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Yeah, the Game of Rassilon began before the old prefix list was completely rationalised, so [[:category:Brief Encounter stories]] was born. When all other stories were put into categories that used the prefix that ''formerly'' accompanied them, it was necessary to create [[:category:BE stories]], which is their current "real" category. The original "Brief Encounter stories" survives because if it were changed, it would wreck a [[Game of Rassilon]] award track. So "Brief Encounter stories" is hidden, while "BE stories" is not. | Yeah, the Game of Rassilon began before the old prefix list was completely rationalised, so [[:category:Brief Encounter stories]] was born. When all other stories were put into categories that used the prefix that ''formerly'' accompanied them, it was necessary to create [[:category:BE stories]], which is their current "real" category. The original "Brief Encounter stories" survives because if it were changed, it would wreck a [[Game of Rassilon]] award track. So "Brief Encounter stories" is hidden, while "BE stories" is not. | ||
But then, this is all explained at [[:category:Brief Encounter stories]], as duplicated below: | But then, this is all explained at [[:category:Brief Encounter stories]], as duplicated below: | ||
{{category:Brief Encounter stories}} | {{category:Brief Encounter stories}} | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:SOTO archive posts]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:SOTO archive posts|The Panopticon/20130315195042-1432718/20130316012803-188432]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 27 April 2023
Yeah, the Game of Rassilon began before the old prefix list was completely rationalised, so category:Brief Encounter stories was born. When all other stories were put into categories that used the prefix that formerly accompanied them, it was necessary to create category:BE stories, which is their current "real" category. The original "Brief Encounter stories" survives because if it were changed, it would wreck a Game of Rassilon award track. So "Brief Encounter stories" is hidden, while "BE stories" is not.
But then, this is all explained at category:Brief Encounter stories, as duplicated below:
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Since Brief Encounter began in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine, and always appeared in either that magazine or its sister publications, this category is a part of category:DWM prose stories. Please note, however, that this category is complete. There will never be a need to add or delete pages from it. This series has been cancelled for almost 20 years. All its instalments are members of this category, as of 02:05, 5 September, 2011 (UTC).
Do not mistake all short stories in DWM as Brief Encounter short stories. Indeed, there are several issues of DWM which have had both BE stort stories and one-off short stories.
