Talk:Dr. Helen Magnus

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Color scheme
One thing, while the backround color of the wiki is black, therefor needing white text, the info boxes are white, so they need BLACK text. If anyone, like possibly an admin, could change this, it would help.Papayaking (talk) (Contribs) 03:13, October 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * Problem is, there doesn't seem to be a color scheme for the wiki yet, at least my browser uses the random white version I picked for cases where wikis don't specify a preferred scheme. Maybe the black one is your random one, Papayaking?
 * Be that as it may, it would be good if a certain color scheme would be picked so that these kind of problems can be fixed for all users. -- SaganamiFan (talk) (Contribs) 02:09, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes, it's my color scheme, nvm.Papayaking (talk) (Contribs) 01:03, October 19, 2009 (UTC)

Exobiology
Having seen only the webisodes which, I believe, were mashed into one episode on SciFi, Helen says she is a doctor of xenobiology, implying that is the XB on her business card. Was this changed for the show or is it a typo in the article? Exobiology is a subset of astronomy.

Corrected grammar and spelling. While I am relatively new to Wiki-dom, I'd be happy to do this for all articles as well as edit for quality of writing if desired, as I'm an editor by trade. --Cerisa (talk) (Contribs) 20:47, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

Xenobiology comes from the Greek words xeno, meaning "stranger"; bio, meaning "life"; and -logy, which we usually translate as "study of". Thus, xenobiology is "the study of strange life" or, the study of abnormals. This, at least, is the conclusion I draw from the evidence presented by the show. Darthelmo (talk) (Contribs) 03:08, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Isaac Newton
"Magnus personally knew many great figures of history, including Isaac Newton". Isaac Newton? What is that really supposed to say?

128.208.132.193 22:13, December 7, 2009 (UTC)DEM

conjecture and misinformation
This paragraph is riddled with conjecture: "After she had been denied a position as a medical doctor, she asked Gregory to introduce her to the secrets she believed he was hiding from her beneath his mansion. He hesitantly agreed, and thus she learned of the Abnormals. Gregory also used his influence and standing in society to allow Helen the chance to study at Oxford. While this was the chance of lifetime Helen was essentially isolated has she was the only female student at the school and would be looked down at by the other students."

Though the TV series hasn't said much about how she went to school, only that she was auditing classes at Oxford with the other members of the Five (so she would be unable to receive a degree) and that she received her diploma from Oxford in 1931 (the shows title sequence). In the webisodes it is mentioned that she is denied entry into a doctorate program (most likely Kings College, the only institution at the time which allowed women to study medicine). It is also said she was denied more because of her father's standing (his experimental work with abnormals, which other doctors seemed to be afraid of) than due to her own skills and knowledge. Though many of the happenings in the webisodes were changed, I have always assumed this section remains canon, as there has been no other evidence to refute it. Since I don't know who posted the above paragraph, I do not want to change it outright and step on toes. However I would appreciate some discussion and consensus. Based on the TV series, the paragraph is pure conjecture. Based on the webisdodes it is untrue. Any thoughts? --Celticdenefew (talk) (Contribs) 00:43, January 5, 2010 (UTC)celticdenefew


 * I agree, most of our articles have to be checked cause right now a lot of IPs just add information without mentioning any sources or even bothering to take any care of proper grammar and spelling, and a lot of it seems to be just speculation... maybe we should adopt a referencing system like the one on Memory Alpha, where the source of every information is given right after the information, instead of a seperate references section. -- SaganamiFan (talk) (Contribs) 17:06, January 5, 2010 (UTC)

I checked out the Memory Alpha wiki you mentioned. Honestly, I think having the source directly after information added takes away from the ease of reading the article, especially as not everyone is interested in where the information came from. I do prefer the referencing system we have. Maybe we could encourage more referencing in the articles however, to promote more facts and lessen conjecture. One thing about Memory Alpha I did appreciate was the clear statement of policies regarding additions. I have not noticed a page like that here. I probably should have checked into that when I joined. If we don't have one, I think we should. With referencing policies, links to proper wiki formatting and expectations of additions. Thanks for bringing MA to my attention Sam. I've never been involved in a wiki before and checking out one that's so involved has helped me figure out expectations for this one. Also, does this mean I (or someone who knows the facts) can change that paragraph? :) I really don't like stepping on toes, fixing grammar and spelling is one thing, deleting someones hard work is another. --Celticdenefew (talk) (Contribs) 02:14, January 7, 2010 (UTC)Celticdenefew

Protection
I semi-protected this one for a month, cause uninformed IPs constantly revert Magnus' age back to before her time travel. -- SaganamiFan (talk) (Contribs) 15:44, January 25, 2012 (UTC)

Main picture
I think we should have a picture of Helen from season 4 for the main picture. I have uploaded one from season 4 episode 1. I am going to replace the old picture with the new one from season 4. --TyphussJediVader (talk) (Contribs) 15:18, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

I think we should have a picture of Helen from season 4, last episode Sanctuary For None for the main picture. I have uploaded one from season 4 episode 13. I am going to replace the old picture with the new one from season 4.TyphussJediVader (talk) (Contribs) 19:35, September 23, 2013 (UTC)

I have uploaded a new image for this page.--TyphussJediVader (talk) (Contribs) 18:11, March 14, 2014 (UTC)

Age
She was born in 1850 she lived until 2011, that makes her 161. She time traveled from 2011 to 1898 then she lived again until 2011, that is another 113 years, which makes her 274. Simpler version: 161 + 113 = 274.

--Revan&#39;s Exile (talk) (Contribs) 16:49, April 2, 2016 (UTC)