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'''''Have You Seen This Man?''''' was the first story exclusively published on the ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]'' website on [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref name="bbc24">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050324055740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ ''Doctor Who'' on BBC via the Wayback Machine]</ref> by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|2005 revival]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. The story depicted [[the Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor in Earth history|role in Earth's history]], set before and after the events of ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', through over a hundred pieces of {{w|flash fiction}} spread across three webpages, written both by the BBC and the real world visitors of the ''Who is Doctor Who?'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|tie-in website]].
'''''Have You Seen This Man?''''' was the first story exclusively published on the ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]'' website on [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref name="bbc24">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050324055740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ ''Doctor Who'' on BBC via the Wayback Machine]</ref> by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|2005 revival]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. The story depicted [[the Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor in Earth history|role in Earth's history]], set before and after the events of ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', through over a hundred pieces of {{w|flash fiction}} spread across three webpages, written both by the BBC and the real world visitors of the ''Who is Doctor Who?'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|tie-in website]].


This story was also notable for including the first mentions of [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[London UFO crash]] and first appearance of [[Clive Finch]], before the premiere broadcast of ''Rose'' and ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', which was released around two days after the first entries in ''Have You Seen This Man?'' were released. Technically, this was not the first appearance of the [[Ninth Doctor]] however as the character first cameoed in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|EDA]] ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'' released on [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]].
This story was also notable for including the first mentions of [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[London UFO crash]] and first appearance of [[Clive Finch]], before the premiere broadcast of ''Rose'' and ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', which was released around two days after the first entries in ''Have You Seen This Man?'' were released. Technically, this was not the first appearance of the [[Ninth Doctor]] however as the character first cameoed in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|EDA]] ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'' released on [[7 June (releases)|7 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]].
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| Andrew had seen the Doctor in a [[arcade (Have You Seen This Man?)|local arcade]] in the 1980s, playing ''[[Pac-Man]]]]'' and ''[[Galaga]]''.
| Andrew had seen the Doctor in a [[arcade (Have You Seen This Man?)|local arcade]] in the 1980s, playing ''[[Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[Galaga]]''.
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* [[Adrian J Andrews]], a notable ''Doctor Who'' fan, used his real full name for his entry.<ref>[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17526759.tributes-pour-well-known-kemp-town-ghost-tour-guide/ ''Tributes pour in for well-known Kemp Town ghost tour guide'' on The Argus]</ref>
* [[Adrian J Andrews]], a notable ''Doctor Who'' fan, used his real full name for his entry.<ref>[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17526759.tributes-pour-well-known-kemp-town-ghost-tour-guide/ ''Tributes pour in for well-known Kemp Town ghost tour guide'' on The Argus]</ref>
* Similarly, ''Doctor Who'' fan [[User:Josiah Rowe|Josiah Rowe]] used his [[Josiah Rowe|real name]] for his entry, in which he invented an encounter between the Ninth Doctor and [[Josiah Rowe's grandfather|his grandfather]], who was a real World War I aviator.<ref>{{Cite book| first=Josiah P. |last=Rowe |title=Letters from A World War I Aviator |date=1986 |publisher=Sinclaire Press |location=Boston |isbn=0-9616886-0-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| first=Samuel |last=Hynes |title=The Unsubstantial Air| date=2014 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux| location=New York |pages=49–59, 76, et al. |isbn=978-0-374-53558-2}}</ref>
* Similarly, ''Doctor Who'' fan [[User:Josiah Rowe|Josiah Rowe]] used his [[Josiah Rowe|real name]] for his entry, in which he invented an encounter between the Ninth Doctor and [[Josiah Rowe's grandfather|his grandfather]], who was a real World War I aviator.<ref>{{Cite book| first=Josiah P. |last=Rowe |title=Letters from A World War I Aviator |date=1986 |publisher=Sinclaire Press |location=Boston |isbn=0-9616886-0-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| first=Samuel |last=Hynes |title=The Unsubstantial Air| date=2014 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux| location=New York |pages=49–59, 76, et al. |isbn=978-0-374-53558-2}}</ref>
* A member of the production crew for [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|series one]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' may have been responsible for [[Steve M.]]'s entry, as it pertains to the reported "misleading fun" the crew had with the [[23 6 801]] sequence of numbers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720004433/https://bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/07/06/20444.shtml ''Website survey results'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> The username suggests the perpetrator may have been either [[Steven Moffat]] or someone impersonating him as part of the joke.
* A member of the production crew for [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series one]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' may have been responsible for [[Steve M.]]'s entry, as it pertains to the reported "misleading fun" the crew had with the [[23 6 801]] sequence of numbers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050720004433/https://bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/07/06/20444.shtml ''Website survey results'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> The username suggests the perpetrator may have been either [[Steven Moffat]] or someone impersonating him as part of the joke.


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