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The question then becomes what constitutes "major details". This where an editor's personal judgment comes into play. Imagine an article about a person who met the Doctor, had a romanic relationship with another character and was key to an effort to defeat an enemy. If the article didn't at least ''mention'' all three of these things, it's probably a stub. But if the article could merely use greater amplification about those points, it's probably not a stub. | The question then becomes what constitutes "major details". This where an editor's personal judgment comes into play. Imagine an article about a person who met the Doctor, had a romanic relationship with another character and was key to an effort to defeat an enemy. If the article didn't at least ''mention'' all three of these things, it's probably a stub. But if the article could merely use greater amplification about those points, it's probably not a stub. | ||
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The overwhelming majority of articles about stars, planets, asteroids and other astronomical phenomena are going to be short. This is because, aside from planets on which the Doctor has an adventure, these objects are only incidentally mentioned in most stories. Even planets that the Doctor has visited generally are not described in any great detail. We don't know all that much about the planet of [[Frontios]], for instance, despite the fact that the [[Frontios (TV story)|the Fifth Doctor had a significant adventure there]]. We know relatively more about the culture and people of Frontios than we do about any of its geologic or astronomic details. | |||
However, it is precisely the articles about planets that have served as the backdrop for the Doctor's adventures which harbor the greatest potential for "stubiness". If such articles fail to even '''mention''' the known inhabitants of that world, it is immediately a stub. If it doesn't characterize '''any''' known geography vital to the progress of a story — such as major cities, land masses geologic formations, forests, oceans or the like — it's also a stub. But if it merely fails to give as much detail as is possible, it is likely not a stub. | |||
===Audio stub=== | ===Audio stub=== | ||
===Comic stub=== | ===Comic stub=== | ||
