Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-1272640-20161223201024/@comment-5918438-20161224050913

Not really, actually; several admin confirmed the reasoning behind its status. And besides, it does not pass the four rules. It would be very difficult indeed to argue it passes rule 4. Shalka was the pilot to a cancelled continuity past the TVM. Cancelled because, suddenly, a new TV series was commissioned. It's not an alternate timeline; it's not some future Doctor against all intent and direct assertion he's the ninth; it's just plain invalid.