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== [[Francine Jones]] == | == [[Francine Jones]] == | ||
by the way [[Francine Jones]] Is acally a member of The [[Children of Time]]. [[User:EthanSmith12|EthanSmith12]] [[user talk:EthanSmith12|hello]] 16:58, April 28, 2020 (UTC) | by the way [[Francine Jones]] Is acally a member of The [[Children of Time]]. [[User:EthanSmith12|EthanSmith12]] [[user talk:EthanSmith12|hello]] 16:58, April 28, 2020 (UTC) | ||
== Clarifying Invalidity Rationales == | |||
I don't believe (thankfully!) that either of us has engaged in anything like an ''edit war'' yet — you made one edit, I reverted it, we're now talking out via talk page messages; all civil and above-board. And very good too. | |||
Now as to the meat of the matter — the line is only necessary for potentially-contentious things. If a casual reader could plausibly wonder why on Earth we don't consider X or Y "canon", then we should probably explain, rather than make our validity policies appear arbitrary and impenetrable. Since there is already a debate at [[Talk:The Castellan has returned and has brought a message from Gallifrey! (webcast)]] on why it is invalid, I do think this is one case that very much warrants the notice. | |||
However, I ''do'' think a lot of invalid stories ''should'', as best practice if not as strict obligation, have an invalidity rationale somewhere. If the lead already mentions that it's a parodical story, or otherwise make it clear to the reader why we don't consider it valid, of course, it's not necessary to spell it out in so many words. But again, best not to seem arbitrary and impenetrable, but rather to invite readers to investigate and learn about our policies. | |||
Though not all pages have the rationale by far, this isn't the exception either. You will also find it on ''[[Strax Saves the Day (webcast)|Strax Saves the Day]]'', ''[[United we stand, 2m apart (webcast)]]'' or ''[[The Universe Marathon]]'', to take a few examples off the top of my head. --[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:59, May 2, 2020 (UTC) | |||
