Talk:Planetary development levels

Would earth not be listed as a level 6 planet then. Although higher ups like the shadow proclamation may not know it, Toshiko Sato created a sonic modulator ie a sonic device, so earth is a level 6 planet. should this be noted. --LuisFernandoLopez 14:33, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Not unless it's stated in an in-universe source. --Tangerineduel 14:52, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

But a Level 6 planet is one on which sonic devices are created, and Toshiko did make one. It's kind of like the doctor wearing two different coloured suits; at no point does the doctor state "I wear blue and brown suits" but we know he does because we see it. --Torchwood 2 17:51, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Tosh could make one, but she's unique. So it's not a technology that's available on a planetary-wide basis. Or, to put it another way, while Da Vinci could sketch a design for a helicopter, you wouldn't say that renaissance Italy had helicopters. Monkey with a Gun 01:04, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Ah, but how would Torchwood and UNIT know about a sonic modulator unless they were able to make them. And of course they wouldn't spread them around, they're dangerous. --Torchwood 2 13:02, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Torchwood and UNIT collect alien artefacts, so they'd be the ones most likely to know about advanced technology, even if they don't know how it works. As well, Jack specifically said the blueprints were incorrect and Tosh is special because she could make it when no one else could.

In any case, we know Level 6 planets can produce sonic devices, but we don't know if they need any other advanced technology to fit in the category. -<Azes13 16:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)