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== Description == | == Description == | ||
<b>Doctor Who Answers</b> is a questions-and-answers {{tag|Wikia}} for the British sci-fi show {{tag|Doctor Who}} and its related spin-offs in all media, including such things as Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, the Doctor Who Novel, the Doctor Who Audios, etcetera. Users can ask questions, creating a new page, which people can edit to answer the question. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Doctor Who Answers (DWA) was created on April 23rd, 2010. Although somewhat popular at the start, it lost a few of its active users and was subject to a hostile takeover in the form of a misuse of Wikia's "adopt a wiki" feature by user BroadcastCorp, which granted him bureaucrat powers. | Doctor Who Answers (DWA) was created on April 23rd, 2010. Although somewhat popular at the start, it lost a few of its active users and was subject to a hostile takeover in the form of a misuse of Wikia's "adopt a wiki" feature by user BroadcastCorp, which granted him bureaucrat powers. | ||
BroadcastCorp was tyrannical, and angered many of the wiki's best users. Anyone who crossed him was blocked, which resulted in the loss of several good | BroadcastCorp was tyrannical, and angered many of the wiki's best users. Anyone who crossed him was blocked, which resulted in the loss of several good edittors, most of which moved over to the [[Tardis Data Core]]. He was later banned wikia-wide for sockpuppetry and personal attacks. The unfortunate result was that there was (and still is) a great schism between DWA and the Tardis Data Core, which often hinders recruiting from TARDIS. | ||
After the ousting of BroadcastCorp, there was a period of instability where the administration changed often. Many administrators came and went, such as Icecreamdif, Alex Cross, Corey Chambers, the Thirteenth Doctor, and more. Wikia also withdrew its support for answers wikis, making DWA one of the few remaining. Being an answers wiki, there were many IP users, and they were scared off by the chaos. | After the ousting of BroadcastCorp, there was a period of instability where the administration changed often. Many administrators came and went, such as Icecreamdif, Alex Cross, Corey Chambers, the Thirteenth Doctor, and more. Wikia also withdrew its support for answers wikis, making DWA one of the few remaining. Being an answers wiki, there were many IP users, and they were scared off by the chaos. | ||
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| wikiFactor URL = http://drwho.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Mostvisitedpages <!--Optional, source of wiki factor. If unknown leave void.--> | | wikiFactor URL = http://drwho.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Mostvisitedpages <!--Optional, source of wiki factor. If unknown leave void.--> | ||
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[[Category:Wikia]] | [[Category:Wikia]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who]] | [[Category:Doctor Who]] | ||
[[Category:Founded in 2010]] | [[Category:Founded in 2010]] | ||