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:: [[Lance Parkin]] has also published at least one fanfic novella ("The Secret of Falkus" and at least one other work, as well as the very first version of ''AHistory''). the difference comes down to ''The Doctor and the Enterprise'' having gotten re-printed by a semi-professional publisher, namely Pioneer Press. | :: [[Lance Parkin]] has also published at least one fanfic novella ("The Secret of Falkus" and at least one other work, as well as the very first version of ''AHistory''). the difference comes down to ''The Doctor and the Enterprise'' having gotten re-printed by a semi-professional publisher, namely Pioneer Press. | ||
As the person who created the article, allow me to respond. First, it was published by a ''professional'' publisher, not a semi-professional one. Pioneer Press had North America-wide distribution, and I purchased my copy at the University of Calgary Bookstore. If it's good enough to be carried by a university, it's a professional publisher. Second, Jean Airey has written non-fiction for Target, making the existence of this book of additional interest. Third, it is the only example to date of a piece of DW fanfic being republished professionally (reportedly some of the early Star Trek novels were also this way). Fourth, TardisWikia has a responsibility to cover all aspects of the DW franchise, including fanfic. Most fanfic can be covered in a single article on the topic, but this one broke away from the pack by being professionally published. So I have no problem with having this book here. It's just as legitimate as having an article on John Peel's unauthorized [[I Am the Doctor]]. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 14:23, 7 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
