To me it's like this. Word of god only counts when I like it. When it's bs (such as what you mentioned from rtd) I change my approach to "a tweet is not a valid source anyway" lol

Ha, exactly! (re: the tags on this post.) The whole relationship of canon and outside material to fandom and shipping and fic is really interesting to me. I could ramble on and on! :P (Can inspire, fuel the fire, make it last forever, make it fizzle, kill it dead...)

And I think in a similar way to that post, “Word of God” can have different levels. So, behind the scenes footage of RTD and Julie, et al, explaining choices made that bolster and enrich what we see on the screen is pretty weighty. Thus the reason the bts material for Doomsday or that incredibly shippy DW Confidential they did in series 1 is like:

But then the Confidential for G*TF is so extra infuriating for the same reason - not only does all that shit happen on the screen, but then there they are explaining how much they really meant to do that... 😒😒

A tweet about a silly idea that lived only in RTD’s head (I was referring to the one about Wilf being a descendent of Mm DPomp) and has no textual evidence whatsoever really doesn’t have any weight! (Also his tone is cheeky, so I think there’s no reason for anyone to take it seriously.) If it were a tweet I liked or made me laugh or whatever, I’d of course be plastering it all over my blog like gospel haha, but really falls in the category of lighthearted fannish things.

#scribbledpages #I watched part of that sidekick out of you confidential and now i'm all ahhhhh #forget any historical randos #this is where i live!#:D:D #i totally agree with neil gaiman about canon #it's *only* what's textual #everything else is Not Canonical #and then after a point it's all academic #cause we do what we want regardless #including popping together characters from different shows #but it still builds on the canon of each character...#it's a complex fascinating relationship eh?#csv meta #ask replies #rtd #uhhh #anti gitf #ha there should be an essay book called something like #the problem of gitf #for all of the great meta analyses that have been done over the years #there were worse ones in that twitter party which i'll also pfffffffft right into the sun #also should say that i am a huge fan of rtd but he's certainly not perfect in my eyes and i'm just as ready to discard bs if he says it :P

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deathlyfandoms

A bunch of people keep messaging me thinking I support people who want to rape children. That’s pretty horrible you guys. The map tag is for maps. None of the tags are for pedophiles. Pedophiles do not get tags. Pedophiles get therapy and get away from children until their therapist advises otherwise.

Bitch

he’s talking about… y'know… actual maps look at the actual blog please

proxypunch

Every blog that shows fiction and irl maps of the world must reclaim “MAP” from pedos

bizarrolord

Damn right.

Cartographers unite against pediophiles!

pixiesstolemyapples

Never thought I’d ever see the sentence “Cartographers unite against pedophiles” in my life

#and here we have a perfect example of why i'm excited about pillowfort #jfc tumblr #uhhh #cw pedophile mention #lord

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petercapaldy

17/20 Doctor Who Series 1 pictures

#sexy leaning #intense vibe #uhhh #the unquiet dead #??#ninth doctor #scuroqueue

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whatwecanfic

I have this headcanon

Where like, all Time Lords were expected to be disinterested and logical when it came to rearing their children. Heavy on the rules and lessons but any affection was frowned upon. Except the Doctor’s mother just really sucked at that.

Like she would be walking home through the corridors of the Citidel slowly and stately. Face a mask of composure lest anyone suspect. But then once she got to his chamber and the door was closed she’d just rush to his crib and scoop him up.

“Come here baby. Mummy’s home. Did you miss me? I missed you. Yes I did. I missed my little Theta.”

And she’s got his robe off in seconds and is pressing her face into his fat little baby tummy as he squeals.

“Who’s got the cutest little toes? Who’s got the cutest little toes on Gallifrey? My baby that’s who. I just want to eat them up. I want to eat your little toes right up nom nom nom.

And then she would snuggle him and nurse him which she wasn’t supposed to do. And sure she felt a little guilty, and prayed she wasn’t messing him up too much with such an unseemly display of maternal affection. And she well knew what the Gallifreyan mommy blogs would have to say about something like this.

But then he’d make the cutest little cross eyed face when he farted and she just couldn’t help herself. He was too precious. He was hers.

#heee #the doctor's mother #something happened to make him how he is #baby doctor #getting snuggled and nursed #makes me extremely happy #whew this is wrecking me today for personal reasons #😭😭😭#gallifreyan mommy blogs #snerk!#I'd say they must be the judgiest but I've seen some human ones...#scuroqueue #uhhh #babyfic #not the usual #;)