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:I do agree with OS25, we need to be ''careful'' with how we use the information in this novel, and refrain from using vague information, but explicit information like any other narrative source should be used. And as Josiah Rowe says we can also fall back to our "one account states" phrasology when conflicting information is present. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 15:55, April 24, 2012 (UTC) | :I do agree with OS25, we need to be ''careful'' with how we use the information in this novel, and refrain from using vague information, but explicit information like any other narrative source should be used. And as Josiah Rowe says we can also fall back to our "one account states" phrasology when conflicting information is present. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 15:55, April 24, 2012 (UTC) | ||
I think ''The Infinity Doctors'' is a legitimate source for descriptions of Gallifrey and Gallifreyan culture, but not necessarily a legitimate source for describing events that happened in the life of the Doctor of "mainstream continuity." The background detail is in accord with other references to Gallifrey, but the particular events of the novel may have taken place in an aborted timeline. For example, one of the founders of Gallifreyan civilization mentioned in ''The Infinity Doctors'' was also mentioned in ''The Ancestor Cell.'' That said, people are free to disregard the source if they want to in their role as viewer/reader/interpreter. It may be appropriate to warn readers of the wiki that the legitimacy of the novel is in question, but I don't think it's appropriate to "quarantine" the novel entirely. -- [[User:Rowan Earthwood|Rowan Earthwood]] <sup>[[User talk:Rowan Earthwood|talk to me]]</sup> 16:06, April 24, 2012 (UTC) | |||
