User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-26285319-20170104192003/@comment-28349479-20170105160907

AeD wrote: In the "forking timelines" metaphor, Ground Zero is part of a full prong on the fork, that eventually connects back into the main timeline, whereas Shalka is a little nubbin on the side that derives from the main timeline but doesn't connect back to it. But what's really wrong with that? I doubt that the Erimem or Lethbridge-Stewart series are somehow going to catch back up with Doctor Who "continuity", and the Iris Wildthyme in the Obverse short story line is in many ways distinct from the Iris Wildthyme in the Big Finish audio line. As SeaniesBeanies pointed out, this has nothing to do with "canon" and everything to do with valid sources. And T:VS clearly states: Our methods have long stressed the need to include as many different tales as possible, even if they are in explicit narrative contradiction. In other words, this entire line of discussion about "fitting in with continuity" is completely antithetical to the current rules of the Wiki, and I think it should be run away from at all costs.

Also, with all due respect, I've no clue what kind of forks you use AED, because a fork prong that connects to the main body at both ends is completely useless :'D