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@Shazzbot I think that keeping this thread on topic may now be impossible. I blame @bluesqueakpip for not keeping us on track as usual 😀

I don’t really care though as it’s kinda interesting. I’ll look into splitting it tomorrow if it’s possible.

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@MadScientist72 I have to agree. I think basing your regeneration on what the law describes as someone else’s “mens rea” (guilty mind) would be difficult. Court cases can take weeks, if not months, to determine if someone has mens rea. I would think they are either on last regenerations, or Time Lords just know how to kill Time Lords.

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Just another site contributing to the rumour, sounds very possible, I hope it’s true:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/25/looks-like-paul-mcgann-has-filmed-a-new-doctor-who-something-but-what/

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@miapatrick Ha ha, but cheap is all I drink, that’s how I know what it costs (down my offie anyway)!

@scaryb do you think this might entice @juniperfish back. I always thought her colours were wrong…

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@ Everyone, I’m quite happy to go with Ghost Light then, especially as, as @phaseshift points out, Androzani’s another Robert Holmes with a mad man in a mask. Don’t want people thinking they were all like that! And I think it’s a great idea just to link to the movie in your discussion Phaseshift.

So I’m deciding, cos it’s my site 😀 Ghost Light it is!

For those who want to buy it in advance the BBC are doing it for £5.99 – the price of a cheap bottle of wine and cheaper than Amazon, so take that, tax dodgers!

http://www.bbcshop.com/science-fiction/doctor-who-ghost-light-dvd/invt/bbcdvd1352

You can also pick up Curse of Fenric and Survival (they’re all part of a trilogy) for the same price.

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From a quick search Ghost Light is certainly possible, as is Androzani. I’m happy with either choice but, like @scaryb , I don’t think I’ve seen Ghost Light so am kinda more leaning towards it. I’d started University and there were too many other distractions!

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A spoiler and a note. First the note: I’ve fixed the Activity stream so, while it will show that you have posted in the Spoiler forum, none of your post will show, it will just say “SPOILERS”, so there’s no need anymore to write a few sentences first – I’m just testing it works by posting here now.

And now the spoiler:

This is in the Radio Times, but I thought it best to put it here anyway.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-07-22/new-doctor-likely-be-announced-in-august-according-to-sources

According to sources, one of either Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy or Peter Davison will be in the feature length special episode alongside Tennant’s Doctor and the current incumbent Matt Smith.

I’m betting McGann. Must be…

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Just a small change to the site, but a good ‘un, I think. I’ve been delving into the source code recently and worked out one way to have more control over the Activity stream.

I thought this might be prudent as the 50th gets closer, the casting of a new Doctor is underway, and more people are signing up to the site.

Now if someone posts in the Spoilers forum, the fact that they posted something will still show up in the Activity stream, but the only text that you’ll see will be “SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS…”

No more need to write a paragraph before you post spoilers any more. It won’t be seen anywhere on the site except in that forum. 😀

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@scaryb I’m trying. Maybe this one will be the one? I’ve been loving @wolfweed ‘s posts. Thanks Wolfweed for all the hard work (loved the Royal baby pic too – brilliant). Watched every single panel (I’m still a lurker at heart though 😀 ). ComicCon looked great. I have a friend who lives in San Diego, should’ve gone to visit him last week, then not seen him for the whole week. Would that be wrong?

Now we just need some bad person to post that trailer somewhere!

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@scaryb I watched it earlier and laughed a lot. Thanks so much for that. Seeing Clint Eastwood’s dad and his chunky mate prancing around was awesome. And I’m sorry, sometimes I can’t help myself.

I want to make people good. I really do. I had such high ideals. I kinda don’t want to lose that, but it’s fading… I’m fading… 😉

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@taskagitmakass You can make them right here. There are a lot of Whovians watching.

Asking questions isn’t discussing. That’s why I’m trying to help you.

Oh, and “I really want to discuss about these stuff” really doesn’t do yourself any favours. Sorry.

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@taskagitmakass Welcome to the site. Unfortunately your initial posts have all the hallmarks of a lot of the spammy posts that we get, which we really don’t want, and I may well delete you based on what you have posted so far.

Now, maybe I’m being a bit harsh, but you have started badly I’m afraid. I’m giving you a chance because that may just be an unfortunate coincidence and you may be a big Doctor Who fan. If so, I apologise. To help you improve your posts, instead of asking who we think John Hurt is, why don’t you tell us who you think he is… in more than one sentence please. You do have thoughts that run to more than one sentence don’t you? A paragraph or two would be nice.

And you’re obviously a big fan of Jenny, so let us know what you think about her. Tell us what you liked about The Doctor’s Daughter. Do you think she is dead. If so, why? Why do you think they have never met again? And why would it be fantastic if she turned up in the 50th? I would be really interested to hear your opinions. Once again, more than one sentence would help show that you have some real thoughts.

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And one thing I probably wouldn’t have noticed if it hadn’t been for @juniperfish , almost everything in this episode is either red or blue without it being too obvious. Almost all of Amy’s house – blue walls, red and blue carpet, stained glass, the swings etc., little Amelia’s clothes, infact most of the characters are wearing red or blue or both, many of the cars and Rory even has a blue pen and a red pen in his pocket. Once you notice it, you can’t stop noticing it.

It is definitely an artisitic decision. But why? Is it still something that hasn’t paid off? Like why does the duck pond have no ducks? 😀

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@htpbdet Apologies, but doctor4 and his posts have been deleted. It’s really too hot to deal with stuff like that.

Sorry if it looks like you’re talking to no one but, believe me, the conversation is improved by only reading your side 😀

 

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Wow, that worked too, it turned it into code rather than upload it. Maybe if the pic is under a certain size then you can post by copying and pasting. Who knows.

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Well, that worked, but it as a picture that was already on the web. Now I’ll try copying and pasting from my PC.

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@scaryb and @Shazzbot

That Dalek picture is actually hosted by Facebook and it is visible because it is drawn in via the Facebook URL. Maybe copying and pasting from Facebook keeps the URL of he image intact.

I’m now going to try and copy and paste a pic from somewhere else now.

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@htpbdet Glad the site is still helping. And, to echo everyone else, good luck tomorrow.

@Shazzbot I just posted a response on the Companions thread much like your own 😀

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@bluesqueakpip and @scaryb

I didn’t think you could upload a file by copying and pasting. I think you have to link via a URL using the “img” button, but I’ve not actually experimented with copying and pasting so it may work. This program throws up new things all the time!

Bluesqueakpip, as you are an Author you have access to the back-end and can upload images via the +Add Media button or Media section. After you upload an image you can then get the URL to it, usually on the right, which you can then use in any post.

For anyone not an Author, I’d suggest posting your images on an image sharing site e.g. Flickr or Photobucket and then you can link to them using the “img” button. 😕

Hope that makes sense

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Hi @htpbdet

Hope all is good with you. From your frequent posting I’m assuming it is. Word isn’t usually a problem, not sure why it threw up a problem with Janette’s post, I’m just guessing that was the issue.

But I think your issue was with 5 or more links (the @ mentions). It isn’t a problem on the forum but IS on the blog. Although I may change that, we are blissfully free from spam thanks to other measures I put in place so maybe I’ll increase the link limit for posts.

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@Shazzbot I think that happened because his comment had more than 5 links in it – @ mentions count as links. It’s an anti-spam measure but unfortunately it sometimes catches proper posts as well.

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@janetteb @whisht

Hi Janette, unfortunately the system decided your comment was spam. I’ve approved it for you now. If it happens again please email me or send me a private message as soon as it does.

I think it may have been because you copied from Word and it dumped a lot of Word’s formatting code in with the comment (which I’ve deleted now from the comment). It’s better to use something like Wordpad or even Notepad, or paste it in under the “Text” tab rather than the “Visual” tab. Hope that helps for the future.

Whisht, I deleted a couple of new users last night, which is why you can’t find that reply to you – I think they were spammers working together (possibly the same person in fact) to just post crap all over the site last night. I left it until the 5th or 6th stupid post then I’d had enough. If they weren’t spammers their inane contributions won’t be missed anyway 😀

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@Shazzbot I’m happy if someone wants to write a “Differences between RTD and Moffat” post. Not sure it would stand up as a whole forum but as a blog it would work.

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@Shazzbot @scaryb I’m guessing it may have been a scattershot email, with a few amends, sent to every forum, but you never know.

It was from The Digital & Communities Manager and he did say “we’re always happy to support businesses that complement ours, so we potentially have the opportunity for guest posting and product reviews going forward. If you’re interested in this please contact me.”

As it’s in Australia and we’re still mostly a UK based site, I don’t think product reviews would work (region specific DVDs etc) unless @janetteb wants to do them all (which reminds me, no sign of @whohar or @blenkinsopthebrave for a while).

It would be interesting to try and get some of you writing reviews and posts for the BBC though (with the occassional freebie) and I will follow it up for you all. You never know…

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I have two announcements. The first is that Stephanie Hutchinson, a PhD candidate who is doing research into posting behaviour in virtual communities, has contacted me again. Some of you have already taken her study but she really needs more people to take part. So if you can, please help her out. To sweeten the deal she’s now putting everyone who completes the survey into a draw to win an iPad Mini.

https://ecuau.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_escEhBjoE8s7mxD

The second is that BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand has contacted me (which is kinda nice) to point put that they have a new online store and they asked if I would publicise it. The BBC wants a link from our little site! 😀

I wouldn’t normally do this sort of thing but it IS the BBC and we wouldn’t all be here without them! No money was paid for this link, I’m doing it out of the goodness of my heart. And hey, if you have strong feelings about companies and tax it’s better to shop there than Amazon.

http://www.doctorwho50store.com.au/

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@Shazzbot Thanks for that. I think I must’ve had a brain fart. Or as @tardisblue says maybe he is Nine… or Eleven? We’ll find out in November!

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@wolfweed

Thankfully, here we’re shown the joy that being taught how to ‘break & enter’ can bring. Also, the health benefits of Opium are extolled. We are presented with the concept of drugging under-age girls to get your own way with them, too.

I properly did LOL, are you Bizarro Mary Whitehouse? 😀

Right, am off to watch the radio, is that how you do it?

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And one that has nothing to do with nothing except I like the Biffy and I’m a Murray and it’s pretty well put together…

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Y’know @scaryb , growing up within the glow of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant I never thought Song to the Siren was a cover, I just thought This Mortal Coil had done good. So that’s the first time I’ve heard the original. Thanks. Although I could only listen to the first third because it always (and now I discover both versions do the same) tears me apart. 🙁

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Anybody in need of a holiday? How about a nice cruise with Sylvester McCoy, Fraser Hines and Carole Ann Ford? Beware, 1998 called and wants its website design back:

http://home.comcast.net/~scificruise/13Index.html

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@miapatrick re 10 and ‘Sorry’, thought you might like (or hate) this…

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Murray Gold was on Front Row yesterday on Radio 4. It’s quite a nice little interview about the proms but Mark Lawson, inciteful interviewer that he is, still asks him if he knows who the next Doctor is!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b036kbm9/Front_Row_Murray_Gold_on_Doctor_Who_Olivia_Colman_in_Run_Maggi_Hambling/

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@jimthefish Blogging is still restricted, but I guess it won’t stop people posting in the comments! But I think the blogs should be used for telling stories. @htpbdet is basically writing an autobiography via his blog posts and everyone really appreciates it. Nothing wrong with a bit of fiction there too.

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@jimthefish I confess I haven’t had time to read it yet, but looking forward to it. You could also blog it if you want – create a new category for Fan Fiction. Why not?

And if you’re linking to an image elsewhere the site can cope with any size image (it will be shrunk to fit the page, but right-clicking can reveal the full size image), although some people with restricted download speeds may find the page loads slowly.

You should also be able to upload images to this site if you want e.g. if you don’t want to put one on deviant art. Just click the Add Media button on any blog post and upload (2MB limit). Once uploaded you can get the link to the image in the right-hand column.

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@jimthefish and everyone else – I’ve copied the posts that featured both topics – you probably got more emails about them as it is basically posting again so I apologise for that. I think I’ve put them all in the right order too!

Jim, thanks for moving the others. I think copying is something not built in so I had to bodge it by re-posting as myself then changing the poster in the database. But if I find a way you can do it I’ll let you know.

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@scaryb @juniperfish @bluesqueakpip @Shazzbot

I had to run off to work this morning so missed all your troubles. Sorry, if I’d known it was going to be that difficult for you I would have tried to get more tickets for you all. I’ll know next time. 🙁

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@bluesqueakpip Ooh, I hadn’t visited the website, didn’t realise there was a Sunday. Tom Baker or bonkers discussions? Hmmm… Which one would be more bonkers! 😀

If screening is included in price (or you can fit us all in) then Saturday could also include bonkers discussions down the pub afterwards.

I’m over an hour away from the Excel unfortunately, unless it’s being shown at 8:00, or nothing’s happening on the Saturday after 4:00.

The other option is a cinema that’s showing it. We could all pile round to one of them in the evening.

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I’ve got a one bedroom flat in North London, so have a double bed, a sofa, and a couple of air beds available. I have actually put up about 10 people once (although they were all quite familiar with each other so didn’t mind).

I don’t mind meeting up. I can usually manage the odd grunt during a conversation. But is everyone planning on Friday or Saturday tickets?

I just know they’ll kick everyone out at 6:30 on the Saturday and then the screening is gonna cost £25 or so more to get back in.

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@kk74974 If you want more info on the Doctors I find this guy pretty good. He’s covered them all up to the tenth.

https://www.youtube.com/user/RitchandSpace

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@kk74974 They are being broadcast in the USA only, on the 23rd of each month, so the first Doctor was 23 January and the latest, the sixth Doctor was just broadcast on 23 June. However I haven’t found that one on YouTube yet.

They’ll be doing 9 and 10 on 23 September and 23 October.

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I just found it dull. It’s a bus stuck in the desert! Midnight, which it has quite a lot in common with, was brilliant but this tries to do the same sort of claustrophobic thing and I think it fails.

Maybe it was just because we only had four stories in one year, so having waited 3 months after Christmas for a new one I was disappointed. And as lovely as Ryan is to look at she just didn’t do it for me – and I’d never seen her in Eastenders (don’t watch it) so that wasn’t colouring my judgement. The chemistry just didn’t seem to be there between her and Tennant.

That said, 3 months later – Water of Mars, which riffed off another hit, Impossible Planet/Satan Pit, was a vast improvement even if it went over many of the same ideas.

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@kk74974 Welcome.

There were five specials between ‘Journey’s End’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour’ over 1 year. You can actually find a list of all episodes here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_serials

These are just my opinions but The Next Doctor (a Christmas special) is okay, Planet of the Dead is disappointing (perhaps even dreadful), Waters of Mars is really rather good, and the two-parter, leading to the regeneration into Smith, The End of Time, has great moments but goes on too long.

Hope they’re on Netflix

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@curvedspace Sorry for the late reply. No, the Facebook Doctor Who page is not anything to do with me. Facebook does have a scary way of finding out your interests!

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@jejcoll

We’d love to hear your detailed answers to those questions first, then we can respond.

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I did, by the way. @roadrunner77 was kind enough to email me first to ask if it was okay to post.

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@whisht Thanks for that. That is kinda about right I think for this site, well, the 90:9 ratio re lurkers to commentators.

Just as a guide, in the last month (23 May – 22 June) we’ve had 4,200 unique visitors and I reckon there are abot 40 – 50 people who post reasonably regularly.

Blog posts tend to get anything between 1 and 20 comments at the mo, so maybe the 9:1 ratio is also about right.

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As I do a bit of graphic design I really loved this article about designing the new “Regeneration” DVD box set. Will probably be adding it to my collection even though they’re not often the best episodes. It looks quality.

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/26084/designing-the-doctor-who-regeneration-dvd-set

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Confidential – For those who want that old Saturday feel…

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@Shazzbot @bluesqueakpip No probs, all done now. I’m trying to be as un-busy as possible this weekend!

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@Shazzbot @bluesqueakpip

I was waiting till 5:30 ( @phaseshift ‘s favoured time), but I guess I can post early, especially as the vid above features some of the delightful scenes from Talons episode 2. So maybe leave watching the above until you’ve watched epsiode 2 first.

Will be available soon.

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