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NateBumber wrote:

Amorkuz wrote: So you seriously think that the central plot device of the 50+-year-old DWU has not been prominently featured in the policies of the Wiki? Okay, challenge accepted. How about the conveniently named T:TARDIS? To quote the opening line: "TARDIS is the thing the Doctor flies around in." If it's the thing, clearly, it is not an individual.

Lol! That's a bit of a stretch. Do you seriously believe that the TARDIS is not a living thing? Not only does that quote have nothing to do with infoboxes, there are plenty of "things" in the Doctor Who universe that are also "individuals": for instance, K9 is a "thing" in every sense that the TARDIS is, but he's listed under the Individual Infobox!

K9 is a robot, which are typically considered individuals on this wiki. TARDIS is a vessel, which are typically considered objects on this Wiki. This is just common sense.
K9 always demonstrates its individuality (unless it's turned off or runs out of battery I guess). The TARDIS is shown to have individual traits in exactly one episode and is hinted to have individual traits in a handful of episodes. In all other episodes we can only speculate whether it was a malfunction or free will.

Note that Inboxes are exclusively for information that is undisputed and non-controversial.

By the way, as a matter of self-education: in which manner is Lolita a sister of the Doctor's TARDIS? Do they give birth? This point is not stated on her page at all, other than in the infobox.