‘Canonicity’: the Book or the Reader?

[The Saucepan Man]

This argument really began with CT's providing us the Silm, which we all agree is not 100% JRRT. thank goodness it was produced.

I wonder if it might be considered more "authoritative" if the corresponding texts in UT and the HoME series had never been published?

And here is the profile for him on the Barrow Downs

It rather amused me that the Reputation box states "Michael Martinez has started the path to adventure". A bit like the statement that the Barrow-Wight "is getting the hang of it". He (MM that is) seems to have been a bit touchy.