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''Canon'' is defined as characters, locations, and details that are considered to be genuine (or "official"), and those events, characters, settings, etc. that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe. "Official" ''Destiny'' canon can only be created by developers of the ''Destiny'' universe. Therefore, any material added to Destinypedia, which seeks to document the ''Destiny'' universe, ''must'' be official sanctioned canon that can be [[Help:References|cited]] from a work created or sanctioned by ''Destiny'''s creator, [[Bungie]]. Better put, [[Destinypedia: | ''Canon'' is defined as characters, locations, and details that are considered to be genuine (or "official"), and those events, characters, settings, etc. that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe. "Official" ''Destiny'' canon can only be created by developers of the ''Destiny'' universe. Therefore, any material added to Destinypedia, which seeks to document the ''Destiny'' universe, ''must'' be official sanctioned canon that can be [[Help:References|cited]] from a work created or sanctioned by ''Destiny'''s creator, [[Bungie]]. Better put, [[Destinypedia: What Destinypedia is not | Destinypedia is '''not''' a site for fanfiction]]. | ||
[[Destinypedia]] seeks to operates strictly as a collection of ''[[Destiny universe|Destiny]]'' canon information. The general rule of its canon policy is fairly simple—that ''"the content should be considered canonical unless contradicted by more authoritative sources"''. For weighing each source's authority, there is the [[#Hierarchy_of_canon|hierarchy of canon]], which is covered below. But it is only one tool in discerning the canon from the non-canon, and oftentimes the relationships of authority may overlap or not be clear. In vague cases like those, determining which contradicting fact should be posted on Destinypedia may come down to the editors' interpretation. For this, one must know how to interpret that canon. | [[Destinypedia]] seeks to operates strictly as a collection of ''[[Destiny universe|Destiny]]'' canon information. The general rule of its canon policy is fairly simple—that ''"the content should be considered canonical unless contradicted by more authoritative sources"''. For weighing each source's authority, there is the [[#Hierarchy_of_canon|hierarchy of canon]], which is covered below. But it is only one tool in discerning the canon from the non-canon, and oftentimes the relationships of authority may overlap or not be clear. In vague cases like those, determining which contradicting fact should be posted on Destinypedia may come down to the editors' interpretation. For this, one must know how to interpret that canon. | ||