Forum:CT Archive/Non-canon material

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I've noticed the practice of including non-canon information in articles with the noncanon tags (as in the inclusion of information from Infinites in Boba Fett). However, I'm really not comfortable with including noncanon information in the main article. I therefore propose that a new section be added for articles with noncanon information. It could be placed between the main article and the behind the scenes section. We could call it ==Noncanon== or some such. This would keep it out of the canonical information but keep it in the article. I think this would be a cleaner, more professional, and more sensible solution. Havac 21:20, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Havac 21:20, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Imp 21:47, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Non-canon info should be moved to "Behind the scenes". It doesn't make sense to put non-canon info with canon info, as that part of an article is in-universe, and in-universe writers wouldn't know about it in the first place. Adamwankenobi 20:25, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) I think the non-canon section tags are disruptive. -LtNOWIS 20:29, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) I've always disliked the muddled way we are doing it now. QuentinGeorge 22:26, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Definitely. --Azizlight 23:57, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) I don't like the way we currently have it. It seems messy, and stupid. Disruptive. The article just doesn't flow with this in the middle. A seperate section would be great. Chack Jadson 00:00, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Yup, needs to be done. Non-canon info disrupts the flow of a bio. (Rhymes!) .  .  .  .  02:00, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Just no, the policy should stay how it is, its not behind the scenes info, its still part of the chracters bio. Jedi Dude 21:22, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) *He's not saying it should be behind the scenes info, but a new "Non-canon" section which will be written in the same style as the main article. --Azizlight 23:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Except when the information is Infinities and obviously contradicts with established canon. The only stuff that should be included is information from cut material, and non-contradicting elements of stories that have been branded non-canon (eg. the Darth Maul stuff both on his own page and on Obi-Wan Kenobi's. Star Wars: Infinities material should not be included. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 23:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)