Forum:Question about canonicty rules here at Wookieepedia.

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Hi, if this is something covered in an FAQ then I apologise in advance for "wasting people's time". I just wanted to ask a general question about Wookieepedia's rules on canonicity, persuant to a discussion I've tried to raise on a specific topic without much response.

My basic question is this: If the films clearly but inconsistently depict something which is subsequently contradicted by a reference book, shouldn't the films nevertheless always take canonical priority, being G-Canon? And in cases of internal inconsistency between the films, shouldn't the most frequently-occuring version (in the films) be considered the canonical version, regardless of what 3rd version the reference book espouses?

If you want to know what I'm getting at, I direct you to the talk/discussion page for Unknown Tridactyl Species. It's regarding the arguably minor point of how many toes Yoda's people have that no-one seems interested in discussing, but I'd like to know about the rule, both in principle and specifically so that I'll have a correct appraisal of Wook's canonicity by-laws before I go about editing/reverting the article itself.

Any (polite) advice would be much appreciated, thank you. PacifistPrime.