Forum talk:Validity: The Book of the Enemy's Biographies of Authors

Scorpion business
Hey, so, this is embarrassing, but User:Najawin and I have come to agree that we misjudged Philip Purser-Hallard: because scorpion-people are in fact mentioned in The Short Briefing Sergeant's Tale as a possible identity of the Enemy, it does appear that it's one of the bios that tie into stories in the main part of the book, not one that employs arbitrary fictional devices unrelated to Faction Paradox. Would it be at all possible to amend the conclusion to validity for PPH as well on that basis, without having to go through the rigamarole of another thread? Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 10:30, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I'd assume so. Aquanafrahudy  📢  13:55, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree, it was a simple error that can be rightfully amended on this talk page. 14:26, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * While I'm glad other people agree, I should note the question in such a case was more directed at the closing admin — User:Bongolium500 — than calling for discussion by other people. Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 14:34, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Eh. I think we should at least discuss it first. While I'm not against the idea, and think it's a bit of a coincidence, it's still, you know, some level of speculation, which we're technically not supposed to do. Discussing it here is fine imo. But I do think discussion is appropriate. Najawin ☎  20:41, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't know; I feel like it should either be an amendment to the closing post that the admin would do directly, or else, if we decide discussion is warranted, we should have a separate quick thread about it in the main Forum namespace. Discussing it but not really feels like a weird halfway house. Scrooge MacDuck ⊕ 20:49, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry about taking a few days to get to this. Based on the currently presented information, I'm leaning towards counting Philip Purser-Hallard as a valid source. If significant evidence is every presented to the contrary, this decision can be revisited but, currently, this source can now be considered valid as a brief amendment to the closing post. Bongo50   ☎  20:28, 25 June 2023 (UTC)