Talk:Voice from the Vortex! (short story)

Alternate Timeline of the Ninth?
Might this be considered an alternate timeline of the Ninth Doctor? Not to say it is definitive, as the story doesn't give any specific evidence to support it, but he is featured on the cover and Rosie is clearly an allusion to Rose Tyler. Just curious
 * Just because it has contradictions doesn't make it an alternate timeline. For a similar example, consider Dr. Ninth, which shows that the Ninth Doctor was already traveling with Jack Harkness when he met Rose, but which is nonetheless completely valid. – N8  ( ☎ / 👁️ ) 04:07, April 27, 2020 (UTC)

Invalid?
Is this story valid or invalid? In other words, is it intended to take place somewhere in the DWU or an alternate timeline, or was it never meant to really be in the DWU in the first place? 10:41, October 19, 2016 (UTC)
 * This is apparently a parody, which makes it invalid per Tardis:Valid sources. If anyone familiar with the story disagrees that it's a parody, please state your evidence here. Shambala108 ☎  03:03, April 27, 2020 (UTC)
 * How is this "apparently" a parody? If every story that is slightly humorous in style is now a parody, countless Doctor Who episodes would be invalid (eg Bad Wolf which parodies reality TV at great length). Having read this story, it is clear that it, like A Mutual Friend and Dr. Who & the "Yeti", is a, against which there is no rule. – N8  ( ☎ / 👁️ ) 04:07, April 27, 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with the story, so that's why I used the word "apparently". My information comes from User:NightmareofEden's description at Talk:Dr. Who & the "Yeti" (comic story). Shambala108  ☎  04:17, April 27, 2020 (UTC)
 * I would call it a ‘parody’, but that’s just a question of semantics. It’s more in line with the stories N8 mentioned as well as Iris Wildthyme and the ones in Short Trips and Side Steps than Mind my Minions or even the relatively more grounded The Curse of Fatal Death. NightmareofEden ☎  04:23, April 27, 2020 (UTC)
 * I’d also call Trial of a Time Lord and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy “self-parodies” NightmareofEden ☎  04:26, April 27, 2020 (UTC)