiEnTeD1 ☎
 * For the record, I have responded to this on DiSoRiEnTeD1's talk page. --Borisashton ☎  22:12, May 25, 2020 (UTC)
 * Never mind, User:Shambala108 has now closed the thread. Thanks anyway! --Borisashton ☎  01:02, May 26, 2020 (UTC)

Slang
Hi there, I was wondering if you could unprotect "Slang" which would allow me to create a page on that subject. The word is used in Doctor Whos?. I know the deletion summary stated that one should go to the Panopticon to recreate it but that was in 2012 and as it has now been used in an actual story, in my opinion, a page on it would be very uncontroversial. Much thanks, --Borisashton ☎  10:58, June 3, 2020 (UTC)

The Lockdown! thread
Hi there, I trust you are well. That's three posts in a row from me, it seems I'm making a habit of it. Anyway, joking aside, I was hoping you had some advice about what to do in regard to Thread:273268 and the technical problems outlined at User talk:Shambala108/Archive 15. Thanks, --Borisashton ☎  00:18, June 21, 2020 (UTC)

Interpretation of an old forum post and T:UNOFF REF
So I know you're quite busy and wouldn't want you to feel like you have to get involved in the entire discussion, but when you have the time, if you could look at Thread:275731 and weigh in specifically on whether my interpretation of T:UNOFF REF and your comments in Forum:Are Blogs valid sources? are correct that would be great! While all comments are appreciated if you want to comment on the rest of it, I fully understand how busy you are so am just asking for clarification on the stuff I'm citing in the thread. Cheers. Najawin ☎  00:26, June 21, 2020 (UTC)
 * Since you're around, when you have some free time it would be great if you could look at this. This feels like a thread we could fairly easily wrap up before the forum migration if handled properly, but I understand how many plates you're juggling, so no worries. Najawin ☎  23:01, August 31, 2020 (UTC)

New evidence
Hi Czech, hope you're doing alright. I've started another discussion at Talk:Penis about the image, that adds some evidence that was missing the first time. If you could, could you give your opinion? Never Forget The Day The 456 Arrived ☎  01:35, July 1, 2020 (UTC)

Question about talk pages
Why are there lines on some talk page sections? --Soulkeeper (Talk | contribs) 19:05, July 2, 2020 (UTC)

I mean, why do saying "say something nice" mean murdering?

Code removal from Common.js
Hi CzechOut,

I came across your huge code removal from German Harry Potter Lexicon's MediaWiki:Common.js. Your recommendation was to use Toogler script even though the removed code wasn't about toggling the CSS display property at all rather than a poorly implemented version of AjaxRC. Or did I get something wrong?

Best regards, Zuri

Update
Hi there. I know I asked you about this in March and I know the world situation isn't much better in some places but I was hoping to get an update regarding the coverage of 10,000 Dawns on the wiki. I realised that yesterday marked an entire year since the drama surrounding it started (not that there's been much since January) so I thought I'd drop you another message. As always, if FANDOM is still backlogged or something due to the virus I completely understand, I just hope to get this dealt with sooner rather than later. Thanks, --Borisashton ☎  13:31, August 27, 2020 (UTC)

Input needed!
Hello! Just popping in to inform you, if you haven't noticed yourself, that a potentially very momentous Panopticon thread, Thread:282038, has been started. It involves closer scrutiny of old discussions in the Old Forums, in which you were a major party.

Hence, one user has called for the people involved in these old debates to please participate, if only to clarify whether the interpretation of those old threads is missing anything important. This is an important issue and a lot of goodwill and scholarly work has been brought to the discussion already; it would be unfortunate if all that time were to be wasted because there's actually some great knock-down argument on the other side that we've all missed, or something of the kind.

Thus, if you could pop in and provide clarification so that the debate can continue with all the facts in hand, that'd be great! --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  20:44, August 30, 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the prompt reply! As regards the matter of the forum change — do you have any early opinion on whether we will move the Panopticon to Discuss, or move back to Wiki-style forums? We should probably have some kind of thread or announcement or something about this.


 * And — well — if, as I feared, this is indeed going to interrupt any ongoing Panopticon threads… what about all the other important ongoing threads? Besides the Slurs one that still has things to discuss, there are several active Panopticon threads and inclusion debates. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  19:28, August 31, 2020 (UTC)

Nomination & UCP
Hello! Just saw your note on my nomination and I have a couple of questions: firstly, is there yet any kind of timeframe as to when the UCP will come round to Tardis?

And secondly — as I'd also tried to ask in my last message to you on the subject of the Rule 1 thread — what exactly is to happen to Board:The Panopticon in the move to the UCP? I'm sure I'm not the only user wondering about that. And it was my assumption that after the archive and ongoing threads were transferred to Discussions, we would probably move back to the old Wiki-style forums for policy discussions.

If so, well, not to put too fine a point on it, but I actually thought that if my adminship candidacy went through soon, I could in fact help with the necessary work of closing old still-open discussions in the current Forums before that happened — which would surely be much tidier. I'm in fact not entirely sure what the problem would be with resolving my candidacy before the UCP move, so that I may help with any other administrative task it may entail.

(That is genuine curiosity/information-seeking, to be clear; I'm not complaining about your decision. I'm confident you have good reasons. I'm just quite curious as to what they might be!).

Cheers! --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  10:03, September 18, 2020 (UTC)


 * The page regarding the UCP on Community Central mentions that all UCP wikis by default will have the DPLforum extension which serves a similar function and supports wiki text, so I would assume, or at the very least suggest, that this is used rather than Discussions. Discussions does not seem the best place to host policy discussions both due to its different interface and the fact that it's typically used to discuss the respective wiki's subject rather than the wiki itself (e.g. favorites, polls, fan art, opinions, etc.). Chubby Potato ☎  03:42, September 22, 2020 (UTC)

Forums
Hello! I'd like to politely ask you for an estimate/answer for how much longer we need to wait for the fourms to return, as certain things on the Wiki are beginning to grind to a halt. <tt>Epsilon</tt>  📯 📂 00:58, November 9, 2020 (UTC)

Slack & threads
Hey!

Firstly, I realise you have immensely larger fish to fry at the moment, but I did give you my email address in that DM conversation to allow you to give me an invite to the Slack thing, if you hadn't seen it. Would be nice to have a more direct, private line to you and other admins than Discord, which it would appear you don't visit all that often, and is anyway of a less formal nature.

Secondly, now that the dust has settled, one area you didn't touch at Thread:286725: is it safe for me and other admins to post in the Forums again in order to reclose the "unclosed" threads from the technical hiccup? I'd assume so insofar as you posted there yourself, but I just want to be sure.

Thanks for your time! --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  18:40, November 10, 2020 (UTC)
 * Am there! --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  19:20, November 10, 2020 (UTC)