User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-86.174.105.135-20161211174119/@comment-1432718-20161215035453

OK, with SOTO's qualification in mind, here's what we need to decide for each point:

#1 Doctors from NOTVALID stories We currently have a mix: some NOTVALID stories get new pages for their Doctors; some merely link to existing Doctor pages. I suggest that the only time we create new pages for Doctors from NOTVALID stories is when they are played/voiced by different actors. Otherwise, they should merely link to the existing Doctor, and there can be a note in the BTS section on the Doctor's page.

#2 Doctors from alternate timelines We have a mix of these, too. I'm open for suggestions here.

#3 Confirmed separate incarnations These should get a separate page, but only if it's clear they aren't existing Doctors. If it's unclear (in prose, for example), it would not apply here.

#4 Doctors whose incarnations we can't figure out from the story SOTO's idea here works for me. We should not create a page just because a (usually short story) author didn't feel like getting specific. I've read enough of this kind of story to know that there are often hints of which Doctor is meant, but by this wiki's rules (no speculation), we can't assume. Putting this info on the main page for the Doctor is the best solution.

#5 Fictional Doctors I believe this has only recently come up, as previously there was no confirmation of the show Doctor Who existing in the DWU. As long as these fictional Doctors appear in valid stories, they should get their own pages, unless someone has a good reason why they shouldn't.