User:CzechOut/This wiki's scope

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The scope of the wiki defines the sources we consider to be valid for the writing of in-universe articles. In essence, then, this document sets forth what we cover on this wiki, and what we do not. Other wikis in the Wikia family would likely call this their canon policy. However, because there are widely diverging views in the Doctor Who fandom over what the term canon means — or indeed if such a thing exists at all — it is inadvisable to think of this as a "canon policy". Rather, we present here community views on what stories are valid sources on this wiki, and those that are not.

Background
The world of Doctor Who — otherwise known as the Doctor Who universe or DWU — is a very different place to that of Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, DC Comics, Marvel Comics or really any other franchise. The copyright holders to the DWU, the British Broadcasting Corporation, have deliberately refused to say which stories "count" and which don't. In general they've been wholly silent on defining a canon of any kind.

While this stance has undoubtedly been good for sales of stories — no author has ever been pushed out into the cold of non-canonical status — it makes the life of the encyclopedia editor and reader much more difficult.