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Thanks for adding some references. There is a lot to learn on Wikipedia. 'External links' isn't good enough for references because the reader needs to be told the source of each piece of information.
You should also be aware of our 'Reliable Sources' policy. Not every website is considered a reliable source. Facts that are supported by sources that fail our WP:RS criteria are likely to be challenged or removed. As a fan, and geek, I think that TV Ark and similar fansites are great, but I'm not sure that they pass the criteria outlined at WP:RS. If is better to source your information from reputable newspapers, books and academic journal papers. The JPStalk to me 22:43, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Usually, stuff from TVARK is stuff that i can verify, sych as a date or fact mentioned in a video, or in the case of this page, a scanned image of the IBA yearbook which contained the detail.Rafmarham (talk) 20:52, 24 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

That's fine -- put the primary source in a ref tag, such as: <ref>IBA 1997 Yearbook</ref> The original source is likely to be considered more reliable than TV Ark.
Facts must be verifiable; you can't say 'I know it's true' -- you must direct readers to where they can verify the information for themselves.
As I say, Wikipedia can be complicated. Stick with it... The JPStalk to me 10:38, 25 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
The other thing I'd suggest is, as a new user, is to use the talk pages of articles before making any major changes to the structure of articles.
Sorry to nag you. I like your enthusiasm for this topic and you have the potential to be a good editor. I just want to guide you through some of Wikipedia's many policies and pitfalls. The JPStalk to me 21:53, 25 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks for your reply. Wikipedia's position is clear: do not add anything without references. If you can't reference it, don't add it regardless of how strongly you feel about it. WP:V and WP:RS are two important aspects of Wikipedia and we all must abide by them. I hope I have explained clearly enough: unsourced material is useless, and will be removed. Good luck. The JPStalk to me 17:44, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
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It was more to record their 'reporting' of the incident along with the other newspapers that recorded it rather than being used as a reference of information in the article but thanks for bringing it to my attention. Rafmarham (talk) 22:51, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
I'm afraid I don't understand that explanation. The Daily Mail reference followed a statement from the student union so I don't see how the reference wasn't being "used as a reference of information in the article". Also, there's no mention of the Daily Mail's "reporting" in the text. Robby.is.on (talk) 23:24, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
One part of the sentence included a statement that the apology had been widely reported, hence why articles that reported on the story in a journalistic capacity were linked afterwards as references. I appreciate it was not necessary to link so many but this was more referring to the reported widely part as opposed to the quote and the actions themselves. As mentioned above I was not aware about the decision regarding the Mail in these uses and it is not something I would normally use as I have a low opinion of the Mail's reporting. I hope that has clarified it. Rafmarham (talk) 23:30, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the clarification. But then I have to ask: Is the "widely reported" claim directly supported by the sources in the sense that they themselves state that the apology was "widely reported"? Or did you reach that conclusion by synthesis of the long list of references? If it's the latter, then that's probably original research. Robby.is.on (talk) 23:43, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Hey, I've opened a featured article review for Baden-Powell House, and article you've worked on, at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Baden-Powell House/archive1. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 17:09, 27 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

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WikiProject Scouting Newsletter: May 2024

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WikiProject Scouting | May 2024


Notes for May:

Some important articles that need help: The Scout Association, NAYLE, Philmont Training Center, BSA Leadership Training, COPE

Other ways to participate:

--evrik (talk) May 22, 2024

WIkiProject Doctor Who Newsletter: July 2024

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The Space-Time Telegraph
Volume II, Issue I — July 2024
Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who

Okay–ooh. New teeth newsletter. That's weird...

Hello!

Welcome to the first regenerated issue of The Space-Time Telegraph, the official newsletter of WikiProject Doctor Who. We hope it finds you well in your safe travels across the Whoniverse! This newsletter was founded in 2008 and seemed to get lost in the time vortex quite quickly. Thanks to the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex and bringing life by bringing death to death (yeah... I'm a little confused too), it seems to have regenerated. The writing staff hopes to bring you future editions quarterly.
For this first edition, we have created an updated version of our mailing list that includes any active editors who previously had their usernames included in our participants list. If you do not wish to receive future editions, please remove your name from the mailing list. If you no longer wish to participate in the project, please also remove your name from the participants list.
I think that's enough about the newsletter for now. Let's dive into interesting things happening within the Doctor Who side of Wikipedia. Geronimooooo.....

Big Spike in Productivity

During 2024, the project has scored 8 GAs, 2 FLs and a GT, up from last year's 4 GAs and a GT. Several additional things are in the pipeline, with a bunch of things currently having been nominated with some mix of OlifanofmrTennant, TheDoctorWho, and Pokelego999 having their names attached to them. Allow me to look into the nominees.
  1. Series 14: As of July 18th, every single episode has been sent to GAN, with "Boom", "73 Yards", and "The Devil's Chord" having made it to GA.
  2. 2023 Specials: Early in the year, as part of trying to not lose the WikiCup, Ollie sent "The Star Beast" (still salty about the move) to GAN. It was reviewed by frequent collaborator (fly high) of hers, but failed. She then fixed it up and sent it back where it passed. Later "The Giggle" was expanded and sent to GA, followed shortly by "Wild Blue Yonder". WBY received help by JustAnotherCompanion, a pretty fresh user. This other companion chose not to be listed as co-nom. A page was created for "Destination: Skaro" and quickly got GA status.
  3. The Daleks' Master Plan was also sent to GAN by Rhain. It passed to join Rhain's other First Doctor content, being the fourth season three article to get the green check.
  4. Peter Capaldi: The filmography and newly created awards of Capaldi were both sent to FLC and passed. Capaldi's main page was sent to GA, though due to some minor incompetence on the part of the nominator it was failed.

Proposals to the WikiProject

A recent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who suggested potential improvements and suggestions for the main page of the project, as well as discussions about the project overall. The proposals are as follows:
  1. The Task Forces section should be removed due to inactivity in the Torchwood Task Force, and a lack of significant interest in creating further Task Forces.
  2. The freenode channel no longer works and should be removed due to most discussion taking place on site.
  3. Due to the low quality of Lungbarrow and Jubilee despite being sample articles, these articles should either be removed as samples or improved. Additionally, the "sample device" has a very small application field, and should be removed from the sample articles section.
  4. An updates infobox should be included, similarly to those used by Wikipedia:VGCHAR.
  5. Radio Times's Doctor Who sections should be included in the references section due to their benefits for the project sourcing wise.
  6. The Deletion Discussion archive should be removed, or have work invested in updating it, due to its lack of updates.

If you feel you have any thoughts or suggestions on these matters, or on any other matters pertaining to the project and its main page, feel free to chime in the ongoing discussion.

Discussions of Note

A move discussion is currently underway on whether or not Doctor Who series 14 should be moved to Doctor Who season 1 (2024). The discussion also involves conversation on a few other adjacent articles. If you have an opinion on the matter please read over the discussion or leave comments.

Contributors

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:31, 20 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

WIkiProject Doctor Who: September 2024 Newsletter

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The Space-Time Telegraph
Volume II, Issue II — September 2024
Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who

You like Doctor Who? What's his name then?

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the second issue of the new newsletter! Following the success of the first newsletter we are back to write more stuff.

Articles for deletion
Several articles have been nominated for deletion, such as Time War (Doctor Who), and several articles have been deleted, or merged or redirected, especially those relating to books, due to lack of WP:SIGCOV and WP:NBOOK. Editors can always help either by participating in the deletion discussions (which are noted on the project page), adding to such articles, or bringing attention to other such articles through AfD or the WikiProject talk page, to aid in clean-up.

Notice of Draft Articles
A new Doctor Who spin-off was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, called The War Between the Land and the Sea, and will feature old and new Whoniverse characters working for UNIT as they battle the Sea Devils. The main space article currently redirects to Whoniverse, but collaboration is currently underway in a draft article. As filming on this miniseries has recently begun, its relocation to the mains space will presumably take place soon per the recommendations laid out at WP:NTV.


There is also a draft article in progress for the upcoming 2024 Christmas special. While this article won't be moved until the episode airs, any new contributions are welcome.

Doctor Who News
A small number of editors have recently raised questions regarding the reliability of Doctor Who News. This website is particularly used for information regarding viewing figures and the Appreciation Index of most episodes as well as some news information. If there is a better source for any information supported by this website, it should be replaced in good faith.


A full consensus on whether or not to remove the information that can't be supported by a different source has not yet been reached. Any editor who has opinions on this matter should contribute to the discussion on the WikiProject talk page.

Continued Progress Towards Good/Featured Content
There has been lots of progress made towards recognized articles in the last two months, related to such diverse categories as series, specials, lists and episodes A sub-page has also been added to the WikiProject, to list any possible goals we can aim towards.

Proposals Regarding the State of Fictional Elements Articles in the WikiProject

Several proposals have been laid out regarding fictional elements in the WikiProject, which includes fictional characters, locations, and more. Due to a concerning quality state regarding the large majority of them, several methods of tackling them in order to improve these articles' quality for the future have been proposed. The primary three proposals are as follows:
1. A priority list should be made to determine what articles are most pressing and in need of improvement in the WikiProject overall. Focus would be put onto important subjects and articles in a state of dubious notability that would make them viable for deletion processes such as AfD.
2. A group of articles is selected for improvement, which are ones deemed most relevant to the WikiProject for the future. Any lesser important subjects can be sidelined and worked on as editors see fit.
3. A long term goal is made to improve all elements. This will come at the caveat of taking significantly longer and requiring more heavy participation than the above two proposals, but would guarantee a slow and steady way to solve the issue.
If any editors are interested in chiming into the conversation and sharing their piece on how this should be handled, or if any editors wish to help with this proposal and improve fictional elements articles, then feel free to share thoughts at the discussion's section on the article's talk page.

Contributors

"I'm not appalled by it" - The New New York Times

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:41, 16 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:BBC Philharmonic logo.png

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Nomination of Nuclear Time for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Nuclear Time is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nuclear Time until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) 10:27, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply