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*Most of the subheads are still empty | *Most of the subheads are still empty | ||
However, a story page can still be a stub, if ''certain'' | However, a story page can still be a stub, if ''certain'' things remain unfilled. | ||
If the [[:Category:infoboxes|infobox]] is | *'''In particular, a story without a plot section, or with one that has very few plot details included, is automatically a stub.''' The main point of a story page is to give the plot of a story, so its absence means the page is missing its essential element. | ||
*If the [[:Category:infoboxes|infobox]] is missing or substantially empty, an article can also be considered a stub — although this information is easily added. | |||
*For stories which are performed, like televised and audio stories, the complete absence of cast information can also reduce a page to stub status. | |||
*The lack of audience reception and home video availability can also be a barrier to a stub graduating to full article status. | |||
*Some attention to crew information is also necessary for performed stories, though the advent of [[BBC Wales]] productions, with their extremely long credit rolls, has made this more challenging. Nevertheless, the template [[:template:Wales crew|Wales crew]] has sped up the process of data entry, and should be on every page having to do with a story of modern ''Doctor Who''. It can be used on other modern programmes, like ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' and ''Torchwood'', as well. For earlier stories, or stories in other media, at least the main department heads — such as [[producer]], [[director]], [[director of photography]], [[executive producer]], [[writer]], [[production designer]], [[visual effect]]s — or equivalent positions for the medium concerned — should be included for the article to avoid being classed a stub. | |||
Generally, though, the lack of information in ''other'' subheads is not, in itself, enough to judge a page a stub. For instance, not all stories actually have that much in the way of '''continuity''' with other stories. Some stories, especially short stories and stage plays, are quite independent of others. Some make no '''references''' to popular culture. | |||
===Real world stub=== | ===Real world stub=== | ||
