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I'm noticing a lot of templates (like Companions of the Tenth Doctor) starting to combine comics and prose into a single category labelled "prose". This should be discouraged as comics aren't generally considered prose, as they rely on visual elements to tell their stories. Any instances of comics being considered prose on this wikia should be rooted out.

Some examples of various English speakers delineating between comics and prose:

• http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/blog/comics-prose-and-print-runs
• http://www.sff.net/people/krad/marvel.htm
• http://www.mania.com/comics-for-other-media-part-2-prose-video-games-verse_article_121915.html
• http://www.amazon.com/Comics-Prose-Max-Allan-Collins/dp/097163386X

CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 22:40, June 20, 2010 (UTC)

So the "Companions of the ___ Doctor" templates just need a comics entry added. That's easily accomplished. Rob T Firefly 03:44, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Well, it's a bit more than that. Every template in [[:Category:Villains navigation templates]], too. The physical changeover is probably very easy; it's just a matter of finding the previous version in the revision history for most of the templates. The templates used to properly distinguish between comics and prose (though newer templates may have followed the current "combined" format). My point in raising the issue wasn't to just say "this needs fixing", but to stop the easy fix from being overwritten by someone who thought it an arbitrary change. I just wanted to raise the issue here so it gained some prominence before the switch back was made. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 04:55, June 23, 2010 (UTC)