Harry Potter Wiki talk:Canon
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All the basics are there, but I've added a few things. My additions are in bold for easy reference. They're mainly examples to help clarify things. Comments? - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 12:19, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- I really like the examples section. I had never even thought of that! But it really helps to explain it. I think I'm gonna rework the wording of the first couple paragraphs and then submit it for official policy. Thanks for the feedback. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 13:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Not a problem. The examples should help to serve as guidelines, and having several examples from different points of view will help. I just hope no one asks about Nigel ... - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 15:09, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- I personally think that only things from the books and what JKR says should be cannon even if they arn't contradicted in the books. Me_Potter_Fan 08:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- But what of the "expanded universe" so to say? We can't just throw it all out. We're considering it "canon", just not of the same level with this system. What improvements could you suggest? Just two levels -- JKR Canon and non-canon? -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 13:33, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- I'll say this - we could be the last word in HP encyclopedias. Even the HP Lexicon doesn't go into detail about the games. This is our chance to stand out from all the other HP encyclopedias on the web. Me Potter Fan, by your definition, we shouldn't be using pictures or quotes from the films or games since they aren't from the books. And that would be a disaster. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 14:01, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
- But what of the "expanded universe" so to say? We can't just throw it all out. We're considering it "canon", just not of the same level with this system. What improvements could you suggest? Just two levels -- JKR Canon and non-canon? -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 13:33, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Addition
I've taken the liberty of adding the Harry Potter Prequel to the JKR "tier", and I've added "and other writings" to cover any additional works that might appear later. Since the article on canon and other articles on the wiki acknowledge all JKR writings as canon, I felt comfortable in adding this one line to the policy. 23skidoo 16:50, September 18, 2009 (UTC)
