Talk:The Crikeytown Cancellations (short story)
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So this is a weird one
Probably not invalid, but really hard to summarize. Also, does anyone know if there's precedent for including "the editor" and "the reader" as characters in a valid source? Reminds me a lot of Life-Cycle in some ways. Najawin ☎ 08:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Well there is Human (Attack of the Graske). Could I have more context about this story please? 09:40, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- I did say "valid source". It's written like it's an old time comic. Specifically in reference to The Beano. The story basically goes:
- Panel X [Short description of what Panel X looks like]
- Dialogue between two characters in Panel X
- And then you repeat. It does this for 97 panels. It's a comic, but written out, kinda? It's fairly weird, in terms of DWU stories. Najawin ☎ 14:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- I did say "valid source". It's written like it's an old time comic. Specifically in reference to The Beano. The story basically goes:
- Well apart from Human (Attack of the Graske) and maybe TARDIS Wiki, I can't think of anything comparable to a reader or editor being part of the Wikification. How come we would need a page on the editor, anyway?
- And to be clear, the short story is a transcription of a non-existent comic? 14:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah, the comic doesn't exist afaik. Maybe in the print book? (I doubt it.)
- We need a page for the editor because they're in the story, as is the reader.
You silly billies, you’re in a Faction Paradox anthology about their magic time prison! Why don’t you just ask Faction Paradox for help?
Groan! Fine, I’ll have Faction Paradox written into this. Can’t believe I’ve got to fix someone’s plot again…!
- I mean, they're very obviously characters called The Reader and Editor interacting with the metafictional conceit that this is a comic as opposed to a story. Hence why it reminds me of Life-Cycle more than Attack of the Graske. It's a weird thing. Najawin ☎ 15:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- Ohhhhh, I thought you were talking about in-universe Wiki editors, not a book editor. In that case, I'd point you to Narrator (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost) and Category:Doctor Who (The Thief of Sherwood) crew, the latter of which has weird hybrid-real-world-slash-fictional characters. 18:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
