User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-5692737-20161217154911/@comment-26845762-20170428001746

Seeing as it's getting to be "closing threads" season, I thought I'd just mention a few valid stories that are in a similar situation to Imaginary Boys. If this story were to be declared invalid, I'd like to know why it's different from these ones.

At the time of The Root of All Evil's release, the Krynoids had only appeared in two Doctor Who stories. Same thing with the I in I Scream.

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling!, The Quality of Mercy, Miranda, and The Winning Side all feature characters who had only appeared once in a Doctor Who story at the times when they were released.