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Formendacil · 07-12-2005, 12:01 PM

The text.

As the text is the written and presented intention of the author, the arbiter of this epic and novel-world, he is the "canon".

In the instance that the text contradicts itself, the author's intentions are to be examined, then the text more congruent with those intentions is to be held as more canonical.

That's MY canon, anyway.

~Formendacil -

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07-12-2005, 12:01 PM	#25
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	The text. As the text is the written and presented intention of the author, the arbiter of this epic and novel-world, he is the "canon". In the instance that the text contradicts itself, the author's intentions are to be examined, then the text more congruent with those intentions is to be held as more canonical. That's MY canon, anyway. ~Formendacil - ~ __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned. Last edited by Formendacil; 04-16-2021 at 06:08 PM.