Forum:SH Archive/Sources that blend the SW world with ours

Hey, Wookieepedians. I need some advice.

Almost every issue of Star Wars Tales opens with a one-page comic intro that features the editor, whether it be Dave Land, Jeremy Barlow, Randy Stradley, or who-have-you, interacting with characters and species from the SW universe and breaking the fourth wall to address the reader. See, for example, the image to the right. I was considering creating an article for these nameless intros and adding it to all of the relevant "Appearances" sections, using Tales, so that it would look something like this:



However, I'm just... not sure if this is appropriate. If we considered each Tales introduction a valid non-canon source, then by extension, we would have to create articles for the (non-canon) In-universe equivalents of everything that the characters mention. Like, if a character says "I'm the Editor of Dark Horse Comics," we'd have to create an article for the IU, non-canon Dark Horse comics. In one intro, Boba Fett and Jeremy Barlow discuss Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back. Do we create an article for the IU version of that too? As cool as I think writing and FA'ing an article on the IU Jeremy Barlow would be, I don't think I'd be at all comfortable filling in those redlinks.

I'm honestly not sure. That's why I want your opinions. Return of the Ewok seems to be a comparable example; it merges elements from the SW universe with the real world, but as far as I know, we don't include it in anybody's "Appearances" section.

Another concern involves the recently-created article on the Drunk Driving PSA. This has worked its way into several characters' "Appearances" sections, but that can't be right, can it? "External link," maybe, but I don't think that commercials like that should be treated as non-canon appearances. It seems like a really bad precedent to set. If you treat one PSA as an "Appearance," you have to treat them all that way. Like this anti-smoking ad. I don't think that anyone would argue that it should be treated as an "appearance." Menkooroo 04:50, September 1, 2011 (UTC)