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== King of England? ==
== Suggestion for a new image ==
<image has been deleted for failing to follow [[Thread:148148|image policies]]>


Should we add the Tenth Doctor to the 'English monarchs' category, for marrying Elizabeth?[[User:Liam Mars|Liam Mars]] [[User talk:Liam Mars|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:34, December 1, 2013 (UTC)
Sorry about adding the photo to the main image yesterday. I wanted to test it out, but couldnt change it back.
:No, because the spouse of a monarch isn't a monarch. He is part of [[:category:English royalty]], but not [[:category:English monarchs]]. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 15:19: Sat 07 Dec 2013</span>


Indeed; his title would be Prince Consort of England rather than King, despite his own statement of "I'm gonna be king!" in [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]. - [[User:MrSiriusBlack|MrSiriusBlack]] [[User talk:MrSiriusBlack|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:20, December 18, 2013 (UTC)
Anyway, the current image is not eligible for change until december 2012, which is long overdue.


== Return of the 'Doctor Loved Rose' debate ==
I am not a fan of the current image. It is too big and makes 10 look weird with the glasses. Also, he is facing left from a weird angle. This photo, he is facing left, the lighting is right and it fits perfectly. Please consider my choice. Thank you.


So early last year there was a huge debate here on whether or not The Tenth Doctor loved [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]. But I have found new evidence suggesting that he does, from the 2006 episode [[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]:
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'''The Doctor:''' ''"I don't age. I regenerate. But humans decay. You wither and you die. Imagine watching that happen to someone you..."'' (Hesitates and fails to finish his sentence)
: I'm sorry but the suggested image broke so many of our rules that it had to be deleted. Please study our [[:Category:Image policies]] before suggesting images. The main rules are that images must be given a license, be no more than 100k in size, be no less than 420px in width, cannot be promotional images. But there are more nuances. [[User:Amorkuz|Amorkuz]] [[User talk:Amorkuz|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:13, December 18, 2017 (UTC)


'''Rose Tyler:''' ''"What, Doctor?"''
::Just pointing out that there is no "long overdue" change. The Dec. 2012 date was to prevent users from calling for another change so soon after a '''very very very long''' debate. There was no suggestion that we are '''required''' to change it now.


'''The Doctor:''' ''"You can spend the rest of your life with me. But I can't spend the rest of mine with you. I have to live on, alone. That's the curse of [[Time Lord|the Time Lords]]."''
::And your complaints about the current image being "too big" go completely against [[Tardis:Guide to images]]. Please carefully read that policy to see just how tightly cropped we want the infobox images.


Now, I know, once again, that he doesn't directly say that he loves her, but he was undoubtedly heading in the direction of saying it when he hesitated, if you know what I mean. [[User:MrSiriusBlack|MrSiriusBlack]] [[User talk:MrSiriusBlack|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:30, February 1, 2014 (UTC)
::Lastly, don't forget that you must sign your posts with the four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. Thanks, [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:39, December 18, 2017 (UTC)


: Haven't really read the arguments since they were up, so I don't have a direct comment on this debate (my two cents were it was unspoken and alluded to), but I always took "someone you" as hesitating in saying he loved '''Sarah Jane''' in the past. Think about the lines leading into your quote.
I'd like to reopen discussion about changing Ten's image. I feel like the current image is much too close and doesn't give you a proper idea of what he looks like. Meanwhile, I've taken the liberty of uploading [[:File:Tenth Doctor - Doomsday (2).jpg|Tenth Doctor - Doomsday (2).jpg]], which is of much higher quality, gives us a better idea of his outfit, shows off the sly, playful side of his persona, and seems to follow all the guidelines I could find. If it's not close enough, I can crop it and zoom in. It's so high quality that could easily work. But personally, I think it'd be fine to just use this image as is. -- [[User:MattTheNerd42|MattTheNerd42]] [[User talk:MattTheNerd42|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:51, 15 August 2023 (UTC)


: '''Rose''': I thought you and me were...but I obviously got it wrong. I've been to the year five billion, right, but this, no, this is really seeing the future: you just leave us behind. Is that what you're gonna do to me?
: You ought to open a new section for a new infobox image, using a gallery to display a range of images. The current photo was chosen under now-outdated image policies so we can now have an image, such as the one you uploaded, whereas before the only images allowed were close-cropped ones. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 17:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)


: '''Doctor''': No, not to you.
[[File:Tenth doctor main8.jpg|thumb]]
I'd like to put this open forward as a potential new image. It's clearer, abides by the old rules for those that still prefer them, and his face isn't obscured by his glasses. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:33, 15 August 2023 (UTC)


: '''Rose''': But Sarah Jane. '''You were that close to her once, and, now, you never even mention her. Why not?'''
== Spouse ==


: '''Doctor''': I don't age. I regenerate... -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 18:00, February 1, 2014 (UTC)
Tennant said that Rose was a girlfriend of Ten, shouldnt she be listed in the spouse column? I can add sources if needed


OH...I'm a genius. asdfghjkl; [[User:MrSiriusBlack|MrSiriusBlack]] [[User talk:MrSiriusBlack|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:51, February 1, 2014 (UTC)
[[Special:Contributions/51.9.198.113|51.9.198.113]]<sup>[[User talk:51.9.198.113#top|talk to me]]</sup> 21:02, March 24, 2019 (UTC)
:No, girlfriends are not spouses, and Tennant is not an [[Tardis:In-universe perspective|in universe]] source. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:08, March 24, 2019 (UTC)


== Temporary block on page editing ==
== Clarifying Rose-the-cat ==
I am going to move this to the talk page to avoid an ongoing edit war, even as I know that talk page debates take years to get satisfying resolution. But [[User:BananaClownMan]]'s ongoing claims that ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'' is set after ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' makes absolutely no sense.


I'm blocking this page for an hour so that [[User:Masterpwn]] and [[User:92.15.155.159]] have a chance to read our policy on [[Tardis:Editing policy|edit wars]]. Start a discussion here on the attempted change to the page. Once the protection expires, there will be no back and forth editing on this further issue. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:43, April 10, 2014 (UTC)
The entire story is about the Doctor mourning [[Rose Tyler]] after she fell into [[Pete's World]]. The comic ends with the Doctor deciding he has to move on and get a new companion in spite of losing Rose. Early on, the comic was clearly meant to be set after [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 2]]. An offhand reference to the events of [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 3]] brought this into question, so the timeline was then moved there.


==New Infobox Box Image==
But '''then''', someone pointed out that a [[Hath]] cameos for literally one panel of a random issue. I believe the context is that the Doctor goes to a lonely hearts club, and there's a Hath there for literally one panel. BananaClownMan thusly believes that, as you could ''speculate'' that he spent enough time with this Hath to recognize one later, the comic must be set post-[[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]].
I'd like to propose a change to the current Tenth Doctor infobox image "TenSpecsBiggerSmileLeftSITL.jpg" to the file I recently uploaded entitled "Tenth Doctor Water of Mars.jpg", as the image is higher quality, and "more up to date" (as up to date as we can get, excluding screenshots from the End of Time and Day of the Doctor). When editing the page I discovered I could not change the image without community discussions, however I couldn't do that until December 2012, which was over a year ago. <font face="Georgia" style="color:black; font-style:italic; font-weight:bold;">Sabovia</font><sup>[[User talk:Sabovia|Talk to me]]</sup> 04:26, August 6, 2014 (UTC)


:One problem is that the image you uploaded is a bit squished horizontally.
This is, with all due respect, asinine, and another example of why ''Timeline'' pages were taken off the mainspace, because they encourage an exacerbatingly incorrect reading of sources. No, the comic about the Doctor mourning Rose Tyler post-Series 2 is not set after he's reunited with her and after he loses Donna because a random fish alien cameos for one panel. Placing the story post-Series 4 makes absolutely no sense in terms of the story presented, and was clearly ''not'' the authorial intent. If it was, the comic would have name dropped Donna ''I don't know, once?'' And it would not have ended with 10 deciding to get a new companion after his final televised one. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 11:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)


:But the other issue is that when someone asks for a Doctor or companion image to be changed, they are usually reminded that we have '''tons''' of articles on the wiki that don't have any images at all, and that is really more of a priority than starting a new round of voting for a Doctor that isn't current any more. There's no rule that says the image of a Doctor must come from as up-to-date a story as possible.  
: I think the Hath part of your argument is absolutely true and basically above discussion. The thing is that ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' never actually says the [[Tenth Doctor]] doesn't recognise the Hath! In the scene where he "first" comes face-to-face with the fish-people, he doesn't go, "wow! I've never met one of you lot!" or anything. (Mostly, he ducks, because people are shooting guns in all directions.) The entire idea that he has never met the Hath before relies on this quote
{{quote|Yes, I noticed. With the Hath. But tell me, because we got a bit out of circulation — Eastern Zone and all that. So who exactly are the Hath?|Tenth Doctor}}
: But — come now. At most, all we have here is him learning the ''name'' 'Hath' and asking for more information about who they are as a species. ''This doesn't have to mean mean he doesn't remember his speed-dating encounter with another Hath a big long while ago''. The whole gag, in ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'', is that the Doctor wasn't able to communicate with the Hath, so ''obviously'' he didn't learn its name or anything about the species! ''Obviously''! (EDIT: Slightly misremembered the gag, actually. My bad. Teach me to not reread before posting. But it ''is'' still the joke that he doesn't speak to the Hath for any great length of time — it ''is'' a <u>speed</u> date, after all — so the basic point that he needn't have learned the name, or anything substantial, stands.) [[Big Finish Productions]] doing their level best to tip-toe around continuity could not have written it better.  


:Off topic, something is wrong with your signature, as it doesn't have a link to your user page and your talk page, as is required by [[Tardis:Signature Policy]]. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:05, August 6, 2014 (UTC)
: But even that may be taking the above quote a little too literally. You may notice that the Doctor, in this quote, ''is lying''. "We got a bit out of circulation; Eastern Zone and all that". This is a classic moment of Dr Who playing dumb to get the bad guy talking. What he actually wants is background information on the particular ongoing war. You could absolutely imagine the Doctor coming up on a weird enclave of humans fighting Daleks in a historical context that baffles him, and sidling up to the leader, and playing dumb, and going, "now, I'm just a silly little hermit who doesn't know nuthink' about nuthink', so could you help a guy out? These Dalek things, who are they, what's their deal? Since when have they been attacking you?" [[The Doctor's rules|Remember Rule 1]].


==Image change==
: What to do with the mention of [[Lilith (The Shakespeare Code)|Lilith]], I cannot say. I personally feel that a post-Series 2 placement, acknowledging Lilith as a continuity error, makes the most sense, at least as far as the main namespace is concerned. (The <nowiki>[[Theory:]]</nowiki> timelines are an area somewhat outside my remit.) But it could go either way and deserves further discussion. Post-Series 4, though — no. Just… no. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|]] 22:35, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
Having the glasses on the main image kind'a gives off the impression they were part of his main attire, plus you can nly realy see his face, and not in his pest angle if you ask me.[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:33, January 5, 2015 (UTC)


:Have you read [[Tardis:Guide to images]]? The tightly cropped faces are exactly what we want for infoboxes. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:39, January 5, 2015 (UTC)
:: As I've moved on, I've somewhat accepted the post-series 3 placement on the justification that the comic ends with the Doctor directly saying ''I am ready for a new companion''. If you think about it, this does not make sense directly before his arc with Martha, but does work a lot better pre-Donna. So I think immediately pre-series 4 actually has a lot of advantages with the over-all story. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 22:41, 30 March 2023 (UTC)


[[File:TenEyebrowRaise.jpg|thumb|Proposal #1]]
:::May I just note, in passing, that "Are you saying you are writer Rachael Smith?" is a... rather extreme misreading of "I wrote the book on Rose-the-cat, and I've read all of their comics." (From the edit summaries.) I know that I've previously had difficulty in interpreting some comments made on this wiki, (/cough/ WiPM /cough/) and I know that BCM has had similar difficulties in the past, which is why I'm calling attention to this to clarify it. OS25 meant that they're effectively the on-wiki expert for the character. They very much did not mean that they've contributed to the stories in question. We can't see the discussions, but there's some residual evidence of this at [[Talk:A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)]]. I have no strong feelings on the rest of this issue, but this is clearly what OS25 meant. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:59, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


== Removed from personality section ==
Time for me to give my two cents, though in a bit of rushed manner as I'm about to head off to bed for my next night shift. Firstly, User:Najawin is correct; I did think User:OttselSpy25 was saying they literally wrote the comic. I'm on the autism spectrum, so certain phrases go over my head. Speaking of whom, User:OttselSpy25's summery of the placement is spot on; until the Doctor explicitly recalled being stabbed in a heart by Lillith during ''The Shakespeare Code'', the comic was assumed to be following directly on from ''The Runaway Bride''. Then the Hath showed up and it was pushed back to right after ''Journey's End'', the reasoning being that, Hath cameo aside, the Doctor ended ''Journey's End'' in his lowest state emotionally after sending off Donna and saying goodbye to all his friends, with ''A Rose by Any Other Name'' starting with him deeply depressed in the TARDIS. Even the ending with him going off to find new companionship was seen as an explanation for the plethora of companions he had in the expanded universe stories set during the 2009 specials.
: This incarnation had a very forgiving nature, consistently extending an offer to help even his most dangerous enemies before putting a stop to their evil deeds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') He was even willing to forgive the likes of [[Davros]] and {{Simm}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') However, when his patience reached its limit or his enemies were duplicitous, they received no mercy or second chances. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Family of Blood]]'')


While it's probably not too speculative to say the Daleks are the Doctor's enemy given they describe each other as such in-story, [[T:NPOV]] says to avoid subjective terms like "evil" or "evil deeds", and the Doctor's complicated relationship with his old childhood friend (at least Ten and Twelve) puts the whole "dangerous enemy" into question with the Master, even if they fall under "dangerous". Also, the Family of Blood and the Sycorax? One off aliens as "enemies"? -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 07:02, February 19, 2015 (UTC)
Since there is no way around the Doctor using such detailed words to recall ''The Shakespeare Code'',that leaves us to debate a placing after Series 3 or Series 4;
: I sort of dispute the "willing to forgive Davros" bit as well, unless I'm thinking of a different definition of "forgive", considering he didn't really have the sentiment of his childhood friend, or see the possibility of changing the Daleks and giving them a new home. In ''The Stolen Earth'', after Davros spoke to him on the Sub-Wave, the Doctor effectively just said "Bye," while in ''Journey's End'', he refused to go on any nostalgia tour with Davros and wanted him to get to the point of the matter. -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 01:36, February 23, 2015 (UTC)
* Post-S3: User:OttselSpy25 pretty much summed this one up superbly already, though their more opinionated points about authorial intent verge closer to speculation than fact. Until someone contacts Rachael Smith directly to get her to say how she approached the story, it is not for us to put words in her mouth.
* Post-S4: The thing about the Hath argument that User:ScroogeMacDuck made is that, while the Doctor is lying about himself, his confusion about the Hath is presented as genuine, as is often the case when a new alien makes it's television debut. Apart from that, all the other reasons were already stated in the paragraph above.


== Page locked ==
If we are to agree on a placement between Martha and Donna, I think putting ''A Rose by Any Other Name'' right after ''Voyage of the Damned'' would be the most fitting, as that story also ends with the Doctor being a Debbie Downer, and would allow him to get the Rose angst that strained his friendship with Martha out of his system before he travels with Donna, whom I don't recall hearing about Rose during her travels. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:16, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


This page is locked for a week due to [[Tardis:Editing policy|edit wars]] among three users. The current version, posted by [[User:The Fox King]], will stand for now. Anyone who has a problem with that edit must give a reason here. Once the protection is lifted, any further edit warring will be met with a block.
: Okay, so seeing this discussion, I've done a bit of research. I found a podcast in which Rachael Smith [https://creatortalks.podbean.com/e/118-rachael-smith-on-isabella-and-blodwen/ starred in] — Isabella and Blodwen — which has some really prominent information about the placement of this back-up strip. The interviewer asked Rachael if ''A Rose By Any Other Name'' was set after ''Doomsday'', to which she says this...
{{quote|Yeah, I mean obviously, it was a very sad episode when they say goodbye, but I kind of imagined what he would do directly after that, y'know, being a bit sort of like a breakup, though they were never like officially boyfriend and girlfriend, it did feel very much like a breakup. So I just had him do a lot of very cliche breakup things.|Rachael Smith, on Isabella and Blodwen}}
: ...to me, this tells me that this isn't set after series four, or three, ''but series two''. It directly clinches that, as I always suspected. Rachael says that ''ARBAON'' is set directly after ''Doomsday'', and considering this is literally a breakup story, it literally only makes sense post-series two, [[Lilith (The Shakespeare Code)|Lilith]] reference be damned. As @[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] said, it makes the most sense to chalk this up to a continuity error. And the Hath cameo has already been proven not to contradict ''The Doctor's Daughter''. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 12:54, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


For the record, user:The Fox King is the only one who has given valid reasons for their edit. That's why I've left the page at his/her edit. Removing content without explanation is highly discouraged; if you disagree with someone's edit, address it on the article talk page or their talk page. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:40, March 24, 2015 (UTC)
:: If only it could be that simple, but this will have to be an example of when in-story evidence trumps authorial intent; you see, "authorial intent" is used to help place a story when there is no evidence within the story itself to identify a placement, but it is ultimately a secondary source of reference. A good example would be the [[Third Doctor]] audio ''The Doll of Death'', which is claimed by the blurb to come between ''The Dæmons'' and ''Day of the Daleks'', despite the story itself having Jo in her early days with UNIT. Examples like this often boil down to writers simply not knowingm or taking into accountm the wider range of stories with ''Doctor Who'' media. I mean we're still discovering stories from as early as the 1960s, such as ''[[Barbara in Wonderland (short story)|Barbara in Wonderland]]'', or User:OttselSpy25 finding ''[[The Disney Club (TV story)|The Disney Club]]'' just hours before this writing. The only logical conclusions from reference a Series 3 story in a comic intended to come between S2&3 is that Rachael Smith either thought the joke was too funny to not to use, that she wasn't that fussed about continuity or she changed her mind, like how the main Titans range was originally set shortly after ''Planet of the Dead'' until they added references that placed it shortly before ''The End of Time''. Unless someone takes to Twitter to ask her for clarification, we can only speculate on Rachael Smith's intentions.


Just to make sure I'm following the rules correctly, I'm posting here that I'm making an edit to this portion of the Tenth's personality section and will add to the sentences and re-arrange the the references to be placed where they correspond with the information relative to them. [[User:The Fox King|The Fox King]] [[User talk:The Fox King|(talk)]] 00:18, April 24, 2015 (UTC)
:: Now, back to the matter at hand, since this outside-universe statement is contradicted by in-universe information, it is sadly null and void. But, it does mean we can narrow it down to as early as Series 2 as possible, to keep the spirit of the author's intent going. With that, upon reflecting on User:ScroogeMacDuck's argument on the Hath's communication inability to identify itself and User:Epsilon the Eternal's discovery, I think the best placement would be following ''Voyage of the Damned''; it's close enough to Series 2 to keep with Racheal Smith's intent, while also being near enough to ''The Shakespeare Code'' for the Doctor to make the "L word = Lilith" connection, fits into the characterisation of the Doctor being in a depressive stare while alone in the TARDIS, and ends with him ready for a new companion. An argument could be made he's got Rose on the brains due to realising that his friendship was strained by him treating her as a replacement Rose, something he avoided with Donna.[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:42, 1 April 2023 (UTC)


I have a question. I have found some errors in the grammar and spelling in some words. (I am a grammar nazi). I was just wondering if I could just change the spelling or arrangements of words or finish a word that doesn't look right anonymously. [[User:MistressSusan|MistressSusan]] [[User talk:MistressSusan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:12, May 11, 2015 (UTC)MistressSusan
::: With regards to "''you see, "authorial intent" is used to help place a story when there is no evidence within the story itself to identify a placement, but it is ultimately a secondary source of reference''"… I mean, heaven knows authorial intent isn't a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid source]] for the main namespace either, but I do worry from the way you phrase this that you're getting muddled between the main namespace and the Theory:Timeline namespace. The latter is its own little bubble in the Wiki, with its owns standards and practice. There is '''absolutely no requirement whatsoever''' that our biographies in the main namespace coincide in any way, shape or form with the order in which the editors of the Timeline namespace agree to put the stories; just because the rules of evidence used in the Timelines point one way, do not ''force'' us to do the same thing ''here''.
 
::: Indeed, although discussions such as this one cannot be avoided because we do have to put the biographies in ''some'' kind of an order, there is official policy banning timeline discussion/speculation in the main namespace, as you might recall.
 
::: As a result there are no formal standards for what arguments avail on placement of biography sections in the main namespace. But arguably, the aforementioned ban on timeline-crafting in the main namespace would tilt in the direction of "worrying about the continuity of the Lilith reference is ''timeline-crafting'', and thus banned here; we should cover it as post-Series 2 as per the advertised intent, and cover the Lilith contradiction as a case of ''According to one account…''". Indeed, I feel even ''more'' strongly that we should do the same for ''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]'' if its intended placement is actually printed in the blurb, not just something the writer talked about in a podcast later. You speak of "logical conclusions from references to…", but — '''in the main namespace''' — we are not here to worry about what is "logical". The DWU doesn't have to be logical. It frequently isn't. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 10:58, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 
At the end of the day, I'm fine with the story being post-Series 2. But the article before my latest edit suggested it was ''mid-Doomsday'', which truly doesn't make sense. So I moved it to right before the Martha section, since that's what the comic was clearly setting up. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 19:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 
: Yeah the mid-''Doomsday'' thing was an error on my part. I just pasted the section before that travelling alone section, not realising that ending of ''Doomsday'' had been split and placed in said section, even with another story placed before it. Artificial gaps are really confusing. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 19:07, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 
Apologies for getting back to this late, but I've been preoccupied with mountains of responsibilities for the past two months; work at my night shift, family responsibilities, two major health scares, getting ready for a 2 week holiday abroad and a personnel project I've been working at that involves reading ''Doctor Who'' comics from the 60s and 70s. So, you guys can see why discussing the continuity of this story stopped being near the top of my priorities list. But I would like to air a few grievences before the discussion if put to a definitive close.
 
: Now, the reference to ''The Shakespeare Code'' can't be look at as a mere continuity error. It's not a vague remark of a background detail easily over looked; He doesn't say he got stabbed once or that he knows ''a'' [[Lilith]], those would be easier to overlook as happening off-screen or handwaved as a different Lilith or the [[Eighth Doctor]] having his second heart cut out. Instead, the Doctor point blank recalls having a heart get broke by Lilith. All that's missing is a direct flashback to ''The Shakespeare Code'' to illustrate the callback. By all accounts, Racheal Smith just decided that her comedic backup comic strip needed a "Comedically Missing the Point" joke and a "Stabbed in the Heart" metaphor and just pulled from her memory without taking into account how it would be perceived from fans regarding her post-S2 intentions.
 
: In essence, it's the same problem that was had with the [[Second Doctor]]'s involvement in ''[[The Five Doctors]]''; despite ''[[The War Games]]'' being intended as his regeneration, the Doctor references events from the serial when the script for ''The Five Doctors'' had to be changed due to [[Deborah Watling]] becoming unavailable to reprise [[Victoria Waterfield]] and had to be replaced by [[Wendy Padbury]] as [[Zoe Heriot]]. As such, the Doctor brings up Zoe and Jamie being "returned to [their] own people, [and how] the Time Lords erased [their] memory of the period [they] spent with [the Doctor]." Suddenly, despite the original intent, the Doctor could now only experience ''The Five Doctors'' after ''The War Games'', which eventually evolved into the [[Season 6B]] theory.
 
Now, I'm not saying this is going to open up a theory that adds a few extra adventures for the [[Tenth Doctor]], but I feel we can't ignore the similarities here, and should have a post-''Shakespeare Code'' placement, as was where the discussion was going before this authorial intention, which both contradicts evidence within the story and sounds more like a mindset the creative team had going in as oppose to a "set in stone" rule of thumb, was brought to light. However, I am aware that I am currently in the minority when it comes to this placement, so I bring my final grievance to the floor before I retire.
 
: If a reader were the read the entry for ''A Rose by Any Other Name'' as between S2&S3, and they came across this passage;
:: ''When Rose-the-Cat asked if the Doctor at least said the "L-word" to Rose before she left, the Doctor thought she meant Lilith the Carrionite and retorted that she had "only broke one of [his] hearts", ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') in reference to her stabbing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')''
: Surely it would just confuse them?
 
Well, that was everything I wanted to get off my chest on the subject. I look forward to hearing the counterarguments, and seeing what new lights they can shed in the debate. Until, then.
Sincerely,
[[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:11, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
::: Well from where I'm standing, the only reason we cover Season 6B as an actual thing in the main namespace is that there are actual stories that embraced the idea ''explicitly''. Otherwise we ''would'' in fact cover the lines in ''T5D'' as a strange little aberration using "according to one account" language; not invent Season 6B out of thin air and put that in [[Second Doctor#Biography]].
 
::: Of course the paragraph would be confusing if phrased that way. But we would ''acknowledge'' the contradiction. We would say "This account depicted the Doctor as already being familiar with Lilith at this point in his lifetime, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]'') whereas in other accounts, his encounter with Lilith and the Carrionites was depicted as one of his first adventures with [[Martha Jones]] ''after'' he stopped wholly wallowing in his grief over Rose. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')", or something of the kind. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 13:49, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 
:::: I am going to restate that I fully reject a post series three placement. It is very, ''very'' clearly set after series two due to the tone and pretty much the entire plot of Ten getting a cat. The authorial intent aligns with this. It doesn't "contradict evidence withing the story", the only "evidence" is a single reference that is very clearly an error. The author of the series openly admitted to never watching ''Doctor Who'' before writing this, I think we can forgive her for not comprehensively knowing every single detail and remembering them. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 15:34, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 
:: I'm afraid this is the last I can give for a while; I'm going abroad for a holiday and, since my mobile phone only has a UK contract, I won't be able to access my 4G while out the country. So, I will give my final proposal in the debate and then leave the rest of you guys to yourselves once it's all off my chest. And the main point is this new information that [[Rachael Smith]] didn't watch the show! So, this authorial intent evidence, which has been the linchpin for the "Post-S2" discussion, and not even an [[Tardis:In-universe perspective|in universe]] source to boot, may not even be factually correct, or at the very lease outdated. I mean, unless someone contacts her via Twitter, how do we know she didn't catch an episode and change her mind about placement after that podcast, like how the Tenth Doctor Titan comics were meant to follow on from ''Planet of the Dead'' until they started referencing events from his exploits between ''The Waters of Mars'' and ''The End of Time''. I don't have Twitter, so it can't be me that asks. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]]
 
I've taken the liberty of shifting this discussion to the talk back on the timeline theory forum, where the editors that deal with timeline discussions can hopefully contribute. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 04:00, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 
== New infobox image ==
Might as well open a new section for the infobox images. There are two images that I think would work. They're both much clearer than the current image and don't obscure Ten's face at all. My vote is for [[:File:Tenth Doctor - Doomsday.jpg|Tenth Doctor - Doomsday.jpg]], but honestly I'm cool with either. Here they are:
<gallery>
TenSpecsBiggerSmileLeftSITL.jpg|Current
File:Tenth Doctor - Doomsday.jpg|#1
File:Tenth doctor main8.jpg|#2
Tenth Doctor EotD.jpg|#3
TenthDoctorTWOMTardis.jpg|#4
TenthDoctorTUATWtardis.jpg|#5
File:Ten looking sad.jpg|#6
File:Ten annoyed.jpg|#7
File:10thDocProposal1.jpg|A
File:10thDocProposal3.jpg|B
File:10thDocProposal2.jpg|C
File:10DocD.jpg|D
File:10DocE.jpg|E
File:TenDocF.jpg|F
File:TenDocG.jpg|G
File:TenDocH.jpg|H
File:The_Doctor,_doctor,_fun.png|I
</gallery>
 
-- [[User:MattTheNerd42|MattTheNerd42]] [[User talk:MattTheNerd42|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:13, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
: Isn't the first image ineligible as it isn't a screenshot? I can't say I'm a fan of the second image either, but I do agree that an image without his glasses would be a better fit for the page. [[User:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:19, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
: My preference would be for the latter image, but it might be better to have an image that's facing towards the article. I would agree one without the glasses would be best in general though. [[User:BlueSupergiant|BlueSupergiant]] [[User talk:BlueSupergiant|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:21, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
:: My preference would probably be the first image if it were slightly more closely cropped. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:26, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
:::Current is better than both, imo, as it both looks left and is actually a screenshot. If we can do both of those and remove the glasses (shouldn't be a hard ask) that seems ideal. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:34, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
:::: Adding an image suggested to me a while back by a friend, there is one from ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'' that could be good.
:::: I don't want to vote on a particular image yet, as having the selection of jsut ''two'' isn't satisfactory. We need a larger selection first, IMO. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 20:47, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::::: Added a couple more too. One where he's looking pensive, another where he's smiling. Both facing left. [[User:BlueSupergiant|BlueSupergiant]] [[User talk:BlueSupergiant|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:54, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
I think that I would say #4 is my current personal favourite, though this may change if others are added. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|📢]]  21:07, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
: Where is 1 from if not a screenshot? I'm not a fan of how 2-5 crop out the top of the hair. Per [[Forum:Temporary forums/Overhauling image policies#Infoboxes]], this is not prefered. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:10, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
:: #1 is an image from ''Doomsday''. It's my personal preference, but I think all the suggestions are better than the current image. -- [[User:MattTheNerd42|MattTheNerd42]] [[User talk:MattTheNerd42|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:58, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::: #1 all the way. We got rid of the rule of close-cropped images. We should take advantage of it. Also, we got rid of the left-looking rule. This is now only a guideline and should only be taken in use if we can find a good image. Close-cropped is not a good image, so #1 is again the winner here. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 07:53, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::: I'm fairly certain #1 is actually a promo image for ''Doomsday'', not a screenshot. Also, while the rule for images looking left is no longer in place I do feel like it is a guideline that should still be followed when possible. [[User:BlueSupergiant|BlueSupergiant]] [[User talk:BlueSupergiant|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:01, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::: In my opinion, we should ''strive'' towards pictures with characters looking left, yeah. But if the images are horribly cropped, like the ones above, they just aren’t good images, and therefore a right-looking image that is uncropped is preferred. I’d say if we can un-crop any of the images above, or alternatively, find an entirely different image with full face shown, we should go with that. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:09, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
I added another couple with better cropping. My current preference is #6. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|📢]]  11:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
: I agree. If 1 is indeed a promo photo, 6 is my current favourite. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:44, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::I also do agree with #6, my only worry is that it is too angry. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:36, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::: It's a lot less angry than #7. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|📢]]  15:38, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 
:: #6 is a little poor in quality, if you ask me. I think I prefer #3 and #4 overall. [[User:BananaClownMan|BananaClownMan]] [[User talk:BananaClownMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:09, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 
::: If you're talking about image resolution, I don't think it's a massive concern, considering that infobox images are only at 420px. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|📢]]  10:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 
I'll be honest, I'm not overly fond of any of the 6 above. (Sorry to be that guy!) #1 is definitely a promotional shot from Doomsday, so shouldn't be included. #7 is too moody, and none of the others quite do it for me. But it's all subjective.
 
I agree that we should update the infobox image for the Tenth Doctor. Here are my 3 proposals, which are complete alternatives to ones shown above. I heavily favour "A", as I think it showcases his personality, hair, costume, and is well lit. My second place vote would go to "B" for similar reasons. Not so keen on "C", but I included it as it has a glimpse of the brown overcoat in it, as well as being a decent face shot.
 
''{gallery removed and added caps above}''
 
— [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 18:34, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 
: Shouldn't these be placed gallery at the beginning of this discussion? {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 18:49, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 
:: Can delete my 3 if required. Apologies! Added my suggestions to the above gallery, labelled "A-C" :) — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 19:06, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 
::: Any further discussion on this? Of these newer three suggestions I'm in favour of A, though I do think the space on the left could be cropped a bit. [[User:BlueSupergiant|BlueSupergiant]] [[User talk:BlueSupergiant|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 11:59, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
 
:::: My vote remains with 6, although C comes in close second. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">📢</span>]]  12:18, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
 
Image #6 is the Doctor on the verge of tears. I just think images should be of a neutral expression or an upbeat one, but that's just personal preference. #6 is also a bit low-quality which is weird given it's from an episode shot in HD. Ranked in order of preference, worst to best: 7, 6, 2, 3, 4, B, 5, C, A. — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 12:21, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
 
: I know #1 is a promo pic but IMO it's the best of the bunch. While it can't be chosen — unless if some random coffee table-type book uses that promo pic then we can just cite it to that book — but can ''something like that'' image be proposed? Considering we now allow freer crops, almost all of the proposed images cut off the top of Ten's hair. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 15:26, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
 
::Image 'A' only ''just'' snips the top of his hair, which is why I favour it. For me, it's the best of the lot, and clear too. For some more variety, I've added caps D-H to the above gallery just now for potential debate (all of which, D-H, show his hair in full) — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]]
 
:::Current preferences: D, #6, H, F, A. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">📢</span>]]  12:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 
*blows the dust off this conversation* Any consensus yet? — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 22:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 
I like G, but is there a version with his mouth closed?
 
My vote still remains with "A" - would be nice to get some votes/updates on this. A few infobox images could do with updating IMO, and the forking of the Wiki seems a nice opportunity to start implementing some refreshes. — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk">•</span>]] 09:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 
=== Post-fork continuation ===
 
: Added a further option, which was uploaded earlier by Cookieboy2005. Any further thoughts on this? Would be nice to update the image now the new Wiki is well established. <font face="Maven Pro" color="#000000">— [[User:Fractal|Fractal]] [[User talk:Fractal|<span title="Talk">•</span>]]</font> 09:46, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
 
==New categories to add==
I recommend you add 'war criminals' as to his acts as the Time Lord Victorious, and 'war heroes' to his redemption in helping to save Gallifrey in 'The Day of the Doctor'.

Latest revision as of 20:41, 10 September 2024

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Archives: #1, #2, #3, #4

Suggestion for a new image[[edit source]]

<image has been deleted for failing to follow image policies>

Sorry about adding the photo to the main image yesterday. I wanted to test it out, but couldnt change it back.

Anyway, the current image is not eligible for change until december 2012, which is long overdue.

I am not a fan of the current image. It is too big and makes 10 look weird with the glasses. Also, he is facing left from a weird angle. This photo, he is facing left, the lighting is right and it fits perfectly. Please consider my choice. Thank you.

Quicksilver 999

I'm sorry but the suggested image broke so many of our rules that it had to be deleted. Please study our Category:Image policies before suggesting images. The main rules are that images must be given a license, be no more than 100k in size, be no less than 420px in width, cannot be promotional images. But there are more nuances. Amorkuz 19:13, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
Just pointing out that there is no "long overdue" change. The Dec. 2012 date was to prevent users from calling for another change so soon after a very very very long debate. There was no suggestion that we are required to change it now.
And your complaints about the current image being "too big" go completely against Tardis:Guide to images. Please carefully read that policy to see just how tightly cropped we want the infobox images.
Lastly, don't forget that you must sign your posts with the four tildes: ~~~~. Thanks, Shambala108 19:39, December 18, 2017 (UTC)

I'd like to reopen discussion about changing Ten's image. I feel like the current image is much too close and doesn't give you a proper idea of what he looks like. Meanwhile, I've taken the liberty of uploading Tenth Doctor - Doomsday (2).jpg, which is of much higher quality, gives us a better idea of his outfit, shows off the sly, playful side of his persona, and seems to follow all the guidelines I could find. If it's not close enough, I can crop it and zoom in. It's so high quality that could easily work. But personally, I think it'd be fine to just use this image as is. -- MattTheNerd42 16:51, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

You ought to open a new section for a new infobox image, using a gallery to display a range of images. The current photo was chosen under now-outdated image policies so we can now have an image, such as the one you uploaded, whereas before the only images allowed were close-cropped ones. 17:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Tenth doctor main8.jpg

I'd like to put this open forward as a potential new image. It's clearer, abides by the old rules for those that still prefer them, and his face isn't obscured by his glasses. BananaClownMan 17:33, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Spouse[[edit source]]

Tennant said that Rose was a girlfriend of Ten, shouldnt she be listed in the spouse column? I can add sources if needed

51.9.198.113talk to me 21:02, March 24, 2019 (UTC)

No, girlfriends are not spouses, and Tennant is not an in universe source. Shambala108 21:08, March 24, 2019 (UTC)

Clarifying Rose-the-cat[[edit source]]

I am going to move this to the talk page to avoid an ongoing edit war, even as I know that talk page debates take years to get satisfying resolution. But User:BananaClownMan's ongoing claims that A Rose by Any Other Name is set after Journey's End makes absolutely no sense.

The entire story is about the Doctor mourning Rose Tyler after she fell into Pete's World. The comic ends with the Doctor deciding he has to move on and get a new companion in spite of losing Rose. Early on, the comic was clearly meant to be set after Series 2. An offhand reference to the events of Series 3 brought this into question, so the timeline was then moved there.

But then, someone pointed out that a Hath cameos for literally one panel of a random issue. I believe the context is that the Doctor goes to a lonely hearts club, and there's a Hath there for literally one panel. BananaClownMan thusly believes that, as you could speculate that he spent enough time with this Hath to recognize one later, the comic must be set post-Series 4.

This is, with all due respect, asinine, and another example of why Timeline pages were taken off the mainspace, because they encourage an exacerbatingly incorrect reading of sources. No, the comic about the Doctor mourning Rose Tyler post-Series 2 is not set after he's reunited with her and after he loses Donna because a random fish alien cameos for one panel. Placing the story post-Series 4 makes absolutely no sense in terms of the story presented, and was clearly not the authorial intent. If it was, the comic would have name dropped Donna I don't know, once? And it would not have ended with 10 deciding to get a new companion after his final televised one. OS25🤙☎️ 11:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

I think the Hath part of your argument is absolutely true and basically above discussion. The thing is that The Doctor's Daughter never actually says the Tenth Doctor doesn't recognise the Hath! In the scene where he "first" comes face-to-face with the fish-people, he doesn't go, "wow! I've never met one of you lot!" or anything. (Mostly, he ducks, because people are shooting guns in all directions.) The entire idea that he has never met the Hath before relies on this quote

Yes, I noticed. With the Hath. But tell me, because we got a bit out of circulation — Eastern Zone and all that. So who exactly are the Hath?Tenth Doctor

But — come now. At most, all we have here is him learning the name 'Hath' and asking for more information about who they are as a species. This doesn't have to mean mean he doesn't remember his speed-dating encounter with another Hath a big long while ago. The whole gag, in A Rose by Any Other Name, is that the Doctor wasn't able to communicate with the Hath, so obviously he didn't learn its name or anything about the species! Obviously! (EDIT: Slightly misremembered the gag, actually. My bad. Teach me to not reread before posting. But it is still the joke that he doesn't speak to the Hath for any great length of time — it is a speed date, after all — so the basic point that he needn't have learned the name, or anything substantial, stands.) Big Finish Productions doing their level best to tip-toe around continuity could not have written it better.
But even that may be taking the above quote a little too literally. You may notice that the Doctor, in this quote, is lying. "We got a bit out of circulation; Eastern Zone and all that". This is a classic moment of Dr Who playing dumb to get the bad guy talking. What he actually wants is background information on the particular ongoing war. You could absolutely imagine the Doctor coming up on a weird enclave of humans fighting Daleks in a historical context that baffles him, and sidling up to the leader, and playing dumb, and going, "now, I'm just a silly little hermit who doesn't know nuthink' about nuthink', so could you help a guy out? These Dalek things, who are they, what's their deal? Since when have they been attacking you?" Remember Rule 1.
What to do with the mention of Lilith, I cannot say. I personally feel that a post-Series 2 placement, acknowledging Lilith as a continuity error, makes the most sense, at least as far as the main namespace is concerned. (The [[Theory:]] timelines are an area somewhat outside my remit.) But it could go either way and deserves further discussion. Post-Series 4, though — no. Just… no. Scrooge MacDuck 22:35, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
As I've moved on, I've somewhat accepted the post-series 3 placement on the justification that the comic ends with the Doctor directly saying I am ready for a new companion. If you think about it, this does not make sense directly before his arc with Martha, but does work a lot better pre-Donna. So I think immediately pre-series 4 actually has a lot of advantages with the over-all story. OS25🤙☎️ 22:41, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
May I just note, in passing, that "Are you saying you are writer Rachael Smith?" is a... rather extreme misreading of "I wrote the book on Rose-the-cat, and I've read all of their comics." (From the edit summaries.) I know that I've previously had difficulty in interpreting some comments made on this wiki, (/cough/ WiPM /cough/) and I know that BCM has had similar difficulties in the past, which is why I'm calling attention to this to clarify it. OS25 meant that they're effectively the on-wiki expert for the character. They very much did not mean that they've contributed to the stories in question. We can't see the discussions, but there's some residual evidence of this at Talk:A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story). I have no strong feelings on the rest of this issue, but this is clearly what OS25 meant. Najawin 07:59, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Time for me to give my two cents, though in a bit of rushed manner as I'm about to head off to bed for my next night shift. Firstly, User:Najawin is correct; I did think User:OttselSpy25 was saying they literally wrote the comic. I'm on the autism spectrum, so certain phrases go over my head. Speaking of whom, User:OttselSpy25's summery of the placement is spot on; until the Doctor explicitly recalled being stabbed in a heart by Lillith during The Shakespeare Code, the comic was assumed to be following directly on from The Runaway Bride. Then the Hath showed up and it was pushed back to right after Journey's End, the reasoning being that, Hath cameo aside, the Doctor ended Journey's End in his lowest state emotionally after sending off Donna and saying goodbye to all his friends, with A Rose by Any Other Name starting with him deeply depressed in the TARDIS. Even the ending with him going off to find new companionship was seen as an explanation for the plethora of companions he had in the expanded universe stories set during the 2009 specials.

Since there is no way around the Doctor using such detailed words to recall The Shakespeare Code,that leaves us to debate a placing after Series 3 or Series 4;

  • Post-S3: User:OttselSpy25 pretty much summed this one up superbly already, though their more opinionated points about authorial intent verge closer to speculation than fact. Until someone contacts Rachael Smith directly to get her to say how she approached the story, it is not for us to put words in her mouth.
  • Post-S4: The thing about the Hath argument that User:ScroogeMacDuck made is that, while the Doctor is lying about himself, his confusion about the Hath is presented as genuine, as is often the case when a new alien makes it's television debut. Apart from that, all the other reasons were already stated in the paragraph above.

If we are to agree on a placement between Martha and Donna, I think putting A Rose by Any Other Name right after Voyage of the Damned would be the most fitting, as that story also ends with the Doctor being a Debbie Downer, and would allow him to get the Rose angst that strained his friendship with Martha out of his system before he travels with Donna, whom I don't recall hearing about Rose during her travels. BananaClownMan 11:16, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Okay, so seeing this discussion, I've done a bit of research. I found a podcast in which Rachael Smith starred in — Isabella and Blodwen — which has some really prominent information about the placement of this back-up strip. The interviewer asked Rachael if A Rose By Any Other Name was set after Doomsday, to which she says this...

Yeah, I mean obviously, it was a very sad episode when they say goodbye, but I kind of imagined what he would do directly after that, y'know, being a bit sort of like a breakup, though they were never like officially boyfriend and girlfriend, it did feel very much like a breakup. So I just had him do a lot of very cliche breakup things.Rachael Smith, on Isabella and Blodwen

...to me, this tells me that this isn't set after series four, or three, but series two. It directly clinches that, as I always suspected. Rachael says that ARBAON is set directly after Doomsday, and considering this is literally a breakup story, it literally only makes sense post-series two, Lilith reference be damned. As @Scrooge MacDuck said, it makes the most sense to chalk this up to a continuity error. And the Hath cameo has already been proven not to contradict The Doctor's Daughter. 12:54, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
If only it could be that simple, but this will have to be an example of when in-story evidence trumps authorial intent; you see, "authorial intent" is used to help place a story when there is no evidence within the story itself to identify a placement, but it is ultimately a secondary source of reference. A good example would be the Third Doctor audio The Doll of Death, which is claimed by the blurb to come between The Dæmons and Day of the Daleks, despite the story itself having Jo in her early days with UNIT. Examples like this often boil down to writers simply not knowingm or taking into accountm the wider range of stories with Doctor Who media. I mean we're still discovering stories from as early as the 1960s, such as Barbara in Wonderland, or User:OttselSpy25 finding The Disney Club just hours before this writing. The only logical conclusions from reference a Series 3 story in a comic intended to come between S2&3 is that Rachael Smith either thought the joke was too funny to not to use, that she wasn't that fussed about continuity or she changed her mind, like how the main Titans range was originally set shortly after Planet of the Dead until they added references that placed it shortly before The End of Time. Unless someone takes to Twitter to ask her for clarification, we can only speculate on Rachael Smith's intentions.
Now, back to the matter at hand, since this outside-universe statement is contradicted by in-universe information, it is sadly null and void. But, it does mean we can narrow it down to as early as Series 2 as possible, to keep the spirit of the author's intent going. With that, upon reflecting on User:ScroogeMacDuck's argument on the Hath's communication inability to identify itself and User:Epsilon the Eternal's discovery, I think the best placement would be following Voyage of the Damned; it's close enough to Series 2 to keep with Racheal Smith's intent, while also being near enough to The Shakespeare Code for the Doctor to make the "L word = Lilith" connection, fits into the characterisation of the Doctor being in a depressive stare while alone in the TARDIS, and ends with him ready for a new companion. An argument could be made he's got Rose on the brains due to realising that his friendship was strained by him treating her as a replacement Rose, something he avoided with Donna.BananaClownMan 09:42, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
With regards to "you see, "authorial intent" is used to help place a story when there is no evidence within the story itself to identify a placement, but it is ultimately a secondary source of reference"… I mean, heaven knows authorial intent isn't a valid source for the main namespace either, but I do worry from the way you phrase this that you're getting muddled between the main namespace and the Theory:Timeline namespace. The latter is its own little bubble in the Wiki, with its owns standards and practice. There is absolutely no requirement whatsoever that our biographies in the main namespace coincide in any way, shape or form with the order in which the editors of the Timeline namespace agree to put the stories; just because the rules of evidence used in the Timelines point one way, do not force us to do the same thing here.
Indeed, although discussions such as this one cannot be avoided because we do have to put the biographies in some kind of an order, there is official policy banning timeline discussion/speculation in the main namespace, as you might recall.
As a result there are no formal standards for what arguments avail on placement of biography sections in the main namespace. But arguably, the aforementioned ban on timeline-crafting in the main namespace would tilt in the direction of "worrying about the continuity of the Lilith reference is timeline-crafting, and thus banned here; we should cover it as post-Series 2 as per the advertised intent, and cover the Lilith contradiction as a case of According to one account…". Indeed, I feel even more strongly that we should do the same for The Doll of Death if its intended placement is actually printed in the blurb, not just something the writer talked about in a podcast later. You speak of "logical conclusions from references to…", but — in the main namespace — we are not here to worry about what is "logical". The DWU doesn't have to be logical. It frequently isn't. Scrooge MacDuck 10:58, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

At the end of the day, I'm fine with the story being post-Series 2. But the article before my latest edit suggested it was mid-Doomsday, which truly doesn't make sense. So I moved it to right before the Martha section, since that's what the comic was clearly setting up. OS25🤙☎️ 19:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Yeah the mid-Doomsday thing was an error on my part. I just pasted the section before that travelling alone section, not realising that ending of Doomsday had been split and placed in said section, even with another story placed before it. Artificial gaps are really confusing. 19:07, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Apologies for getting back to this late, but I've been preoccupied with mountains of responsibilities for the past two months; work at my night shift, family responsibilities, two major health scares, getting ready for a 2 week holiday abroad and a personnel project I've been working at that involves reading Doctor Who comics from the 60s and 70s. So, you guys can see why discussing the continuity of this story stopped being near the top of my priorities list. But I would like to air a few grievences before the discussion if put to a definitive close.

Now, the reference to The Shakespeare Code can't be look at as a mere continuity error. It's not a vague remark of a background detail easily over looked; He doesn't say he got stabbed once or that he knows a Lilith, those would be easier to overlook as happening off-screen or handwaved as a different Lilith or the Eighth Doctor having his second heart cut out. Instead, the Doctor point blank recalls having a heart get broke by Lilith. All that's missing is a direct flashback to The Shakespeare Code to illustrate the callback. By all accounts, Racheal Smith just decided that her comedic backup comic strip needed a "Comedically Missing the Point" joke and a "Stabbed in the Heart" metaphor and just pulled from her memory without taking into account how it would be perceived from fans regarding her post-S2 intentions.
In essence, it's the same problem that was had with the Second Doctor's involvement in The Five Doctors; despite The War Games being intended as his regeneration, the Doctor references events from the serial when the script for The Five Doctors had to be changed due to Deborah Watling becoming unavailable to reprise Victoria Waterfield and had to be replaced by Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. As such, the Doctor brings up Zoe and Jamie being "returned to [their] own people, [and how] the Time Lords erased [their] memory of the period [they] spent with [the Doctor]." Suddenly, despite the original intent, the Doctor could now only experience The Five Doctors after The War Games, which eventually evolved into the Season 6B theory.

Now, I'm not saying this is going to open up a theory that adds a few extra adventures for the Tenth Doctor, but I feel we can't ignore the similarities here, and should have a post-Shakespeare Code placement, as was where the discussion was going before this authorial intention, which both contradicts evidence within the story and sounds more like a mindset the creative team had going in as oppose to a "set in stone" rule of thumb, was brought to light. However, I am aware that I am currently in the minority when it comes to this placement, so I bring my final grievance to the floor before I retire.

If a reader were the read the entry for A Rose by Any Other Name as between S2&S3, and they came across this passage;
When Rose-the-Cat asked if the Doctor at least said the "L-word" to Rose before she left, the Doctor thought she meant Lilith the Carrionite and retorted that she had "only broke one of [his] hearts", (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name) in reference to her stabbing him. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
Surely it would just confuse them?

Well, that was everything I wanted to get off my chest on the subject. I look forward to hearing the counterarguments, and seeing what new lights they can shed in the debate. Until, then. Sincerely, BananaClownMan 10:11, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Well from where I'm standing, the only reason we cover Season 6B as an actual thing in the main namespace is that there are actual stories that embraced the idea explicitly. Otherwise we would in fact cover the lines in T5D as a strange little aberration using "according to one account" language; not invent Season 6B out of thin air and put that in Second Doctor#Biography.
Of course the paragraph would be confusing if phrased that way. But we would acknowledge the contradiction. We would say "This account depicted the Doctor as already being familiar with Lilith at this point in his lifetime, (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name) whereas in other accounts, his encounter with Lilith and the Carrionites was depicted as one of his first adventures with Martha Jones after he stopped wholly wallowing in his grief over Rose. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)", or something of the kind. Scrooge MacDuck 13:49, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
I am going to restate that I fully reject a post series three placement. It is very, very clearly set after series two due to the tone and pretty much the entire plot of Ten getting a cat. The authorial intent aligns with this. It doesn't "contradict evidence withing the story", the only "evidence" is a single reference that is very clearly an error. The author of the series openly admitted to never watching Doctor Who before writing this, I think we can forgive her for not comprehensively knowing every single detail and remembering them. 15:34, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
I'm afraid this is the last I can give for a while; I'm going abroad for a holiday and, since my mobile phone only has a UK contract, I won't be able to access my 4G while out the country. So, I will give my final proposal in the debate and then leave the rest of you guys to yourselves once it's all off my chest. And the main point is this new information that Rachael Smith didn't watch the show! So, this authorial intent evidence, which has been the linchpin for the "Post-S2" discussion, and not even an in universe source to boot, may not even be factually correct, or at the very lease outdated. I mean, unless someone contacts her via Twitter, how do we know she didn't catch an episode and change her mind about placement after that podcast, like how the Tenth Doctor Titan comics were meant to follow on from Planet of the Dead until they started referencing events from his exploits between The Waters of Mars and The End of Time. I don't have Twitter, so it can't be me that asks. BananaClownMan

I've taken the liberty of shifting this discussion to the talk back on the timeline theory forum, where the editors that deal with timeline discussions can hopefully contribute. BananaClownMan 04:00, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

New infobox image[[edit source]]

Might as well open a new section for the infobox images. There are two images that I think would work. They're both much clearer than the current image and don't obscure Ten's face at all. My vote is for Tenth Doctor - Doomsday.jpg, but honestly I'm cool with either. Here they are:

-- MattTheNerd42 20:13, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Isn't the first image ineligible as it isn't a screenshot? I can't say I'm a fan of the second image either, but I do agree that an image without his glasses would be a better fit for the page. Jack "BtR" Saxon 20:19, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
My preference would be for the latter image, but it might be better to have an image that's facing towards the article. I would agree one without the glasses would be best in general though. BlueSupergiant 20:21, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
My preference would probably be the first image if it were slightly more closely cropped. Bongo50 20:26, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Current is better than both, imo, as it both looks left and is actually a screenshot. If we can do both of those and remove the glasses (shouldn't be a hard ask) that seems ideal. Najawin 20:34, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Adding an image suggested to me a while back by a friend, there is one from Evolution of the Daleks that could be good.
I don't want to vote on a particular image yet, as having the selection of jsut two isn't satisfactory. We need a larger selection first, IMO. 20:47, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Added a couple more too. One where he's looking pensive, another where he's smiling. Both facing left. BlueSupergiant 20:54, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

I think that I would say #4 is my current personal favourite, though this may change if others are added. Aquanafrahudy 📢 21:07, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Where is 1 from if not a screenshot? I'm not a fan of how 2-5 crop out the top of the hair. Per Forum:Temporary forums/Overhauling image policies#Infoboxes, this is not prefered. Bongo50 21:10, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
#1 is an image from Doomsday. It's my personal preference, but I think all the suggestions are better than the current image. -- MattTheNerd42 21:58, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
#1 all the way. We got rid of the rule of close-cropped images. We should take advantage of it. Also, we got rid of the left-looking rule. This is now only a guideline and should only be taken in use if we can find a good image. Close-cropped is not a good image, so #1 is again the winner here. Danniesen 07:53, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm fairly certain #1 is actually a promo image for Doomsday, not a screenshot. Also, while the rule for images looking left is no longer in place I do feel like it is a guideline that should still be followed when possible. BlueSupergiant 11:01, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
In my opinion, we should strive towards pictures with characters looking left, yeah. But if the images are horribly cropped, like the ones above, they just aren’t good images, and therefore a right-looking image that is uncropped is preferred. I’d say if we can un-crop any of the images above, or alternatively, find an entirely different image with full face shown, we should go with that. Danniesen 11:09, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I added another couple with better cropping. My current preference is #6. Aquanafrahudy 📢 11:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I agree. If 1 is indeed a promo photo, 6 is my current favourite. Bongo50 11:44, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
I also do agree with #6, my only worry is that it is too angry. Danniesen 14:36, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
It's a lot less angry than #7. Aquanafrahudy 📢 15:38, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
#6 is a little poor in quality, if you ask me. I think I prefer #3 and #4 overall. BananaClownMan 10:09, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
If you're talking about image resolution, I don't think it's a massive concern, considering that infobox images are only at 420px. Aquanafrahudy 📢 10:20, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

I'll be honest, I'm not overly fond of any of the 6 above. (Sorry to be that guy!) #1 is definitely a promotional shot from Doomsday, so shouldn't be included. #7 is too moody, and none of the others quite do it for me. But it's all subjective.

I agree that we should update the infobox image for the Tenth Doctor. Here are my 3 proposals, which are complete alternatives to ones shown above. I heavily favour "A", as I think it showcases his personality, hair, costume, and is well lit. My second place vote would go to "B" for similar reasons. Not so keen on "C", but I included it as it has a glimpse of the brown overcoat in it, as well as being a decent face shot.

{gallery removed and added caps above}

Fractal Doctor @ 18:34, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Shouldn't these be placed gallery at the beginning of this discussion? 18:49, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Can delete my 3 if required. Apologies! Added my suggestions to the above gallery, labelled "A-C" :) — Fractal Doctor @ 19:06, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Any further discussion on this? Of these newer three suggestions I'm in favour of A, though I do think the space on the left could be cropped a bit. BlueSupergiant 11:59, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
My vote remains with 6, although C comes in close second. Aquanafrahudy 📢 12:18, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Image #6 is the Doctor on the verge of tears. I just think images should be of a neutral expression or an upbeat one, but that's just personal preference. #6 is also a bit low-quality which is weird given it's from an episode shot in HD. Ranked in order of preference, worst to best: 7, 6, 2, 3, 4, B, 5, C, A. — Fractal Doctor @ 12:21, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

I know #1 is a promo pic but IMO it's the best of the bunch. While it can't be chosen — unless if some random coffee table-type book uses that promo pic then we can just cite it to that book — but can something like that image be proposed? Considering we now allow freer crops, almost all of the proposed images cut off the top of Ten's hair. 15:26, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
Image 'A' only just snips the top of his hair, which is why I favour it. For me, it's the best of the lot, and clear too. For some more variety, I've added caps D-H to the above gallery just now for potential debate (all of which, D-H, show his hair in full) — Fractal Doctor @
Current preferences: D, #6, H, F, A. Aquanafrahudy 📢 12:48, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
  • blows the dust off this conversation* Any consensus yet? — Fractal Doctor @ 22:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

I like G, but is there a version with his mouth closed?

My vote still remains with "A" - would be nice to get some votes/updates on this. A few infobox images could do with updating IMO, and the forking of the Wiki seems a nice opportunity to start implementing some refreshes. — Fractal Doctor 09:48, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Post-fork continuation[[edit source]]

Added a further option, which was uploaded earlier by Cookieboy2005. Any further thoughts on this? Would be nice to update the image now the new Wiki is well established. Fractal 09:46, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

New categories to add[[edit source]]

I recommend you add 'war criminals' as to his acts as the Time Lord Victorious, and 'war heroes' to his redemption in helping to save Gallifrey in 'The Day of the Doctor'.