Talk:Susan Foreman (Exile)

Proposed merge
Ok, so, from what I've seen, parallel universe versions of characters generally get distinct pages, while alternate timeline versions run on a case-by-case basis. Now, I haven't listened to Exile myself (nor any of the other Unbound stories), but I believe that the authorial intent behind the stories is generally for them to be set in parallel universes. My only question is if Susan Foreman was actually confirmed to exist as a person in the "Exile" universe, or if it was simply an alias taken by the Doctor of this universe (similar to Rose in TV: Rise of the Cybermen, in that its the "closest thing" the universe is known to have). Cookieboy 2005 ☎  21:53, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * (actually, I can gather from the page 'First Doctor (Exile)' that Susan presumably is confirmed as an individual in this universe. If this is accurate, I oppose deletion/merging) Cookieboy 2005 ☎  21:55, 4 August 2022 (UTC)


 * This is kinda difficult since we don't have access to the forums, but there is a discussion about exactly this taking place at my talk page and those of User:Scrooge MacDuck and User:NateBumber. I have also asked the editor who created these pages to refrain from creating any more pages since they were created with so many errors, so that does give us some time to figure out which pages should exist and which shouldn't. Without the forums, we might have to do a case-by-case basis, applying what we do in early cases to the later ones. Shambala108 ☎  23:45, 4 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Yeah, to briefly echo Shambala, Cookieboy please note that First Doctor (Exile) was created by a particularly enthusiastic new editor and should not be taken as strong evidence of anything. I believe the extent of the reference is that the Doctor uses the alias "Susan Foreman" without further elaboration, although I'll have to listen to verify.
 * Regardless, given how interchangeably and inconsistently writers employ parallel universes vs alternate timelines, I'm not sure that distinction is a good basis for policy. T:MERGE – which is still a sandbox, but nonetheless accurately represents current precedent – might be helpful with its section on continuity of consciousness. – n8 (☎) 12:06, 5 August 2022 (UTC)