User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-1432718-20200905235227/@comment-45692830-20200906000317

User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-1432718-20200905235227/@comment-45692830-20200906000317 Technically speaking, this confusion comes from an ambiguity in the wording of T:VALID. Namely, the "no parodies" clause. There are multiple readings of the word parody here (normally meaning when certain traits are exaggerated for comic effect), whether something is a parody in general or a parody of Doctor Who in particular, or parody in the sense of Doctor Who parodies - which may just be a humorous reference to Doctor Who. This confusion is ever-present on this wiki, as we can see in Thread:282770. Forum:Is The Infinity Doctors canon? strongly suggests that the relevant concern for T:VALID is only the first of these, and not the second.

I think there's a decent argument to be made that these comics are parodical in the second sense, but not the first, but the ambiguity present in the rules does make things a little unclear. I don't support ruling these invalid without further evidence, but I do support maybe clearing up the language in T:VALID and perhaps renaming Doctor Who parodies.