Dear fandom

[dreamer_easy]

Time Lord is two words, as here. Two words. Both capitalised. I thank you.

Comments

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

I noticed this on the Wiki Who project last night. I was tempted to add myself to the list of contributors and correct them all...

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

But what about Timelordhood?

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Yes please!

[jvowles.livejournal.com]

I don't think THAT is the type of "hood" being referenced....

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

So, "Timelordians" is right out then?

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Of course it is! Otherwise the Face of Boe's four words couldn't be "take me, Time Lord".

[lordalius.livejournal.com]

Yes... Yes! This has bugged me forever, too. That, and people who insist on "Tardis" instead of "TARDIS".

[platypus]

But how do you feel about T.A.R.D.I.S. or T A R D I S? Both of which I have seen. Recently. Seriously.

[lordalius.livejournal.com]

Ouchy ouch ouch. It takes so long to type, with all the periods... ;)

[matthewwolff.livejournal.com]

Guilty.

[jhg.livejournal.com]

To be fair though, in the very first Dr Who book 'Dr Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks' - and all subsequent reprints - Dr Who's time machine is referred to as 'Tardis', and this is treated as a name (rather than an acronym).

So who's to say which is correct, eh?

[lordalius.livejournal.com]

Well... that's true enough, but there is an awful lot of opposing evidence on the other side of the discussion. :) Also, there are a few Target novels that refer to him as "Dr. Who" but that doesn't mean it's really his name.

Not that I'm losing sleep over any of this.

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Yes, but "Hello I'm Dr. Who" is *much* funnier. Especially for winding up the, ah, rather more serious fans...

[platypus]

No, see, when people say "Timelords," they're actually talking about the KLF circa 1988 ("Doctorin' the Tardis"). It's not about Gallifreyans at all.

[omarius.livejournal.com]

Also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. Furthermore known as The JAMs.
(All aboard all aboard woah [woo woo])

[alryssa.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU, YES. ARGH.

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

Sigh. My copy of "Walking to Babylon" that I ordered from Amazon has an estimated arrival date of April 11th-April 25th. That's a pretty broad estimate. "Fallen Gods" has the same estimate, and "Blue Box" won't get here until May 5-May 19th, but then, I ordered it with the three Torchwood books, and I bet they have to be imported.

Waiting sucks.

I wish I had found the blog _first_, and THEN ordered the books, 'cause I would have just got them straight from you, Kate. But it was digging around for them on Amazon that reminded me that I hadn't had any OrmanBlum news in a while and led me to search out this site... it will all work out in the end.

Or will it all end in a work out?

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

*groans* You've just reminded me: it's gym day.

YOU WILL OBEY.

[drox.livejournal.com]

Two words. Both capitalised.

Unless of course a Dalek is saying the two words, in which case EVERY LETTER IS CAPITALISED.

I thank you.

DALEKS DO NOT REQUIRE THANKS.