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==Hierarchy of canon== | ==Hierarchy of canon== | ||
In simple terms, Halopedia follows [[343 Industries]]' official stance on canon; that is, all published material covering the ''Halo'' universe is equally canon unless expressly stated to be otherwise by the developers. This means that games, novels, film and animation works, reference books and official online sources (e.g. [[Canon Fodder]]), etc. are all regarded as being on an even footing when it comes to their canon status. | In simple terms, Halopedia follows [[343 Industries]]' official stance on canon; that is, all published material covering the ''Halo'' universe is equally canon unless expressly stated to be otherwise by the developers. This means that games, novels, film and animation works, reference books and official online sources (e.g. [[Canon Fodder]]), etc. are all regarded as being on an even footing when it comes to their canon status. There is exceptions however; marketing campaigns, which are nonetheless considered canon where they do not contradict with released material;<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/should-the-games-still-be-highest-canon/4f1af3e4-3a6e-455e-88de-19f18550c672/posts?page=2#post30 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''': ''Post by GrimbrotherOne''] (''"Yes I would say that theoretically marketing campaigns are definitely the... "squishiest" of details that could be interpreted as canonical."'')</ref> and Toys, which are nonetheless considered canon where they do not contradict with released material.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1144468422786314247 ''Twitter'', GrimBrotherOne "So if you like to keep like a joyride figure lore as canon in a wiki that's fine, but in reality it's perfectly over writable with zero sleep lost lol."]</ref> | ||
Here in Halopedia, the editors work tirelessly to present information in the best possible light: these Halopedians strive by interpreting canon in a way that makes the most sense in the context and causes the least problems. As such, the wiki often gets criticized for not able to present the information as the franchise developers intended it to be. Oftentimes, one source of canon may say something different than other sources; many of these inconsistencies are listed [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series|here]]. There are many reasons why this may be so; ranging from a typo or a line taken out of context to simple human error on the author's or editor's part. | Here in Halopedia, the editors work tirelessly to present information in the best possible light: these Halopedians strive by interpreting canon in a way that makes the most sense in the context and causes the least problems. As such, the wiki often gets criticized for not able to present the information as the franchise developers intended it to be. Oftentimes, one source of canon may say something different than other sources; many of these inconsistencies are listed [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series|here]]. There are many reasons why this may be so; ranging from a typo or a line taken out of context to simple human error on the author's or editor's part. | ||