Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-24894325-20170121220436/@comment-24894325-20170122224357

NateBumber wrote: (I'll note that I was accused of using "using authorial intent in in-universe articles outside of 'Behind the scenes'", which is patently untrue. None of the evidence that I've cited has anything to do with authorial intent, and depends fully on the actual text of the stories at hand. In contrast, identifications that do depend on authorial intent, or are only ambiguously confirmed in-text, like War King and the Master, have been kept completely separate, except in the "Behind the scenes" section as specified. The last few posters have been collectively addressing "FP editors" as if we're some sort of coordinated clan. Please don't trivialize my individuality; there's no conspiracy going on here.) This wasn't about you. I actually meant Pluto2. However, this generally comes from the fact that FP editors do not like to explain the reasoning behind the edits. There are many things you know about FP. But without knowing your reasoning, I have no idea whether it is sufficient by the standards of this Wiki on evidence, which are pretty high. And the edits that brought my attention to FP, which I have no interest whatsoever, were completely devoid of explanations. My quest for information led me to an outdated link, still providing very little in the way of reasoning.

Now I am very thankful that I am finally getting some information. You treat it as a done deal. Great Houses used TARDISes. Great Houses made Lolita. Thus, Lolita is a TARDIS. Has this been decided? Could I have a link please? 'Cos I see a flaw with this reasoning. Could Great Houses make time ships other than TARDISes? They certainly liked time trinkets. What has been the lore at FP is all very new to me. And I would appreciate if you would explain first and shoot second.

As I said earlier: persuade the admins to put this into rules. List these rules for all to see (for us, not knowing anything about FP and for others who know more about FP than is allowed here). And we will not have to argue. Because we both understand that this is not the last time, right? A month from now, somebody would claim, say, that Sutekh is a TARDIS or a TARDIS host because he was controlled by Lolita, and it will all start again.