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<tt><nowiki>{{apocrypha}}</nowiki></tt> is a template to be used in the rare event of | <tt><nowiki>{{apocrypha}}</nowiki></tt> is a template to be used in the rare event of a [[pseudocanon]] story or idea worth documenting. The vast majority of Transformers fiction falls into one of two categories; official works, which are [[canon]], and unofficial works, i.e. fanfiction, which are non-canon. However, there is also the gray area that is [[pseudocanon]]. Fiction that is considered pseudocanon generally falls into one of two categories. | ||
* Unofficial fiction from an official creator that is so informative as to the creator's thought process and/or so influential to the fandom as to be worth documenting can be pseudocanon. | |||
* Fiction that is published in such a way as to render it unofficial, such as fan works published as ancillary or bonus images/fiction with other licensed work, can also be considered pseudocanon. | |||
Before using this template, reach a broad consensus on an appropriate talk page to ensure that the work in question legitimately qualifies as pseudocanon worthy of documentation. Nearly all unofficial fiction is merely non-canon, and not pseudocanon. When in doubt, it's non-canon. When you're absolutely, 100% sure, then start a discussion page anyway just to be positive. | |||
<noinclude>[[Category: Externalized documentation]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category: Externalized documentation]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:06, 21 May 2011
{{apocrypha}} is a template to be used in the rare event of a pseudocanon story or idea worth documenting. The vast majority of Transformers fiction falls into one of two categories; official works, which are canon, and unofficial works, i.e. fanfiction, which are non-canon. However, there is also the gray area that is pseudocanon. Fiction that is considered pseudocanon generally falls into one of two categories.
- Unofficial fiction from an official creator that is so informative as to the creator's thought process and/or so influential to the fandom as to be worth documenting can be pseudocanon.
- Fiction that is published in such a way as to render it unofficial, such as fan works published as ancillary or bonus images/fiction with other licensed work, can also be considered pseudocanon.
Before using this template, reach a broad consensus on an appropriate talk page to ensure that the work in question legitimately qualifies as pseudocanon worthy of documentation. Nearly all unofficial fiction is merely non-canon, and not pseudocanon. When in doubt, it's non-canon. When you're absolutely, 100% sure, then start a discussion page anyway just to be positive.
