User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-6032121-20200906002332

As part of another debate, I've just noticed that there appears to be an error, or rather an anachronism, at Tardis:Valid sources: the explanation of behind-the-scenes information being invalid found at Tardis:Valid sources says the following: "Although behind the scenes comments are pretty much the only way that a story can be disqualified under Rule 3, such information cannot be used in the writing of in-universe articles."

- T:VS

Because, well, Rule 3 in the current setup of T:VS is “A story must be officially released to be valid.” I don't see how behind-the-scenes comments could possibly have anything to do with disqualifying a story on those grounds.

It seems pretty obvious to me that this is just a minor edit that was forgotten when Rule 1 ("only stories count") was added to what were once the three little rules, or else that it's just a typo. At any rate, the point is, it seems pretty evident to me that this quote means to mention Rule 4, which does rely on behind-the-scenes comments to adjudicate inclusion debates.

So — with the Tardis:Valid sources page itself being locked from editing by rank-and-file users — could an admin
 * 1) confirm whether I'm missing something about how BTS comments could apply to the current Rule Three, and
 * 2) if I'm not missing anything, change that offending "3" to a "4"?