User:Danochy/Sandbox2

Potential update to T:VS as discussed in Thread:257478

Class of story	Explanation	Examples	Rule offended
Fan fiction	Fan fiction isn't allowed.	Seriously, NO FANFIC.	2
Charity publications	Any fiction, by any author, where the copyright holder hasn't given permission isn't allowed. And no, it doesn't matter that the story was written by someone who has otherwise written licensed fiction. Or that the publisher did a nice thing and gave his or her profits to charity. Or that the work was almost published by the BBC.	Time's Champion Campaign	2
Stories that have been both unlicensed and licensed	A few stories have appeared in charity publications or fan-published media and then were made into professional, licensed fiction. We only cover the licensed version.	The Wings of a Butterfly	2
Stories written by people affiliated with "official" Doctor Who	Some things seem like they might be licensed cause they're written by people associated with the DWU. But they're really not licensed at all.	The Killing Stone	2
Stories with DWU actors	Fan-run companies have generously employed a lot of DWU actors over the years. But we don't cover everything Sophie Aldred and Colin Baker were in. It must be a licensed DWU story.	The Airzone Solution The Stranger	2, 4
Parody	Explicitly parodical stories are things that cannot be used to write an in-universe article. But we often do allow there to be a page about the parody.	Doctor Who? The Curse of Fatal Death	4
Non-parodic "what if?" stories	Some completely serious stories have been explicitly tagged by the publisher or author as being outside the DWU		4
Most trailers	Trailers — even the "Next Time" trailer that appears at the end of episodes — are considered spoilers here. They can't be cited before the wider narrative they preview is released. Furthermore, because they're not stories, trailers consisting of a series of clips of the story being advertised are invalid, and if they contain information which doesn't make it into the final cut of the episodes, that information is considered a cut scene, and therefore doesn't count. However, trailers which craft their own self-contained narrative that simply ties into the work being advertised do pass Rule 1 and can therefore be valid stories, though usual Rule 4 concerns apply if they break the fourth wall.	A couple of the The Waters of Mars trailers contained information not in the final product. So they're invalid. Nor can we say, "The Tenth Doctor's TARDIS was pulled by reindeer," just because of the 2009 BBC idents; they're clearly meant as unserious bits of fluff, not as actual narratives taking place in the DWU. On the other hand, something like Jo Grant Returns, which advertises a story by presenting a short sequel to it, is perfectly valid.	1, 3, 4
Review copies	If you receive a review copy of a story in advance of the official release date, keep it to yourself.		3
Merchandise	Unlike that which obtains at w:c:starwars, packaging for merchandise is not a valid source here.		1
Fictional information presented non-narratively	Sometimes, publications like Doctor Who annuals, Dalek annuals and Doctor Who: Battles in Time — or even some reference works — will present "biographical" or "historical" information about characters and situations in the DWU in a non-narrative style. Maybe this will be information on the back of playing card or a an article that's a kind of "pseudo-history". None of this is allowed.	Most of the Dalek history in Battles in Time Games and puzzles in annuals that involve DWU characters.	1
Behind the scenes information	Although behind the scenes comments are pretty much the only way that a story can be disqualified under Rule 3, such information cannot be used in the writing of in-universe articles.	PCOM: The End of Time establishes that Julie Gardner believes the Woman is the Doctor's mother. But her opinion is not reflected in the story itself, so it can't be included in the in-universe portion of the article about the Woman.	1