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Serenity: Redirecting to Battlestar Wiki:Canon

2007-05-29T18:31:54Z

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Spencerian: Redirecting to Battiestar Wiki:Canon

2007-05-29T18:22:49Z

Redirecting to Battiestar Wiki:Canon

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Spencerian: Fixing double redirect.

2007-05-29T18:20:27Z

Fixing double redirect.

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Spencerian: Creating redirect.

2007-05-29T18:15:30Z

Creating redirect.

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	~~'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of~~ [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered an official element of the storyline in a particular work of fiction, commonly a series of novels of a television program. The term was originally a term used to differentiate heretical from accepted scripture in the [[w:Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic Church]].		#REDIRECT [[canon]]

	The SF television show ''[[w:Babylon 5\|Babylon 5]]'' is unique in that all published works are considered canonical by the series creators. However, other shows such as ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek\|Star Trek]]'' have many officially-licensed stories (books and comics) that are not considered non-canonical because the story content often contradicts the aired episodes or theatrical films of the program. The ''[[w:Star Wars\|Star Wars]]'' franchise attempts to unify their officially-licensed novels and comics into the central movie storyline, with general success.

	Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia for all officially-licensed ''Battlestar'' properties, aired or printed. Battlstar Wiki treats aired episodes (including ''[[Galactica 1980]])'') as canonical. Thus, to prevent non-canonical storylines from conflicting with canonical aired information while fulfilling the mission of chronicling all officially-licensed stories, Battlestar Wiki marks articles with non-canonical characters, events and situations in accordance with the [[BW:SEP\|separate continuity]] policy.

	~~Battlestar Wiki does not allow [[fan fiction]] or [[fanwanking]] of any kind in whole or in part in any article.~~

	~~[[Category:A to Z]]~~
	~~[[Category:Hollywood Buzzwords~~]]

Spencerian: Updated.

2007-05-29T18:02:45Z

Updated.

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	'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered official in ~~that~~ particular ~~fictional universe~~.		'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered an official element of the storyline in a particular work of fiction, commonly a series of novels of a television program. The term was originally a term used to differentiate heretical from accepted scripture in the [[w:Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic Church]].

	In other ~~words,~~ [[~~canon~~\|~~canonical~~]] ~~events "actually occurred", whereas~~ non-canonical ~~events occur only in~~ the ~~non-canonical work itself~~. ~~Non~~-~~canonical items include fan fiction~~ and ~~books not deemed canonical by~~ the ~~publisher~~, ~~studio, or "the powers that be"~~.		The SF television show ''[[w:Babylon 5\|Babylon 5]]'' is unique in that all published works are considered canonical by the series creators. However, other shows such as ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek\|Star Trek]]'' have many officially-licensed stories (books and comics) that are not considered non-canonical because the story content often contradicts the aired episodes or theatrical films of the program. The ''[[w:Star Wars\|Star Wars]]'' franchise attempts to unify their officially-licensed novels and comics into the central movie storyline, with general success.

	~~Other works can be~~ ''~~quasi-canonical~~'', ~~like the Expanded Universe of~~ [~~http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars~~] ~~fame~~. ~~While~~ the ~~events portrayed in EU~~ stories ~~are not expressed acknowledged in the films~~, ~~the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become~~ non-canonical ~~when a new canonical item~~, ~~such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something~~ in the ~~EU)~~.		Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia for all officially-licensed ''Battlestar'' properties, aired or printed. Battlstar Wiki treats aired episodes (including ''[[Galactica 1980]])'') as canonical. Thus, to prevent non-canonical storylines from conflicting with canonical aired information while fulfilling the mission of chronicling all officially-licensed stories, Battlestar Wiki marks articles with non-canonical characters, events and situations in accordance with the [[BW:SEP\|separate continuity]] policy.

			Battlestar Wiki does not allow [[fan fiction]] or [[fanwanking]] of any kind in whole or in part in any article.

	[[Category:A to Z]]		[[Category:A to Z]]
	[[Category:Hollywood Buzzwords]]		[[Category:Hollywood Buzzwords]]

Shane at 06:42, 15 September 2006

2006-09-15T06:42:10Z

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Shane at 06:42, 15 September 2006

2006-09-15T06:42:03Z

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	Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).		Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).

	[[Category: ~~Hollywood Buzzwords~~]] [[Category:~~A to Z~~]]		[[Category:A to Z]]
			[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]]

Steelviper: removed TPTB link

2006-03-20T14:07:29Z

removed TPTB link

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	'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered official in that particular fictional universe.		'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered official in that particular fictional universe.

	In other words, [[canon\|canonical]] events "actually occurred", whereas non-canonical events occur only in the non-canonical work itself. Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio, or "~~[[TPTB\|~~the powers that be]]".		In other words, [[canon\|canonical]] events "actually occurred", whereas non-canonical events occur only in the non-canonical work itself. Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio, or "the powers that be".

	Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).		Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).

	[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]		[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]

Fang Aili: clarified? i hope so.

2005-09-13T19:30:42Z

clarified? i hope so.

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	~~Opposite~~ of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered official ~~and merely ignored, supersceded by [[canon\|canonical]] data~~.		'''Non-canonical''' is the opposite of [[canon]]. Typically when something is non-canonical, it is not considered official in that particular fictional universe.

	Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio or "[[TPTB\|the powers that be]]".		In other words, [[canon\|canonical]] events "actually occurred", whereas non-canonical events occur only in the non-canonical work itself. Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio, or "[[TPTB\|the powers that be]]".

	Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).		Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).

	[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]		[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]

The Merovingian at 01:17, 19 August 2005

2005-08-19T01:17:34Z

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	Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio or "[[TPTB\|the powers that be]]".		Non-canonical items include fan fiction and books not deemed canonical by the publisher, studio or "[[TPTB\|the powers that be]]".

	Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars.		Other works can be ''quasi-canonical'', like the Expanded Universe of [http://www.starwars.com/ Star Wars] fame. While the events portrayed in EU stories are not expressed acknowledged in the films, the powers that be at Lucasfilm do acknowledge their existence in the over-all universe of Star Wars (they only become non-canonical when a new canonical item, such as a new prequel movie, directly contradicts something in the EU).

	[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]		[[Category: Hollywood Buzzwords]] [[Category:A to Z]]