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The ''only'' exceptions to this rule are articles about the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise and production (eg. articles on TV series, books, comics, actors, staff, etc.), which naturally are not part of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. All other articles should be written as if the described person, object, etc. actually exists, exactly like a normal encyclopaedia. Think of this wiki as an encyclopaedia that ''exists'' in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. All articles should be written from a past-tense point of view (except those relating to real people, which do not need to be written in the past tense). | The ''only'' exceptions to this rule are articles about the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise and production (eg. articles on TV series, books, comics, actors, staff, etc.), which naturally are not part of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. All other articles should be written as if the described person, object, etc. actually exists, exactly like a normal encyclopaedia. Think of this wiki as an encyclopaedia that ''exists'' in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. All articles should be written from a past-tense point of view (except those relating to real people, which do not need to be written in the past tense). | ||
==Examples== | == Examples == | ||
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:"...Liz Shaw is a fictional character in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction]] [[television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''..." | :"...Liz Shaw is a fictional character in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction]] [[television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''..." | ||
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:"...[[Liz Shaw]] was a [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]]'s [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] during the early part of his exile on [[Earth]]..." | :"...[[Liz Shaw]] was a [[companion]] of [[the Doctor]]'s [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] during the early part of his exile on [[Earth]]..." | ||
==Specific policies== | == Specific policies == | ||
===Undisclosed information=== | === Undisclosed information === | ||
There are some cases in ''Doctor Who'' stories in which it was made clear that certain information is highly classified or entirely unknown due to memory wipes or similar plot twists. While in theory these things are not known to anyone within the ''Doctor Who'' universe, this wiki's POV is all-knowing, just like the television viewer. | There are some cases in ''Doctor Who'' stories in which it was made clear that certain information is highly classified or entirely unknown due to memory wipes or similar plot twists. While in theory these things are not known to anyone within the ''Doctor Who'' universe, this wiki's POV is all-knowing, just like the television viewer. | ||
===Speculation=== | === Speculation === | ||
There should be no attempts to "fix" continuity mistakes by explaining them away or justifying them or otherwise "filling in the gaps". Such speculation should be confined to the [[Howling:The Howling|The Howling forum]] and the [[Forum:Discontinuity and plot holes|Discontinuity and plot holes forums]]. | There should be no attempts to "fix" continuity mistakes by explaining them away or justifying them or otherwise "filling in the gaps". Such speculation should be confined to the [[Howling:The Howling|The Howling forum]] and the [[Forum:Discontinuity and plot holes|Discontinuity and plot holes forums]]. | ||
==Related pages== | == Related pages == | ||
* [[Tardis:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | * [[Tardis:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | ||
[[Category:The Hub]] | [[Category:The Hub]] | ||
[[Category:Policies|Point of view policy]] | [[Category:Policies|Point of view policy]] | ||
Revision as of 03:44, 7 November 2011
The TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who Wiki's point of view (POV) is that of an individual within the Doctor Who universe (a.k.a. Whoniverse), at the end of time looking back. Therefore everything is written in the past-tense.
The only exceptions to this rule are articles about the Doctor Who franchise and production (eg. articles on TV series, books, comics, actors, staff, etc.), which naturally are not part of the Doctor Who universe. All other articles should be written as if the described person, object, etc. actually exists, exactly like a normal encyclopaedia. Think of this wiki as an encyclopaedia that exists in the Doctor Who universe. All articles should be written from a past-tense point of view (except those relating to real people, which do not need to be written in the past tense).
Examples
Instead of
- "...Liz Shaw is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who..."
Use
- "...Liz Shaw was a companion of the Doctor's third incarnation during the early part of his exile on Earth..."
Specific policies
Undisclosed information
There are some cases in Doctor Who stories in which it was made clear that certain information is highly classified or entirely unknown due to memory wipes or similar plot twists. While in theory these things are not known to anyone within the Doctor Who universe, this wiki's POV is all-knowing, just like the television viewer.
Speculation
There should be no attempts to "fix" continuity mistakes by explaining them away or justifying them or otherwise "filling in the gaps". Such speculation should be confined to the The Howling forum and the Discontinuity and plot holes forums.
