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{{Policy}} | {{Policy}} | ||
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As you may already know, the goal of [[Destinypedia]] is to provide | As you may already know, the goal of [[Destinypedia]] is to provide accurate and credible information on everything in the Destinyverse. To do this, however, content added to the wiki '''must be''' canon. This policy is designed to layout the standards for what Destinypedia deems as canon. | ||
==What is canon== | ==What is canon== | ||
When editing on Destinypedia, canon is defined as the characters, places, and story that are considered to be genuine (or "official"), and are considered to have inarguable existence within the Destiny universe. "Official" Destiny canon can only be created by developers, meaning only content recognized by them is actually considered canon. In keeping with this, any material added to Destinypedia must be officially recognized by the developers and must be cited from a work created or sanctioned by [[Bungie]]. For more information on what Destinypedia is not, see our [[Destinypedia: What Destinypedia is not|policy]] for how the wiki should be treated. | When editing on Destinypedia, canon is defined as the characters, places, and story that are considered to be genuine (or "official"), and are considered to have inarguable existence within the Destiny universe. "Official" Destiny canon can only be created by developers, meaning only content recognized by them is actually considered canon. In keeping with this, any material added to Destinypedia must be officially recognized by the developers and must be cited from a work created or sanctioned by [[Bungie]]. For more information on what Destinypedia is not, see our [[Destinypedia: What Destinypedia is not|policy]] for how the wiki should be treated. | ||
==How we interpret canon== | ==How we interpret canon== | ||
{{Quote|When a painter starts, they have an idea. They sketch, they doodle, they make strokes on canvas and paper with pencil, pen, brush, charcoal, whatever... Until the painting is finished, any previous stroke of the brush can be covered by a later one, altering the position of a tree, the color of the sky, a reflection in the water, the placement of a person, the existence of anything.... until the artist says "fin", it is not up to others to determine what is "so" and what is an "alteration".|Recon Number 54}} | {{Quote|When a painter starts, they have an idea. They sketch, they doodle, they make strokes on canvas and paper with pencil, pen, brush, charcoal, whatever... Until the painting is finished, any previous stroke of the brush can be covered by a later one, altering the position of a tree, the color of the sky, a reflection in the water, the placement of a person, the existence of anything.... until the artist says "fin", it is not up to others to determine what is "so" and what is an "alteration".|Recon Number 54}} | ||
There are various ways of interpreting canon, but most cases will typically refer to two modes of interpretation: ''Watsonian'' and ''Doylist''. The most common approach in most fanbases would be from a Watsonian perspective, in which information is interpreted from the standpoint of the text. This is sometimes called an "in-universe perspective". The ''Doylist'' approach on the other hand, utilizes a real world perspective, and as Fanlore puts it; ''"[t]hings that happen in canon happen because of decisions made by the author or TPTB; inconsistencies are probably authorial error. These explanations will sometimes be written right into the canon."'' | There are various ways of interpreting canon, but most cases will typically refer to two modes of interpretation: ''Watsonian'' and ''Doylist''. The most common approach in most fanbases would be from a Watsonian perspective, in which information is interpreted from the standpoint of the text. This is sometimes called an "in-universe perspective". The ''Doylist'' approach on the other hand, utilizes a real world perspective, and as Fanlore puts it; ''"[t]hings that happen in canon happen because of decisions made by the author or TPTB; inconsistencies are probably authorial error. These explanations will sometimes be written right into the canon."'' | ||
===Pros and | ===Pros and cons=== | ||
While both sides have their benefits, there are also several downsides which must be taken into consideration when choosing between the two, and while the Watsonian perspective seeks to amend canonical inconsistencies by presenting an in-universe plausible explanation, it can often risk veering into fanfiction and without an official source to support it, cannot be considered to be on the same level as canon. | While both sides have their benefits, there are also several downsides which must be taken into consideration when choosing between the two, and while the Watsonian perspective seeks to amend canonical inconsistencies by presenting an in-universe plausible explanation, it can often risk veering into fanfiction and without an official source to support it, cannot be considered to be on the same level as canon. | ||
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==Sources of Destiny canon== | ==Sources of Destiny canon== | ||
As the Destiny franchise is ever expanding, it is impossible to list out all of the sources of canon. The easiest way of knowing what would identify | As the Destiny franchise is ever expanding, it is impossible to list out all of the sources of canon. The easiest way of knowing what would identify as canon, is anything released by an official party of the franchise. In lieu of this, any content released by Bungie throughout their contributions to the franchise from 2013 to 2021 will be considered as sources of canon. | ||
The following is a simple list of sources | The following is a simple list of sources for Destiny canon, and thus any material from these sources is content that can, and should be added to Destinypedia. Also note that this list does not present the entirety of canonical, but is rather a general overview of significant sources of canon. | ||
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*[[List of inconsistencies in the Destiny series|List of inconsistencies in the ''Destiny'' series]] | *[[List of inconsistencies in the Destiny series|List of inconsistencies in the ''Destiny'' series]] | ||
=== | === More on interpreting canon === | ||
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Watsonian_vs._Doylist '''Fanlore''': ''Watsonian vs. Doylist'']</span> | *<span class="plainlinks">[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Watsonian_vs._Doylist '''Fanlore''': ''Watsonian vs. Doylist'']</span> | ||
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist '''TvTropes''': ''Watsonian vs. Doylist'']</span> | *<span class="plainlinks">[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist '''TvTropes''': ''Watsonian vs. Doylist'']</span> | ||