Forum:Children of Earth: serial or series?

I have realized and been disturbed by the fact that there are five pages concerning episodes of Children of Earth. This wiki seems to put episodes of one story into one page, why isn't the same being done here? I believe that Children of Earth: Day One, Children of Earth: Day Two, Children of Earth: Day Three, Children of Earth: Day Four and Children of Earth: Day Five should be merged into a single page, Children of Earth. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! Bigredrabbit 00:02, December 19, 2009 (UTC)


 * @Sulfer: The End of Time is one story, two episodes, but is still merged into one page for both. ;) Delton Menace 11:10, December 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * Thats because The End of Time has not aired yet Bigshowbower 11:44, December 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * Is it going to be split when it airs, then? I bet it would have been split if the first part had the name of Nightmare's Reign like I hoped it would be called. :P Delton Menace 15:15, December 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * TEoT should be in two segements, since one is airing on/about Xmas and the other on/about NYD. My big problem with merging them is that we become inconsistent with two part stories that happen to have different names for part 1 vs part 2.  Sure, they have different names, but it's one story, if we merge TEoT and CoE, then we should merge all of those too. -- sulfur 16:51, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

I just think every TV story ever made is merged into one article, regardless of how many episodes it is made up of. CoE should be no acception. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! Bigredrabbit 02:08, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

Actually Children of Earth is the exception as it is considered to be a full Series, it is Series 3, with 5 interconnecting stories. --Bigshowbower 05:30, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

The five Doctor Who specials are four different stories all together with a few connections to each other, then why are they not considered a mini series? Children of Earth was the same amount of episodes with it being simply one, bigger story. Yet, the one big story made of five episodes is considered a series (or mini series), while five episodes of Doctor Who that are four completely different stories with some connections are NOT considered a series/mini-series? I don't get it. You might as well class them both as a mini series, or class them both as not a mini series. Delton Menace 13:24, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Children of Earth is Series 3, with 5 episodes. I know the connection between The Waters of Mars to The End of Time but what connects The Next Doctor to Planet of the Dead, and what connects Planet of Dead to The Waters of Mars?. --Bigshowbower 04:50, December 24, 2009 (UTC)

For

 * I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! Bigredrabbit 00:02, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Delton Menace 00:42, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Tardis1963 11:02, December 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * We need a consistent serial policy, and either we go back and make it so all DW and SJA serials get separate episode pages or go the easier route of merging CoE like we are TEoT. --Golden Monkey 16:18, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

Against

 * One story, five episodes. -- sulfur 00:54, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Tangerineduel 01:51, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Doug86 02:01, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Azes13 04:26, December 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Bigshowbower 11:44, December 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * Mini Mitch 14:45, December 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * The evil dude . 14:35, December 23, 2009 (UTC)