Talk:List of Doctor Who items

message: This article was created in response to the VFD debate on the Psychic paper article: Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Psychic paper. Please feel free to expand it as you see fit, or move it to an article with a better name. Tim! (talk) 07:31, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Would it be better at List of Doctor Who items, to be consistent with all the other Doctor Who lists? —Josiah Rowe 05:30, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I'll let someone else do it, because I'm on a self imposed "No page moves" thing at the moment.--Sean Black | Talk 05:36, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.  I've fixed all the links in the main namespace as well.  (By the way, why no page moves?  Were you naughty?) —Josiah Rowe 06:00, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. I needed to find out what the "Warning! This can be a drastic change..." text was, and I used George W. Bush as an example (I'd been told it was protected from moving). Then, my hand slipped, and... you know. Actually, look at User talk:Linuxbeak#Bush, Page-moves, and idiocy to see me freaking out. I felt really guilty.--Sean Black | Talk 20:09, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creation 

message: As of Rise of the Cybermen (and possibly earlier, someone else could clarify) Rose's phone has become a Samsung D500 (or similar model, but definitely Samsung.) - Should the Superpphone information be updated to reflect this, or is it not clear that this new phone has the same "Super" upgrade as applied to the 2005 series phone? The_B 16:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added that the Nokia has been replaced by the Samsung but I haven't mentioned if it is still a Superphone or not because we don't yet. GracieLizzie 20:53, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Heh, this now may become irrelevant as Mickey has since taken Rose's phone in The Age of Steel The_B 18:56, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New Superphone Upgrade

message: It wasnt quite clear to me how their "training" enables them to not be fooled. J.J. Popplewick 09:36, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Torchwood/Psychic Paper 

message: Should we add all the various Torchwood Institute paraphernalia? Anti-weight clamps, interdimensional transporters, particle gun, ghost shift machine... etc. ~ZytheTalk to me! 01:39, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Army of Ghost/Doomsdsy 

message: I removed this from the sonic lance entry:
:It was seen again later in the serial Robot as a small add-on to the Doctor's sonic screwdriver enabling him to cut through locks.
#Was that tool called a sonic lance on screen?  I thought the term was invented for Attack of the Cybermen.
#Robot was earlier, not later.  (Attack of the Cybermen was the previous referent.)
—Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 04:20, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sonic lance 

message: should we add the dalek tommy guns to this article?--Lerdthenerd 20:12, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  dalek tommy guns? 

message: void ship redirects here but there is no mention of it.
Also, didn't the Sixth Doctor also use that umbrella? 67.5.157.76 00:46, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The void ship can be found at List of Doctor Who vehicles.  Someone with more time than me needs to sort out the links and redirects. Gwinva 11:42, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  void ship 

message: this item appears in Blink (Doctor Who) should we add it to this article.--Lerdthenerd 19:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  timey wimey device

message: I think, from context, it seems very likely the Doctor's kidding and this does not exist. Daibhid C 22:42, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vorpal penknife

message: I've just redone a number of entries to bring them fully into present tense, as is generally preferred in describing fiction in Wikipedia. Some entries are currently past tense, some present tense, and some are both.  Before I do much more work making it consistent, I just want to make sure nobody is wildly opposed to my doing so.  Thanks!  Also, I'd like to remind people that we don't capitalize "the" in "the Master" and "the Doctor", except at the beginning of the sentence.  Oh, and if I fail to use a British spelling, please feel free to fix it.  Thanks again!  -- Karen | Talk | contribs 03:07, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tense and capitalisation 

message: Should this really be here, given that it's not a real device, was invented by Martha as a diversion and certainly didn't do what she said it would do?
:Ah, but we saw it. It physically existed, even if its function was to deceive rather than to kill. This should probably be made clearer in the entry, but as an object that played an important role in a key episode, it should be listed IMO. -- Karen | Talk | contribs 17:26, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anti-regeneration gun 

message: Just to let people know that the above image, used in this article, has been nominated for deletion.  Anyone wishing to offer their opinions can see the discussion here. --Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 16:06, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image:Past_Doctors.jpg  

message: I'm not sure whether the sonic lipstick is canon. IMO, it is daft and I know this is irelevant, but surely this supports the "not canon" argument. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whoviangeekdude (talk • contribs) 
:I'm not quite sure what you're asking.  Is it to do with some change you want to make to this article? --Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 14:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can see The Sarah Jane Adventures, and therefore the sonic lipstick is canon, but I agree about the sonic lipstick probably shouldn't be listed here (It has never appeared in Doctor Who), but it's not much of a strech to keep it here for now. Black Dalek 18:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed it for the time being.  There ought to be sufficient space in the SJA articles to cover it without making any of them too long. --Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 19:15, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: IRC, it made a brief appearance in 'Journey's End (Doctor Who)' When Sarah Jane escaped from the Reality Bomb testing room on the crucible.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Old Marcus (talk • contribs) 21:42, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  sonic lipstick- canon? 

message: Should this article really include bananas? - I don't think it is neccesary.  StuartDD ( t   •   c ) 12:08, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Bananas were referenced in The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances, and The Girl in the Fireplace. It is of about as much significance as the satsuma references in Christmas Invasion and Attack of the Graske, that is to say, not much.--Jeffro77 (talk) 08:48, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bananas!!!! - Really? 

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replies: text: Rationale provided for this image. If someone else wants to check the other images on this page to see if they've got appropriate rationales, that would be great. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 22:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Doctors severed hand.jpg

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replies: text: I've done this one too, but I'd really rather not do all the rationales (hint, hint). —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:43, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hint taken.  I've done five, and my computer wants to crash now. Hope you don't mind: I cribbed my FURs from yours! --Karen | Talk | contribs 06:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Dalek human guns.jpg

message: Is someone going to recreate that entry here then? The original page has gone away. --68.81.70.65 (talk) 13:18, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as we know, the Shadow Proclamation is not an "item." It may be a decree, a treaty, an agreement, a group, a galactic legal authority or some combination thereof, but we don't know if it's an actual object (i.e. on a piece of paper on some planet somewhere). --Karen | Talk | contribs 04:49, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shadow Proclamation 

message: I recall a reference to a device named a Pocket Franestan in relation to The Doctor but I don't have a reference or context for it. Wondering if anyone has heard of it?  The Pocket Franestan was described as a device that could be used to extricate oneself from any difficult situation, much like the Sonic Screwdriver. Daveymg (talk) 08:15, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pocket Franestan 

message: The result was merge into List of Doctor Who items -- GracieLizzie (talk) 15:28, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely agree. Perfect for this list, not for a separate article. Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Support. No business being in a standalone article. Radagast (talk) 14:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

text: No contest, Merge! No wait, that my arctile. Wait a while, maybe some info will come in. Jughead.z(1) (talk) 01:26, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Merge. An artifact which features in only one episode is no sonic screwdriver. --FOo (talk) 06:43, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Progenation Machine  

message: The entries for the Great Key, the Rod of Rassilon, and the De-mat gun are very confusing. If there a way to make this more clear? Asta2500 (talk) 03:28, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great Key / Rod of Rassilon  

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replies: text: —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 06:02, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Past doctors.jpg

message: This is most likely me being a pedant but were they really inferior? Remember that the Daleks had their armour casing while the Dalek Humans were completely unarmoured, so calling them inferior is like calling one AK-47 inferior to another as one is trying to destroy a tank while the other is being used against a human.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Old Marcus (talk • contribs) 21:30, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dalek-enhanced Thompson Submachine Guns 

message: who deleted it? I made that article thank you! Andy5421 (talk) 22:47, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't delete it, I moved it (to 'President's gauntlet'). Nowhere is it called "Glove of Rassilon". Even if the president is literally Rassilon, it still doesn't mean that everything Rassilon might happen to use is automatically the [Object] of Rassilon. If you can think of a better name that is supported by some source, go ahead. In the script, it is cited as "his gauntlet" in reference to "the President", not "Rassilon", and is never called "Glove of Rassilon".--Jeffro77 (talk) 01:07, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Glove of Rassilon

message: What about the Fault Detector? That was maybe the first item ever used. It was on the wall of the TARDIS, and showed a number telling where the problem was.Mzk1 (talk) 21:12, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Doctor and perhaps first item, after the TARDIS 

message: added today. Any other info would be great. Andy5421 (talk) 21:36, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Record of Rassilon 

message: Its final appearance (to date) reveals something much more important than the fact it's indestructible. It reveals that it once again works, despite being disabled by the Doctor. Can the article explain how it works again instead of ignoring it? -109.64.199.102 (talk) 22:45, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: we don't know if the one Riversong uses is Jacks or not, wait and see--Lerdthenerd (talk) 10:17, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't need to wait and see. River Song's vortex manipulator was "fresh off the wrist of a handsome Time Agent". Jack hasn't been a Time Agent since before the events of The Empty Child.--Jeffro77 (talk) 11:59, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vortex Manipulator, Pt. 1 

message: in the main doctor who article his TARDIS is said to be modelled after a 1950 British police box(preface, 4th par.), whereas here it is said to be of the 60's.
can anyone tell which is correct?
Alenros (talk) 12:02, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: They were used during both time periods. --UserJDalek 04:42, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  chameleon circuit 

message: Removed the statement "In The God Complex, the Cloister bell is shown as the Doctor's deepest fear (due to the imminent destruction of the TARDIS implication)." While the cloister bell is heard when the doctor opens his door in the hotel, there is no evidence to suggest that the bell itself was his greatest fear, nor that the reasoning of it being his greatest fear "due to the imminent destruction of the TARDIS implication", is anything other than an assumption on the part of an editor. In fact, his statement upon opening the door of "Of course, who else?", implies that his greatest fear is a person. TDiNardo (talk) 09:22, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Searching for the Cloister Bell brings you here, but there doesn't seem to be an entry for it, at least under C where you'd expect it.  The article is displayed starting with C, and searching it for Cloister Bell turns up nothing.  I don't know enough about the item to create the entry, but somebody needs to.  JDZeff (talk) 21:10, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: cloister bell

message: In the Wikipedia article on the time vortex, it states that traveling through the time vortex is deadly unless one is in a vehicle like the TARDIS. When Captain Jack Harkness held on to the outside of the TARDIS as it traveled, he died though because he was immortal, he came back to life.
So, how are time agents and time lords (& humans since I believe Martha used one, too) able to survive travel through at time vortex using a vortex manipulator attached to their wrist? 69.125.134.86 (talk) 00:15, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vortex Manipulator, Pt. 2 

message: These should be added but when I add them they end up being deleted:
===Melody Malone: Private Detective in Old New York Town===
 
A book the Doctor read in The Angels Take Manhattan. It revealed what would happen to the Doctor and his companions in the episode, and was written by River Song later in the episode. The BBC made it into a purchasable ebook called The  Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery, but the book does not contain the chapter revealing Amy Pond's departure and the titles for each chapter, and is a prequel the the episode instead of a modified version to it.
===Summer Falls===
It is a book written by Amelia Williams. It was read by Clara Oswald in The Bells of Saint John. The BBC made the same book a  purchasable ebook. . 
The Journal of Impossible Things is in this list why not the two most resent be added?
:IMO, these are more pertinent to merchandise than to Doctor Who items. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 19:54, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Its just there are two versions of each, the one screen and off screen, and they are different from the books sold by BBC. The first was a central theme in The Angels Take Manhattan and has a different title and chapters then the one sold.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.53.17.136 (talk) 21:39, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Books 

message: It is a book written by Amelia Williams. It was read by Clara Oswald in The Bells of Saint John. The BBC made the same book a  purchasable ebook. . 
The Journal of Impossible Things is in this list why not the two most resent be added?
:IMO, these are more pertinent to merchandise than to Doctor Who items. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 19:54, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Its just there are two versions of each, the one screen and off screen, and they are different from the books sold by BBC. The first was a central theme in The Angels Take Manhattan and has a different title and chapters then the one sold.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.53.17.136 (talk) 21:39, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Summer Falls

message: The celery worn by Peter Davison was artificial, but wasn’t plastic; it was made of fabric and foam, and sewn and folded to look like celery. This I believe is what was sold at auction, not a plastic stick, as mentioned in the article. Jock123 (talk) 10:52, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plastic celery? 

message: Surely needs an entry? --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 09:30, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confession dial 

message: This article has a number of problems: it is too often written from an WP:INUNIVERSE perspective; it rarely meets WP:RS criteria of inline citations to reliable, independent, secondary sources; and the whole things appears to fall foul of WP:INDISCRIMINATE. What about cutting it down to focus on the important material? I suggest as a rule of thumb that items that only appear in one story and have no secondary source coverage should go. Bondegezou (talk) 10:07, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: In the absence of feedback either way, I'll start trimming. Bondegezou (talk) 08:58, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bold proposal to trim 

message: "Trilogic game" redirects here, even though there's no mention of it anywhere in the article. Presumably there are a lot of other redirects that need sorting as well, although I'm not experienced enough with Wikipedia to feel confident sorting it out myself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.74.217 (talk) 12:59, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fixed that one, changing it to re-direct to The Celestial Toymaker. Re-directs are a bit fiddly if you're newer to Wikipedia! If you see any others, feel free to add them here and I'll try to tidy them up. Re-directs to relevant stories seem more appropriate. Bondegezou (talk) 13:18, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: There are others. "Transmat" is linked to from "Bad Wolf", for example. You may be able to rectify this using the "What links here" link in the margin. 89.241.141.180 (talk) 07:03, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: "Gravity Globe" is linked to this page from the "The Time of Angels" page, too. Chronque (talk) 20:33, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the link, as far as I can see the gravity globe was only mentioned in one two-part episode, which is likely why it was removed from this page. Pastychomper (talk) 16:02, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirects