Star Wars Fans "OFFICIALLY" discredit Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic

Nah, I think it's pretty ridiculous to place artificial restrictions on story before enjoying it. I ridicule that which I find ridiculous. It's what I do, and I'm proud to do it.

"Someone with authority must say it's canon!"

"It must have the word 'class' in front of it!"

"It must be about Revan!"

No... it must be good. That's it. Anything else is a silly, self-deluding, self-harming construct of the mind.

THIS!!! LOL!!! It can be argued that SWG is not canon because it is part of C-Canon now called Expanded Canon according to Wookieepedia which falls under T-Canon according to Wookieepedia. And it can be argued it is canon because many of its features are mentioned in G-Canon, which is now Cinematic Canon according to Wookiepedia and Canon according to Disney, and both Wookieepedia and Disney claim anything mentioned in Cinematic Canon about the non-canon stuff automatically makes it canon and not legend canon. ...

This is a generalized statement, which by taking out of context you are confusing yourself. In general they are correct as everything below T-Canon is EU, and the EU is now Legends i.e. non-canon. So this is the most effective way of explaining how the new policy effects the old hierarchy, but that doesn't mean there are not exceptions.

And again, Wookieepedia lists all these exceptions in that same article, I'll quote the whole thing this time:

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What about...?

• Certain sources previously released as Expanded Universe material remain unclear as to whether they are now considered to be canon. Based on statements made by Lucasfilm senior editor Jennifer Heddle and Del Rey publishing, Wookieepedia considers the following. This section may require updating as Lucasfilm releases new updates.
  
  
• The canon status of Fantasy Flight Games' ongoing roleplaying system, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire, is undetermined. Heddle states, "We'll figure it out."
  
  
• Del Rey states that film novelizations, film junior novelizations, and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film novelization "are canon where they align with what is seen on screen in the 6 films and the Clone Wars animated movie."
  
  
• Heddle theorizes that Star Wars: The Clone Wars tie-in novels and comics, such as The Clone Wars: No Prisoners and Clone Wars Gambit: Siege, are only canon if they are directly based on something that was in the show itself. For example, the comic Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir is canon because it was adapted directly from a script for the show.
  
  
• Heddle supposes the films Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, and the television series Star Wars: Droids, Star Wars: Ewoks, and Star Wars: Clone Wars are non-canon.
  
  
• Heddle assumes that the Old Republic era is non-canon, but she notes "that's something we've wondered ourselves" and that "I guess we'll see." She also assumes the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic is non-canon, but she is uncertain, since the game is still ongoing.

As Wookieepedia rightly acknowledges, the canonicity of SWTOR is uncertain at this point and they are not making any claims of there own, as they lack the authority to do so. Read the policy again, the whole thing this time. And also familiarise yourself with discussions going on at the Senate Hall and such for the picture you currently lack.

Yeah perhaps SWTOR needs an Onion like video blog!

I've read it close to a dozen times. What you are calling a "general statement" actually clearly says anything in the C-category is not canon. And what you are alluding to as more specific "Wookieepedia considers the following" is actually really vague like a politician saying he/she is for education. It's not even a finished sentence, just that it is up in the air. But what the policy states before that clearly puts their stance in perspective. C-category is no longer canon.

We would probably go in circles disagreeing about this. But maybe we can both agree, that Wookieepedia needs to put this policy better together, and perhaps stop claiming to be a fan site, because even you agree the writers are using it as a source, and Disney needs to pay real money to all of its contributors for compensation. And then we fans need to ask ourselves, are we content with this, or should there be a new fan site which represents the perspective of the fans a bit more? I believe that a true fan site, would respect the views of SWTOR gamers more actively. And I would really love to see Bioware say anything about this, anything at all.

I've read it close to a dozen times. What you are calling a "general statement" actually clearly says anything in the C-category is not canon. And what you are alluding to as more specific "Wookieepedia considers the following" is actually really vague like a politician saying he/she is for education. It's not even a finished sentence, just that it is up in the air. But what the policy states before that clearly puts their stance in perspective. C-category is no longer canon.

We would probably go in circles disagreeing about this. But maybe we can both agree, that Wookieepedia needs to put this policy better together, and perhaps stop claiming to be a fan site, because even you agree the writers are using it as a source, and Disney needs to pay real money to all of its contributors for compensation. And then we fans need to ask ourselves, are we content with this, or should there be a new fan site which represents the perspective of the fans a bit more? I believe that a true fan site, would respect the views of SWTOR gamers more actively. And I would really love to see Bioware say anything about this, anything at all.

I think it is funny that fans somehow believe they control what is canon and what isn't.

Canon is whatever the IPO says it is. The IPO may license the IP for other uses such as books, games and comics but in the end the IPO can do whatever they want with the ideas raised by those other licensed uses up to and including ignoring them altogether.

The only canon that matters is that produced by the IPO. For Star Wars that would be the six movies and the Clone Wars animated series. Nothing else means squat. The games and such are nothing more than the fevered dreams of a dead bantha...so to speak.

Fans have no say in what is or isn't canon. They can (and will) cry and moan and rage but in the end all they are going to accomplish is a higher blood pressure for themselves and maybe a burst blood vessel or two.

So why are you here then, its not real, no one cares, why are you wasting your time enjoying a story that isn't real?

What silly logic.

While it may not be part of "reality" it still exists, and exists to be enjoyed, and things like this have an impact on how much it can be enjoyed, and are therefore important, else they would not have implemented them in the first place.

Which fans are you talking about Wookiepedia or us? We're all fans, only that one group of fans said everything in C-Category isn't canon, which includes us, even though they acknowledge that disney subsidiary companies are still up in the air about us.