Interesting.  I like the way every now and then you get a hint of
other stories like DW meeting Queen Elizabeth and wondering in which
incarnation it was.  Interesting that there seems to be more comedy
creeping in whereas the comedian played it straight.
Have there been any alien visitors stories where they don't want to
colonise Earth?  Duh last weeks but half of the aliens did
Slightly OT has the actor who played Shakespeare been in anything
else?  My recption was too fuzzy to see his name properly.  I did
think Ewan MacGregor would have fitted the part but he might be too
famous now although he was in Emma
Barbara

Is this a set photo?  The lady on right unfortunately looks out of
place.
Barbara

I must admit I thought that until they took off their helmets.
Martha's mother sounds worse than Rose's though.
And at some stage the Emperor comes back.  Frustrating thing about
time-travel those little pepper pots just won't stay dead
Barbara
--- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, "B Chadwick"
<benghis_nz@...> wrote:
>
> I'd have to say I really enjoyed the Smith & Jones episode. A great
> start to season three (I thought it was better than Rose & New
Earth).
> Judoon looked alot like Sontarans didn't they, I mean uniform-wise.
> But allround a great story. I look forward to what is to come....
>

I'd have to say I really enjoyed the Smith & Jones episode. A great
start to season three (I thought it was better than Rose & New Earth).
Judoon looked alot like Sontarans didn't they, I mean uniform-wise.
But allround a great story. I look forward to what is to come....

Well, what do you think?
I watched until the Empress? arrived and because of my irrational
phobia regarding spiders on screen hastily changed channels and
watched during ad breaks being the couch lol.
There really is a torchwood conspiracy isn't there.  They have turned
from something ok to something corrupt.
The end was different.  I like the way the TARDIS took off like a sky
rocket instead of just dematerialising.  And bouncing off the motorway
like that, that was cool and there were shades of previous doctors -
second I think - in the way DW tried to repair the console with a
hammer.
Catherine was better than some of her characters in her show and that
was not how I expected to see Sarah Parish or so soon.  Unfortunately
the interview wasn't dated and I thought either later this series or
next for a guest appearance.
I think I need to watch it again
Barbara

Slightly OT but did I see a third generation troughton in the credits
for Robin Hood?  Is he Patrick's grandson?
Barbara
Anyway looking forward to the new series of DW and glad Catherine Tate
isn't around for long.

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the lack of news but I've been busy/slack, though I have
been removing spammers whenever they join.

Anyway, the new series starts this Sunday in NZ; normally I would
update the Group Photo on Friday, but so that the Group can "promote"
each new episode for at least a week, the photos will be changed on
Monday.  Each photo will be a still or promotional shot to coincide
with each new episode.

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and save lost stories!!!!
e.g. The tenth Planet Please!!!!
It is a once in a life time situation we so far have 84 signatures
please sign!

Hi and welcome to the boards.  Prime TV have not (as far as I'm aware)
made a formal announcement but I'm thinking round about July/August,
which is when it has started every other year.

Hi
I've just moved over to NZ from UK partway through Season 3 and just
wondred when it will be broadcast over here?
Thanx

Well with regards to this group, I've been deleting a lot of spam and
banning the members who have been responsible.

I was wondering if other members of the group like Paul had noticed
that there are numbers missing in their daily digests on other groups
since the middle of March or don't they worry?  I thought it might be
because the moderators had deleted spam but the one I looked in was
full of spam which shows that other groups are being hit with the same
spam.  I just wish it would go back to uni degrees or home loans
Barbara

I'm asking this again because we seem to have a new member but it is
propbably only the spammer and it might jog a lurker's memory.
I am looking for a copy of "The Day of the Daleks" which starred Jon
Pertwee as I was dubbing my copy onto another tape and I had an
accident with my master wiping out at least the first episode and
maybe the second.  Does anyone out there have a copy of the story on
tape that they could either lend me or dub off a copy for me.  I have
a big stack of tapes with episodes of Tom Baker's stories intermingled
with Joe 90 episodes that I would like to move but can't until I
do "The Day of the Daleks".
Would greatly appreicate any help the group can give
Barbara

I've popped in here for the first time in ages and read this
discussion with interest.

I belong to a number of moderated Yahoo Groups and I think having open
membership without moderation is a really bad idea. It's essential to
keep the spammers at bay otherwise you'll rapidly drive away your
existing 'legitimate' membership, which seems to have happened here. I
can recall a time some years ago when many of the 'movers & shakers'
in NZ Doctor Who fandom would frequent this site - and particularly
the Friday night chat rooms - but judging by the recent posts here
that no longer appears to be the case.

I also think that this group has suffered because NZ Doctor Who fans
are already very well served by the often lively discussion forums
available online at the NZ Doctor Who Fan Club website
(www.doctorwho.org.nz). While there's no rivalry or competiveness and
absolutely no reason why the NZDWFC and this group can't both enjoy
good patronage, my perception is that NZ DW fandom perhaps isn't large
or diverse enough to sustain multiple fan sites. Even the majority of
TSV's readership is now based overseas.

Nevertheless David's perserverence with keeping this group going as
long as he has in the face of low attendance and unmoderated spam
problems is commendable!

best wishes
Paul

--- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, kiwibushbaby
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I don't think it was only the spam that killed this group.  Until
> they came along there seemed to be very little contributions to this
> group and I know I am guilty pf that.  I never thought to add my
> thoughts of the reruns of "The first series".when they played
> recently.  Sometimes it seemed David and I were having a private
> convestation in public via the group instead of via email.
> I'm one of those silly broke people who prefers watching her tv
> recorded episodes of DW mainly because I can't afford to buy videos
> or even dvds and had hoped that someone in the group could help with
> a  video copy of a story but no-one in the group other than me seems
> to have any anymore.
> I am looking forward to the the next season but still wish Prime
> would play some of the old series at least up to Peter Davison
> Enough of my rant
> Barbara
>
> --- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, young_stan
> <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, "David French"
> > <dfrench_nz@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm uncertain as to what you expect me to do, Stan.
> > >
> > > I've asked for people to contribute to this place (reviews of
> DVDs, new
> > > episodes, CDs, books etc) but no one has done anything like that
> at
> > > all.  With no new or old episodes on in New Zealand at the
> moment,
> > > there is not a lot for us to talk about.
>
> > > This place is "dead" only because of lack of contributions from
> other
> > > members.  I can't force people to contribute, they have to want
> to
> > > themselves.
> > >
> > Being low volume is not a problem. Lots of group are low volume.
> > Having spammers able to post is the problem.
> > That is what killed this group. It was spammed to death.
> > The only way to stop this is to moderate.
> > If you are no longer able to moderate all new members. Then the
> group
> > will die. Sad but true.
> > This is no critisisim of you David. Its just a fact of life these
> days.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Stan.
> >
>

I don't think it was only the spam that killed this group.  Until
they came along there seemed to be very little contributions to this
group and I know I am guilty pf that.  I never thought to add my
thoughts of the reruns of "The first series".when they played
recently.  Sometimes it seemed David and I were having a private
convestation in public via the group instead of via email.
I'm one of those silly broke people who prefers watching her tv
recorded episodes of DW mainly because I can't afford to buy videos
or even dvds and had hoped that someone in the group could help with
a  video copy of a story but no-one in the group other than me seems
to have any anymore.
I am looking forward to the the next season but still wish Prime
would play some of the old series at least up to Peter Davison
Enough of my rant
Barbara

--- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, young_stan
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> --- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, "David French"
> <dfrench_nz@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm uncertain as to what you expect me to do, Stan.
> >
> > I've asked for people to contribute to this place (reviews of
DVDs, new
> > episodes, CDs, books etc) but no one has done anything like that
at
> > all.  With no new or old episodes on in New Zealand at the
moment,
> > there is not a lot for us to talk about.

> > This place is "dead" only because of lack of contributions from
other
> > members.  I can't force people to contribute, they have to want
to
> > themselves.
> >
> Being low volume is not a problem. Lots of group are low volume.
> Having spammers able to post is the problem.
> That is what killed this group. It was spammed to death.
> The only way to stop this is to moderate.
> If you are no longer able to moderate all new members. Then the
group
> will die. Sad but true.
> This is no critisisim of you David. Its just a fact of life these
days.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Stan.
>

--- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, "David French"
<dfrench_nz@...> wrote:
>
> I'm uncertain as to what you expect me to do, Stan.
>
> I've asked for people to contribute to this place (reviews of DVDs, new
> episodes, CDs, books etc) but no one has done anything like that at
> all.  With no new or old episodes on in New Zealand at the moment,
> there is not a lot for us to talk about.
>
> It should not be just up to me to get the ball rolling.  It was when I
> first started this place back in 2000, but not anymore.
>
> As for the spammers, I don't know what you expect me to do about them
> either.  Unlike seven years ago I can't moderate this place all
> day/every day.  Back then I was a University student and used the
> Internet regularly; today I have a full time job and can only really
> check this place from time to time.  It doesn't help that no one
> bothers to email me and point out that the board is being spammed.
>
> This place is "dead" only because of lack of contributions from other
> members.  I can't force people to contribute, they have to want to
> themselves.
>
Being low volume is not a problem. Lots of group are low volume.
Having spammers able to post is the problem.
That is what killed this group. It was spammed to death.
The only way to stop this is to moderate.
If you are no longer able to moderate all new members. Then the group
will die. Sad but true.
This is no critisisim of you David. Its just a fact of life these days.

Cheers,

Stan.

I'm uncertain as to what you expect me to do, Stan.

I've asked for people to contribute to this place (reviews of DVDs, new
episodes, CDs, books etc) but no one has done anything like that at
all.  With no new or old episodes on in New Zealand at the moment,
there is not a lot for us to talk about.

It should not be just up to me to get the ball rolling.  It was when I
first started this place back in 2000, but not anymore.

As for the spammers, I don't know what you expect me to do about them
either.  Unlike seven years ago I can't moderate this place all
day/every day.  Back then I was a University student and used the
Internet regularly; today I have a full time job and can only really
check this place from time to time.  It doesn't help that no one
bothers to email me and point out that the board is being spammed.

This place is "dead" only because of lack of contributions from other
members.  I can't force people to contribute, they have to want to
themselves.

As this group is now overrun by spammers, and as good as dead.
I have started anew yahoo group.
DrWhoNZ
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/DrWhoNZ/
This new group will have new members moderated.

If you want to discuss Dr Who, then you are welcome to cross over.
Everone else can stay here, and spam each other.

Cheers,
Stan.

just as a matter of interest without critisim how can you screen new
members to check they are not spammers.  My mother was having problems
trying to rejoin a group that she belonged to before she had email
problems and she is legit.
Sorry for sounding off
Barbara

I wasn't going to say anything.

But yes, I did spot that article and that is good to know that he is
still committed to the series.

Did anyone catch the new statement by David about his not leaving DW.
Didn't we discuss the statement that said he was recently and yes
david I know I need to check out some of the other DW websites to keep
a bit more up-to-date than I do
Barbara

--- In kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com, Mick <micknz@...> wrote:
> This list is a joke, seeya.
>

Just in case anyone was wondering, this message was filtered to the
Spam? section of this site but I had been sent an email saying that
Mick had revoked his membership.

nuala-alexander524@... wrote:
> hey these guys just fixed up my current house loan, consolidated all the old
ones, and im saving 450 bucks a month http://myownwaynow.info/blob


This list is a joke, seeya.

Mick has now revoked his membership, which in my mind is rather silly,
but in answer to his query...

I could set this place up so that I could pick and choose people, but
I've always found that be rather tiresome at times.  You have to try
and second-guess whether a person really wants to be a member or not,
and how do you do that?

I could try and cross-reference them with the list of members of the
NZDWFC, but then not all Kiwi fans are members of the NZDWFC.  It's
only recently that I've started to experience problems with spammers,
and it's not as if they're causing that much havoc.

In any event, I have this place set up to automatically send me an
email once a new member joins up anyway so if I do think they could be
a spammer I'm alerted to their presence.

Hi David
I noticed with another group that instead of the subject line being
something like "My rate was decreased" they are now using things like
John as here or Joseph or other names which seems legit.  I was
pointing them out to my mother and only really picked it up as I had
deleted a message, from an address, that was spam that showed up later
with  names in the subject line.
Hope the dalek bouncer starts working soon lol
Barbara

nuala-alexander524@... wrote:
> Just got my masters in Science and didnt even have to turn up to class...
> how good is that? Just phoned these    fellows 801 697-0461 and they got me
fully
> accredited at an overseas uni in less than a month! Very happy right now.

Seriously why don't you set this up so that all new user posts
automatically get moderated?  No more spam.

Just a word to point out that the spammer has been removed and their
messages have been deleted.

In answer to the earlier query regarding membership - people who join
are automatically verified; it's been like that from the start.  I
could change it, but I prefer it the way it is at the moment as it
would take a while before I could verify them and the waiting period
can be a bit frustrating at times.

Oh this is really cool not!  I posted two messages about the spammers
and they seem to have vanished into the ether.  Maybe the dalek I
wished the group had as a bouncer exterminated them
Barbara

I belong to a couple of "yahoo" mail lists Mike,  and have noticed that
'SPAMMERS' have started infiltrating the lists quite prolifically, don't
know if this is to do with Yahoo, but David my need to ban  this
particular email address quick like...


________________________________

	 From: kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mick
	 Sent: Wednesday, 31 January 2007 9:59
	 To: kiwifansofdoctorwho@yahoogroups.com
	 Subject: Re: [Kiwi Fans of Doctor Who]



	 domenique-mcnally860@...
<mailto:domenique-mcnally860%40fourgallondrum.info>  wrote:
	 > Took me just 2 weeks to get my accredited Masters in this
course. Already in
	 > line for an interview on monday to hopefully get a better
position within the

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domenique-mcnally860@... wrote:
> Took me just 2 weeks to get my accredited Masters in this  course. Already in
> line for an interview on monday to hopefully get a better position within the

Are people being automatically validated to this list now?