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'''Prefixes''' are used to preface a story name, given as the [[T:SOURCES|source]] for a statement of fact in an article. | '''Prefixes''' are used to preface a story name, given as the [[T:SOURCES|source]] for a statement of fact in an article. In the example, "The [[Tenth Doctor]] once ate a part of a [[chocolate]] [[Easter egg]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')", the ''prefix'' is [[DW]]. | ||
==Origin and consensus for this system== | == Origin and consensus for this system == | ||
This method of inline source citation was decided by community consensus in the first year of the wiki's operation and has survived several challenges to uproot it. | This method of inline source citation was decided by community consensus in the first year of the wiki's operation and has survived several challenges to uproot it. The longest and most sustained challenge to the system can be found at [[Forum:Can we change how stories are cited?]] Given [[Tardis:About#Early history|early administrators' admiration]] for [[memoryalpha:Memory Alpha|Memory Alpha]], the ''Star Trek'' wiki, this prefixing system is likely to have derived from MA. | ||
The following article explains how prefixes are used on this wiki, then gives a list ordered by medium. | The following article explains how prefixes are used on this wiki, then gives a list ordered by medium. | ||
==Usage== | == Usage == | ||
Prefixes may be a foreign concept to users coming from academia, Wikipedia, or other reference projects. They are a kind of shorthand which obviates the need for laborious in-line citation or footnotes. They allow a few letters and a linked story name to subsitute for anything more formal. | Prefixes may be a foreign concept to users coming from academia, Wikipedia, or other reference projects. They are a kind of shorthand which obviates the need for laborious in-line citation or footnotes. They allow a few letters and a linked story name to subsitute for anything more formal. | ||
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New editors may wish to bookmark this page for easy reference, at least until they become more familiar with the more arcane prefixes used on this site. | New editors may wish to bookmark this page for easy reference, at least until they become more familiar with the more arcane prefixes used on this site. | ||
==Television/Film/Video/Web== | == Television/Film/Video/Web == | ||
===BBC=== | === BBC === | ||
====In-universe==== | ==== In-universe ==== | ||
*[[DW]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'', by which is meant "any episode or [[serial]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to have premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on [[BBC One]], [[BBC Two|Two]], [[BBC Three|Three]] or [[BBC Red Button|Red Button]], which does not offend our [[Tardis:Canon policy|canon policy]]." [[DW]] cannot, therefore, be used for the two [[1960s]] [[Dalek]] theatrical films, or for ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', or any other parodic material. | * [[DW]] - ''[[Doctor Who]]'', by which is meant "any episode or [[serial]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to have premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on [[BBC One]], [[BBC Two|Two]], [[BBC Three|Three]] or [[BBC Red Button|Red Button]], which does not offend our [[Tardis:Canon policy|canon policy]]." [[DW]] cannot, therefore, be used for the two [[1960s]] [[Dalek]] theatrical films, or for ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'', or any other parodic material. | ||
*[[KAC]] - ''[[K9 and Company]]''. Because there was only one episode ever made, this prefix has exactly one usage: "([[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')". Note that writing "([[KAC]]: ''[[K9 and Company]]'')" is both redundant and incorrect, and that using "[[KAC]]" in conjunction with spin-off material, like [[K9 Annual 1983|the 1983 ''K9'' annual]], is also incorrect. | * [[KAC]] - ''[[K9 and Company]]''. Because there was only one episode ever made, this prefix has exactly one usage: "([[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'')". Note that writing "([[KAC]]: ''[[K9 and Company]]'')" is both redundant and incorrect, and that using "[[KAC]]" in conjunction with spin-off material, like [[K9 Annual 1983|the 1983 ''K9'' annual]], is also incorrect. | ||
*[[SJA]] - ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' | * [[SJA]] - ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' | ||
*[[SJAF]] - ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files]]'' | * [[SJAF]] - ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files]]'' | ||
*[[TS]] - Doctor Who [[Tardisode]]s. To the extent that these are even remembered, many will recall them as having appeared on the oficial DW website. One might therefore be tempted to use the prefix [[WC]] to describe them. However, their intended platform was the cellphone, making them unique amongst DW narratives, and necessitating a unique prefix. | * [[TS]] - Doctor Who [[Tardisode]]s. To the extent that these are even remembered, many will recall them as having appeared on the oficial DW website. One might therefore be tempted to use the prefix [[WC]] to describe them. However, their intended platform was the cellphone, making them unique amongst DW narratives, and necessitating a unique prefix. | ||
*[[TW]] - ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | * [[TW]] - ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | ||
*[[WEB]] - refers to fictional information on a limited number of official, [[:Category:In-universe websites|in-universe websites]] that are wholly fictional. Not to be confused with [[WC]], which refers to an individual feature on an official website that is mostly '''not''' an in-universe website. | * [[WEB]] - refers to fictional information on a limited number of official, [[:Category:In-universe websites|in-universe websites]] that are wholly fictional. Not to be confused with [[WC]], which refers to an individual feature on an official website that is mostly '''not''' an in-universe website. | ||
*[[VG]] - refers to a video game, which, with the advent of [[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games]], may therefore include material found on the BBC website. Not all video games, of course, are made by the BBC, but this prefix may be used, so long as the game was licensed by the BBC. | * [[VG]] - refers to a video game, which, with the advent of [[Doctor Who: The Adventure Games]], may therefore include material found on the BBC website. Not all video games, of course, are made by the BBC, but this prefix may be used, so long as the game was licensed by the BBC. | ||
====Real world==== | ==== Real world ==== | ||
Generally, the following sources should be used on real world pages. However, information from these sources could conceivably be used in "behind the scenes" sections of in-universe articles. | Generally, the following sources should be used on real world pages. However, information from these sources could conceivably be used in "behind the scenes" sections of in-universe articles. | ||
*[[CON]] - ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' | * [[CON]] - ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' | ||
*[[TWD]] - ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' | * [[TWD]] - ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' | ||
*[[INFO]] - [[BBC DVD]] [[info text]]s | * [[INFO]] - [[BBC DVD]] [[info text]]s | ||
*[[PCOM]] - BBC podcast commentaries | * [[PCOM]] - BBC podcast commentaries | ||
*[[DCOM]] - [[BBC DVD]] commentaries | * [[DCOM]] - [[BBC DVD]] commentaries | ||
====Mixed use==== | ==== Mixed use ==== | ||
*[[WC]] - [[Webcast]], by which is usually meant, "comic, prose or animated fiction, published to websites of entities who produce licensed ''Doctor Who'' material", such as [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho the BBC's official website]. A good example of proper usage is [[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''. However, official sites have, in exceptional circumstances, published behind-the-scenes material, such as [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor Who Video Explorer]]'', or any one of a number of videos on the [[BBC America]] website. Thus the prefix can actually mean that the cited resource is ''either'' in- or out-of-universe. It can also be used beyond BBC websites, so long as that website is officially licensed, as with [[Big Finish Productions]]' website. | * [[WC]] - [[Webcast]], by which is usually meant, "comic, prose or animated fiction, published to websites of entities who produce licensed ''Doctor Who'' material", such as [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho the BBC's official website]. A good example of proper usage is [[WC]]: ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]''. However, official sites have, in exceptional circumstances, published behind-the-scenes material, such as [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor Who Video Explorer]]'', or any one of a number of videos on the [[BBC America]] website. Thus the prefix can actually mean that the cited resource is ''either'' in- or out-of-universe. It can also be used beyond BBC websites, so long as that website is officially licensed, as with [[Big Finish Productions]]' website. | ||
===Non-BBC=== | === Non-BBC === | ||
*[[K9TV]] - episodes of the 2009 ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' TV series | * [[K9TV]] - episodes of the 2009 ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' TV series | ||
*[[BBV]] - [[BBV Productions]] | * [[BBV]] - [[BBV Productions]] | ||
*[[RP]] - [[Reeltime Pictures]] | * [[RP]] - [[Reeltime Pictures]] | ||
==Audio== | == Audio == | ||
===[[Big Finish Productions]]=== | === [[Big Finish Productions]] === | ||
====In-universe==== | ==== In-universe ==== | ||
*[[BFA]] - [[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas]] | * [[BFA]] - [[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas]] | ||
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series]] audio stories | * [[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series]] audio stories | ||
*[[BFC]] - [[Cyberman (audio series)]] | * [[BFC]] - [[Cyberman (audio series)]] | ||
*[[BFD]] - [[I, Davros]] | * [[BFD]] - [[I, Davros]] | ||
*[[BFDE]] - [[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)]] | * [[BFDE]] - [[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)]] | ||
*[[BFG]] - [[Gallifrey (audio series)]] | * [[BFG]] - [[Gallifrey (audio series)]] | ||
*[[BFIW]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (series)]] | * [[BFIW]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (series)]] | ||
*[[JAL]] - [[Jago and Litefoot]] | * [[JAL]] - [[Jago and Litefoot]] | ||
*[[BFSJS]] - [[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]] | * [[BFSJS]] - [[Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)]] | ||
*[[BFU]] - [[U.N.I.T. (audio series)]] | * [[BFU]] - [[U.N.I.T. (audio series)]] | ||
*[[CC]] - [[The Companion Chronicles]] | * [[CC]] - [[The Companion Chronicles]] | ||
*[[BFDWU]] - [[Doctor Who Unbound]] | * [[BFDWU]] - [[Doctor Who Unbound]] | ||
*[[GRC]] - [[Graceless]] | * [[GRC]] - [[Graceless]] | ||
====Real world==== | ==== Real world ==== | ||
*[[BFCDE]] - CD extras from any range of Big Finish releases | * [[BFCDE]] - CD extras from any range of Big Finish releases | ||
===BBC=== | === BBC === | ||
*[[BBCR]] - [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] stories which were originally made public as '''broadcasts''' on [[BBC Radio Dramas|BBC Radio]]. | * [[BBCR]] - [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] stories which were originally made public as '''broadcasts''' on [[BBC Radio Dramas|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* [[BFA]]/[[BBCR]] - Collaborations between Big Finish and BBC Radio (i.e. series 1 of the ongoing [[Eighth Doctor]] BBC Radio series). | * [[BFA]]/[[BBCR]] - Collaborations between Big Finish and BBC Radio (i.e. series 1 of the ongoing [[Eighth Doctor]] BBC Radio series). | ||
*[[SJAA]] - ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' audiobooks. | * [[SJAA]] - ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' audiobooks. | ||
*[[TWA]] - ''Torchwood'' audiobooks. | * [[TWA]] - ''Torchwood'' audiobooks. | ||
*[[AG]] - Long-time editors will know that this prefix ''used'' to be BBCA. However, owing to the purchase of BBC Audiobooks by [[AudioGo]], the entity known as "BBC Audio" was downgraded to a mere imprint, and the entire back catalogue of ''Doctor Who'' material became AudioGo's to play with. This abbreviation is therefore used for anything released under the BBC Audio or AudioGo logos '''which does not fall into other categories'''. For example the ''[[Hornets' Nest]]'' range, the various soundtracks to [[missing episode]]s, and the new audio novelisation of ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' would be prefixed by AG, but not any of the audiobooks that appear on the [[New Series Adventures]] page, nor those audios which would be better tagged with [[SJAA]] or [[TWA]]. [[Target Books]] novelisations would generally be prefaced with [[DWN]], unless one were discussing something specific to the audio, in which case it ''would'' be prefaced with [[AG]]. ''[Please note that [[BBCA]] is now a redirect for [[BBC America]].]'' | * [[AG]] - Long-time editors will know that this prefix ''used'' to be BBCA. However, owing to the purchase of BBC Audiobooks by [[AudioGo]], the entity known as "BBC Audio" was downgraded to a mere imprint, and the entire back catalogue of ''Doctor Who'' material became AudioGo's to play with. This abbreviation is therefore used for anything released under the BBC Audio or AudioGo logos '''which does not fall into other categories'''. For example the ''[[Hornets' Nest]]'' range, the various soundtracks to [[missing episode]]s, and the new audio novelisation of ''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' would be prefixed by AG, but not any of the audiobooks that appear on the [[New Series Adventures]] page, nor those audios which would be better tagged with [[SJAA]] or [[TWA]]. [[Target Books]] novelisations would generally be prefaced with [[DWN]], unless one were discussing something specific to the audio, in which case it ''would'' be prefaced with [[AG]]. ''[Please note that [[BBCA]] is now a redirect for [[BBC America]].]'' | ||
===Others=== | === Others === | ||
*[[BBV]] - [[BBV Productions]], including its [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] series. | * [[BBV]] - [[BBV Productions]], including its [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] series. | ||
*[[MB]] - [[Magic Bullet Productions]]' [[Kaldor City]] and [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] audios. | * [[MB]] - [[Magic Bullet Productions]]' [[Kaldor City]] and [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] audios. | ||
==Prose== | == Prose == | ||
===Novels=== | === Novels === | ||
====Target/Virgin==== | ==== Target/Virgin ==== | ||
*[[BNA]] - [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] (1997-1999) | * [[BNA]] - [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] (1997-1999) | ||
*[[DWN]] - Doctor Who novelisations, most published by [[Target Books]] (1964-1994) | * [[DWN]] - Doctor Who novelisations, most published by [[Target Books]] (1964-1994) | ||
*[[MA]] - [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] (1994-1997) | * [[MA]] - [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] (1994-1997) | ||
*[[NA]] - [[Virgin New Adventures]] (1991-1997) | * [[NA]] - [[Virgin New Adventures]] (1991-1997) | ||
*[[TC]] - [[Target Companions of Doctor Who]] (1986-1987) | * [[TC]] - [[Target Companions of Doctor Who]] (1986-1987) | ||
*[[TME]] - [[Target Missing Episodes]] (1989-1990) | * [[TME]] - [[Target Missing Episodes]] (1989-1990) | ||
*[[AK9]] - ''[[The Adventures of K9]]'', a series of four children's books by [[Sparrow Books]] | * [[AK9]] - ''[[The Adventures of K9]]'', a series of four children's books by [[Sparrow Books]] | ||
====BBC Books==== | ==== BBC Books ==== | ||
*[[DYD]] - [[Decide Your Destiny]] series (2007-present) | * [[DYD]] - [[Decide Your Destiny]] series (2007-present) | ||
*[[EDA]] - [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] (1997-2005) | * [[EDA]] - [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] (1997-2005) | ||
*[[NSA]] - [[BBC New Series Adventures]] ([[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]] novels) (2005-present) | * [[NSA]] - [[BBC New Series Adventures]] ([[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]] novels) (2005-present) | ||
*[[PDA]] - [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] (1997-2005) | * [[PDA]] - [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] (1997-2005) | ||
*[[QR]] - [[Quick Reads]] (2006-present) | * [[QR]] - [[Quick Reads]] (2006-present) | ||
*[[TDL]] - [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series (2009) | * [[TDL]] - [[The Darksmith Legacy]] series (2009) | ||
*[[TWN]] - [[BBC Torchwood novels]] (2007-present) | * [[TWN]] - [[BBC Torchwood novels]] (2007-present) | ||
====Big Finish==== | ==== Big Finish ==== | ||
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] novels (2000-present) | * [[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] novels (2000-present) | ||
*[[BFNW]] - [[Big Finish New Worlds]] (2005) | * [[BFNW]] - [[Big Finish New Worlds]] (2005) | ||
====Penguin Character Books==== | ==== Penguin Character Books ==== | ||
*[[SJAN]] - ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' novelisations (2007-present) | * [[SJAN]] - ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' novelisations (2007-present) | ||
===Telos Novellas=== | === Telos Novellas === | ||
*[[TN]] - [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' | * [[TN]] - [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]] (2001-2004) | ||
*[[THN]] - [[Time Hunter]] novellas (Telos Publishing) | * [[THN]] - [[Time Hunter]] novellas (Telos Publishing) | ||
===Short prose fiction=== | === Short prose fiction === | ||
*[[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] prose anthologies (2000-present) | * [[BFBS]] - [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series|Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures]] prose anthologies (2000-present) | ||
*[[DWAN]] - [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] and [[Doctor Who Yearbook]] comics and prose stories (1964-present) | * [[DWAN]] - [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] and [[Doctor Who Yearbook]] comics and prose stories (1964-present) | ||
*[[DWM]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' prose stories (1979-present) | * [[DWM]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' prose stories (1979-present) | ||
*[[ACT]] - [[Doctor Who Activity Annual]]s and [[Doctor Who Activity Books]]. | * [[ACT]] - [[Doctor Who Activity Annual]]s and [[Doctor Who Activity Books]]. | ||
*[[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' prose stories | * [[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' prose stories | ||
*[[ST]] - [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology prose stories (includes both BBC Books and Big Finish) (1998-present) | * [[ST]] - [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology prose stories (includes both BBC Books and Big Finish) (1998-present) | ||
*[[VD]] - [[Virgin Decalogs]] anthology prose stories (1994-1997) | * [[VD]] - [[Virgin Decalogs]] anthology prose stories (1994-1997) | ||
===Annual publications=== | === Annual publications === | ||
There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. | There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. Note that these prefixes '''apply to both comic and prose stories'''. | ||
*[[DAN]] - for works from the [[Dalek annual]]s, like ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]] | * [[DAN]] - for works from the [[Dalek annual]]s, like ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]] | ||
*[[DWAN]] - for works from [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' | * [[DWAN]] - for works from [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]], as published mainly by [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd]] and [[BBC Books]]. Basically, if the cover has the words "Doctor Who" and "Annual" on it, use this prefix. | ||
*[[DWS]] - for works from ''Doctor Who Storybooks'', like [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]] | * [[DWS]] - for works from ''Doctor Who Storybooks'', like [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]] | ||
*[[DWY]] - for works from the ''Doctor Who Yearbooks'', like [[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992]] | * [[DWY]] - for works from the ''Doctor Who Yearbooks'', like [[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992]] | ||
*[[IDW]] - for [[IDW Publishing]] annuals, such as ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2010]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2011]]'' | * [[IDW]] - for [[IDW Publishing]] annuals, such as ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2010]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2011]]'' | ||
*[[K9AN]] — for works from [[K9 Annual 1983]] (and any annuals which may eventually arise from ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'') | * [[K9AN]] — for works from [[K9 Annual 1983]] (and any annuals which may eventually arise from ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'') | ||
*[[PHS]] - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either ''Countdown'' or ''TV Comic''. | * [[PHS]] - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either ''Countdown'' or ''TV Comic''. Thus, stories from [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973)]], [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1974)]], and [[Doctor Who Winter Special (1977)]]. | ||
*[[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] annuals | * [[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] annuals | ||
*[[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' annuals | * [[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' annuals | ||
===Other=== | === Other === | ||
*[[CP]] - [[Charity publications]], '''not''' allowable in in-universe articles. Such sources can only be cited in behind-the-scenes sections or real world articles, per [[Tardis:Canon policy|our canon policy]]. | * [[CP]] - [[Charity publications]], '''not''' allowable in in-universe articles. Such sources can only be cited in behind-the-scenes sections or real world articles, per [[Tardis:Canon policy|our canon policy]]. | ||
*[[FP]] - [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] books published by [[Mad Norwegian]] and later by [[Random Static]]. | * [[FP]] - [[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]] books published by [[Mad Norwegian]] and later by [[Random Static]]. | ||
*[[OBIW]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (Obverse series)|Iris Wildthyme]] books published by [[Obverse Books]]. | * [[OBIW]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (Obverse series)|Iris Wildthyme]] books published by [[Obverse Books]]. | ||
==Comics== | == Comics == | ||
The important thing to remember about citing comic stories is that comic strips are frequently reprinted. It is important, therefore, that we cite the publication of ''first'' publication. For instance, [[DWM]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror]]' is correct, while [[DW84]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror]]'' should only be used when referring to ''differences'' between the original printing and the American reprint. The following list of prefixes is alphabetised. '' | The important thing to remember about citing comic stories is that comic strips are frequently reprinted. It is important, therefore, that we cite the publication of ''first'' publication. For instance, [[DWM]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror]]' is correct, while [[DW84]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror]]'' should only be used when referring to ''differences'' between the original printing and the American reprint. The following list of prefixes is alphabetised. '' | ||
===Regular publications=== | === Regular publications === | ||
*[[DH]] - [[Death's Head (1988)|''Death's Head'' (1988)]] | * [[DH]] - [[Death's Head (1988)|''Death's Head'' (1988)]] | ||
*[[DW84]] - material original to [[Doctor Who (1984)|''Doctor Who'' (1984)]] published in the US by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] | * [[DW84]] - material original to [[Doctor Who (1984)|''Doctor Who'' (1984)]] published in the US by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] | ||
*[[DWA]] - ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comics and prose stories | * [[DWA]] - ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comics and prose stories | ||
*[[DWBIT]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' | * [[DWBIT]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' | ||
*[[DWC]] - [[Doctor Who Classics]] | * [[DWC]] - [[Doctor Who Classics]] | ||
*[[DWCC]] - [[Doctor Who Classic Comics]] | * [[DWCC]] - [[Doctor Who Classic Comics]] | ||
*[[DWF]] - ''[[Doctor Who Files]]'' | * [[DWF]] - ''[[Doctor Who Files]]'' | ||
*[[DWM]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics and prose stories | * [[DWM]] - ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics and prose stories | ||
*[[DWMI]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Monster Invasion (magazine)|Doctor Who: Monster Invasion]]'' magazine | * [[DWMI]] - ''[[Doctor Who: Monster Invasion (magazine)|Doctor Who: Monster Invasion]]'' magazine | ||
*[[DWMS]] - [[Doctor Who Magazine (special issues)|''Doctor Who Magazine'' specials]]. Comics and prose stories '''originating''' in the holiday and season-specific specials and any other specials. | * [[DWMS]] - [[Doctor Who Magazine (special issues)|''Doctor Who Magazine'' specials]]. Comics and prose stories '''originating''' in the holiday and season-specific specials and any other specials. | ||
*[[DWPM]] - [[Doctor Who Poster Magazine]] | * [[DWPM]] - [[Doctor Who Poster Magazine]] | ||
*[[DWMAC]] - material ''original'' to ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]'' | * [[DWMAC]] - material ''original'' to ''[[Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic]]'' | ||
*[[GN]] - Stories that were originally printed ''as'' graphic novels, such as ''[[The Only Good Dalek]]''. This prefix should not be used with collected editions of ''reprinted'' stories. | * [[GN]] - Stories that were originally printed ''as'' graphic novels, such as ''[[The Only Good Dalek]]''. This prefix should not be used with collected editions of ''reprinted'' stories. | ||
*[[IDW]] - [[IDW Publishing]]'s line of '''original''' ''Doctor Who'' comics | * [[IDW]] - [[IDW Publishing]]'s line of '''original''' ''Doctor Who'' comics | ||
*[[IHP]] - [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strips '''original''' to ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' | * [[IHP]] - [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strips '''original''' to ''[[The Incredible Hulk Presents]]'' | ||
*[[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' comics | * [[RT]] - ''[[Radio Times]]'' comics | ||
*[[TWM]] - [[Torchwood Magazine]] | * [[TWM]] - [[Torchwood Magazine]] | ||
*[[TV21]] - Short for ''[[TV Century 21]]'', the magazine that first printed what later became known as ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]''. | * [[TV21]] - Short for ''[[TV Century 21]]'', the magazine that first printed what later became known as ''[[The Dalek Chronicles]]''. | ||
*[[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] comics | * [[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] comics | ||
*[[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' strips | * [[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' strips | ||
===Annual publications=== | === Annual publications === | ||
There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. | There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. Note that these prefixes '''apply to both comic and prose stories'''. | ||
*[[DAN]] - for works from the [[Dalek annual]]s, like ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]] | * [[DAN]] - for works from the [[Dalek annual]]s, like ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]] | ||
*[[DWAN]] - for works from [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' | * [[DWAN]] - for works from [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]], as published mainly by [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd]] and [[BBC Books]]. Basically, if the cover has the words "Doctor Who" and "Annual" on it, use this prefix. | ||
*[[DWS]] - for works from ''Doctor Who Storybooks'', like [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]] | * [[DWS]] - for works from ''Doctor Who Storybooks'', like [[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]] | ||
*[[DWY]] - for works from the ''Doctor Who Yearbooks'', like [[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992]] | * [[DWY]] - for works from the ''Doctor Who Yearbooks'', like [[Doctor Who Yearbook 1992]] | ||
*[[IDW]] - for [[IDW Publishing]] annuals, such as ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2010]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2011]]'' | * [[IDW]] - for [[IDW Publishing]] annuals, such as ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2010]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2011]]'' | ||
*[[K9AN]] — for works from [[K9 Annual 1983]] (and any annuals which may eventually arise from ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'') | * [[K9AN]] — for works from [[K9 Annual 1983]] (and any annuals which may eventually arise from ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'') | ||
*[[PHS]] - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either ''Countdown'' or ''TV Comic''. | * [[PHS]] - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either ''Countdown'' or ''TV Comic''. Thus, stories from [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973)]], [[Doctor Who Holiday Special (1974)]], and [[Doctor Who Winter Special (1977)]]. | ||
*[[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] annuals | * [[TVA]] - [[TV Action|''Countdown'' and ''TV Action'']] annuals | ||
*[[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' annuals | * [[TVC]] - ''[[TV Comic]]'' annuals | ||
==Other== | == Other == | ||
*[[REF]] - [[:Category:Reference books|Reference books]] | * [[REF]] - [[:Category:Reference books|Reference books]] | ||
*[[DOC]] - [[:Category:Documentaries|Documentaries]] | * [[DOC]] - [[:Category:Documentaries|Documentaries]] | ||
*[[SP]] - [[:Category:Doctor Who stage plays|Stage play]] | * [[SP]] - [[:Category:Doctor Who stage plays|Stage play]] | ||
*[[VG]] - [[:Category:Doctor Who video games|Videogame]] | * [[VG]] - [[:Category:Doctor Who video games|Videogame]] | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 7 November 2011
Prefixes are used to preface a story name, given as the source for a statement of fact in an article. In the example, "The Tenth Doctor once ate a part of a chocolate Easter egg. (DW: Planet of the Dead)", the prefix is DW.
Origin and consensus for this system
This method of inline source citation was decided by community consensus in the first year of the wiki's operation and has survived several challenges to uproot it. The longest and most sustained challenge to the system can be found at Forum:Can we change how stories are cited? Given early administrators' admiration for Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki, this prefixing system is likely to have derived from MA.
The following article explains how prefixes are used on this wiki, then gives a list ordered by medium.
Usage
Prefixes may be a foreign concept to users coming from academia, Wikipedia, or other reference projects. They are a kind of shorthand which obviates the need for laborious in-line citation or footnotes. They allow a few letters and a linked story name to subsitute for anything more formal.
For instance, an obvious use of a prefix would be
- Sarah Jane Smith met the Third Doctor whilst pretending to be her aunt, Lavinia Smith. (DW: The Time Warrior)
The DW saves the editor the bother of having to type,
- Sarah Jane Smith met the Third Doctor whilst pretending to be her aunt, Lavinia Smith, in the Doctor Who television serial, The Time Warrior.
New editors may wish to bookmark this page for easy reference, at least until they become more familiar with the more arcane prefixes used on this site.
Television/Film/Video/Web
BBC
In-universe
- DW - Doctor Who, by which is meant "any episode or serial of Doctor Who to have premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One, Two, Three or Red Button, which does not offend our canon policy." DW cannot, therefore, be used for the two 1960s Dalek theatrical films, or for Dimensions in Time, The Curse of Fatal Death, or any other parodic material.
- KAC - K9 and Company. Because there was only one episode ever made, this prefix has exactly one usage: "(KAC: A Girl's Best Friend)". Note that writing "(KAC: K9 and Company)" is both redundant and incorrect, and that using "KAC" in conjunction with spin-off material, like the 1983 K9 annual, is also incorrect.
- SJA - The Sarah Jane Adventures
- SJAF - Sarah Jane's Alien Files
- TS - Doctor Who Tardisodes. To the extent that these are even remembered, many will recall them as having appeared on the oficial DW website. One might therefore be tempted to use the prefix WC to describe them. However, their intended platform was the cellphone, making them unique amongst DW narratives, and necessitating a unique prefix.
- TW - Torchwood
- WEB - refers to fictional information on a limited number of official, in-universe websites that are wholly fictional. Not to be confused with WC, which refers to an individual feature on an official website that is mostly not an in-universe website.
- VG - refers to a video game, which, with the advent of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, may therefore include material found on the BBC website. Not all video games, of course, are made by the BBC, but this prefix may be used, so long as the game was licensed by the BBC.
Real world
Generally, the following sources should be used on real world pages. However, information from these sources could conceivably be used in "behind the scenes" sections of in-universe articles.
- CON - Doctor Who Confidential
- TWD - Torchwood Declassified
- INFO - BBC DVD info texts
- PCOM - BBC podcast commentaries
- DCOM - BBC DVD commentaries
Mixed use
- WC - Webcast, by which is usually meant, "comic, prose or animated fiction, published to websites of entities who produce licensed Doctor Who material", such as the BBC's official website. A good example of proper usage is WC: Real Time. However, official sites have, in exceptional circumstances, published behind-the-scenes material, such as WC: Doctor Who Video Explorer, or any one of a number of videos on the BBC America website. Thus the prefix can actually mean that the cited resource is either in- or out-of-universe. It can also be used beyond BBC websites, so long as that website is officially licensed, as with Big Finish Productions' website.
Non-BBC
- K9TV - episodes of the 2009 K9 TV series
- BBV - BBV Productions
- RP - Reeltime Pictures
Audio
Big Finish Productions
In-universe
- BFA - Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas
- BFBS - Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series audio stories
- BFC - Cyberman (audio series)
- BFD - I, Davros
- BFDE - Dalek Empire (Big Finish)
- BFG - Gallifrey (audio series)
- BFIW - Iris Wildthyme (series)
- JAL - Jago and Litefoot
- BFSJS - Sarah Jane Smith (audio series)
- BFU - U.N.I.T. (audio series)
- CC - The Companion Chronicles
- BFDWU - Doctor Who Unbound
- GRC - Graceless
Real world
- BFCDE - CD extras from any range of Big Finish releases
BBC
- BBCR - Doctor Who universe stories which were originally made public as broadcasts on BBC Radio.
- BFA/BBCR - Collaborations between Big Finish and BBC Radio (i.e. series 1 of the ongoing Eighth Doctor BBC Radio series).
- SJAA - The Sarah Jane Adventures audiobooks.
- TWA - Torchwood audiobooks.
- AG - Long-time editors will know that this prefix used to be BBCA. However, owing to the purchase of BBC Audiobooks by AudioGo, the entity known as "BBC Audio" was downgraded to a mere imprint, and the entire back catalogue of Doctor Who material became AudioGo's to play with. This abbreviation is therefore used for anything released under the BBC Audio or AudioGo logos which does not fall into other categories. For example the Hornets' Nest range, the various soundtracks to missing episodes, and the new audio novelisation of The Stones of Blood would be prefixed by AG, but not any of the audiobooks that appear on the New Series Adventures page, nor those audios which would be better tagged with SJAA or TWA. Target Books novelisations would generally be prefaced with DWN, unless one were discussing something specific to the audio, in which case it would be prefaced with AG. [Please note that BBCA is now a redirect for BBC America.]
Others
- BBV - BBV Productions, including its Faction Paradox series.
- MB - Magic Bullet Productions' Kaldor City and Faction Paradox audios.
Prose
Novels
Target/Virgin
- BNA - Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures (1997-1999)
- DWN - Doctor Who novelisations, most published by Target Books (1964-1994)
- MA - Virgin Missing Adventures (1994-1997)
- NA - Virgin New Adventures (1991-1997)
- TC - Target Companions of Doctor Who (1986-1987)
- TME - Target Missing Episodes (1989-1990)
- AK9 - The Adventures of K9, a series of four children's books by Sparrow Books
BBC Books
- DYD - Decide Your Destiny series (2007-present)
- EDA - BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (1997-2005)
- NSA - BBC New Series Adventures (Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctor novels) (2005-present)
- PDA - BBC Past Doctor Adventures (1997-2005)
- QR - Quick Reads (2006-present)
- TDL - The Darksmith Legacy series (2009)
- TWN - BBC Torchwood novels (2007-present)
Big Finish
- BFBS - Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures novels (2000-present)
- BFNW - Big Finish New Worlds (2005)
Penguin Character Books
- SJAN - The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations (2007-present)
Telos Novellas
- TN - Telos Doctor Who novellas (2001-2004)
- THN - Time Hunter novellas (Telos Publishing)
Short prose fiction
- BFBS - Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Adventures prose anthologies (2000-present)
- DWAN - Doctor Who annual and Doctor Who Yearbook comics and prose stories (1964-present)
- DWM - Doctor Who Magazine prose stories (1979-present)
- ACT - Doctor Who Activity Annuals and Doctor Who Activity Books.
- RT - Radio Times prose stories
- ST - Short Trips anthology prose stories (includes both BBC Books and Big Finish) (1998-present)
- VD - Virgin Decalogs anthology prose stories (1994-1997)
Annual publications
There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. Note that these prefixes apply to both comic and prose stories.
- DAN - for works from the Dalek annuals, like Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976
- DWAN - for works from Doctor Who annuals, as published mainly by World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd and BBC Books. Basically, if the cover has the words "Doctor Who" and "Annual" on it, use this prefix.
- DWS - for works from Doctor Who Storybooks, like Doctor Who Storybook 2007
- DWY - for works from the Doctor Who Yearbooks, like Doctor Who Yearbook 1992
- IDW - for IDW Publishing annuals, such as Doctor Who Annual 2010 and Doctor Who Annual 2011
- K9AN — for works from K9 Annual 1983 (and any annuals which may eventually arise from K9)
- PHS - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either Countdown or TV Comic. Thus, stories from Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973), Doctor Who Holiday Special (1974), and Doctor Who Winter Special (1977).
- TVA - Countdown and TV Action annuals
- TVC - TV Comic annuals
Other
- CP - Charity publications, not allowable in in-universe articles. Such sources can only be cited in behind-the-scenes sections or real world articles, per our canon policy.
- FP - Faction Paradox books published by Mad Norwegian and later by Random Static.
- OBIW - Iris Wildthyme books published by Obverse Books.
Comics
The important thing to remember about citing comic stories is that comic strips are frequently reprinted. It is important, therefore, that we cite the publication of first publication. For instance, DWM: The Stockbridge Horror' is correct, while DW84: The Stockbridge Horror should only be used when referring to differences between the original printing and the American reprint. The following list of prefixes is alphabetised.
Regular publications
- DH - Death's Head (1988)
- DW84 - material original to Doctor Who (1984) published in the US by Marvel
- DWA - Doctor Who Adventures comics and prose stories
- DWBIT - Doctor Who: Battles in Time
- DWC - Doctor Who Classics
- DWCC - Doctor Who Classic Comics
- DWF - Doctor Who Files
- DWM - Doctor Who Magazine comics and prose stories
- DWMI - Doctor Who: Monster Invasion magazine
- DWMS - Doctor Who Magazine specials. Comics and prose stories originating in the holiday and season-specific specials and any other specials.
- DWPM - Doctor Who Poster Magazine
- DWMAC - material original to Doctor Who Marvel Adventure Comic
- GN - Stories that were originally printed as graphic novels, such as The Only Good Dalek. This prefix should not be used with collected editions of reprinted stories.
- IDW - IDW Publishing's line of original Doctor Who comics
- IHP - Seventh Doctor comic strips original to The Incredible Hulk Presents
- RT - Radio Times comics
- TWM - Torchwood Magazine
- TV21 - Short for TV Century 21, the magazine that first printed what later became known as The Dalek Chronicles.
- TVA - Countdown and TV Action comics
- TVC - TV Comic strips
Annual publications
There are a wide variety of prefixes used for publications which appeared annually. Note that these prefixes apply to both comic and prose stories.
- DAN - for works from the Dalek annuals, like Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976
- DWAN - for works from Doctor Who annuals, as published mainly by World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd and BBC Books. Basically, if the cover has the words "Doctor Who" and "Annual" on it, use this prefix.
- DWS - for works from Doctor Who Storybooks, like Doctor Who Storybook 2007
- DWY - for works from the Doctor Who Yearbooks, like Doctor Who Yearbook 1992
- IDW - for IDW Publishing annuals, such as Doctor Who Annual 2010 and Doctor Who Annual 2011
- K9AN — for works from K9 Annual 1983 (and any annuals which may eventually arise from K9)
- PHS - Stories published by Polystyle, but not under either Countdown or TV Comic. Thus, stories from Doctor Who Holiday Special (1973), Doctor Who Holiday Special (1974), and Doctor Who Winter Special (1977).
- TVA - Countdown and TV Action annuals
- TVC - TV Comic annuals
Other
- REF - Reference books
- DOC - Documentaries
- SP - Stage play
- VG - Videogame
