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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on October 11, 2022.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that William Hartnell was the only original Doctor Who cast member who remained by the end of the second season?

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No consensus, 3 May 2024, to Doctor Who season 2 (1964–1965), see discussion.
No consensus, 2 July 2024, to Doctor Who season 2 (1964–1965), see discussion.

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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William Hartnell

... that by the end of the second season of Doctor Who, producer Verity Lambert was the only remaining production member from the team who created the series? Source: Howe & Walker 1998, p. 98
- ALT1: ... that William Hartnell (pictured) was the only original Doctor Who cast member who remained by the end of the second season? Source: Howe & Walker 1998, p. 98
- ALT2: ... that the second season of Doctor Who saw the departure of three of the four main cast members? Source: Howe & Walker 1998, p. 98
  - ALT2.5: ... that the second season of Doctor Who saw the departure of three of the four main cast members, leaving only William Hartnell (pictured)?
- ALT3: ... that only two of the 39 episodes in the second season of Doctor Who are missing? Source: Ainsworth 2016, p. 27
- Reviewed: Hands On (song)
- Comment: Image for ALT1 and ALT2.5 only.

5x expanded by Rhain (talk). Self-nominated at 10:03, 13 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

ALT2.5b: ... that the second season of Doctor Who saw the departure of three of the four original cast members, leaving only William Hartnell (pictured)? - it's a one-word change, but more "hooky", I feel. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 09:43, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Overall: Brilliantly researched and well written. 2.5b is certainly more hooky. No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:05, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hatnote

I have made the following change to the hatnote, and wish to fully explain my reason for doing so beyond the space available for edit summaries.

OLD: "This article is about the 1964–65 season. For the 2006 series, see Doctor Who series 2. For the 2025 series marketed as "season 2", see Doctor Who series 15."

NEW: "This article is about the 1964–65 season. For the 2025 series marketed as "season 2", see Doctor Who series 15. For the 2006 series, see Doctor Who series 2."

My reason for this change is that I put myself in the mind of someone who knows nothing about Wikipedia, and searched the internet for "Doctor Who Season 2". I followed the link to this page and saw it wasn't the one I was looking for, but there was a note at the top of the page so I clicked the alternative link and- hang on, this isn't what I'm looking for either. And there's no further way forward from the note here. So I had to go back and finish reading the note.

Putting my Wikieditor hat back on again, I can see why the note reads as it does; it existed long before second RTD series to aid those who got lost between the original series and the 2005 reboot. But I think the order should be changed to be more natural. By this I mean, I think the structure should be:

"This is season 2; you have have been looking for the other season 2; alternatively, you could be looking for the similarly named series 2."

This keeps the similar "season 2"s together, rather than separating them, and would therefore I think be more useful to the people who need the hatnote.

I'll note also that I'm not keen on the clunky wording around the 2025 season 2, but as there is ongoing discussion around what to call the 2025 season, I decided to leave it alone for the time being. JustAnotherCompanion (talk) 10:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]