Talk:Doctor Who (in-universe)

Name Change
Given the consistent referencing to this outside of just The Thief of Sherwood (short story), and the fact that it's been referenced multiple times recently, I have to agree that a different, more generic name is probably appropriate. For instance, if someone is coming to the wiki to understand The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story) and looks for something like "Doctor Who in universe", they're going to get nowhere. "The Thief of Sherwood" will be entirely unhelpful for them. And since the goal of names on this wiki is to be helpful to the average reader, even though "n-space" might not be the most helpful, something other than "The Thief of Sherwood" has to be preferable. Najawin ☎  07:45, May 11, 2020 (UTC)

Faction Paradox
Should in-universe references to Faction Paradox (series) be included on this page or should they have their own page? For those unaware, We Are the Enemy establishes the existence of such a thing, and Author Biographies establishes that every single author that contributed to the book, in fact, exists in the DWU and contributed to an in-universe Faction Paradox book, not just Lawrence Burton (since the actual author biographies are placed side by side with in universe character biographies). Najawin ☎  01:52, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, this page is here for information directly involving the Doctor Who series, and any information about other information, such as Sarah Jane's Doctor series, is included on The Doctor in popular culture and mythology. Similar pages are Iris Wildthyme in popular culture and mythology, Daleks in popular culture and mythology, Cybermen in popular culture and mythology, and The Master in popular culture and mythology.
 * I would propose Faction Paradox in popular culture and mythology to cover in-universe Faction Paradox series information. Epsilon  (Contact me) 02:00, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * Reasonable proposal. The reason I suggested here though is twofold. One, it's not just Faction Paradox creeping into popular culture and mythology, it's a full fledged equivalent to what we have in our own world in some sense. So if we're specifically talking about Iris_Wildthyme_in_popular_culture_and_mythology, that's analogous, but the rest seems broader. Secondly, We Are the Enemy has the following quote.
 * This different kind of history might just as well be one in which your empire has been reduced to a background detail – not even one born from much detailed thought – in your favourite Saturday afternoon television show, the children's own programme which adults other than myself adore.
 * So it's explicitly affirming itself as a spinoff of Doctor Who (N-Space). Najawin ☎  02:06, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * Even if we ended up hosting it here though, Faction Paradox in popular culture and mythology might still be relevant to talk about things like Anonymous wearing skull masks or "Totally Not Grant Morrison" being abducted by Faction Paradox. Najawin ☎  02:09, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * If you're absolutely certain that the Faction Paradox in-universe series takes place in N-Space, I would certainly agree with its inclusion on this page. I would also recommend making a second page exclusively about the spin-off, with hyperlinks to this page. Epsilon  (Contact me) 02:13, October 3, 2020 (UTC)

Maybe waiting for [T SPOILER VIOLATION HERE ABOUT BOOK COMING OUT WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS] will make answering the question of how FP and DW interact easier. I'll wait until then. Najawin ☎  02:19, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * If you feel that's the appropriate course of action, that's fine. May I ask why that book I cannot name has relevance to this page though? (If you can explain without breaking T:SPOILER.) Epsilon  (Contact me) 02:28, October 3, 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll put it on your talk page and then remove it. Najawin ☎  02:30, October 3, 2020 (UTC)