My big list of things to add to the site

[Corvy]

@N_Squared

But with Blake’s 7, there’s seemingly no way to define what should be on this site without either:

1. Adding a huge amount of definitively not Doctor Who classic British television like The Avengers
2. Saying “and also Blakes 7”

Hence the feeling that its totally arbitrary when it wasnt before. I mean Shauny mast have had some standard (even if its not defoned) if it took a long time to convince him to add this. Either Blakes 7 is added “just becouse” or a dozzen other things arnt.

I don’t think this bit is especially true. Blake’s 7 is created by Who alumni who (at least one half of) intended for it to be set in the same universe. That narrows down your criteria for other shows massively, maybe even entirely.

[N_Squared]

@Tian

I think that the Whoniverse is too big to complete for anyone

At risk of getting off topic, Ive thought abou this a lot since joining. Im young, and could feasibility 100% the site if I wanted to. But looking at the really tangential stuff… Im not sure want to. So I wondered where the end point it. The charicter tracker? The “main stuff” (whatever that means)? Badges? Getting bored in 20 years?

For now, my average raiting is a battle between the terrible old comics and a backlog of 1,000 unrated stories I actually like and am getting through. And thats all I know

[shauny]

Just to let you know, plans are in motion to be able to discount any Range, Publisher, or Set that you don’t want to count.

So then your percentages will work how you want them!

More details soon.

[Dandelion]

@N_Squared

So I wondered where the end point it. The charicter tracker? The “main stuff” (whatever that means)? Badges? Getting bored in 20 years?

For me, yes, the end point is absolutely when I lose interest (or die, or lose internet access; whichever happens first, lol). While I am generally a completionist, with Doctor Who I give up on that idea and simply enjoy the journey. But I still love the stats because it is fun to see how far I am from the impossible.

[SuperCookie64]

Dorian spun out of DW? I was always under the impression that Dorian was just a 19th century character they decided to do Big Finish stories about.

[Owen]

This specific version of Dorian has been ‘spun-off’ from the Bernice Summerfield story Shades of Gray. They actually only decided to adapt The Picture of Dorian Gray after they’d already recorded some episodes of Confessions! (Likely because they were planning one of the later stories that had references to the novel and wanted to be able to provide context on it for listeners who hadn’t read it)

[DarthGallifrey]

Briefly on the topic of Sherlock Holmes, I’d say that there’s enough Holmes material out there to justify its own site.

[taraoftraken]

@Dandelion

hile I am generally a completionist, with Doctor Who I give up on that idea and simply enjoy the journey

This, all the way. The idea that I’ll never even come close to completing all of Doctor Who is, strangely, extremely comforting to me. I love the idea that it will simply go on forever. Always more to discover!

[MrColdStream]

@N_Squared

actual truly want to 100% the site

Just for the record, it’s literally impossible to 100% the site. We have a few things here that can’t be completed anymore because they don’t exist (live events, Creator Comics, etc.).

[Nardole]

Well I guess it’s possible if you had allready done that stuff

[N_Squared]

True, but they’re excluded from the badges and (I believe) charicter tracker. Not sure about the stats though

[Dandelion]

@taraoftraken

love the idea that it will simply go on forever. Always more to discover!

A very Doctor Who way of thinking!

[shauny]

@N_Squared and @SuperCookie64 (and anyone else interested)

There is an update on the “Beyond the Whoniverse” and stats here:

NEW: Choose which stories count towards your stats

Doctor Who is an incredible franchise, due to how licensing worked back when it was first created it is not all ‘owned’ by the BBC, but there are characters and locations which have allowed for stories to be told by other companies. There are also some very niche crossovers, like with Thunderbirds and, most recently on TG, with Blake’s 7. This can be part of the fun of Doctor Who, and many people have asked us to add in all these weird and wonderful offshoots. But for some of you, it’s frustra…

[Take414]

@Dandelion

While I am generally a completionist, with Doctor Who I give up on that idea and simply enjoy the journey.

I’m trying to accept this as well, but there’s a small part of me still wondering how long it really would take to complete everything.

Of course, after a year and a half on this site, I’ve only rated about 3.5% of all stories. So even assuming that nothing else is added, it’s another 41 years to go. Still doable, right?

[N_Squared]

@Take414

I’ve only rated about 3.5% of all stories. So even assuming that nothing else is added, it’s another 41 years to go

Probably not. Assuming you’ve mostly raited “main stuff” like TV, audios, books, etc, your rate will be quite slow. In the past month Ive raised my % complete by over 5% for one simple reason: old short free comics/stories.

A huge amount of stories on this site take minutes to consume and are free online. Minisodes, magazine comics, 1960s TV comics, etc. Alien Babies alone is 51 stories (like .5%) thay can be finished in a day or two if you want. So if you actually tried to complete almost everything you’re going to massivly speed up the rate for like 2-3000 stories.

[shauny]

There’s a topic about this

How to inflate your 'completed' number, fast

Hey-o TARDIS Guide! I have been, like many on this site, trying to increase my number of ‘completed’ stories by any means necessary. After nearly a year of struggling to get from ‘7’ to ‘8’ %, I have uncovered a treasure trove of stories that are very quick to complete, meaning that they can get you up to that next percent in no time! In only about a week, I’m going from 8% to 9%! So, without further ado, in no particular order, here’s Theta’s guide to inflating your number of ‘comple…

[deltaandthebannermen]

I prefer not to treat my fandom like a speed-run.

[Take414]

Oh damn, I didn’t realise how much there was. I’ve been going through a few of these recently (Tardisodes, Lockdown, Case Files), but there’s quite a lot I’ve missed, clearly.

[Take414]

But-but-the numbers! How can you stand a world where it doesn’t tick up as fast as possible?!

[deltaandthebannermen]

I was a fan long before TG stats were even a twinkle in @shauny’s eye… I prefer my Who at a sedate pace - I’m getting old.