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This is the list of prefixes on the [[Tardis:About|TARDIS Index File Wiki]]. Categories may overlap.:
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{{sc|T:PREFIX|T:LOP}}{{moss|We decided many years ago to prefer in-line citation over a more formalised footnote style. In most cases — particularly with in-universe articles — we cite a statement by giving a prefix followed by the name of a story or publication.  This page identifies what prefixes to use.


==Television==
As a rule of thumb, stories are identified by a prefix related to the '''medium of the story''', like [[TV]], [[COMIC]] or  [[AUDIO]].
*[[DW]] - [[Doctor Who]]
*[[TW]] - [[Torchwood]]
*[[SJA]] - [[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]


==Audio==
Non-narrative source prefixes are more about '''type''', like [[DOC]] and [[ICOM]].}}
===[[Big Finish Productions]]===
*[[BFA]] - [[Big Finish Productions]] audio stories
'''Prefixes''' are used to preface a source name, given as the [[T:SOURCES|origin]] of a given statement of fact in an article. In the example,
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Series]] audio stories
:The [[Tenth Doctor]] once ate a part of a [[chocolate]] [[Easter egg]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')
*[[BFD]] - ''[[I, Davros]]''
the ''prefix'' is [[TV]].
*[[DWU]] - [[Doctor Who Unbound]]
*[[BFDE]] - [[Dalek Empire (audio series)]]
*[[BFG]] - [[Gallifrey (audio series)]]


===Other===
Note that prefixes are a different and, in some ways, simpler system than [[Tardis:Disambiguation term|dab terms]] (the parentheticals you find in page titles). Most prefixes cover several dab terms.
*[[BBCR]] - [[BBC Radio]] audio stories
*[[BBV]] - [[Bill Baggs Video]]


==Prose==
==In-universe sources ==
===Novels===
Prefixes that are used on this site for the citation of stories are:
====Virgin Books====
{|class=wikitable
*[[MA]] - [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]
!Prefix
*[[NA]] - [[Virgin New Adventures]]
!When used
*[[BNA]] - [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]]
!Covers dab terms
*[[VD]] - [[Decalog]] anthology prose stories
|-
|[[TV]]
|stories originally broadcast on television (or in cinemas)
|"(TV story)", "(theatrical film)"
|-
|[[PROSE]]
|short stories, novels, novellas, novelisations, prose non-narrative fiction
|"(novel)", "(short story)", "(feature)", "(reference book)"
|-
|[[AUDIO]]
|sources original to the aural media. Useful to distinguish between different versions of what only appears to be the same thing. For instance, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' is not just an audiobook of ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'', but a wholly different telling of it. 
|"(audio story)"
|-
|[[COMIC]]
|sources told via sequential art, regardless of length
|"(comic story)"
|-
|[[HOMEVID]]
|all sources told via direct-to-video releases
|"(home video)"
|-
|[[GAME]]
|fiction contained within games that are [[T:VS|valid sources]], such as ''[[The Adventure Games]]''
|"(game)", "(video game)"
|-
|[[WC]]
|video fiction released over the Internet
|"(webcast)"
|-
|[[POEM]]
|written fiction written in verse, or otherwise identifying itself as a poem
|"(poem)"
|-
|[[GRAPHIC]]
|fiction taking the form of a non-narrative graphic source, such as a diagram or illustration
|"(illustration)"
|}
=== Invalid sources ===
Although invalid fiction can belong to various media, we find it easiest to use one catch-all prefix when citing invalid sources.


====BBC Books====
This helps make sure that no invalid sources are accidentally used by editors when writing an in-universe page in the main namespace: as their name implies, invalid sources can ''only'' be used as citations for in-universe pages that also bear the {{tlx|invalid}} tag, or, alternatively, in the "Behind the scenes" section of a normal in-universe page.
*[[PDA]] - [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
*[[EDA]] - [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
*[[NDA]] - [[BBC Ninth Doctor Adventures]]
*[[TDA]] - [[BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures]]
*[[TWN]] - Torchwood novels


====Other====
Consequently, while some dab terms, like "(stage play)", will always be linked to the [[NOTVALID]] prefix, it is possible to see [[The Final Script (comic story)|a comic story]] or even [[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|a TV story]] cited with [[NOTVALID]].
*[[TME]] - [[Target Missing Episodes]]
{|class=wikitable
*[[TC]] - [[Target Companions of Doctor Who]]
!Prefix
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] novels
!When used
!Covers dab terms
|-
|-
|[[NOTVALID]]  
|Use when citing an officially released story that is ''not'' considered a [[T:VS|valid source]].
|"(stage play)", misc.
|}


===Short prose fiction===
== Out-of-universe sources==
*[[TN]] - [[Telos Doctor Who Novella]]s
Confined mostly to reference sources, the following prefixes may be used in any "real world" article, or in the "behind the scenes" section of an in-universe article.  While the in-universe prefixes are ''strictly'' by medium, the out-of-universe ones emphasise ''type'' of material.
*[[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' prose stories
{|class=wikitable
*[[DWM]] - [[Doctor Who Magazine]] prose stories
!Prefix
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish - Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] prose anthologies
!When used
*[[DWA]] - [[Doctor Who Annual]] and [[Doctor Who Yearbook]] comics and prose stories
!Covers dab terms
*[[ST]] - Short Trip anthology prose stories
|-
|[[REF]]
|reference '''books''' seen as valid under [[T:OOU SRC]]
|"(reference book)"
|-
|[[DOC]]
|Any sort of documentary, regardless of medium. ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' and ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' episodes, DVD documentaries, [[Big Finish]] extras, [[Myth Makers]]' releases — they're all [[DOC]]
|"(documentary)", "(DWE episode)", "(CON episode)"
|-
|}


==Comics==
===Commentaries===
===Doctor Who Magazine===
Commentaries are especially tricky, thanks in large measure to the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s era, where some episodes have multiple commentaries.  It's important to use the correct prefix, because, for example, [[PCOM]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' is a wholly different thing to [[ICOM]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''.
*[[DWM]] - [[Doctor Who Magazine]] comics and prose stories
*[[DWMS]] - Doctor Who Magazine Special; comics and prose stories, these include the Holiday specials, Season specific and any other specials produced in relation to the Doctor Who Magazine.


===Doctor Who Classic Comics===
There is n associated dab term for commentary prefixes, because we do not give audio commentaries their own page; instead, we cover them in the "Behind the scenes" sections of the stories themselves.
*[[DWCC]] - Doctor Who Classic Comics
{|class=wikitable
*[[DWUS]] - Doctor Who Comics (United States reprint comics)
!Prefix
!When used
|-
|[[DCOM]]
|Short for "DVD commentary", this is for the vast majority of ''audio'' commentaries found on DVD/Blu-ray.
|-
|[[PCOM]]
|Short for "podcast commentary", this is for commentaries that were part of the official BBC podcasts during the RTD era
|-
|[[ICOM]]
|Short for "[[in-vision commentary]]". 
|-
|}


==Other Comics and Magazines==
[[Category:Help]]
*[[DWA]] - [[Doctor Who Annual]] and [[Doctor Who Yearbook]] comics and prose stories
*[[DC]] - ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]''
*[[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' comics
*[[DWBIT]] - Doctor Who: Battles in Time
*[[DWAM]] - Doctor Who Adventures (Magazine) comics and prose stories
*[[DWPM]] - Doctor Who Poster Magazine
 
==Other==
*[[TS]] - [[Tardisode]]
*[[BBV]] - [[Bill Baggs Video]]
*[[WC]] - [[Webcast]]
*[[REF]]: - [[:Category:Reference Books|Reference Books]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 25 February 2023

We decided many years ago to prefer in-line citation over a more formalised footnote style. In most cases — particularly with in-universe articles — we cite a statement by giving a prefix followed by the name of a story or publication. This page identifies what prefixes to use.

As a rule of thumb, stories are identified by a prefix related to the medium of the story, like TV, COMIC or AUDIO.

Non-narrative source prefixes are more about type, like DOC and ICOM.

Prefixes are used to preface a source name, given as the origin of a given statement of fact in an article. In the example,

The Tenth Doctor once ate a part of a chocolate Easter egg. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

the prefix is TV.

Note that prefixes are a different and, in some ways, simpler system than dab terms (the parentheticals you find in page titles). Most prefixes cover several dab terms.

In-universe sources

Prefixes that are used on this site for the citation of stories are:

Prefix When used Covers dab terms
TV stories originally broadcast on television (or in cinemas) "(TV story)", "(theatrical film)"
PROSE short stories, novels, novellas, novelisations, prose non-narrative fiction "(novel)", "(short story)", "(feature)", "(reference book)"
AUDIO sources original to the aural media. Useful to distinguish between different versions of what only appears to be the same thing. For instance, AUDIO: The Stones of Blood is not just an audiobook of Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood, but a wholly different telling of it. "(audio story)"
COMIC sources told via sequential art, regardless of length "(comic story)"
HOMEVID all sources told via direct-to-video releases "(home video)"
GAME fiction contained within games that are valid sources, such as The Adventure Games "(game)", "(video game)"
WC video fiction released over the Internet "(webcast)"
POEM written fiction written in verse, or otherwise identifying itself as a poem "(poem)"
GRAPHIC fiction taking the form of a non-narrative graphic source, such as a diagram or illustration "(illustration)"

Invalid sources

Although invalid fiction can belong to various media, we find it easiest to use one catch-all prefix when citing invalid sources.

This helps make sure that no invalid sources are accidentally used by editors when writing an in-universe page in the main namespace: as their name implies, invalid sources can only be used as citations for in-universe pages that also bear the {{invalid}} tag, or, alternatively, in the "Behind the scenes" section of a normal in-universe page.

Consequently, while some dab terms, like "(stage play)", will always be linked to the NOTVALID prefix, it is possible to see a comic story or even a TV story cited with NOTVALID.

Prefix When used Covers dab terms
NOTVALID Use when citing an officially released story that is not considered a valid source. "(stage play)", misc.

Out-of-universe sources

Confined mostly to reference sources, the following prefixes may be used in any "real world" article, or in the "behind the scenes" section of an in-universe article. While the in-universe prefixes are strictly by medium, the out-of-universe ones emphasise type of material.

Prefix When used Covers dab terms
REF reference books seen as valid under T:OOU SRC "(reference book)"
DOC Any sort of documentary, regardless of medium. Doctor Who Confidential and Torchwood Declassified episodes, DVD documentaries, Big Finish extras, Myth Makers' releases — they're all DOC "(documentary)", "(DWE episode)", "(CON episode)"

Commentaries

Commentaries are especially tricky, thanks in large measure to the Tenth Doctor's era, where some episodes have multiple commentaries. It's important to use the correct prefix, because, for example, PCOM: Doomsday is a wholly different thing to ICOM: Doomsday.

There is n associated dab term for commentary prefixes, because we do not give audio commentaries their own page; instead, we cover them in the "Behind the scenes" sections of the stories themselves.

Prefix When used
DCOM Short for "DVD commentary", this is for the vast majority of audio commentaries found on DVD/Blu-ray.
PCOM Short for "podcast commentary", this is for commentaries that were part of the official BBC podcasts during the RTD era
ICOM Short for "in-vision commentary".