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The Canon is broken down into three levels: '''M''', '''T''', and '''D'''. Together, these three levels form the overall ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' continuity. Each ascending level overrides the lower ones; for example, in the television series [[Mago]] is killed, but he still lives in the novels. Therefore, he is considered officially alive in the overall story.
 
The Canon is broken down into three levels: '''M''', '''T''', and '''D'''. Together, these three levels form the overall ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' continuity. Each ascending level overrides the lower ones; for example, in the television series [[Mago]] is killed, but he still lives in the novels. Therefore, he is considered officially alive in the overall story.
  
*'''M-Canon''' or ''Martin-Canon'' is content created by series author [[George R. R. Martin]]. This includes all [[A Song of Ice and Fire|novels]], short stories known as [[Tales of Dunk and Egg]], and published writings within the series; unpublished personal writings; fan and media correspondence, and the like, most of which can be found at the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/ Citadel Listing]. Anything written by Martin is officially correct within the series. The only way that M-Canon can be outdated or retconned is if Martin writes new content that overrides the later.
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*'''M-Canon''' or ''Martin-Canon'' is content created by series author [[George R. R. Martin]]. This includes all [[A Song of Ice and Fire|novels]], the [[Tales of Dunk and Egg]] short stories, and published writings within the series such as ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''; unpublished personal writings; fan and media correspondence, and the like, most of which can be found at the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/ Citadel Listing]. Anything written by Martin is officially correct within the series. The only way that M-Canon can be outdated or retconned is if Martin writes new content that overrides the later.
  
 
*'''T-Canon''' or ''Television Canon'' is content that is seen or created for the HBO television series [[Game of Thrones]]. Content seen in the series that is not directly contradictory to M-Canon content is considered officially correct within the series. However, any changes or alterations within the series are overridden by M-Canon ''(for example character ages, or unwritten deaths seen in the show)''.
 
*'''T-Canon''' or ''Television Canon'' is content that is seen or created for the HBO television series [[Game of Thrones]]. Content seen in the series that is not directly contradictory to M-Canon content is considered officially correct within the series. However, any changes or alterations within the series are overridden by M-Canon ''(for example character ages, or unwritten deaths seen in the show)''.
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What is not considered a valid source, and why?
 
What is not considered a valid source, and why?
 
* Fan fiction of any kind (this includes [[w:Canon_(fiction)#Fanon|fanon]]).
 
* Fan fiction of any kind (this includes [[w:Canon_(fiction)#Fanon|fanon]]).
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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I believe this is only the first draft, see discussion, --Mor 04:11, 26 October 2011 (UTC).

Canon is a term used to denote officially accepted material within fictional work, for the purpose of creating an authentic and consistent corpus, i.e. characters, locations, events and settings details that are considered to be genuine (or "official"). The following policy outlines what is considered part of the canon and what is not on this wiki.

The Canon is broken down into three levels: M, T, and D. Together, these three levels form the overall A Song of Ice and Fire continuity. Each ascending level overrides the lower ones; for example, in the television series Mago is killed, but he still lives in the novels. Therefore, he is considered officially alive in the overall story.

  • M-Canon or Martin-Canon is content created by series author George R. R. Martin. This includes all novels, the Tales of Dunk and Egg short stories, and published writings within the series such as The Lands of Ice and Fire; unpublished personal writings; fan and media correspondence, and the like, most of which can be found at the Citadel Listing. Anything written by Martin is officially correct within the series. The only way that M-Canon can be outdated or retconned is if Martin writes new content that overrides the later.
  • T-Canon or Television Canon is content that is seen or created for the HBO television series Game of Thrones. Content seen in the series that is not directly contradictory to M-Canon content is considered officially correct within the series. However, any changes or alterations within the series are overridden by M-Canon (for example character ages, or unwritten deaths seen in the show).
  • D-Canon or Derived Canon is content that is seen within officially licensed products based on the series, such as games, comics, or companion books. D-Canon is considered officially true within the series unless it is directly contradictory or overridden by T- or M-Canon. Examples include more in-depth background on minor characters seen in the roleplaying games, or artwork in companion books showcasing characters that follows any written details about them.


What is not considered a valid source, and why?

  • Fan fiction of any kind (this includes fanon).

References

Being able to provide verifiable source references increase the reliability of your wiki and allow others to check and extend your work. To add a reference in the simplest way, place your source/explanation between the <ref>...</ref> tags, at the appropriate place in the article text, for example:

<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2008/07/ Spanish Q&A] - July 2008</ref>
<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Tyrion</ref>

This would appear on the page as follows: [1] and [2]. The references appears as links that links to a detailed explanation further down the page.


For sources from the novels, you can use the Ref Template, for example:

{{Ref|aGoT|9}}[3]

Which results in the same reference, see the Template:Ref page for further details.


To make the list of references appear on the page, as you can see below, add the {{References}} tag to the page, for example:

==References and Notes==
{{References}}

This only needed to be done once, by the first editor to add references. For further infomariton on this template see its documentation page


References and Notes