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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mach2.5" data-source="post: 1454747" data-attributes="member: 12834">What's the hangup here about officiality? Seriously, in the end, does it matter? From what I'm seeing, WOTC has 3 forms that denote what is canon for each particular setting: first, all material published by the parent company/IP holder (TSR/WOTC), second, the fansites, who have been given in writing FULL use of official status, and third, independant publications that are permited usage of said IP, who also gain FULL use of official status.There's a contradiction here. Two sources with the same status are not consistant with one another (yeah, gee, go figure). You can cry and moan about which take precedent over the other, but they're both as legit as one another. As the sun rises daily, so too does each resource have the exact same status. Yes, the EXACT same status.Normally, one would then be forced to go by the latest publication as the source of what takes precedence over another. In this case, Dragon/Dungeon has the topper. But all Athas.org then has to do is revise/re-update their own material, and then it becomes the topper.But once again, what the heck does it matter? If two sources conflict, does it really make a bleeding hearted difference which is the most official source? Nope.Its not an arguement with a winning side. Just ask the Greyhawk fans who've been lamenting over what's canon and what's not for more then 12 years now. If none of them can come to a concrete decision, then its not likely that this one ever will either.</blockquote>

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