{{use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox website | name = Gallifrey Base | logo = Gallifrey Base logo.gif | logo_size = 200px | screenshot = | caption = | url = {{URL|gallifreybase.com}} | alexa = | commercial = No | type = Fan discussion forum | language = English | registration = Required | owner = Steven Hill and Robert Warnock | author = Steven Hill and<br/>Jennifer Kelley | launch_date = 13 June 2009 | current_status = Active | revenue = | content_license = }}
'''Gallifrey Base''' is an Internet forum dedicated to discussion of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It has been described as "one of the largest ''Doctor Who'' fan forums".<ref name="sun-times">{{cite news |title=Sci-fi fans: 'They brought sexy back to "Dr. Who"!' |first=Misha |last=Davenport |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 16, 2010 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2163500,doctor-who-matt-smith-chicago-comic-expo-041610.article |accessdate=April 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418025237/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2163500,doctor-who-matt-smith-chicago-comic-expo-041610.article|archive-date=April 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |date=December 24, 2013 |title=How Fanzines Helped Put ''Doctor Who'' Fans in Charge of ''Doctor Who'' |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/how-fanzines-helped-put-em-doctor-who-em-fans-in-charge-of-em-doctor-who-em/282631/ |newspaper=The Atlantic |accessdate=December 25, 2013 }}</ref>
Gallifrey Base was founded as the successor to the forums associated with the ''Doctor Who'' fan site Outpost Gallifrey.<ref name="successor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/links.php |title=Website Links |first=Shaun |last=Lyon |work=Outpost Gallifrey |accessdate=April 20, 2010}}<br/>{{cite news |title=BBC provides new one-stop shop for science-fiction fans |first=Andrew |last=John |newspaper=Digital Journal |date=April 10, 2010 |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/290337 |accessdate=April 20, 2010 }}</ref> That site's owner, Shaun Lyon, had decided to close the site and its popular forum. Steven Hill, who had worked as chief administrator for the Outpost Gallifrey forum, decided to create his own site, and many of the staff and readers of the Outpost Gallifrey forums moved to Gallifrey Base. The site is affiliated with the Chicago TARDIS convention.
Like its predecessor, Gallifrey Base is regularly used by the media as a source for opinions and reactions about ''Doctor Who'' news from fans and professionals who work on the show.<ref name="sun-times" />
Several ''Doctor Who'' information blogs are affiliated with Gallifrey Base. Although they are not officially part of the site, they share some staff and bear a common trade dress. The Doctor Who News Page, which was formerly affiliated with Outpost Gallifrey before its closure, provides news about ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off series (and has been cited as a source by websites such as TV Squad and io9).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/29/doctor-who-next-season-spoilers/ |title=Doctor Who next season spoilers |author=Trechak, Brad |date=August 29, 2009 |work=TV Squad |publisher=Weblogs, Inc. |accessdate=April 20, 2010}}<br/>{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/5505083/news-that-might-get-you-excited-for-thor-plus-losts-spoiler-threat-level-goes-to-red |title=News That Might Get You Excited For Thor. Plus Lost's Spoiler Threat Level Goes To Red! |author=Anders, Charlie Jane |author-link=Charlie Anders |date=March 30, 2010 |work=io9 |publisher=Gawker Media |accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> The Doctor Who News Page is produced by a team of reporters and editors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html |title=About Us |date=March 27, 2010 |work=Doctor Who News Page |accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref> '''This Week in Doctor Who''' is a compendium of ''Doctor Who'' and ''Doctor Who''-related broadcasts worldwide, compiled by Benjamin F Elliott from 1998 until 2011, and now continued by the news page staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thisweekindoctorwho.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html |title=About Us |author=Elliott, Benjamin F |work=This Week in Doctor Who |date=April 5, 2010 |accessdate=April 20, 2010 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708070631/http://thisweekindoctorwho.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Doctor Who in the Media''' gathers links to news stories and other ''Doctor Who''-related media coverage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doctorwhointhemedia.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html |title=About Us |work=Doctor Who in the Media |publisher= |accessdate=April 20, 2010}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://gallifreybase.com Gallifrey Base] *[https://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/ Doctor Who News Page] *[https://thisweekindoctorwho.blogspot.com/ This Week in Doctor Who] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209102710/http://thisweekindoctorwho.blogspot.com/ |date=9 February 2010 }} *[https://doctorwhointhemedia.blogspot.com/ Doctor Who in the Media] *[http://www.chicagotardis.com/ Chicago TARDIS]
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