GoArch:Canon policy/editproposal
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Canon[edit source]
The Myst canon is a hierarchical collection of material from the following sources, listed in order of prominence:
- Cyan (via RAWA, or the Cyan Lore team)
- Myst Online: Uru Live
- Myst, Riven, Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Myst V: End of Ages, and other versions of Uru
- The Myst novels (the Books of Atrus, Ti'ana, D'ni, and the preview material from the Book of Marrim)
In cases where contradictions occur, the source that is higher on the list takes precedence. If the contradiction is between sources on the same tier, the newer source takes precedence.
Examples or precedence[edit source]
- While the Book of Ti'ana heavily implies that D'ni is in the Middle East, Uru and RAWA say that it is in New Mexico.
- While the Watcher's Sanctuary in Uru: Complete Chronicles is yellow and brown, it is blue in Myst Online: Uru Live, and therefore canonically blue (and also canonically called the Watcher's Pub).
- Myst and Riven use Trap Books as a central game mechanic. However, RAWA has said that they don't really exist. Myst IV: Revelation builds on RAWA's decree by eliminating references to "Trap Books" altogether.
Unexplored Branches[edit source]
Unexplored Branches is the official expanded universe of the Myst universe, and includes content from ancillary sources, Cyan concept documents, and certain approved fan content. Because of the nature of this content, different works in the Unexplored Branches may contradict one another. The Unexplored Branches should be considered 'loosely canon' and contradictions should be viewed in the light of potential possibilities.
Unexplored Branches content includes:
- Unwritten content
- Cyan work released under the Intangibles umbrella
- Fan-created Ages and Cavern locations on the official MOULa server
The {{Unexplored Branches}} template should be applied to articles that include Unexplored Branches content.
Apocrypha[edit source]
Apocrypha is any material published by an official source that has been declared non-canon by Cyan or RAWA, as well as certain fan-created content (see below). While apocrypha is accepted on the Archive, it must be marked as such by including the {{apocrypha}} template at the top of the article. The most prominent "official" apocrypha includes:
- Trap Books
- Myst: The Book of the Black Ships, comics #0 and #1
- The Riven Journals
- The Book of Atrus and Book of Ti'ana's implications that D'ni is located in the Middle East.
Fan works[edit source]
The following content may be posted, provided the {{apocrypha}} template is applied:
- Research and writings based on canon sources (e.g. analytical scholarship on D'ni architecture)
- Fan-created historical materials of questionable origin (e.g. the Lara Documents)
For more information, please see GoArch:Apocrypha.
Non-canon[edit source]
Other projects created by fans are not considered to be canon and should not be posted in the Archive. This includes:
- Fan fiction stories
- Hacks or modifications made to unofficial MOULa shards
Finally, concept art and information which is only attainable through hacking the games is considered non-canon and should not be posted or referenced. Illustrations and concept art may be used as images in infoboxes when no other picture is available, but this may still be ruled inappropriate on a case-by-case basis.
Content in this section is based on policies created by Memory Alpha. In accordance with Memory Alpha's licensing terms, the material on this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial license.
