Talk:The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)

Valid source?

Can somebody please advise of the difference between this page and The Secret Lives of Monsters (reference book). This page suggests that the book is a valid source, and I've noticed information from the book is being used on in-universe articles such as Wester Drumlins. The other page, however, suggests the book to be invalid and I've noticed other information from the book is used in the behind the scenes section on pages such as Physics teacher (School Reunion). 66 Seconds ☎ 23:25, June 19, 2020 (UTC)

I think it's really quite straightforward. The Secret Lives of Monsters is a reference book which contains a narrative, in-universe portion — documented at "The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)" — which is valid. However, material from the reference book that's not part of the short story isn't valid. This is the prose equivalent of how The History of the Doctor is valid, but The Ultimate Guide as a whole is not.

Of course, it may be that some pages on the Wiki misidentify which information comes from the short story, and which comes from other bits of the book. I don't know. The Wiki's not omniscient; mistakes can be made. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 23:31, June 19, 2020 (UTC)