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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Welcome to the Theory index!''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Welcome to the Theory index!''}}
[[file:GetScribbling.jpg|thumb|350px|right|This is where you can scribble down your favourite theories about your favourite stories!]]
[[file:GetScribbling.jpg|thumb|350px|right|This is where you can scribble down your favourite theories about your favourite stories!]]
You've entered a [[T:SPOIL|spoiler-free]]<ref>"Spoiler-free" means that we don't allow discussion of stories which have not yet been released.  It also means that no narrative elements may be discussed there, even if they have been officially released by the BBC or other rights holders.  It does not, and cannot, mean that we're going to try to protect you from a story that has been ''recently'' released, even though you might not have been able to see it yet in your time zone, or obtain it from your local vendors.</ref>  zone of discussion.  Think of this as a place for collaborative spitballing.  Unlike a forum, where discussions typically meander across several subjects, the pages contained within are much more focused.  But they're not proper "articles" either.  They're essays, really — opinions about particular aspects of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' and its spin-offs. 
You've entered a [[T:SPOIL|spoiler-free]]<ref>"Spoiler-free" means that we don't allow discussion of stories which have not yet been released.  It also means that no narrative elements may be discussed there, even if they have been officially released by the BBC or other rights holders.  It does not, and cannot, mean that we're going to try to protect you from a story that has been ''recently'' released, even though you might not have been able to see it yet in your time zone, or obtain it from your local vendors.</ref>  zone of discussion.  Think of this as a place for collaborative spitballing.  Unlike a forum, where discussions typically meander across several subjects, the pages contained within are much more focused.  But they're not proper "articles" either.  They're essays, really — opinions about particular aspects of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series
 
First is an area we call '''the [[Forum:timey-wimey detector|timey-wimey detector]]''', after a device seen in ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''.  It's the place where we put forward our best guesses as to the timelines for various characters in the [[DWU]]. What you'll find here aren't always provable '''facts''', but they do represent a genuine effort at putting together a reasonable theory as to how stories from different media ''might'' best align themselves.
 
Second is a place known as '''the [[Forum:discontinuity index|discontinuity index]]'''. It's a zone where you can discuss all the narrative problems — the plot holes, the continuity gaffes and the downright disjunction — between stories.
 
Here are a few things to keep in mind when contributing to these areas:
* Please '''don't''' add information from stories that have not yet been [[T:OFF REL|officially released]]. 
* Please '''don't''' sign your contributions. Unlike other forums, these forums are attempting to build up a repository of information and present it in a coherent form, typically by using a bulleted list format. Signatures would break up this format and make it harder to read.
 
Further instructions may be located on the '''timey-wimey detector''' and '''discontinuity index''' home pages.
 
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Revision as of 10:38, 30 January 2023

This is where you can scribble down your favourite theories about your favourite stories!

You've entered a spoiler-free[1] zone of discussion. Think of this as a place for collaborative spitballing. Unlike a forum, where discussions typically meander across several subjects, the pages contained within are much more focused. But they're not proper "articles" either. They're essays, really — opinions about particular aspects of [[Doctor Who (TV series addcreationdate=true </forum>

Footnotes

  1. "Spoiler-free" means that we don't allow discussion of stories which have not yet been released. It also means that no narrative elements may be discussed there, even if they have been officially released by the BBC or other rights holders. It does not, and cannot, mean that we're going to try to protect you from a story that has been recently released, even though you might not have been able to see it yet in your time zone, or obtain it from your local vendors.