Forum:Doctor Who Novelisations - canon or not?

I've noticed that several articles have been citing Doctor Who novelisations as references in them backing up a variety of information (see Special:WhatLinksHere/DWN). However both our Canon page and our Tardis:Canon policy pages both state that they are not canon ''What is not considered a Valid Resource, and why? "Novelisations of broadcast television stories by Target Books and other sources as these often contain characters, dates, events, and settings not shown in the original television versions."'' (from Tardis:Canon policy).

Some of the information does give interesting insights that weren't present in the TV stories, but many novelisations also rewrite elements of the TV stories for their novelisation sometimes creating conflicting information. The problem with using the novelisations for information is illustrated by this review of The Universal Databank (NZDWFC Review - The Universal Databank). For example Lofficier used info from the novelisations for many of the entries in their book, so something like Hoothi (mentioned in The Brain of Morbius appeared in Love and War), is actually listed under 'Moothi' as it was spelled in the novelisation. --Tangerineduel 13:18, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I assumed it would follow the general method of the novelization being canon until it contradicts the episode, and then the episode takes precedent. I mean, that's what I've always done. -<Azes13 16:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)