Talk:The Doctor (Doctor Who)/Archive 3

10=11
Since the Tenth Doctor decided not to change his apperance when he regenerated in Journey's End should we have another picture of the Tenth Dovtor since he is technically the Eleventh Doctor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.234.41.104 (talk) 18:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. Since there is nothing official about his being the 11th, we don't know if that 'counts' as the next regeneration. The BBC and RTD are notably silent about it. Until we have verifiable notice it would be premature.PP (talk) 14:52, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

What about Peter Cushing? He played the Doctor in the feature films Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks-Invasion of Earth 2150AD.--Streona (talk) 22:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * i think that didnt count as the real him plus the doctor said that he used the regenerative energy to heal himself but was aible to interupt it by tranfering the rest of the regeneration energy into his hand so i dont think it counts as actually regenerating88.108.12.109 (talk) 18:12, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Article Image
The image used on this article is up for deletion. Please see Images and media for deletion to discuss whether it should be kept or not. Million_Moments (talk) 19:15, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, the results are in: Keep the image, but remove the logo in the center. Simply blacking it out would meet this requirement, but that wouldn't be very aesthetic IMO. Perhaps we could find some free image that would fit (the time vortex might be nice, but don't think we have any free images of it). --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 18:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Personality section needs a rewrite
After reviewing the recent edits to the Doctor (Doctor Who) section (and the section as a whole), it would seem to need a rewrite. There is a lot of uncited opinion and speculation in the text, and there are no references for any of the conclusions about the Doctor's personality traits. Thoughts? (I wanted to leave a note here first, rather than adding a template to the section.) --Ckatz chat spy  18:38, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Image:Bakert.jpg
The above image has been removed as its function can be fulfilled by the image in the infobox, and therefore fails the criteria for inclusion of non-free content Fasach Nua (talk) 09:19, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The infobox image does not show the scarf very well, which is the image's purpose in that section. Multiple editors have disagreed with it's removal, so please do not edit-war. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 17:18, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps the answer is to blank Tom Baker out of the info box, and refer the reader to the image section below Fasach Nua (talk) 18:24, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No it's not. The BBC won't sue if we used two images instead of one. Two different purposes, two different images. Will (talk) 14:52, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree that the image should be left in. From the infobox image, you can't tell at all that his scarf is any longer than a typical scarf. And do you seriously think blanking him out of the infobox is an at all reasonable solution? I'm actually asking here, as my sarcasmeter is on the fritz today. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 17:52, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Your sarcasmeter is fine... He also proposed replacing the image of Mondas be replaced with a free image of the earth turned upside down. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 19:24, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I was simply making the point that the WP:NFC would not support the use of both images, and if you wanted to use a seperate image of Tom Baker that showed the scarf, then this would also fill the function of showing what he looked like, thus making the infobox image redundant Fasach Nua (talk) 21:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, even though this should be obvious, let me explain: Policy does state we should minimize the use of fair use images, and that 2 images should not be used if 1 would suffice. Here, the question is, would one image of the fourth doctor suffice? In the end, no. I've already covered why we need the second image. We need one of him in the infobox to illustrate his role in the changing face of the doctor. Leaving him out is just a laughable solution, Not even getting into how much outcry it would cause, given how he's one of the most notable doctors and most deserving to be in there, doing this would break the continuity of the images, cause confusion from readers who would expect to see him there, and/or look ugly. Just try to imagine the image with a small note where Tom Baker should be saying "Look further down in the article to see the fourth doctor." It's really hard to take you seriously when your solutions are of this order. Please, try to think through what you're actually recommending and - this is important for everyone - be willing to admit you just might be wrong in a particular instance. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 23:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And if the image of Tom Baker with the long scarf was used in the infobox, the average reader would not be able to tell that this was a different Doctor to the others? Fasach Nua (talk) 23:38, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not the problem. The problem is that if we crop and zoom the image so that it clearly shows how long the scarf is, we're showing far more of the doctor's body than in the other pics, and his face is relatively smaller. It doesn't fit with the flow of the other images, which are all predominantly headshots. And I don't think a good case can be made for changing the rest of them into expanded pictures, either. We'd just lose too much overall detail in the faces that way, and it looks more like that picture is showing a change of outfits than a change of bodies. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 01:49, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * So if the image is kept on the grounds of asthetics does WP:NFC support this usage? Fasach Nua (talk) 17:22, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As long as all ten of the criteria are met, yes, and consensus is that they are. Will (talk) 17:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Consensus? Were is this consensus? Who has stated that even the first criteria is met, never mind all ten of them? Fasach Nua (talk) 17:38, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This section. Will (talk) 17:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * User:This section? Fasach Nua (talk) 17:47, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * If you want names, Edokter, myself, StuartDD, Infophile, Vadder, Garda40. Either by statements on this page or on the article, they believe that the image is fine under NFCC. Will (talk) 17:50, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Names, great! Diffs would be even better! Fasach Nua (talk) 17:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, now you're just moving the goalposts. Your previous comment implied very clearly that you were looking for names of users. Once that was provided, you asked for diffs. If those are provided, what will you ask for next? More diffs, which make it even clearer that consensus is against you? Well, I say we stop here. We gave you what you asked for; if anyone listed there wishes to clarify/correct their position, they're welcome to do so. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 18:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I accept there is clear consensus to keep the image, but I have seen no evidence to say that there is a consensus by editors that the use of Image:Bakert.jpg in the same article as the Tom Baker component in the infobox is compliant with WP:NFC, most editors havent even mentioned criteria #1 Fasach Nua (talk) 18:09, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Baker is in his seventies, so we can't get a photo of him now in role as the Doctor. The odds of a free picture of Baker in role (e.g. filming) otherwise are nil. Therefore, there's no free equivalent of the image. Will (talk) 18:16, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * woops (blushes), I meant 3(a), I do apologise Fasach Nua (talk) 18:48, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * 3a, minimal usage, is more subjective. It doesn't say only one image is allowed; two, three, or even four can be used if they serve different purposes in the text - the infobox image is used for identification of the Doctors, while the Baker image is used while discussing the changing fashions (although I do think two images side-by-side for comparison would be good). Will (talk) 18:56, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Would it be possible to identify Tom Baker from image:bakert.jpg? If so one could be used rather than two Fasach Nua (talk) 19:01, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's the Fourth Doctor, yes. But it's not being used for identification of the character. It's being used as an example of the Doctor's changing fashions. It'd be nice to have Tennant's "geek chic" or Eccleston's "anti-fashion" fashions alongside. There may actually be a better claim for fair use that way. Will (talk) 19:05, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And I point you back up to the infobox image. It does that already, a second image for the same reason steps over "minimal use". If there was something else germane to the section, or any section, that Bakert.jpg illustrated in the overall context of the character, not just the 4th incarnation, then the image would have a reason for being in the article. Is there some point that it does that for? - J Greb (talk) 23:59, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

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I can only assume your being distruptive because you didn't get the image of all 10 doctors deleted - so stop. Stuart DD  contributions 21:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It is unfortunate that you find yourself so limited Fasach Nua (talk) 21:50, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Fasach, consensus is against you, both in content and policy interpetation. That means the rest does not agree with you. Starting another edit war and forcing your interpretation of policy does not help your case and is considered disruptive. If you actually want to contribute constructively to Wikipedia, you would do well to learn more about consensus and work from there. If you continue the way you are acting now, you may find yourself subjected to a topic ban, meaning you could be barred by the community from editing any Doctor Who related articles. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 22:37, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * It is odd to hear you mention policy interpretation, no-one has yet to suggest what contribution the Tom Baker component of the main image makes that cannot be made using the image Image:Bakert.jpg and hence meet WP:NFC #1, perhaps you could enlighten me as to the function of the two images and the policy interpretation that allows them both, and perhaps I may be able to join in your consensus! Fasach Nua (talk) 23:25, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The Tom Baker component of the infobox image puts Tom Baker in context in the history of the character The Doctor on BBC television. The large image of Tom Baker that ably shows his scarf being worn could not do that. It just shows Tom as the Doctor, and the scarf. Neither of these images is decorative, neither has a free equivalent, and both increase the readers' understanding of the respective points being illustrated. Vadder (talk) 23:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

(From the poor sod that kicked this off...)

The original reasons I pulled the solo image and added the text directing to the infobox images are as follows: Since the 'box image suffices both as a depictor for the character and to illustrate the section, and since since "decoration" isn't a rational to justify the use of a non-free image in an article, I yanked Bakert.jpg.
 * 1) The infobox image serves a very specific purpose: illustrating the 10 incarnations of the charter which is the subject of the article.
 * 2) It also illustrates the 10 primary actors to play the role and the visual costuming changes.
 * 3) Bakert.jpg is used as an illustration for the section dealing with the changing styles of the Doctor.
 * 4) In this capacity, Bakert.jpg fails miserably. Yes, it illustrates the 4th Doctor, but that's it. It lacks context of the other 8 Doctors to even remotely do more than that.
 * 5) Bringing context to the section would require either adding more images to the section, something that seriously bucks the fair use guidelines, or directing readers to an image in the article that already fills the bill.
 * 6) Doing the later reduces the Bakert.jpg image from being an illustration of one Doctor to being just decoration in this article.

I submit that is still the case, even with the points brought up here. Arguing that a fuller depiction of the scarf opens the section to needing a fuller depiction of Colin Baker's motley, Eccelson's dock worker ensemble, McCoy's outfit (likely both tones), and Pertwee's full suit (the limited portion of the coat just doesn't give the full impact). Including just one implies an unwarranted favoritism, including them all turns the section into a gallery. Neither is a good idea.

- J Greb (talk) 01:11, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Some valid points, however... Ask anyone to name a favorite clothing piece of Doctor Who, and you will undoubtedly hear "scarf" most of the time. The scarf is iconic for Doctor Who, and that is the thing being illustrated here. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 01:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * As for the issue of favoritism, how many people have stopped by the talkpage to complain about showing off the scarf specifically? There doesn't seem to be much of an issue with it in this context. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 01:51, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Edokter,
 * Two problems:
 * This isn't the article about the 4th Doctor, or "the most recognized Doctor". It's about the character in general. Since there are separate article for each incarnation, there is no good reason to single out one to get a picture in any section, let alone this one.
 * If it is a fair statement that the majority know about the scarf, there may be debate between that an the umbrella, it really isn't necessary to illustrate it.
 * Infophile,
 * It really isn't a problem based on showing the scarf per se, it's a question of why the image is there and if it's justifiable.
 * Ideally the image is there in support of the section, in full, that it's next to. That requires more than just one Doctor since the section is about the distinct changes between them. The article already has that image, at the top left, so in this respect the Baker only image is just eye candy.
 * If it's to clarify, then it's clarifying what is argued (see Edokter's comment) to be the best known Doctor and costume element, and in least need of illustration to the general reader. It comes off as capricious decoration, especially in this context. - J Greb (talk) 02:19, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

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Is it possible to change to fourth doctor image in the infobox to the one showing his scarf - that way we still show the scarf. Stuart DD  contributions 08:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I tried doing that yesterday, cropping and zooming the scarf picture. From what I said above, "The problem is that if we crop and zoom the image so that it clearly shows how long the scarf is, we're showing far more of the doctor's body than in the other pics, and his face is relatively smaller. It doesn't fit with the flow of the other images, which are all predominantly headshots. And I don't think a good case can be made for changing the rest of them into expanded pictures, either. We'd just lose too much overall detail in the faces that way, and it looks more like that picture is showing a change of outfits than a change of bodies." This particular judgment is a much more subjective call, though, so it's possible to disagree on how well it would work. --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 16:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth, the caption is what nudges the image into fair use as it fits the section very well -- the key being that the long scarf, which is a result of the changing fashion, has become iconic. If you want to be persnickety, you can crop his head to just show the outfit, but that may be a little tacky. DonQuixote (talk) 00:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The issue is WP:NFC 3A, if the image with the scarf is kept, is there any contribution the Tom Baker component of the infobox image makes that is not already fulfilled by the inclusion of this image? Fasach Nua (talk) 00:18, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * (Oops, beat me to it before I made the addendum to the above. Anyway...) Actually, on second thought, the inclusion of Tom Baker's face in the outfit image is unavoidable as Christopher Eccleston's and David Tennant's faces in the regeneration image.  The point is that the actors' images are secondary to the main image, which is the outfit and the regeneration respectively. DonQuixote (talk) 00:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Slight case of "lemons and limes". Yes, we can't avoid having 2 Doctors in an illustration of the regeneration sequence on screen mechanics, but it is a point that the 'box image does not, and cannot convey. "And the sense of style/costume is..." is an intrinsic part of the 'box image. That means it can and does act as an illustration of the later section as well as the main subject of the article.
 * As for Fasach Nua's suggestion of dropping the 'box image down to 9... that breaks the reason for the 'box image as well as adding an implied judgment: Baker isn't important enough to be included. - J Greb (talk) 01:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * As far as I am concerned the only question to ask is "Is the use both Tom Baker supported by WP:NFC 3(a)?", and I have seen nothing here to suggest it is Fasach Nua (talk) 13:13, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * No, you simply refuse to see it; many people have demonstrated why both images are warranted and how they each serve their pupose: The infobox image is a headshot used for identification, Bakert.jpg illustrates the scarf. It has also been explained why one cannot replace the other, because it would be detrimental to either use. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 14:43, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * You are seriously telling me you could not identify the fourth doctor from the photo image:bakert.jpg? Fasach Nua (talk) 14:48, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Of course you can, but removing/replacing the Fourth Doctor in the infobox image has proven to be impractical; Infophile already tried that. Hence why both are needed. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 15:22, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Asthetics is not supported by WP:NFC, if one image can provide identification of the doctor and the same one can provide identification of the scarf. Then I conclude that the only reason the image is in the infobox is to look pretty, and that is unsuported by WP:NFC. Would posting this to Copyright_problems for a post inclusion analysis be acceptable? Fasach Nua (talk) 15:29, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * This has nothing to do with asthetics, but with practical and technical restrictions. Since one cannot replace one with the other we need each image. We cannot simply take out Baker from the infobox image for obvious reasons; that would break consistency. Nor can we put Bakert.jpg in the mosaic; it would be way too small to fit in. So unless you can fix those problems, I and others are not incline to remove either one. Asking for a 3rd opinion is always a good idea. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 16:22, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

(← Dedent and edit conflict)

Would both of you step back a second.

Edokter,

What's been proven to this point is that Bakert.jpg can be used to identify the 4th Doctor in a costume typical of Baker`s run on the show. That is a valid FUR for the image to be used in the infobox for the article on the 4th Doctor. It has been suggested by you and other that it also can be used to support the main premise of the "Changing fashions" section. Bluntly, it cannot do that by itself, it needs images of the other Doctors for comparison. This is something that 10dr19.jpg does well.

It has also been put forward that it is to illustrate the scarf. This is capricious since other signature props or articles mentioned in the section are not likewise illustrated. This include the 7th's umbrella, the 4th's hat, the 5th's celery, the 6th's pins, the question mark branding, and so on. Most of these, as well as the scarf, are adequately describe in the text of the section, the exception being the branding. In this regard Bakert.jpg doesn't add anything to the section it's just a pretty picture.

Most of what's coming across from the arguments is a desire to keep a picture that some feel deserves to be there, somewhere, and hang properly justifying it's use.

Fasach Nua,

The rational for using 10dr19.jpg in the infobox boils down to "For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article." In the case of this topic, and the squabbles that arise if a single version of the character were to be used, such an image needs to have all 10 of the versions represented. Removing one invalidates that.

Beyond that, since there is a good FUR for the use of 10dr19.jpg, aesthetics does come into play. That is "Yes the image, or one like can be used, but does it look good?" It's been pointed out, rightly I think, swapping Bakert.jpg in for the 4th Doctor makes the image awkward, making it less desirable to use.

That boils things down to asking which image fills both criteria, supporting the article as a whole and supporting the "Changing fashions" section. Both images do not satisfy both criteria. In such a case it's the one that falls short that is decoration, not the portion of the one that meets both.

Also keep in mind that 10dr19.jpg is used in another article. Tweaking it may adversely affect its use there as well... actually, removing Baker would be grounds for removing it from the other article.

- J Greb (talk) 16:41, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Let me take a completely different tack here. I can buy the argument that the scarf is sufficiently well-described in the text. Now, what about using a picture of an outfit which isn't so easy to describe and could benefit more from a picture? For instance, the tenth doctor's "geek chic" look can't give across the whole impact in just a description. A picture might help this out more. We might also be able to make an argument for using one other picture (preferably the two will be of consecutive doctors to show an immediate change). What do you guys think of this idea? --Infophile (Talk) (Contribs) 05:59, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Doctor's age redux
The article is still citing the trailer for VOTD as the source of the 903. However trailers are not necessarily canon. Does he ever actually say that he's 903 in the episode itself? If he doesn't, then the reference to 903 needs to be modified; it should still be noted because obviously he's being promoted as 903 years old, but in terms of strict canon a trailer isn't really considered part of continuity unless it actually advances the storyline (like the Tardisodes from series 2). 68.146.41.232 (talk) 14:01, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, the episode says that. Will (talk) 14:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The exact quote is "I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that? ". LizzieHarrison 16:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

I was just watching the Red Nose sketch on the Catherine Tate Show where David Tennant is playing The Doctor. Lauren Cooper (played by Tate) says during the sketch "I think you are a 945 year old Time Lord". I'm not sure if this should be written in the article or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.192.85.33 (talk) 08:11, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Original Research? It's in the text.
IAN: Just open the doors, Doctor Foreman. DOCTOR: (To himself.) Eh? Doctor who? What's he talking about...?

(later)

BARBARA: Oh, look, I don't understand it any more than you do. The inside of the ship, suddenly finding ourselves here...even some of the things Doctor Foreman says… IAN: That's not his name. Who is he? Doctor who? Perhaps if we knew his name, we might have a clue as to all of this.

(later still)

IAN: I think we'd better get going. Doctor, will you lead? DOCTOR: (Still fanning himself with the handkerchief, gets up.) Yes, yes yes yes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.117.102.3 (talk) 22:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The problem is that there is no proof the Doctor adopts the name "Doctor" at this point, and based on the quotes you've referenced, it is more likely that he is confused about "Foreman". More to the point, though, is that you are drawing conclusions based on your own personal analysis of what occurs. That doesn't meet Wikipedia's requirements for verifiability and original research. If someone officially connected to the series were to say, "That is where he adopted the name", then the text could be used. (For future reference, if you find your text involves terms such as "seems to" or "apparently", it is probably not suitable.) Hope this helps. --Ckatz chat spy  22:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Then where does Ian get "Doctor" from at all?, is my thought. -- (same person as above. I seem to have forgotten my login pass. sorry) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.182.84 (talk) 00:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think the short answer is, we don't know. We can speculate all we like (and when i say we, i don't mean here!), but that's the whole point of what Wiki isn't; speculation. We need clear, verifiable sources either way before it can really go in. Ged UK (talk) 09:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * At least in the original pilot--I haven't seen the generally aired second version since my one and only time in the 1980s, but except for when/where Susan said she was born, changes in dialogue were minimal--when Ian and Barbara discuss their joint problem student (Susan, of course), Barbara says the records that she checked for an address also indicate the girl lives with her grandfather, to which Ian responds with the question, "He's a doctor, isn't he?" (I believe I've remembered that line exactly right, but at least I'm very close--the pilot version, remember), which means that Susan has said as much, and maybe it is in the records. Come to think of it (and I do mean that I have just this moment thought of this), while I've always thought it dense of Ian to assume that the Doctor was Susan's paternal grandfather (the only plausible way they'd have the same surname) and ignore the possibility of the maternal side, if "grandfather" is in the school's records, it must also specify a name, mustn't it? I am not suggesting that all of this "reading between the lines" be put in the article, of course (OR, just as Ged UK suggests), but am merely trying to help answer the question. Ted Watson (talk) 20:33, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't know how canon the novelisations of the TV show are considered to be, but I'm sitting here looking at a copy of 'Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child' by Terrance Dicks:

"She said it would be absolutely impossible because her grandfather dislikes strangers."

''"Bit of a lame excuse, isn't it?" said Ian thoughtfully. "Who is her grandfather anyway? Isn't he supposed to be a doctor of some kind?"''

Then later in the second chapter:

''Barbara turned to the old man. "So you must be Doctor Foreman?"''

''The old man smiled. "Not really. The name was on the notice-board, and I borrowed it.  It might be best if you were to address me simply as Doctor."''

"Very well then - Doctor. Why didn't you tell us who you were?"

"I don't discuss my private life with strangers."

Don't know if that helps anyone. - Scelestus (talk) 09:22, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Nearing the end of my seventh life quote.
Ok, here's the quote. There's nothing that flatly states that the seventh Doctor had foreknowledge of his impending death.
 * Eight Doctor Narrating (therefore his POV): In all my travels through space and time, and nearing the end of my seventh life, I was beginning to realise you could never be too careful.

DonQuixote (talk) 17:17, 24 February 2008 (UTC)


 * As I read that carefully, I can see that it is debatable as to whether or not he means that the realisation came from knowing he was "nearing the end." Maybe it's clearer in context. The film has yet to be officially released in any video format here in the States, and post-Fox Network telecasts have been on channels that, at least at the time it turned up on them, I did not have access to. Hope springs eternal for BBC America (but would it be the Beeb's more frequently screened--and vid issued--censored version?)! In any event, without my own copy, regs clearly prohibit me from pushing the debate any further, so that's that. Ted Watson (talk) 21:40, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Reverting reversion by Edokter
The editor Edoktor reverted a three-item set of edits by me. I have reinstitued my work for the following reasons.


 * 1: Concerning the eighth Doctor's "dead too long" remark, I pointed out "If he is not misspeaking, this is the only instance to date of the process [regenerating into his next incarnation] coming after death." These are the only two physical possibilities here; that is, one or the other must be the fact, and pointing out every possibility in a given situation is not speculating, as he indicated in his edit summary, but avoiding doing so. To favor one over the other(s would be speculation, but this is not.


 * 2: I state that the book The Discontinuity Guide has described evidence that points to the fourth Doctor's statement of having used the alternate console room introduced in The Masque of Mandragora referred to his second and/or third incarnations rather than alleged pre-first (i.e., pre-Hartnell) Doctors as suggested in the article here, and included a specific citation, down to precise page numbers. While that text does not specifically deal with any claim of pre-Hartnell incarnations in this connection, it nevertheless makes the claim that the earlier usage was probably in their theorised "Season 6B" by the second Doctor, and they do point out his recorder, found by the fourth and Sarah Jane when they first enter the room, as evidence to their claim, and mention that the third's ruffled-front shirt (they erroneously say it is a smoking jacket, but check the story itself, and you'll see that it is one of those shirts) is there as well. This is solid evidence that contradicts speculation already present (and which he let stand), and it is cited. As Edoktor's edit summary doesn't even apply to this, I can assume only that he wasn't paying full attention and didn't realise he was reverting this along with the other two items.


 * 3: He insists that "the lates William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton" should be "the late...." I have encountered this plural usage in passages dealing with more than one dead person on more occasions in my fifty years of voracious reading than I would care to try to count. Like it or not, that is correct. If Edoktor wishes to claim that this is a difference between American and British usage, as the latter must prevail here, that would be fair enough, but it isn't what he claimed.

I stand by all of that in and of itself as proper, given what was already there. If he wants to eliminate a lot of pre-existing material on the grounds that it is uncited speculation, fine. But he can't justify any of my material and no more on that ground. Ted Watson (talk) 18:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I've restored Edoktor's changes for several reasons. Given that E's not the only editor that opposes your changes, I think it should be discussed here first. Personally, I've never observed the use of "lates", and I can't find anything to verify that it is correct. With regards to "if he is not misspeaking..." and the console room, that is speculation. --Ckatz chat spy  19:46, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Concerning "late" vs. "lates", you didn't have enough time to look for evidence for finding no support of the plural to have much strength (especially given my aforementioned experience with it), and did you find anything to say it is wrong? The mere fact that "late" was posted first shouldn't put it above verification requirements, after all. Saying that "...misspeaking..." and the console room are speculation does not make the case that they are, and the existence of my arguments that they are not requires more than a unilateral proclamation from you. In fact, my defense of my revision to the latter (my second version with citation and without the statements as to just when in their respective histories the second and third Doctors are most likely to have used it, anyway) is absolutely irrefutable. That edit is statements of flat and cited fact and one cited authority's theorizing--not mine!--that contradict speculation that is already there and is nothing else. The uncited theory that the fourth Doctor's comment about this room's prior use constitutes significant support for the pre-Hartnell Doctors hypothesis is contradicted by the presence of props that are connected to known incarnations as pointed out by other sources, and all I did was document that fact. Period and not open to reasonable and reality-based debate. Your reversion of that is absolutely unconscionable. Either my addition must stand or the entire passage be grossly rewritten if not removed entirely. Indeed, much of this article is much more speculation than any of my edits can possibly be claimed to be. Another posting as lacking in validity as the above will result in a complaint being filed, and I do know where to do so. Ted Watson (talk) 22:10, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * First on the subject of speculation, or more specifically, original research; If I encouter words like "suggests", "likely", "indicates", "possibly" and other such phrases, it tells me that those statements are not likely to be certain in any way, and are deducted from the available information, which constitutes speculation. Only when those facts are irrifutably stated can they go into the article. Next, "late" vs. "lates"; Late is used as an adjective, not as a noun. Adjectives don't have plurals. It is often mistaken as a noun because it is preceded by "the". Basically, what you are writing he "he is late, they are lates", which simply makes no sense. It is just bad English. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 23:06, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Death: That's assuming that he wasn't dead during any other regeneration. Since the mechanics of regeneration is up to the whims of the writers, saying that this is his only death is OR.
 * 2) Console Room: Actually, this doesn't support anything one way or the other. That whole bit should probably be taken out, leaving just Brain of Morbius and the Cartmel Masterplan.
 * 3) "Lates" is rather obscure (I found one instance of it online, and it was in a very old New York Times article). It might be less confusing to just rewrite that as "the late William Hartnell and the late Patrick Troughton". DonQuixote (talk) 23:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm too ill with flu today to point out the garbage here. Later. Ted Watson (talk) 17:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I feel a bit better today. First, "late vs. "lates": There are exceptions to every rule and this is the one for "no plurals of adjectives." Saying it "simply makes no sense. It is just bad English," does not stop the "proper authorities" from insisting that the proper use of the verb "to comprise" is "the whole comprises the parts." It is very rare to find it used that way because indeed "it makes no sense." The whole does nothing while the parts come together to make the whole, yet the authorities do insist on it. See here for one of them. I generally advise avoiding using that word. Another example is their insistence that "to beg the question" means "to avoid or evade one," which is just not there. "To beg" means, of course, "to ask for," which is how most people use it with "the question." Here, I stand with the general public, because it is a construction of common English words and they mean what they mean, so the authorities' position on this particular phrase simply can not be defended, just unilaterally stood by. The only difference between those and "late/lates" is that while the plural has dropped out of general use, there is nothing truly wrong with it, for in the example under dispute, the uninitiated would not automatically realize it was being applied to both actors. Our context would make the point, but there are a number of other possible contexts where it would not be so, and the usage is necessary. Here, however, I'll go along with DonQuixote's suggestion of applying it individually to each man. Concerning Edokter's most recent comment about my additions to the "dead too long" and "alternate console room" passages, of the "phrases" that he complains about (all of which are single words, incidentally, while a phrase is made up of multiple words&mdash;if he gets to be picky about definitions, then so do I), only "indicates" is in either of my passages, it appears just once, and I deny that it contains the ambiguity he attributes to it. I repeat my assertion that I have previously presented a case proving that the "console room" revision is "not open to reasonable and reality-based debate" as to having no speculation of my own and very little from the cited source, which is given only as it contradicts speculation already present, not as spec in and of itself. For him to respond to that by taking words all but one of which are not actually present out of supposed context and reading something into them from their dictionary definitions that is not present in my passage itself, even in the one word that is actually there, and ignoring the stated fact that speculation is already present in the article&mdash;containing the very words he complains about&mdash;is highly out of line, impossible for me to read as anything but proof of a hidden agenda, and cause for some disciplinary action, but none is indicated on his talk page. I've been handed warnings for a lot less. Ted Watson (talk) 20:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Go read late on Wiktionary; it even demonstrates "late", as an adjective, as a euphimism for "deceased". The proper use in this case would be "The both late William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton..." I maintain the fact that there is no such word as "lates". Last, if the speculation was indeed part of the cited publication, you should have stated it as such. But even then, it would be hard to maintain, as this article should only contain the established facts put forward by the TV series itself, not speculation revolving around those facts, even if they can be attributet to an outside source. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 22:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't care what "Wiktionary" says any more than I automatically care about what somebody puts in any article here. I explained why current common usage is no proof of anything, and that's what you'll find there. And I don't want to have to tell you one more time that my passage was NOT speculation itself. Continuing to say so does not constitute proof that it is. There is NO proof that it is because it isn't. And the article is loaded with stuff that IS speculation, especially the alternate control room passage to which I added my work. You're objection to my work here when limited to my work alone is blatantly invalid and, as I said before in other terms, it's impossible to believe it's coming in good faith. Ted Watson (talk) 19:16, 6 March 2008 (UTC)


 * It has now been two weeks, and no one has attempted to discuss these matters any further, and, aside from the "lates vs. late" dispute to which I agreed to a compromise, no one ever did try to do so with statements that were relevant, reasonable, and factually accurate. At least one of these is missing from each posting by others above (and especially note that Edokter was cautioned for being unreasonable in the dispute about an image of Tom Baker earlier on this same board, and that I have not been given any sort of warning for saying he is not working in good faith here). Let me also point out something relevant to the regeneration edit that closes it to question. In all cases the Doctor is clearly moving, breathing, often even talking, and therefore alive when regeneration begins, with the sole exception of the second-to-third transition. While this one takes place off-screen the programme expressly puts it forth as having been artificially induced by the Time Lords as part of the then perfectly healthy second Doctor's punishment (The Discontinuity Guides "Season 6B" theory and its widespread acceptance notwithstanding). This contradicts Don Quixote's statement here, "That's assuming he wasn't dead during any other regeneration." There is no assumption here at all, but a fact again not open to reasonable debate. The aforementioned two weeks gap constitutes conceding to my positions, and I am therefore reposting my edits, including the agreed upon compromise to the "lates/late" dispute. Absolutely ANY reversion of my work and mine alone without an accurate, relevant and reasonable justification given will' result in a complaint being filed with Wiki authorities. Ted Watson (talk) 20:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Ted, please don't make threats - if we're looking at this as a process of consensus, then consensus is clearly against your position. Please accept that. --Ckatz chat spy  21:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Ted... You, I and other contributors have each give their opinion and explained to you what the exact problems were with your edits. I advice you to read Consensus, then re-read the entire discussion again. If you intend to repost your edits, you are going against consensus, which is regarded as disruptive editing. Your resolve on this issue border on obsession. Please reconsider your statement to repost, as it may result in a block if you go through with it. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 21:08, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I suggest you reread the discussion. I refuted every argument everybody put up, and they gave up. That is a concession to my position and there is therefore no consensus against me. I have already reposted, and Ckatz has already made only slight alterations to the "alternate console room" one. However, he has deleted the "regeneration/death" one and given only the already refuted reason, so there will be a complaint filed; I'm out of time today, though. With your claim of obsession when I gave everybody a month to say something in response to my last post here, you again give evidence of a lack of good faith on your part. Ted Watson (talk) 21:47, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * No one condeded to your position... we just got tired talking to a brick wall. Good luck with the complaint. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 22:06, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed, please do not misinterpret the course of the discussion as a "concession" to [your] position". I can't speak for the others who have opposed your insistence on adding this material, only for myself. With that in mind, I have to say that it is extremely frustrating to try to have a meaningful discussion with someone who insists on labelling the opinions of others as "garbage", who repeatedly makes accusations of "bad faith" editing, and who attempts to force his opinion on others through the use of threats. I trust you will include those aspects of your behaviour when you file your complaint. --Ckatz chat spy  22:09, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I will certainly point out that the behavior of the three of you absolutely justified my use of those terms. I put up absolutely well taken defenses of my edits and refutations of your (that's a plural) criticisms, the latter blatantly invalid when put up against the actual material. What you people said was garbage, especially Edokter's effective lie (he has a semantic technicality to offer in defense against that charge, but absolutely nothing else, hence, "effective") about the presence of certain dubious words in my edits when only one of them was there at all, just once, and in context his complaint about them didn't apply to it. His most recent posting, "We just got tired talking to a brick wall," is a flat lie, no loophole-based defense of any kind, as none of you tried to deal with what I actually said. Your (still plural, even collective) complete lack of acknowledging my actual original arguments against your (ditto) edit summaries and comments is a lack of discussing in good faith. Period. If you don't like being called it, don't earn it. Next stop is the complaint location. Ted Watson (talk) 18:49, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Just at the risk of flaring all this up again now it's been died down for a couple of months, and while I haven't got any particular opinions on the first two points (I'm an absolute fan of the programme, sure, but not to that extent), I thought I'd throw in another voice to say that as far as I know 'the lates' is not correct usage, current or otherwise. 'Late' in the sense of 'dead' is an adjective just as 'dead' would be, and shouldn't be pluralised.  That said, it's probably simpler, especially if you're referring to more than one deceased person, to leave 'the late' out entirely, as more often than not it's more for decoration than practical value. - Scelestus (talk) 09:41, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Good Faith
Recently, I have noticed a spate of arguaments and disputes on this page - although this is to be expected, the amount is now far from normal. Thus, I propose that everyone take a deep breath, step back a moment, and review the discussions, not with an aim to criticise, but compliment and encourage. The arguaments here can only serve to put people down, and this is unneccesary. Can everyone please calm down? If there are any problems, feel free to discuss them on my talk page, but please, be civil. Thanks - Weebiloobil (talk) 19:59, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Why does nobody but me seem to think that dealing with the facts under discussion in an accurate as well as resaonably fair and logical manner is important? Ted Watson (talk) 20:03, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is important, but arguing is not going to get anything done. A clear head is needed, before the facts can clearly, intelligently and responibly be reviewed - Weebiloobil (talk) 20:07, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * If they had "clearly, intelligently and reasonably...reviewed" the facts to begin with, I would not have posted most of what I eventually did. Try again. Ted Watson (talk) 20:11, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I did not say that you were at fault, nor anyone else. What I was suggesting is that everybody just calms down - Weebiloobil (talk) 20:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

And I am saying that lack of calm has not been the primary problem. Ted Watson (talk) 20:21, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * ...but it is a contributing factor, and so should be combated whenever possible. Articles do not get improved by arguing, so one this disagreement stops, you will be able to continue contributing - Weebiloobil (talk) 20:26, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Disagreements lead to arguments, which resolve the disagreement if being "civil" is not given a higher priority than being accurate and logical. If this or any disagreement "stops" without being truly resolved, the encyclopedia has been done a disservice. Ted Watson (talk) 20:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And yet, such a disagreement as this only causes heated tempers, making people more likely to offend, and to make mistakes. Like I said in my first post, a disagreement "is only to be expected", but not one on this scale. Please, just calm down, and assume good faith - Weebiloobil (talk) 20:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * (ec)There are no official policies or guidelines on accuracy per se. However when it comes to content, official Wikipedia policy states that verifiability is more important than truth.  Likewise since we do have an official policy on civility, Weebiloobil is -strictly speaking- correct that being civil is more desirable than article accuracy.  --Kralizec! (talk) 20:56, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

There may well be a Wiki policy giving civility a higher priority than accuracy&mdash;and, by the way, we have unquestionably been talking about talk page discussions, not article edits; that "verifiability" statement was exactly the sort of unfair (to the point of being irrelevant to the actual discussion) remark I have been talking against&mdash;but "more desirable" is something else again. It is not more desirable to me, as it gets in the way of making the encyclopedia all it should be. Ted Watson (talk) 21:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Are you really suggesting that the facts being discussed on the talk page are not relevant to the article? --Kralizec! (talk) 21:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * You haven't read the thread about Edokter's reversion, have you? I'm saying that when one discusses an article and/or edits to it on the talk page, what's in the postings should reflect what is in the article and/or the edits under discussion and what has been said in previous postings on the thread. Edokter and Ckatz utterly failed to do this, and I therefore filed a complaint against them. (My computer time for today is at an end, so I won't be reading any responses to this until tomorrow.) Ted Watson (talk) 21:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Perhaps you have not read the replies, but your complaint to WP:AN/I appears to have been declined (which is why I came here to help foster consensus and collaboration). --Kralizec! (talk) 22:26, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I would have sworn I posted this before, but it obviously didn't take, so here goes again: Of course I've read the replies. I have in fact responded to them. What an offensive&mdash;and incompetent&mdash;thing to say! As for the complaint, I found the posted response absurd, and have said so&mdash;and why&mdash;there. Ted Watson (talk) 19:01, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * "What an offensive&mdash;and incompetent&mdash;thing to say" - can we assume Good Faith, please? Is it entirely possibl that these matters are resolved please? Ted, I think that you are kind-of right, but just wait before posting replies above. This matter can be resolved, somehow - Weebiloobil (talk) 22:50, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I cannot assume good faith in the face of evidence to the contrary, which applies to the earlier thread that I launched as an edit dispute and which Edokter and Ckatz failed to participate in fairly, not the immediately above. Incompetence and offensiveness can be and often are committed without a lack of good faith, and I do indeed assume that to be the case with "Kralizec!". (I know that the closing punctuation there is technically not accurate, but I wanted to be sure nobody thought that the exclamation point was my doing for emphasis, which would have been quite understandable; I made a link of him somewhere, and it didn't work at first because I hadn't noticed the ex. point, so I certainly couldn't fault anybody else for not realizing here that it's part of his name.) Ted Watson (talk) 19:07, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Age of actors playing the Doctor
In case a more detailed discussion of the relative ages of the actors playing the Doctor should arise, I though I'd preserve some data here for posterity. These ages are somewhat rounded off, since I mostly only compared years, not exact airdates and birthdates.

William Hartnell: Doctor from age 55 to 58. Was oldest Doctor ever for most of that time. Patrick Troughton: Age 46 to 49. Jon Pertwee: Age 51 to 55. Tom Baker: Age 40 to 47. Peter Davison: Age 30 to 33. For all of that time, youngest Doctor ever. Colin Baker: Age 41 to 43. Sylvester McCoy: Age 44 to 46, and again at age 52. (Note that SM was born a few months after CB.) Paul McGann: Age 36. Christopher Eccleston: Age 41. (Note that while CE is younger than PM, CE didn't play the Dr. until later in life.) David Tennant: Age 34 to 37 thus far. 74.10.73.253 (talk) 14:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * In other words, if that had been Colin instead of a disguised McCoy in the regeneration scene opening season 24, he would have been older at his last, official (i.e., "Children in Need" doesn't count) on-screen appearance as the Doctor than McCoy was at his first. I don't mean to insult anyone's intelligence with this, but a number of editors (and please note that in order to avoid giving unnecessary offense I have not given any specifics whatsoever) have, whether I say so or not, displayed some mental density, and I consequently felt that this clarification was necessary. Ted Watson (talk) 20:19, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Effect v. Affect
To affect a mannerism is to display (or in some uses, in fact most times the word is even used, deliberately simulate) vocal and body cues. To effect a mannerism would mean to alter or cause change to said mannerism. If someone affects a scottish accent, then they are speaking in a faked scottish accent. If someone effects a Scottish accent, then they have presumably shoved a handful of marbles in a Scott's mouth. --Human.v2.0 (talk) 23:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Describing Jack
I've inserted the word pansexual to describe Captain Jack. I think based upon dialogue in The Empty Child that this is an accurate term to use, though if someone wants to change it to bisexual, that's OK, too. 23skidoo (talk) 14:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * My question would be "What is the point of inserting that there?" It's not relevant to that sentence, and really just seems to toss in an unncessary noun. --Human.v2.0 (talk) 15:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Please review my edits
Hello - I'm getting a bit frustrated with editors blanket reverting me and templating me as a vandal for removing original research and guesswork from the Doctor (Doctor Who) article. Can people check my edits and if they have SPECIFIC objections to my removal of material - can they tell me a) why it is not currently original research/guesswork and b) what source supports the statements I have removed. Just blanking reverting me on the basis that "people have worked hard" is not useful and has no bearing on the application of policy. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 13:20, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I have protected the page for 12 hours, giving all parties invloved a chance to discuss the changes. Sadly, I can't give my opinion until the protection has expired. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 13:55, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * that would be nice but the evidence so far is that people perfer to just revert and label people removing original resource as vandals - if that fails, they then try to recruit meatpuppets to do it to beat 3rr. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 14:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * A quick skim over the text you removed tells me it's plain old original research. Plainly put (as you already know) your removal was correct. Matthew (talk) 14:39, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for actually taking the time to check my edits. I have absolutely no problem with people disagreeing with my view that the material reviewed was original research - but just blank reverting me and templating me as a vandal was really pissing me off. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 15:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * While I don't have a problem with you removing the material in the edit here from line 120 to line 200 I do have a problem with you seemingly then go hunting for other material to remove and your edit comments didn't help in that regard . While some of it is justified, like the producer allegation , other material like how the author Daniel O Mahony referenced the fan idea of the Doctors second heart only growing after his first regeneration now appears to suggest that he thought that idea up by himself.
 * I admit there is a fine line between mentioning fan theories and presenting orignal research but don't let us throw out the baby with the bath water . Garda40 (talk) 16:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * it's referenced in the book - that we can source - if we want to state that it was a fan theory first, then you need to a ) supply a source to that effect and b) find evidence that the writer didn't think up the idea independently - because otherwise it's... original research. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 16:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * oh and I'm not sure what you mean by "hunting" - I read the article and removed original research and guesswork as I found it. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * re the book then put a fact tag on it as you did for another item and the reason why I used the word "hunting" is that as I said you had reverted out the material from line 120 and you then went through the article and removed material with individual edits (justified or not ) with not very helpful edit summaries .Garda40 (talk) 16:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * and which of them isn't currently original research/guesswork and cannot be removed by any editor on sight as per fundamental policy? If you've got sources, you feel free to put the material back in. The onus has *always* been on those wanting to keep material to provide sources. Fact tags have become a way for the lazy to retain material for months and even years without sources. --87.112.82.25 (talk) 16:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Based on what you said about fact tags I'm puzzled how this edit justified a fact tag when you saw it but other edits justified removal on sight .I've heard of the fan theory of unseen adventures but decades and/or hundreds of years of them and can the fan theory even be sourced to a source that wikipedia will accept.
 * Using words like It has been postulated that .. is just a way of say it's a fan theory without using the word fan  .Garda40 (talk) 19:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * That's great but we don't do fan theories unless they have been picked up by reliable third party sources, we also don't do "it can be sourced" as a source - if material doesn't have a source, any editor can remove it and it's upto the people wanting inclusion to FIND the sources not the other way around. --87.112.226.155 (talk) 21:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I have to support the removal of original research. I would think it shouldn't be too hard to find sources for some parts, like the personality section.  Then it could be put back in.  Algr (talk) 21:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Interesting to note how you completely failed to answer the question about that edit .Garda40 (talk) 00:29, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * What's interesting about it ? communication is easier on a wiki when people are explict rather than speaking out of the side of their mouth. Be EXPLICT what's interesting about it? How does it affect my application of policy? how does it change the validity of my edits? --87.114.130.127 (talk) 07:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * 87.112.226.155, you might want to get yourself a proper user name, I think Garda40 thinks I'm you. (I didn't make any edits here.) Garda40, exactly what question are you referring to?  Algr (talk) 06:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Never even heard of you before today Algr and it's this edit and why it deserved a fact tag and not removal like other fan theories .Garda40 (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No I don't want an account - it's a just a wikitrap. I manage quite fine to work without one. --87.114.130.127 (talk) 07:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Speaking as an un-involved editor and admin, these 8 edits appear to be spot-on removal of materials that do not otherwise meet Wikipedia's official policies on WP:NOR and WP:VERIFY. While Doctor Who may be the favourite television program for many of us (I started during the early 1980s with the PBS rebroadcasts of the Tom Baker years), that does not exempt it from Wikipedia's content policies and guidelines. --Kralizec! (talk) 15:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Arbitrary section break
As another uninvolved (but non-admin) type, and after reviewing the total edits, I thought I'd way in with my opinion. My biggest "complaint" (a term I'm using loosely) would be the removal of some of the information in the section on the different personalities of the different incarnations of the Doctor. I certainly agree that some of the material ("he was blah, but really it was just masking blah") is OR without having outside sourcing. But I think a decent chunk of the basic material ("Three was a swashbuckling dandy", or whatever they say) that's readily available from the source material, should be allowable - like doing a plot synopsis. Is it really OR to say that Three was skilled in martial arts, when in multiple serials, he throws villains around, and mentions "Venusian judo" (I think it was, or similar)? Maybe this needs some citing to particular serials, but even so. I saw a comment here recently to the effect that "no OR shouldn't trump common sense". Anyway, to summarize: Doctors' personalities: readily observable info should stay, perhaps with additional sourcing; deeper psychological analyses definitely need reliable sources. Just my $0.02, for whatever it's worth, umrguy  42  18:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * common sense doesn't exist on wikipedia (but that's a discussion for another time) - I have no problem with material that be sourced to the show or other RS being put back in - a lazy, revert it all back - I would. --87.114.39.226 (talk) 18:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * WP:EPISODE is a good read. It dictates that the actual episodes (or whole series) may be used as a source for information about the episode and constitutes a primary source. Such use does not constitute original research if it is used to verify a fact. This is why this edit in particular disturbed me. Regards, --Cameron (T|C) 20:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm familar with WP:EPISODE - but it's not a get out for not providing.. sources.. so put it back in when you can source it to actual episodes not just "well it happened in SOME episodes". --87.113.70.64 (talk) 21:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * We probably would not have this issue if the facts in question (looking at the edit history, apparently about 6k of text) were cited to an episode, external source, or anything for that matter. However the fact remains that WP:VER is quite specific that "any material challenged or likely to be challenged should be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation" and "any material lacking a reliable source may be removed." And my suspicion is that a lot of this text (such as "The sensitive, vulnerable, peaceful and less commanding Fifth Doctor was very much a long-lived soul in spite of his youthful body") will be nigh un-citable. --Kralizec! (talk) 21:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Kralizec!, that's an example of the parts that I believe do need cutting. But like I said, saying that Two was more clownish, Three was a dandy, Four was bohemian, Seven was much darker, Nine had an underlying anger, etc., some of which needs episode citing, some of which can prossibly be left without based on the overall picture (clothing, etc. - although it needs discussing), that could be put back. -- umrguy  42  21:40, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with umrguy. I'm not saying I want it left word for word. I'm just saying some of it can be based on the overall picture. --Cameron (T|C) 10:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * And nobody is saying otherwise, you feel free to put back in that which you can source to specific episodes or groups of episodes. --87.113.74.241 (talk) 10:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

The Doctor's Daughter
I removed part of the text about the Doctor's family He mentions his previous family to Donna Noble in the same episode and says that he lost his paternal instinct some time ago, however his eventual acceptance of Jenny indicates otherwise.

because IMHO it's not well enough supported by the episode in question and also to prevent the paragraph about family getting disproportionately long. The quote no doubt being referred to (which does indeed give a little additional insight into the subject of the article) is about 29 mins into the episode:

The Doctor: Donna, I've been a father before.

Donna: What?

The Doctor: I lost all that a long time ago. Along with everything else.

Donna: I'm sorry. I didn't know. Why didn't you tell me? You talk all the time but you don't say anything.

The Doctor: I know. It's just... when I look at her now, I can see them. The hole they left, all the pain that filled it. I just don't know if I can face that every day.

Donna: It won't stay like that. She'll help you. We both will.

The Doctor: When they died, that part of me died with them. It'll never come back, not now.

Donna: I'll tell you something, Doctor. Something that I've never told you before. I think you're wrong.

While it's a reasonable interpretation of the scene, it is not explicit that the Doctor was talking about parental instinct (and how can an "instinct" be lost?), or about family life, or anything else. It may become clearer by the end of series 4, but the text before gave the misleading impression of a near verbatim quotation. (Also this was two sentences joined by a comma rather than a semicolon.) --79.72.89.161 (talk) 15:42, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I suggest that List of actors considered for the part of the Doctor should be merged into Doctor (Doctor Who). The subject of the formal article does not need it's own article. There have been many people considered to be James Bond, but we don't have an article on that. Any info from the former can easily be put into this one. As an alternative, it could also be merged into History of Doctor Who. -- Plasma Twa  2  21:15, 20 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that List of actors considered for the part of the Doctor appears to be more than a but crufty and doesn't need it's own article and should be merged with this article. --Deadly&forall;ssassin 11:11, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Disagree This is a page on the character, not the actor. The better place would be to merge the aforementioned article into History of Doctor Who. Whilst some mention of the actors should be made, this page is about the Doctor, and as such the actors who played the Doctor. The possibilities for Doctor actors are not relevant to the charcter - they do, however, reflect on the history of the show, and should therefore be moved there - Weebiloobil (talk) 16:39, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Second the idea to merge with History of Doctor Who rather than this article. umrguy  42  20:01, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Support the idea to merge with History of Doctor Who rather than this article since it's more within context there. DonQuixote (talk) 20:09, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * And then there is also List of actors who have played the Doctor... I think this would make a better target to merge to. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 22:30, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... List of actors who have played the Doctor does sound like a good idea, but it is just a plain list - any visiting reader might be confused to see details of possible actors. Also, those doing research into the actors playing the Doctor would not wish to see possible actors, and searching for possible actors is more likely to take place in an article on the history. Of course, this is my view, and so could be hideously incorrect... Additionally, a quick look at History of Doctor Who has this nice sentence:

After actors Hugh David (later a director on the series) and Geoffrey Bayldon had both turned down approaches to star in the series, Verity Lambert and the first serial's director Waris Hussein managed to persuade 55-year-old character actor William Hartnell to take the part of the Doctor.
 * This is the kind of seamless way it could be done - Weebiloobil (talk) 07:37, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I disagree, I think the article makes a very interesting list in it's own right due to famous names linked to the various roles and especially given that the role is said to be due to change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.71.193 (talk) 09:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Support merge with History of Doctor Who, per arguments above. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:55, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

each individual actor who plays the doctor is esentialy a different character in theprogram because when he regenerates, the new doctor has a different personality, a different way of speaking, a different way of behaving etc. there should be a page for each individual actors representation of the doctor, and one main page about the doctor in general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.62.230 (talk) 18:52, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That's already been done. See this article and Tenth Doctor. DonQuixote (talk) 02:26, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Keep Considering that there IS a page on the actors considered for James Bond, you're argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. --AKR619 (talk) 09:51, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
 * "Doesn't have a leg to stand on"? See WP:OCE - weebiloobil (talk) 15:44, 15 September 2008 (UTC)


 * For that matter, the List of actors considered for the James Bond character page was created more than a month after the question was raised. This is a months old discussion, but the merger tag hasn't been removed(though going by numbers alone, there were more for merging than against, but nobody bothered to do that either). -- Aleal (talk) 05:04, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

I'd actually suggest a merge into the individual doctors' articles, with the obvious exception of Eleven, which may do well at List of actors who have played the Doctor or perhaps Doctor (Doctor Who). Radagast (talk) 18:40, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I disagree with the merger, per WP:SIZE issues. All targets named above are quite long already and make it more difficult for the reader to browse the subject. We should keep it here and more important, we should remove that tag if we cannot agree on merging.  So Why  10:54, 23 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Disagree due to the size issue; this is pretty established on Wikipedia. Kuralyov (talk) 08:11, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose merge. The casting of the Doctor is a huge deal in the UK, widely reported in the media and other non-trivia sources, and this is expected to intensify in the coming months as media speculation continues regarding who will replace Tennant. Obviously needs to be policed to remove crystal balling and speculation that's unsourced, but this is a major entertainment topic in the UK and is too long and involved to shoehorn into any of the other articles without making them unmanageable and too long. 23skidoo (talk) 17:38, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Main photo collage
The caption for the collage of photos of the Doctor says "Clockwise" and then lists the names. But the names listed do not match the photos. The list is in left-to-right order, not clockwise. The list needs to be reordered, or the word "Clockwise" replaced with "Left to right".

Also, that caption doesn't appear long enough when you hold the mouse over the photo for anyone to read it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.68.87.70 (talk) 21:36, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Though we can't control how long the hint stays; that's up to the browser. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 22:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Just a thought but... how about a "caption" section for the infobox? - J Greb (talk) 22:24, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * They're already listed just below, so that would be a bit repetative. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 23:20, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * How about an image map, where hovering over a particular face reveals the name for that image, like in the Companion (Doctor Who) article. DonQuixote (talk) 17:36, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Spoilers
Good grief! The final episode of Season 4 was shown barely one day ago, and there are HUGE spoilers to significant parts of the plot in this article. With no warning. That's awfully thoughtless and rude to the potentially millions of fans who haven't seen the last episode yet.

One in particular doesn't even have an excuse to be there: in a discussion about the Doctor's regeneration, an instance where the Doctor doesn't regenerate is listed, spoiling the cliff-hanger at the end of episode 12.

I'm removing those spoilers.

Limeguin (talk) 13:53, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Please don't remove spoilers from Wikipedia, we're not a fan site. See Spoilers for the relevant guideline.  --Jenny 14:13, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I've removed two of the three them not because they are spoilers, but because they are irrelevant to the section they are discussing. They discuss a NON-regeneration in sections about regenerations.

Limeguin (talk) 14:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * On the contrary - a regeneration definitely took place (and was described as such by the Doctor). However, on this occasion it was not accompanied by the change of appearance that is typical associated with the event. Captain Seafort (talk) 14:36, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like original research to me. Can you provide a link to a reputable third party source discussing that? Naturally millions of people have not yet been able to see the episode in question, so unless you can point to a reputable source, I don't believe such claims should be accepted at face value.

Limeguin (talk) 14:45, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Third party discussions are unnecessary when we have multiple direct quotes by the Doctor from the episodes in question.
 * The Stolen Earth: "I'm regenerating"
 * Journey's End: "I used the regeneration energy to heal myself, but as soon as that was done I didn't need to change...to stop the energy going all the way I syphoned off the rest"
 * Two uses of the word "regeneration", by the Doctor, in reference to the event. Captain Seafort (talk) 17:23, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Trivia re: "education"
An editor, Lutetium, added text regarding the Doctor's education, and has now restored it several times after I removed it. Rather than edit war, I'd like some input as the text seems to be non-notable in-universe trivia. Here is the text in question: "'The Doctor studied at Gallifrey's Prydonian Academy, where he specialized in thermodymanics. However, in the episode The Ribos Operation his assistant Romana revealed that he only just passed his final exams with 51 percent - on the second attempt. '"Thoughts? --Ckatz chat spy  09:29, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Okay, this page takes some sort of biography form, which usually includes some sort of educational information yes? This rather extensive babble about a FICTIONAL character contain many more examples of "non-notable in-universe trivia" then just my addition. I've referenced it, and placed it in a suitable location since there was no convenient place to slot it - I really don't see what's wrong with it.

Lutetium (talk) 10:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree with Lutetium, most of his background is in universe information. Education is often featured prevalently in biographies of real people, it makes sense to include it in a fictional bio too. There is in universe background regarding his childhood, relations with others, family etc. Education complements this perfectly Dex1337 (talk) 10:20, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The Doctor is one of the smartest fictional characters to ever be created and marketed to great popularity. I think two sentences about his education are highly appropriate. My problem is more with how that kind of background information would be held up by the series in its current incarnation, but it hasn't been contradicted by anything that we've learned later.98.194.78.0 (talk) 00:30, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Doctor Who?
My edit of the "Doctor Who?" section that indicated a second reference to the Doctor as "Doctor Who" was undone, citing lack of evidence.

At the climax of "Silver Nemesis", episode 3, Lady Peinforte is threatening to reveal the Doctor's secrets to Ace and the Cybermen. She says

"Doctor Who. Have you never wondered where he came from? Who he is?"

From the context, it is clear that she is referring to him as "Doctor Who" and not using "who" as a question. She seems to have considerable knowledge of the doctor and is not asking his name.

She may be asking a rhetorical question, however were this the case, the actress would be likely to use use a rising inflection, which she does not.

As such, I think this deserves to be included in the list of cases where the Doctor has been referred to as "Doctor Who".

Views please?

78.105.237.23 (talk) 19:10, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd have to view the episode to have a strong opinion, but from your quotation, I'd say it's entirely possible that she's just mimicking a question heard earlier, to emphasise that Ace & co. have the question in their minds. Thus: " 'Doctor Who?' Have you..." In other words, not that I'm disputing your theory, but this evidence proves nothing. – Kieran T  (' talk ') 19:22, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Just want to mention that she might have meant "Doctor 'who'...have you never wondered...etc.", with the who in quotes and a slight pause. That is, she's putting an emphasis on the "who is he?" part.  At least, that's what I thought when I saw it over...er, has it been almost twenty years?  Ack. DonQuixote (talk) 20:28, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Height too trivial
An anonymous editor recently added a section listing the heights of the actors who've played the Doctor. I've reverted it as too trivial, but I'm open to discussion if people think it's encyclopedic. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 13:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Not encyclopedic at all IMO... and unsourced too. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 14:06, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Number of actors
"To date, official television productions have depicted ten distinct incarnations of the Doctor (due to          Hartnell's death in 1975, actor Richard Hurndall substituted in his role as the First Doctor in 1983's            The Five Doctors, resulting in a technical total of eleven actors). "

With the advent of the 'other doctor' or 'half-doctor' in the series 4 finale EotW/JE perhaps this should be ammended to say technically 12??? We could site the use of the 'body double' for verification... PP (talk) 16:26, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

"Last" Time Lord??
Since the end of "The Doctor's Daughter" clearly shows that Jenny did NOT die, should this not be mentioned somewhere? Something along the lines of

Despite the Doctor's belief that he is the last of his kind, there is ambiguity about the possiblity of the Master's return, and his daughter Jenny is known to be alive and travelling about

Perhaps???? PP (talk) 16:36, 10 August 2008 (UTC)


 * the master might come back, i know it's hinted that he will but until then it shouldn't be changed and jenny is only half (at most! i'd say much less) timelord so she doesn't count88.108.12.109 (talk) 18:23, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


 * where do you get "half time lord" from. All of her DNA is from the 10th doctor.  "Progenation, reproduction from a single organism.  It means one parent is biological mother and father.  You take a sample of diploid cells, (any cell in the body, in this case skin from the back of his hand) split them into haploid cells, (unzip the dna strands down the middle of the double helix)recombine them in a different arrangement and grow"... how is that half? PP (talk) 16:07, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Simple. According to the 1996 telefilm, the Doctor himself is only half Time Lord/Gallifreyan, the other half being Terran. That is surely where that IP gets "half." On the other hand, what you describe does not make her his daughter, but a gender-reversed clone. In Robert A. Heinlein's novel, Time Enough for Love, the lead character, Lazarus Long has such twins. As the two mature as part of a very extended and very open-minded family, Long finds himself attracted to the young women, and begins keeping his distance from them. One, frustrated by his actions, explains to him, "We're not your daughters, we're not your sisters, we're you. It may be masturbation, but it's not incest!" BTW, I myself never picked up on any explanation of the circumstances of Jenny's birth in the episode, and wasn't at all certain that they were actually related. Maybe I just missed this (it was the US Sci-Fi Channel version, for whatever difference that might make), but I saw "the Doctor's daughter" as nothing more than a completely unjustified assumption. This same perception may be why that IP sbove qualified half as "at most!" That is, having no more knowledge than I did of this cell-based procedure, he realized that there was no "Time Lady" to be Jenny's mother. He perhaps suspected that a human female character in another episode of this most recent season, whom the Doctor had yet to meet but who had memories of a very special relationship with him in her past was Jenny's mother, leaving her only one-fourth Gallifreyan. In any event, you have described the creation of a clone, not an offspring. --Ted Watson (talk) 20:23, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * ...Warrrrl, *redacts initial instinct to get into a philosophical debate about whether a clone may indeed also be considered one's offspring; recommends Mirror Dance and other books by Lois McMaster Bujold for some thoughts on that issue* (continues in pirate-speak): Arrr, matey, but see, the Doctor by the end be claimin' Jenny as his daughter, so close enough there. But aye, she's no Time Lady, not having gone to the Academy (Prydonian? methinks) on Gallifrey. It be seemin' that to be a proper Time Lord or Time Lady, ye must be gettin' yer schoolin' done. umrguy  42  21:39, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Your chosen dialect made it a little difficult for me to get your meaning and I would advise against that in the future (at least on Wikipedia talk pages). I don't think that it is open to debate that a clone and offspring are two very different things, even when the gender is altered (and that is a scientific, not philosophical, point; you want to refer to someone's clone as their son/daughter in casual conversation, that's one thing, but the presentation here obscures the alleged reality of the character's "birth"). That aside, will somebody come out and flatly say whether or not "PP"'s description of Jenny's origins actually reflects the episode's content? I know that the synopsis in the Wiki article on it says as much, but that just does not jibe with what I saw on TV: She seemed to simply already be present on the planet where the story took place (with a fully developed and definitely non-Doctor-ish personality&mdash;totally incompatible with being a clone created moments before we see her&mdash;and past experiences), and there appeared to be a great mystery about her origins. And will "PP" stipulate that the IP's "half" (if not his/her "at most! I'd say much less") was, given the 1996 movie, completely justified? --Ted Watson (talk) 19:43, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, as for dialect, that was just for yesterday, so, relax - won't be recurring any time soon. As for the description PP gave, I'm pretty sure that s/he's quoting the Doctor's own words in the episode. Ted, I'm not sure how you missed what happened (please understand I'm in genuine puzzlement here, and totally AGF'ing in your direction, rather than trying to insult you or anything), but they definitely showed the process in the full BBC-broadcast version, as well as the (possibly edited for time) SciFi channel broadcast version. They scratch the Doctor's hand for a DNA sample, stick it in the machine, it recombines his DNA, and out pops Jenny (machine also matures her, and gives her instant education and soldier training). So, and admittedly this is semi-OR territory here, she's not *exactly* his (gender-reversed) clone (since they recombined his DNA)... indeed, she is closer to offspring (just that he's the only parent) than a proper clone. (As for the philosophical argument "clones = offspring?", I was merely pointing out that it was a debate one could have (elsewhere).) ANYWAY... as far as "half"... well, that remains to be seen - the Doctor's "Journal of Impossible Things" from "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" has all ten of the Doctors, including Eight, so it would seem the proof one needs that the movie is at least in *part* continuity. On the human side... that remains to be seen for sure. And finally, my last point was that Jenny, with the Doctor's DNA in her, is Gallifreyan, but probably not a Time Lady - IIRC, I'm not sure if it's in official canon, but I seem to recall that Time Lords and Time Ladies had to graduate from the Prydonian(?) Academy on Gallifrey to have that title. (I also seem to recall Ten saying she wouldn't technically be a Time Lord near the end, especially when Donna's asking him if there's a chance Jenny will regenerate.) Best, umrguy  42  22:38, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Concerning the pirate-speak: Wouldn't have had any problem with it on a general chat board, but we're restricted to relatively serious business here. I'll concede that there was a combination of USA/Sci-Fi editing and my being less than fully attentive at the time, and Jenny was created artificially right then. I still don't understand your argument that she's closer to offspring than clone, but I'll let that go, too. Indeed, I do remember the line to Donna near the end that you reference, now that you mention it. I would have said that Time Lord/Lady is some kind of rank, rather than a race in and of itself. How many Gallifreyans who had chosen to live outside were killed in the battle against the Vardans (in The Invasion of Time)? It seems that none regenerated, which would be unlikely if that capability was inherent to the species, rather than being somehow bestowed upon graduating the Academy. Then again, with the exception of the 1996 telefilm (that is the prime evidence of its being no more than "in 'part' continuity"), regeneration has always been depicted as staving off death, and there was the very frequently repeated implication that if the Doctor was to be killed, then he was dead. None of those casualties regenerating would be consistent with that. So maybe all Gallifreyans can regenerate as long as the process is initiated while they are alive, but only Academy graduates are Time Lord/Ladies. --Ted Watson (talk) 21:27, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Ted Watson, it says on the Doctor Who official site that the 1996 telefilm was wrong and that the Doctor was just confused after his regeneration :P I'll find a direct link in a bit if I canLuGiADude (talk) 09:39, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Here http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S4_13 You have to click on features, then fact file (it's part of the same URL =/) and then scroll down to "Half Human". So, as the Doctor is fully TimeLord, and Jenny's a clone... Well, she's a TimeLord too. LuGiADude (talk) 09:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Just a reminder - the suggested addition appears to be original research, and this discussion is reminiscient of a forum. As for umrguy's dialect, I think Talk Like A Pirate Day is an event that should be followed wherever possible, and I see no problems with it on Wikipedia talk pages; after all, there is nothing wrong with a bit of WikiFun - weebiloobil (talk) 20:39, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * LuGiADude&mdash;It's not just a question of the Doctor saying he'd "been dead" but the fact that this is what's depicted in the film. Conversely, the Doctor was observably alive at the moment of all previous regenerations depicted in the original series, with one exception: The trasnsition of second-to-third takes place off-screen, but there we are explicitly told that the process is being artificially induced into a healthy Doctor as part of his sentence from his trial (The War Games).


 * Weebiloobil&mdash;Until right now, I'd never heard of "Talk Like a Pirate Day," and still have my doubts that something that makes a person's point less clear than it could be is a good idea. --Ted Watson (talk) 21:48, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

OK... The lines I quoted were just that, a quote with my comments added in parentheses. I got the quote from a download direct from BBC [in a semi legal fashion] so have the full BBC vesrion despite being a Yankee. Rest assured I am not using it for profit, and have already pre-ordered the 4th series box set from my local retailer.

The bit about being 1/2 time lord based on movie quote is fine. I have no problem with that. However since the movie is the only reference thereof, and has never been mentioned again it doesn't really play into my point

The original question was to determine if some note should be made that the Doctor *MAY NOT BE AS ALONE AS HE THINKS* because of the speculative nature of how the Master and Jenny were left.

As I originally suggested, a comment along the lines of...

Despite the Doctor's belief that he is the last of his kind, there is ambiguity about the possiblity of the Master's return, and his daughter Jenny is known to be alive and travelling about

may be appropriate.

Addionally since the question was asked, we now have the Rose and Half Doctor running around on that parallel, and Donna's memory of the Doctor was wiped, but was that the only part of her that was changed? Could she not have something 'odd' about a future child???

The Rose and Donna stuff aside, I still think a mention of the above shown nature is appropriate. PP 69.113.197.100 (talk) 15:31, 12 November 2008 (UTC) Sorry, helps if you are logged in when commenting PP (talk) 15:34, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Addition to personality section
The section as shown includes a bit about the Doctor having Harry do something to cause the death of a sontaran. In The Poison Sky the 10th Doctor suggests to Luke Rattigan to do "something clever" which leads Rattigan to taking the Doctors place on the sontaran ship, sacrificing himself to save the Doctor and simultaneously destroying the sontarans. In addition to this being a nice bit of symetry, it is another example of the same point. Should we add it in?PP (talk) 19:03, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Another point concerning the personality section:

Who did the doctor kill in the Episode "Partners in Crime"? The villainess was killed by her own people. --Mithcoriel (talk) 01:06, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


 * nobody...that should be removed -- PP (talk) 16:12, 6 September 2008 (UTC)