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[Whisht @whisht]

@craig – just to say I’m more than happy to help in terms of bouncing ideas off, financial contribution etc.

Not that I can have done a better job, but I know what goes into making sites so I’m happy to help at least in the ‘thinking’ part.
And happy to help financially.

[nerys @nerys]

@craig Just a heads-up: Looks like a spammy post in The Winchester.

[CedarBranchTardis @cedarbranchtardis]

Does anyone know when The Doctor will be aired in BBC America in the near future?

[nerys @nerys]

@cedarbranchtardis Doctor Who will not be available on BBC America. The BBC continues to air Doctor Who in the UK, while elsewhere Disney+ is the only service streaming Doctor Who.

[Craig @craig Emperor]

HI all, just to let you know I have marked MonicaWillims as a spammer (and the jackets people) so we shouldn’t hear from “her” or them again.

[blenkinsopthebrave @blenkinsopthebrave]

@craig

Greetings Emperor Craig

As the new Disney + arrangement means that those of us in North America have now already seen the show I wasn’t sure if you wanted to wait until it available in the UK before posting a page for it or not. Probably best if we hold back on comments until you post a dedicated page.

Cheers.

[Craig @craig Emperor]

@blenkinsopthebrave Now this is weird. I knew it was dropping on Disney+ slightly earlier. What I didn’t realise was that it was also dropping on the BBC iPlayer at the same time.

They have dropped the first two episodes – which are showing back-to-back tonight on terrestrial TV.

I guess I should just open threads for them now and we can gauge from the comments what will be best going forward.

[WhoHar @whohar]

<div class=”bbp-reply-author”><span class=”useratname”>@blenkinsopthebrave @craig</span></div>
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<div>It’s a simultaneous worldwide release. In Aus it dropped at 9am AEST.</div>
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<div>I suggest opening a page as soon as is practicable for you Craig, but don’t go missing out on your beauty sleep. People will soon figure out not to go there prior to watching. It’s what everyone not in the UK has been doing for a while now.</div>
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<div>Just part of the Disney influence I guess…</div>

[Devilishrobby @devilishrobby]

@whohar as a general rule if I was commenting on a new episode I would post spoiler free comments in the first 24 hrs to give all a chance to see the episode before making spoilery comments about an episode. As Craig said we are now in a new situation with the BBC dropping episodes on iPlayer prior to being aired on the terrestrial channel. This is probably as a result of the the Disney+ contract as we’ve never before had a double episode on the same day, I have observed in the past D+ have a habit of launching a new series with a double drop. Given that the series is only 8 episodes long I’m a bit disappointed as it now means we will only have 7 weeks of Who to look forward to. On a positive at least Who is back to a Saturday slot…….. at least untill there’s some sporting event to take priority and the Beeb shaft us whovians and move it.

 

[WhoHar @whohar]

@devilishrobby

Understand your point but ep comments should be for comments on the episode, unfiltered imo. People should just avoid that forum if they’re concerned about spoilers. I live in Aus and I learned to just not look at t’internet prior to watching a show I’m interested in.

Now Disney have done a simultaneous worldwide release, it means everywhere except the US have to be alert for spoilers, whereas for Doctor Who, the UK were in that privileged position. Brave New World and all that…

[ScaryB @scaryb]

Thank you @craig (And yes, I believe this is the pattern for the rest of the series).

IMO it’s very exciting to have all of us potentially able to watch at the same time (or at least those who have Disney+ or itunes).

Agree with @whohar (and greetings my Antipodean friend) anything goes on the episode threads, but no spoilers at any time outwith that. Personally, I couldn’t resist an early dip, but then I’m generally a night owl anyway.

[CedarBranchTardis @cedarbranchtardis]

I wonder if the old episodes with David, Matt, Peter, and others will ever run on BBCAmerica again. I do not have Disney+ and because I live in rural area, our internet is so slow streaming isn’t practical.  Goodbye, Doctor, it was fun while it lasted.

[Dentarthurdent @dentarthurdent]

@cedarbranchtardis You can usually pick up old seasons of Dr Who on DVD on Ebay for a reasonable price – that’s how I watch the whole of Dr Who anyway. (I make sure any DVD player I buy is multizone so I can play any DVD’s from anywhere).

[Unkn0wn_280 @unkn0wn289]

I didn’t know where else to put this, but I’d like to ask does anyone have or know where to find the clip of colin baker at the space invader rode opening from saturday picture show in 25th August 1984, or the appearance of alpha centauri on the b&w minstrel show in 1972, maybe Jon pertwees second appearance in son of svengoolie in the blood from the mummy’s tomb or even a recording of time fracture?

[WhoHar @whohar]

@craig

Couple of things for your consideration:

1. I just posted(on 73 yards) and noticed that when I referenced other members in a row ie:

@member1 @member2 @member3

then it only added a hyperlink to @member1. So, I edited my post to now read:

@member1

@member2

@member3

and all were hyperlinked. Don’t know if this is significant, just thought it best to mention it.

2. Could you add the Homes > Forums > General (etc.) hyperlinks that you have at the top of the page, to also appear at the bottom of the page. It would save people having to scroll all the way back up to navigate away.

 

[CedarBranchTardis @cedarbranchtardis]

Dentarthurdent, thanks for the reply. I may try that. From one of your posts, I’m guessing you are a Kiwi? Beautiful islands, I wss in NZ a couple of times over 50 years ago going to and from Antarctica.

[Dentarthurdent @dentarthurdent]

@cedarbranchtardis Hi, yes. I’m originally English, but lived in NZ most of my life. Our scenery is pretty good, and not overcrowded except around Auckland where I live. And the climate is okay, it rarely freezes. But there’s great scenery to be found in – most places of the world, I’m soon due to fly over for a month in France, Italy and England and there’s some pretty good scenery there too.

Back to Who – I expect I could get right up-to-date with the latest Who episodes now, maybe I should check out the cost of streaming services. But I’m a bit old-fashioned, I tend to prefer to have my own copy on a DVD or hard drive so I can watch it when I want. I’ve got used to playing catch-up 🙂

[Anonymous @]

Is there a reason members cannot start new topics?

[Craig @craig Emperor]

Hi @adrian1

There is a reason. This isn’t Reddit. If we allowed users to start their own topics we would have a million topics with only a few comments, or none. It would be a mess.

This was started by commenters on The Guardian’s Doctor Who reviews. The Guardian posted a review and people commented. We tried to keep that model so that the site doesn’t descend into chaos.

We have some topics that people requested, that have hardly ever had any interaction, such as “Theatre”. The last thing I want to do is start more topics.

I’m glad you’ve made your request in what we call “The Pub” and hopefully people can help you out.

Hope that make sense.

[janetteB @janetteb]

@craig Just saying,, this forum is the best managed of any I have ever been a member of and is still going strong after ten years which is remarkable so the rules hold up well.

Thanks Craig for your amazing work

and cheers

Janette

 

 

[nerys @nerys]

@janetteb I second that. I have always been impressed with how well managed this forum is. The rules encourage members to be respectful and stay on-topic. Many other forum administrators would do well to take a page from @craig‘s book.

[Anonymous @]

You’ve both missed the point.

I’ve been in many forums and know all about Trolls, but I don’t know of any other that forbids its members from discussing what they want!

Therefore I’m off to the alternate Universe and will join their forum.  Goodbye and thanks for all the fish…

 

[Devilishrobby @devilishrobby]

@anonymous I think it’s you who have missed the point it’s because @craig has kept topic  creation under his control it has in the main kept trolling by unsavory persons under control. He’s created topic threads  that cover most areas of conversation. He’s even created areas where non Who topics can be discussed. If we had a free for all for thread creation there would be hundreds if not thousands of threads and to be honest I personally wouldn’t want to have to trawl through that many threads.

[Dentarthurdent @dentarthurdent]

I’ll echo @janetteb ‘s comments.   This forum works because its members are all respectful to each other and because Craig will step in if (and only if) someone gets out of line.

Anonymous, you’re completely wrong to say members are ‘forbidden from discussing what they want.’  I’ve rabbited on about everything from dahlias to my mad driving skillz (recent spectacular lack of) and nobody has ever told me I’m Off Topic.   On The Sofa and The Winchester are two areas where non-Who topics are freely discussed.

 

[nerys @nerys]

Anonymous, I think you missed the point. No one is “forbidden” from discussing what they want. Simply choose an existing thread that pertains to your topic and then post your thoughts. I believe you were looking for K9 sound files. There are plenty of existing threads in which to do that, and you did. There was no censorship.

And, as @dentarthurdent pointed out, many of us go off-topic plenty of times. The Winchester is the perfect place to do that, but we also do it in other threads. I’m certainly guilty of it, yet I have never been admonished. But I do try to be careful and not overdo the privilege.

However, limiting the number of threads does make life easier for the administrator, and I think it also adds a level of discipline for us members so that we are not randomly starting new threads when existing threads will suit our purposes. This system has worked well for many years, and those of us who have stuck around appreciate it.

[nerys @nerys]

@craig Just a heads-up: Looks like a couple of spammy posts in The Winchester.

[ps1l0v3y0u @ps1l0v3y0u]

@nerys

More incoming! They think we’re all dead. Maybe we need to make some chat.

Empty Child/Doctor Dances for instance… unbelievable innuendo. In fact, beyond innuendo, I really didn’t get it at the time…

More interesting stuff.

Please!

[Dentarthurdent @dentarthurdent]

@craig – sorry to bother you, but a ‘drnikhilmehta’ just did an elephant-sized dump of cancer spam in ‘Companions Past and Present’.   May I suggest amputation?

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