Forum:When can we create "The Impossible Astronaut" page?

I've been away for a while and basically want to know the details of creating a page now so...

When can we create "The Impossible Astronaut" page?? Michael Downey 17:45, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

Don't hold me to this but I think that the policy is to create the Admin-protected "skeleton page" one week before broadcast. --Revan\Talk 15:37, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

Is there anyone who can show me where to access that information please? Michael Downey 17:32, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

The Spolier policy has some information but no time scale as to when we create the page. Give it a few more days, maybe friday and I will create the page and protect it myself. --Revan\Talk 17:58, April 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * Our spoiler policy is a little more specific than you're making out, Revan.

"Stories that have been confirmed, but have not been broadcast, are routinely created with their basic layout and infobox, and then fully protected to prevent further edits until the stories have been broadcast or released"

- tardis:spoiler policy


 * Okay, there's not an exact date there as to when the article can be created by an admin. That date doesn't need any specificity because the article is created as a locked article.  But there is an exact date as to when it can be opened to editing.  That doesn't happen until the credits roll on the first broadcast wherever in the world has the debut.  In other words, The Impossible Astronaut will be open to editing at approximately 8pm British Summer Time, 23 April 2011.  18:49:46 Mon 11 Apr 2011

Can we decide a time/date when the page should be created and locked? I think, personally it should be two weeks before. -- Michael Downey 18:55, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

Two weeks sounds good to me for the first episode of a series, then one week for each following episode in the series. --Revan\Talk 19:02, April 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * I can see that 2 weeks prior to the start would be beneficial from a linking / page creation POV as that's often when we start getting editors doing the "Story name (episode)/(Doctor Who)/story" and variations on that theme.
 * A week prior also seems to make sense for subsequent episodes. --Tangerineduel / talk 14:36, April 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Can we put that in place then? and create The Impossible Astonaut page? -- Michael Downey 14:39, April 12, 2011 (UTC)