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: Also, what do we do with stories like {{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}? It has extended flashbacks in the distant enough past, but none of that is the ''main action'' of the story. It can't be a pure historical and also have an A-plot involving ''dozens'' of alien species, not to mention a sentient star, surely.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 01:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC) | : Also, what do we do with stories like {{cs|The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)}}? It has extended flashbacks in the distant enough past, but none of that is the ''main action'' of the story. It can't be a pure historical and also have an A-plot involving ''dozens'' of alien species, not to mention a sentient star, surely.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 01:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC) | ||
::A few thoughts: | |||
::# The pitch for ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' is described as a "Hartnell historical" in the CD booklet. If have word from the author, producer, or reviewer calling a story a pure historical, we should cite it. | |||
::# ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'' is an interesting example. If there any sources debating if it counts a pure historical, they should be cited. Otherwise, any cryptozoological/supernatural/fantasy creature should be treated the same as an alien species. | |||
::# I do think spin-offs should get a mention if they follow the pure historical model: No sci-fi anachronisms outside the main cast and their technology. ''[[The Paternoster Gang (audio series)|The Paternoster Gang]]'', ''[[Torchwood Soho (audio series)|Torchwood Soho]]'', ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'', etc. all have the possibility of having pure historical stories. Even a UNIT era Third Doctor story could be pure historical. | |||
::# We do have a small problem with short stories. I expect there are plenty of DWU short stories that have no sci-fi elements because they are small scale stories. | |||
::# The bulk of the story should be a pure historical. No need to note that the opening minutes of ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'' is a pure historical. The real question is how would we handle mixed-era stories like ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' or ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'' if the historical segments were like a pure historical. | |||
::# A 10 to 15 year threshold sounds good. | |||
::[[User:LegoK9|LegoK9]] [[User talk:LegoK9|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:26, 24 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
