User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-9435571-20140927221308/@comment-1432718-20141211221522

First of all, Fireball99's question, "so can we count Courtney as a companion now?" was only asked 20 hours ago, and he/she waited only 19 hours for any reply. That's not how it's done here. We allow enough time for discussion before enacting new policies. It might be useful for new users who are unfamiliar with our forum and discussion policies to read Tardis:You are bound by current policy.

As far as Courtney goes, both User:CzechOut and User:Skittles the hog, admins with a lot of experience in companion debates on this wiki, have stated several times that the mere act of traveling in the TARDIS does not automatically make one a companion.

In addition, the argument that Courtney should be a companion because the Maitlands are is irrelevant. One character's status shouldn't affect another's. Sometimes characters are added to companion status by new users who don't know our guidelines, and the error is not always caught.

Lastly, the "narratively ambiguous" phrase was originally meant to apply only to Chang Lee and has been overused. There is already a forum discussion on that topic, as I posted above for anyone interested in reading/taking part.

Please keep these points in mind when making arguments about Courtney's companion status.