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:I'm sure the ''vast'' majority of readers are either aware of both K9 ''and'' Reeltime - and will understand the rights situation as such, or are aware of neither. I think the number who are aware of an Australian kids show that was on for 2 years over a decade ago and aren't aware of broader Doctor Who issues is going to be, well, miniscule. But once again, [[T:NPOV]] applies, in my mind. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:20, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | :I'm sure the ''vast'' majority of readers are either aware of both K9 ''and'' Reeltime - and will understand the rights situation as such, or are aware of neither. I think the number who are aware of an Australian kids show that was on for 2 years over a decade ago and aren't aware of broader Doctor Who issues is going to be, well, miniscule. But once again, [[T:NPOV]] applies, in my mind. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:20, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | ||
::To play Devil's Advocate, we do list ''K9'' in a TV-series-specific row on [[Doctor Who Wiki|the Home Page]], so even a total newbie could at first glance get a sense of "there are five DWU TV series, including ''K9''" and be surprised at the fifth one being left out of ''Whoniverse''. And I'm not convinced that [[T:NPOV]] inherently prevents us from treating ''K9'' and Reeltime as "different in kind" simply because they ''are'' different media altogether. We give them different dab terms and prefixes, after all. If (oh, say…) a DVD release of [[Season 1]] excluded ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', we would be within our rights to note that there is a ''single'' item fitting the criteria "''Doctor Who'', Season 1 episode, televised" missing from that collection; it would be neither here nor there to say "yes, but under NPOV, ''An Unearthly Child'' is not more important than ''[[The Klepton Parasites (comic story)|The Klepton Parasites]]''". Ergo if we have something which at first glance appears to be "a collection of all DWU broadcast-TV series", and a ''single'' TV series is left out, then it's not T:NPOV-breaking to make a note of that particular omission. It doesn't imply TV is ''more important'' than home video, it's just more ''contextually relevant''. | |||
::But with all that said, in practice this argument somewhat breaks down insofar as the iPlayer ''Whoniverse'' portal isn't actually limited to TV series. For example it includes ''some'' but not ''all'' Moffat-era [[mini-episode]]s; it includes ''some'' but not ''all'' BBC-produced documentaries before we even get into non-BBC documentaries; etc. etc. At a certain degree of non-inclusivity, individual omissions cease to be noteworthy. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 13:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
