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 ::We should probably also debate that episode of ''Dracula'', perhaps? Besides, isn't there [[The Man from MI.5 (TV story)|precedent for minor references validating stuff]]? [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:35, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::Well, yes — but in that case (and the argument with ''Hitchhiker's'' would be that for the reasons documented on this page the same was true of Adams's works in the 1970s and 1980s) there's a ''very strong'' Rule 4 grounding. Essentially the current practice seems to be that a minor reference is certainly grounds for coverage ''if it is known beyond reasonable doubt that the story passes Rule 4'' (or is otherwise intended to be perceived as a ''Who'' spin-off of some description), but may not justify coverage-by-default the way foregrounded usage of that DWU concept would, in the ''absence'' of such groundwork.
+:::(If you want to debate the ''Dracula'' episode, well, I won't stop you. I think somebody else proposed it in the [[Forum:Temporary forums|Temp Forums]], it just didn't make its way up the chart.) [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 16:41, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+::::Because these are invalidated by r4, shouldn't they be at least covered? I personally don't think the argument for validating the Dracula episode is particularly strong, I just think it ought to get a debate. But doesn't assuming invalidity explicitly go against [[T:VS]], which states:
+:::::If a work of fiction was intended to be set outside the DWU, then it's ''probably'' not allowed. But a community discussion will likely be needed to make a final determination.
+::::This ''appears'' to say that we should have a community discussion before invalidating something on r4 grounds (unless it's really obvious), and I know that we haven't been able to do this what with the lack of forums and everything, but shouldn't we assume validity, or at least coverage, by default?  Sorry if I'm being annoying. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:01, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+: Well, as we recently codified into the text of [[T:BOUND]], sometimes there are subtleties to policy that have not yet been recorded in text but are attested by precedent. I believe one of these is "offhand references don't ''necessarily'' give rise to coverage-by-default, even if they're licensed, at least when there's doubt about whether the story is intended to be read as DWU or adjacent". (Think of the difference like this: if Chronotis in ''Dirk Gently'' were unlicensed the book would be fanfiction. If madranite in ''Hitchhiker's'' were unlicensed it'd just be a cultural reference.) [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 19:08, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+::That is, in fact, a very good point. However, I still think we should discuss these when we have the chance, and I personally would argue that most of the time the very act of bothering to include the off-hand reference counts as r4 evidence; however, that's another discussion for another time. Thank you very much for clearing up my confusion over this matter. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:30, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::Also, as there appears to be no discussion forbidding it (that I can find) would there be anything wrong with me wikifying the Dirk Gently books as invalid until we can get a debate about it? [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:56, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+(As an aside, it would be wise to check the Hitchhiker's radio scripts before coming to any conclusions about what appeared where first. Until recently our page for [[Oolon Colluphid]] said he was first mentioned in ''The Pirate Planet'', since that did in fact predate the first novel, but in reality his name had debuted in the radio plays months prior. The novels are really novelisations, after all.) – [[User:NateBumber|n8]] ([[User talk:NateBumber|☎]]) 20:30, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
+:I very much agree with this. But would it be OK to wikify the Dirk Gently books, which are very definitely a Doctor Who spin-off? [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:31, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
+::Not under [[T:BOUND|current policy]] — it was ruled out by a thread way back, even though I strongly believe this to have been in error. Bear with us a couple of weeks — as I said, I'll definitely be starting a thread to revise this. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 13:58, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::Ah, thanks. I thought probably not, just I couldn't find the thread that forbad this. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:25, 23 May 2023 (UTC)