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:Hello to all. I hope you don't mind me jumping in to the discussion. I have made just one contribution to this Wiki so far (the [[List of Audio Stories]]) but have been keeping an eye on progress. Time allowing, I am very keen to contribute in the future. For what they are worth, here are my thoughts on the issues raised... | :Hello to all. I hope you don't mind me jumping in to the discussion. I have made just one contribution to this Wiki so far (the [[List of Audio Stories]]) but have been keeping an eye on progress. Time allowing, I am very keen to contribute in the future. For what they are worth, here are my thoughts on the issues raised... | ||
:*I think that this should defintely be a reference for the ''fictional'' world of Doctor Who with footnotes in italics regarding real world production details (particularly where they have a visible impact on the fictional world, eg the re-casting of Richard Hurndall as the [[First Doctor]] in "[[The Five Doctors]]"). This will make it a more useful resource for writers etc. | :*I think that this should defintely be a reference for the ''fictional'' world of Doctor Who with footnotes in italics regarding real world production details (particularly where they have a visible impact on the fictional world, eg the re-casting of Richard Hurndall as the [[First Doctor]] in "[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]"). This will make it a more useful resource for writers etc. | ||
:*I was wondering when the issue of canon would come up. The general feeling seems to be that this Wiki should be fairly relaxed about what can be included and I completely agree with this. I was quite disappointed by Memory Alpha's strict policy on not including entries from the Star Trek books etc as I don't see what the benefit is of such a ruling. As has already been said, canon in the Doctor Who world is a much looser thing and is open to personal interpretation. So, I would advocate that just about anything (be it audio, TV, novel or bubblegum card) be allowed and displayed in the same format but with the proviso that all sources of information are clearly sited. For example, an entry for [[Omega]] should say what information comes from "[[The Three Doctors]]", what comes from "[[The Arc of Infinity]]" and what comes from the audio drama "[[Omega]]". With this information people can make their minds up themselves what they accept. Having said this, maybe a line does need to be drawn somewhere otherwise you could end up having masses of entries for someone's fan fiction stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor which only two people and a dog have actually read! So, might I suggest that the rule is anything that has been ''professionally produced or published'' qualifies for entry. | :*I was wondering when the issue of canon would come up. The general feeling seems to be that this Wiki should be fairly relaxed about what can be included and I completely agree with this. I was quite disappointed by Memory Alpha's strict policy on not including entries from the Star Trek books etc as I don't see what the benefit is of such a ruling. As has already been said, canon in the Doctor Who world is a much looser thing and is open to personal interpretation. So, I would advocate that just about anything (be it audio, TV, novel or bubblegum card) be allowed and displayed in the same format but with the proviso that all sources of information are clearly sited. For example, an entry for [[Omega]] should say what information comes from "[[The Three Doctors]]", what comes from "[[The Arc of Infinity]]" and what comes from the audio drama "[[Omega]]". With this information people can make their minds up themselves what they accept. Having said this, maybe a line does need to be drawn somewhere otherwise you could end up having masses of entries for someone's fan fiction stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor which only two people and a dog have actually read! So, might I suggest that the rule is anything that has been ''professionally produced or published'' qualifies for entry. | ||
