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== Pinball game ==
Hi! I can explain why I removed those categories, but it's a bit involved so I'll be sending you some links that you can read to get the full explanation.
Since ''Doctor Who'' doesn't have a canon, we don't try to define a canon here on this wiki. However, we do choose which stories to count for writing [[Tardis:In-universe perspective|in universe articles]]. We have certain guidelines for those articles over at [[Tardis:Valid sources]].
Basically, most (if not all) video games fail our guidelines. The pinball game, in particular, violates our guidelines because of this quote from the article: "The player decides before beginning a round of play which of the seven Doctors s/he wants to rescue." This means that gameplay will vary from user to user, so we don't have one specific narrative.
Therefore, this game being what we call "invalid", the regular categories don't go on the page. Please see another example of these categories being removed from another invalid game at [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Dimensions_(video_game)?diff=prev&oldid=1997631] where [[User:CzechOut]] explains in the edit summary that these categories do not apply.
One other thing, please be sure to sign your name on another user's page when you leave a message. In general, my policy is that I don't answer unsigned posts, but I make exceptions when the user is new. You sign a post by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after your comments. Thanks! [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:07, June 18, 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for becoming a member of the TARDIS crew! If you have any questions, see the Help pages, add a question to one of the Forums or ask on my talk page. Doug86 18:55, January 8, 2016 (UTC)

Pinball game

Hi! I can explain why I removed those categories, but it's a bit involved so I'll be sending you some links that you can read to get the full explanation.

Since Doctor Who doesn't have a canon, we don't try to define a canon here on this wiki. However, we do choose which stories to count for writing in universe articles. We have certain guidelines for those articles over at Tardis:Valid sources.

Basically, most (if not all) video games fail our guidelines. The pinball game, in particular, violates our guidelines because of this quote from the article: "The player decides before beginning a round of play which of the seven Doctors s/he wants to rescue." This means that gameplay will vary from user to user, so we don't have one specific narrative.

Therefore, this game being what we call "invalid", the regular categories don't go on the page. Please see another example of these categories being removed from another invalid game at [1] where User:CzechOut explains in the edit summary that these categories do not apply.

One other thing, please be sure to sign your name on another user's page when you leave a message. In general, my policy is that I don't answer unsigned posts, but I make exceptions when the user is new. You sign a post by typing ~~~~ after your comments. Thanks! Shambala108 23:07, June 18, 2016 (UTC)