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How do we actually define one from the other?

I was looking to merge the two articles Doctor Who reference books and Doctor Who illustrated guides to make an article with information, rather than just a list/gallery as they exist at the moment.

But looking between them there seems to be some indecision in what makes an "illustrated guide" and what makes a reference book. Is it a simple fact that one has lots of pictures and the other doesn't?

I'd say that's probably the worst way to decide what is and isn't a reference book.

Doctor Who: The Early Years, Doctor Who: The Sixties, Doctor Who: Regeneration, The New Audio Adventures: The Inside Story and Howe's Transcendental Toybox might all have pictures in them but they're all pretty weighty reference books as well.

I propose we merge not just the articles but also the categories, getting rid of Category:Illustrated guides and put it all into Category:Reference books. --Tangerineduel / talk 14:29, December 30, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah. We should do that. There is no meaningful definition of an "illustrated guide". That's just marketing lingo.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 18:42: Fri 27 Jan 2012 

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This was done.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 20:33: Wed 02 May 2012