Talk:Zero Room

RE: article split suggestion
I see that a page has been created specifically for The Monk's TARDIS' Zero Room, and that a tag has been placed on this page for a move to The Doctor's TARDIS' Zero Room. I think this is a slippery slope. For all intents and purposes, on this wiki, the Doctor's TARDIS is the TARDIS, so it should follow that the TARDIS library would be the Doctor's, or otherwise an article on TARDIS libraries in general, with a strong focus on the Doctor's.

My counter-suggestion is to keep all info at this page, Zero Room, and just to have two h2 sections for the Doctor's TARDIS and the Monk's TARDIS. In this way, the main article (the lead, mostly, and any sections about Zero Rooms generally) will be about Zero Rooms in general, as found in TARDISes, and we don't end up down the road to Kotris' TARDIS control console and The Monk's automatic drift control. Articles on TARDIS components and sections are not exclusively about the Doctor's TARDIS, and by all means should be expanded with examples in other TARDISes. 00:40, February 15, 2019 (UTC)
 * I fully support adding sections for "the Doctor's TARDIS" / "in the Doctor's TARDIS" to any such pages where we've overly focused on the Doctor's TARDIS, and where there's a good amount of information on that subject more generally. See, for example, how we have TARDIS control room. Basic info first, then the Doctor's control room(s), then "Other TARDISes' control rooms", with subsections for each. 00:44, February 15, 2019 (UTC)
 * Giving a closer look at TARDIS library, I see that there is precedence for such treatment. The rationale given is indeed reasonable, so I can quite agree on keeping all info here, and make relevant subsections. OncomingStorm12th ☎  00:47, February 15, 2019 (UTC)
 * I also agree that keeping all info on one page with proper subsections is better. In most cases, we get info about these TARDIS parts based on a specific example. With multiple pages, it will be a constant struggle to decide which info goes on which page. Either info will be duplicated or distributed. Both options seem suboptimal to me, whereas I do not see an immediate downside to one well-structured page. Amorkuz ☎  01:36, February 15, 2019 (UTC)


 * I second this (or is it "fourth" this?). I think we frequent editors sometimes forget that wikis are made for the 90-some percent of people who will never edit. A name like "the Monk's TARDIS' zero room" is not something that comes easily to mind to a curious fan of the show who just comes to the wiki looking for information. Shambala108 ☎  03:07, February 15, 2019 (UTC)

Given that the three currently active admins, plus one of our few clean-up editors, have all agreed on this issue, the page for the Monk's zero room has been deleted, and the above suggestions should be implemented for any similar situations. Shambala108 ☎  02:59, February 24, 2019 (UTC)