User talk:VinJordan

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Cybermen
Be that as it may, the term of "Cybermen" doesn't, I believe, actually appear in An Ordinary Man. We take a very strict view on this Wiki of sticking to what the text tells us. The Woman (The End of Time) isn't officially the Doctor's mother for us, that sort of thing.

But either way, this Wiki cares very much about whether the use (minor or otherwise) of DWU concepts was specifically licensed. This is as distinct from whether they have been (or should be, or could be) prosecuted under U.K. or U.S. copyright law. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  02:37, May 1, 2020 (UTC)


 * Appreciate the response. However, the term Cybermen is indeed used within the text. It's the only reason I changed it on here. (One can safely assume it was used because it doesn't break any UK law.)


 * Isss it now. Hm. Apologies. But, well, as I said before, whether copyright law says something needs a license and whether this Wiki says something needs a license can be very different matters. I hesitate to start another mess but this looks like something the Wiki will have to discuss at greater length. I think it's unlikely An Ordinary Man will be made invalid for something so small, but we may not accept a mention of "Cybermen" as referring to the DWU concept of a Cyberman if that concept wasn't properly licensed. This might, perhaps counterintuitively, lead to the creation of Cyberman (An Ordinary Man) for the "Candy Jar-created" species. We shall see. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎  02:46, May 1, 2020 (UTC)