Difference between revisions of "Canon"

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When applied to ''Freespace'', '''Canon''' is anything that has been confirmed as official truth within the ''Freespace'' universe by Volition. This is largely limited to in-game data, most often from either mission briefings and debriefings, Command briefings, in-mission messages, cut-scenes and the tech room, however a few other, non in-game sources can be considered canon, such as the ''[[Freespace Reference Bible]]''. All other information is non-canon and should not be treated as official.
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When applied to ''FreeSpace'', '''canon''' is anything that has been confirmed as official truth within the ''FreeSpace'' universe by [[Volition]]. This is largely limited to in-game data, most often from either mission briefings and debriefings, Command briefings, in-mission messages, cut-scenes and the tech room. However, a few other non in-game sources can be considered canon, such as the ''[[Freespace Reference Bible]]''. All other information is non-canon and should not be treated as official.
  
Non-canon information is not entirely disallowed on the ''Freespace'' Wiki. However, when submitting anything, canon information should take precedence; non-canon information should always be clearly labelled as such and, wherever possible, separated from the main article through use of the non-canon tag:
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Non-canon information is not entirely disallowed on the ''FreeSpace'' Wiki. However, when submitting anything, canon information should take precedence; non-canon information should always be clearly labelled as such and, wherever possible, separated from the main article through use of the non-canon tag:
  
 
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It can be used in an article with the following tag: <nowiki>{{non-canon}}</nowiki>
 
It can be used in an article with the following tag: <nowiki>{{non-canon}}</nowiki>
  
If this is not possible, ensure that non-canon data is clearly marked through other means, for example, asterisks (*) with a footnote at the base of the page.
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If this is not possible, ensure that non-canon data is clearly marked by other means, for example, asterisks (*) with a footnote at the base of the page.

Revision as of 17:12, 7 November 2006

When applied to FreeSpace, canon is anything that has been confirmed as official truth within the FreeSpace universe by Volition. This is largely limited to in-game data, most often from either mission briefings and debriefings, Command briefings, in-mission messages, cut-scenes and the tech room. However, a few other non in-game sources can be considered canon, such as the Freespace Reference Bible. All other information is non-canon and should not be treated as official.

Non-canon information is not entirely disallowed on the FreeSpace Wiki. However, when submitting anything, canon information should take precedence; non-canon information should always be clearly labelled as such and, wherever possible, separated from the main article through use of the non-canon tag:


It can be used in an article with the following tag: {{non-canon}}

If this is not possible, ensure that non-canon data is clearly marked by other means, for example, asterisks (*) with a footnote at the base of the page.