User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-88790-20121208143712/@comment-1827503-20161219190544

Rule 1: Only stories count.


 * By the Time... is clearly a story.

Rule 2: A story that isn't commercially licensed by all of the relevant copyright holders doesn't count.


 * More debate is necessary. Keep in mind that T:NO SELF REF only applies to statements the author gave about himself, not about his stories. It can certainly be argued that the statement given on the website is about himself.

Rule 3: A story must be officially released to be valid.


 * It certainly appears that By The Time... was officially released.

Rule 4: If a story was intended to be set outside the DWU, then it's probably not allowed.


 * By The Time... was set inside the Iris universe, which is an unambiguous part of the DWU.