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BBC and FACT Shut Down Doctor Who Fansite

Posted by timothy on from the you're-gonna-need-a-bigger-tardis dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this report from Torrentfreak, excerpting: In just a few hours time the brand new season of Doctor Who will premiere, kicking off with the first episode 'Deep Breath'. There's been a huge build up in the media, but for fans who prefer to socialize and obtain news via a dedicated community, today brings bad news. Doctor Who Media (DWM) was a site created in 2010 and during the ensuing four and a half years it amassed around 25,000 dedicated members. A source close to the site told TF that since nothing like it existed officially, DWM's core focus was to provide a central location and community for everything in the 'Whoniverse,' from reconstructions of missing episodes to the latest episodes, and whatever lay between. But yesterday, following a visit by representatives from the BBC and Federation Against Copyright Theft, the site's operator took the decision to shut down the site for good.

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  1. Boo Who! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Boo Who!

  2. Don't worry by Chelloveck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry, I'm sure it will regenerate soon enough.

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  3. Daleks did it? by slickepott · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm.. Sounded something like this?

    EX-TER-MI-NATE!

  4. Re:Not sure about an older Doctor Who by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you trying to get slashdot taken down? Stop talking about Dr. Who! BBC doesn't want word of mouth advertising for their shows.

  5. Re:Not sure about an older Doctor Who by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not to mention the fantastic Dune/Star Trek crossover. The best scenes are where Nurse Chapel seduces Baron Harkonnen (and much hilarity ensues) and Paul Atreided and Captain Kirk compare whether the Weirding way or the monkey kick are more effective. Best catchphrase "dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a Bene Tleilax facedancer."

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  6. Re:Should have kept the domain name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And what are you going to do, you keyboard revolutionnaire? Fight? I bet you would crap your pants and plead to have mercy on you. You would probably offer sexual favours to them.

    We don't need to hear what happened to you, okay?