User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-20607870-20161120213354/@comment-1272640-20161122021659

I would say it is valid. Unless we have evidence otherwise from the work itself, this shouldn't be an issue.

Does the Doctor break the fourth wall? Even if he does, this has been done before. Namely, with The Feast of Steven. The First Doctor addresses the audience there, and we don't count it non-canon. I'm wondering what led to some works being thrown out - in some cases, this has done more harm than good. When Faction Paradox Wiki split, that wiki basically died. No activity in weeks. Essentially, that split was harmful. Meanwhile, stage plays are automatically thrown out due to varying from performance to performance, but in that case, why not use the script? Why is Attack of the Graske non-canon if it was produced as an episode like all the others? There are many, many inclusion debates that I think should be readdressed. Another big one is the non-narrative idea - if it's an official work, whether it's narrative or not is irrelevant. The fact is, information presented there, such as Rose Tyler's birthdate, was intended to be part of the show's continuity. It's trivia, but that does NOT mean it's non-canon!