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Outpost Gallifrey
Outpost Gallifrey front page on 23 August 2006
URL http://www.gallifreyone.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Fan site
Registration Free
Owner Shaun Lyon
Created by Shaun Lyon

Outpost Gallifrey was a popular fan website for the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. It was active as a complete fan site from 1995 until 2007, though now it exists as a portal to the still-active parts of the site, including its news page and forums (rebranded but still part of the original site architecture). It still exists as a heavily travelled fan site and is still updated to a certain extent.

Contents

Main site

Launched on December 11, 1995, the site was created and administered by Shaun Lyon. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The site was based in the United States, and associated with the annual Los Angeles Doctor Who convention Gallifrey One. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science In March 2006, the Los Angeles Times referred to Outpost Gallifrey as "the premier Doctor Who website" in America. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed [1] In November 2006, an interviewer for bbc.co.uk recommended Outpost Gallifrey as a "terrific fan site", along with the BBC's official Doctor Who website. [2] The site's news page was known in the Doctor Who fan community for being a generally reliable source of news for the programme. The long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who has developed a large fan base over the years Its front page claimed that the website received over 25,000 readers every day, rising to up to 50,000 at times of peak interest in the show such as a series premiere or finale.

The site had numerous sections such as an episode guide (giving cast and crew details and story outlines), feature articles and a reviews section. Reader and member submissions were accepted by Lyon.

On October 9, 2006, Lyon announced that he would no longer be updating the news pages due to the fact that his "heart was no longer in [the constant news collection and editing] anymore. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " The initial plan was that most of the website would be archived, with only the forum and pages related to the annual Gallifrey One convention continuing to be updated regularly. However, on November 2, 2006, Lyon announced that the site's news page would be returning in a new form, with Lyon as editor-in-chief and a committee of reporters from the US, UK and beyond. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3] The news page was relaunched on 1 December, along with the newly-incorporated Web Guide to Doctor Who, a manually maintained listing of Doctor Who websites. Previously this web guide had been a separate site, edited by Paul Harman over ten years.

On January 21, 2007, the website became affiliated with the popular Doctor Who podcast Doctor Who: Podshock. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Doctor Who Podshock (commonly referred to as Podshock, but officially titled Outpost Gallifrey Presents… Doctor Who Podshock)

On August 27, 2007, Lyon announced that "Outpost Gallifrey as you know it has come to an end. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " The active parts of the site would be split into four separate websites, with the rest of the site to be archived. Specifically, the Outpost Gallifrey News Page would be relaunched as the Doctor Who News Page (at www. doctorwhonews. com); the Outpost Gallifrey forum would become the Doctor Who Forum (at www. doctorwhoforum. com); the address www. gallifreyone. com would be retained for the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles; and the Web Guide to Doctor Who would continue at www. doctorwhowebguide. com. However, it was not until December 1, 2007 that those changes came about, when the front page became a single links page to the various new sites, and Outpost Gallifrey was formally closed as a one-stop site. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It exists now as a portal to the subsites.

Discussion forum

The site's discussion forum had over 33,000 registered members, and the site's chat room was extremely popular. The forum had close contacts with the production team and writers associated with the series, several of whom had been known to post on the forums. In April 2005, when the news of Christopher Eccleston's departure from Doctor Who broke, discussion on the forum became so heated that Lyon shut the section down for two days; the closure was reported in The Daily Mirror. Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 [4] The British news media frequently used the site to garner examples of fan reactions to Doctor Who. [5]

Current Doctor Who lead actor David Tennant admitted in a 2005 interview with Doctor Who Magazine that he had visited the Outpost Gallifrey forum shortly after his casting had been announced, to gauge fan reaction. David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a Magazine devoted to the long-running British Science fiction television "Well, when it was announced, I admit, I did go on Outpost Gallifrey to have a quick look, because I just couldn't help myself, and everyone was encouraging me to go on and see what the fans were saying about me," he told the magazine. [6]

Gareth Roberts, one of the writers of Doctor Who, complimented the persistence of fans on the website's forum who were able to track down the locations where the series was being shot. Gareth John Pritchard Roberts (born 1968 is a British Television Screenwriter and Novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction "These people should be working for MI5, they're wasted on Outpost Gallifrey," Roberts said in a December 2006 interview with Doctor Who Magazine. "To be able to comb that amount of media and make contacts and find this stuff out. . . they should be hunting Al-Qaeda, not stalking Nick Briggs in a van in the middle of nowhere. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer predominantly associated with the BBC Science fiction Television series Doctor Who "[7]

On January 12, 2007, the MediaGuardian.co.uk website's "Media Monkey" diary column reported that Doctor Who fans from the Outpost Gallifrey forum were attempting to organise mass downloads of the song "Love Don't Roam" from the programme's soundtrack, which was available as a single release on the UK iTunes store. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Doctor Who Original Television Soundtrack is a Soundtrack album released on 4 December 2006, containing incidental music composed by iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc This was in order to attempt to exploit the new UK singles chart download rules, and get the song featured in the Top 40 releases. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. [8] The attempt failed, with the song not even making the Top 100.

The forum's popularity and reputation for debate over Doctor Who-related matters had even been acknowledged in the programme itself. In 2004, when the first photographs of the new series' TARDIS prop were revealed, there was a vigorous discussion of the box's dimensions on the Outpost Gallifrey Doctor Who discussion forum, in which some fans complained that the prop's windows were too big. In the episode "Blink" one character tells another that the TARDIS is not a real police box and mentions that the windows are the wrong size as evidence. " Blink " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. A police box was in 20th century Britain, a special type of Telephone kiosk or Callbox for use by members of the Police, or for Episode writer Steven Moffat confirmed that this line was an in-joke aimed at the Outpost Gallifrey forum. Steven Moffat (born 1961 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish Comedy / Drama writer who has contributed to Television series An in-joke (also known as an in joke or inside joke) is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a social [9]

References

  1. ^ Beale, Lewis. "Dr. Who Poised to Leap Through Time Again", Los Angeles Times, 2006-03-19. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Retrieved on 2006-04-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.  
  2. ^ Barber, Martin (2006-11-01). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Doctor Who: Ongoing adventures for Elisabeth Sladen (RealPlayer video interview). RealPlayer (briefly known also as RealOne Player) is a proprietary Cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved on 2006-11-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi  “For more on Doctor Who, log on to the programme's official website, bbc. co. uk/doctorwho, or try the terrific fan site at www. gallifreyone. com. ”
  3. ^ Lyon, Shaun (2006-11-02). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 November 2: Back by popular demand. Outpost Gallifrey. Retrieved on 2006-11-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
  4. ^ Robertson, Cameron. "DR WHO-HA: Eccleston row forces fans' website to shut", The Daily Mirror, 2005-04-02. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Retrieved on 2006-04-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.  
  5. ^ Williams, Tryst. "Time Lord trounces Potter in ratings", The Western Mail, 2006-04-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2006-04-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer  
  6. ^ Hickman, Clayton (2005-08-17). Clayton Hickman is a British writer Magazine editor and designer Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli "Perfect Ten". Doctor Who Magazine (359): 18. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a Magazine devoted to the long-running British Science fiction television Panini Comics. Panini Comics is an Italian Comic book publisher (a division of Panini Group which also makes collectible stickers — see Panini (stickers) that publishes  
  7. ^ Duis, Rex (2007-01-03 (cover date)). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. "Script Doctors: Gareth Roberts". Doctor Who Magazine (377): 15. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a Magazine devoted to the long-running British Science fiction television  
  8. ^ Who's in the pop charts? (Requires free registration). Guardian Unlimited (2007-01-12). guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-01-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  9. ^ Moffat, Steven (2007-06-12). Steven Moffat (born 1961 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish Comedy / Drama writer who has contributed to Television series Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Re: Moffat hates fans? (free registration required). The Doctor Who Forum at Outpost Gallifrey. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.  “I put in the Windows gag SPECIFICALLY to make this forum laugh. It was for us lot here - the rest of the world didn't notice. ”

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