Talk:Tom Baker (Who on Earth is Tom Baker)

Grammar issues

Moving the following here because I don't know this "story" and therefore cannot correct the grammar issues. Specifically, there are three run-on sentences in this post.

He believed he was the Doctor perhaps he played him, he also seemed to be rather sentimental and defensive.

He apparently spoke to a taxi driver who believed he was Jon Pertwee, he kept up the act, only to leave his signature as; Tom Baker R.I.P. upon leaving.

He saw a man on a bicycle who he thought was familiar, he thought the same of an interviewer.

See Tardis:Comma#Using commas where a full stop or conjunction is required for instructions on how to fix run-on sentences. Shambala108 ☎ 23:20, November 9, 2016 (UTC)

No Delete

This character is a fictitious and I mean very fictitious version of Tom Baker, the only thing Tom Baker about him is the name. This character has more to do than perhaps Tom Baker (TV Action!). I don't think we should delete a needed page. - Denchen: Lord of Invalidness ☎ 07:53, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Delete tag

I've edited the delete tag to remove the reference to "one scene", since that comment has caused so much difficulty. The tag still stands: why do we need a separate article for this when we can just add a note to the Tom Baker page? Shambala108 ☎ 03:57, December 15, 2016 (UTC)

Because he's the main character, it's a fictitious version of Tom. It's needed more than Tom Baker (TV Action!). - Sir DENCH-and-PALMER ☎ 07:32, December 15, 2016 (UTC)

The recent agreements at the thread about An Adventure in Space and Time have made it clear that meta-fiction or documentary imitations of actors are right-out for coverage. Thus there's no argument to be made for this not being deleted. OS25🤙☎️ 16:16, July 16, 2017 (UTC)

Yeah there is. The difference is this: An Adventure in Space and Time is as you said a documentary, albeit a fictionalised version thereof. That is to say that a William Hartnell (An Adventure in Space and Time) page would basically include the same biographical details as plain old William Hartnell, if the filmmakers did their jobs right.

This, however, is a very different thing. This Tom Baker is every bit as fictionalised (indeed, much moreso) as Tom Baker (TV Action!), to the point of having little in common with the real-world figure. If we're writing about the fictional events happening in Who on Earth is Tom Baker?, linking to the plain Tom Baker page to cover what this guy does wouldn't be very helpful to the reader at all. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 15:41, November 27, 2019 (UTC)

I fully agree with Scrooge MacDuck. There's absolutely no need for the other pages if this is not needed. --DCLM ☎ 11:18, January 18, 2020 (UTC)

Me too. Epsilon the Eternal ☎ 01:27, September 12, 2020 (UTC)