Digby Tantrum

I'm Mark H Wilkinson, a comics/SF fan with a background in mathematics, living in the Greater Manchester area (that's in England, folks). I primarily consider myself a Wikipedia user rather than a "full time" contributor. In the past, much of what I've done on the site boiled down to correcting typos and grammatical errors, or occasionally improving style. However, my increasing use of the Doctor Who section has meant I've become more interested in being involved with the content of such articles; and so I deemed it advisable to sign up for an account.

Note on the account name

There's a story about how I acquired the online ID "Digby Tantrum", but it's outside the scope of a Wikpedia User Page. All anyone in the community needs to know is that I took it on out of a sense of irony; very little of my online output is written in the spirit of anger. That doesn't preclude people from reading tone that isn't there (one of the perils of communicating in ASCII) but it's something a user might find worth keeping in mind when interacting with me -- I may be being firm at the time, but it doesn't mean I'm shouting at you.

Recent observations

"I have a career pretty similar to your former one. How much do I need to donate to become an administrator?"

Bless. 07:41, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

(Older items here.)

Useful Wikipedia links

General

• Citing sources
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• Stubs
• User page
• Vandalism
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• Wikiquette alerts

Fiction

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject_Television
  • WP:WHO
  • Wikipedia:Television_episodes
• Television portal
• Category:Television_templates
• Category:WikiProject_Doctor_Who_templates

Others I may have missed

Hello, Digby Tantrum! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 10:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Getting started Wikipedia tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General - Spam - Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts