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:*I was wondering when the issue of canon would come up. The general feeling seems to be that this Wiki should be fairly relaxed about what can be included and I completely agree with this. I was quite disappointed by Memory Alpha's strict policy on not including entries from the Star Trek books etc as I don't see what the benefit is of such a ruling. As has already been said, canon in the Doctor Who world is a much looser thing and is open to personal interpretation. So, I would advocate that just about anything (be it audio, TV, novel or bubblegum card) be allowed and displayed in the same format but with the proviso that all sources of information are clearly sited. For example, an entry for [[Omega]] should say what information comes from "[[The Three Doctors]]", what comes from "[[The Arc of Infinity]]" and what comes from the audio drama "[[Omega]]". With this information people can make their minds up themselves what they accept. Having said this, maybe a line does need to be drawn somewhere otherwise you could end up having masses of entries for someone's fan fiction stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor which only two people and a dog have actually read! So, might I suggest that the rule is anything that has been ''professionally produced or published'' qualifies for entry. | :*I was wondering when the issue of canon would come up. The general feeling seems to be that this Wiki should be fairly relaxed about what can be included and I completely agree with this. I was quite disappointed by Memory Alpha's strict policy on not including entries from the Star Trek books etc as I don't see what the benefit is of such a ruling. As has already been said, canon in the Doctor Who world is a much looser thing and is open to personal interpretation. So, I would advocate that just about anything (be it audio, TV, novel or bubblegum card) be allowed and displayed in the same format but with the proviso that all sources of information are clearly sited. For example, an entry for [[Omega]] should say what information comes from "[[The Three Doctors]]", what comes from "[[The Arc of Infinity]]" and what comes from the audio drama "[[Omega]]". With this information people can make their minds up themselves what they accept. Having said this, maybe a line does need to be drawn somewhere otherwise you could end up having masses of entries for someone's fan fiction stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor which only two people and a dog have actually read! So, might I suggest that the rule is anything that has been ''professionally produced or published'' qualifies for entry. | ||
:*Related to the previous point regarding canon, can I throw open the question of how broad the reach should be of this Wiki. Obviously it should include anything that's been broadcast or released under the heading of Doctor Who and probably "[[ | :*Related to the previous point regarding canon, can I throw open the question of how broad the reach should be of this Wiki. Obviously it should include anything that's been broadcast or released under the heading of Doctor Who and probably "[[K-9 and Company]]" as well. But should it also include the [[Professor Bernice Summerfield]] adventures and the [[Faction Paradox]] stories and other spin-off series - all of which are clearly directly related to Doctor Who? My feeling is that we should. | ||
:*I don't have any strong opinions on the style for story titles (other than we should be consistent), though I do prefer [[List of Audio Stories]] to [[List of television stories]]. | :*I don't have any strong opinions on the style for story titles (other than we should be consistent), though I do prefer [[List of Audio Stories]] to [[List of television stories]]. | ||
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::Also, I'd appreciate any feedback on the table I've developed at [[Talk:Suggested Format for Television Story Entries]]. And I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back here — last week was crazy IRL. --[[User:Josiah Rowe|Josiah Rowe]] 01:16, 26 Mar 2005 (EST) | ::Also, I'd appreciate any feedback on the table I've developed at [[Talk:Suggested Format for Television Story Entries]]. And I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back here — last week was crazy IRL. --[[User:Josiah Rowe|Josiah Rowe]] 01:16, 26 Mar 2005 (EST) | ||
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