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On [[Zelda Wiki]], there are specific expectations of what is and isn't considered [[wikipedia:canon (fiction)|canon]]. Canon refers to a body of materials considered to be an ''official'' or ''genuine'' part of a fictional universe. It is what can be specifically referenced as factual information within the given universe, and so therefore, canon is often seen as the official series as released by the original creators.
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May I say holy crap... that's alot of information. -[[User:Mess|Mess]]
  
   
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What exactly constitutes and makes up the canon materials of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda]] series is not entirely clear-cut, is often open to personal interpretation from fans, and can even vary across time. Zelda Wiki's canon policy is based upon what is commonly accepted as canon, and through developments from Nintendo.
   
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WHAT KIND OF MONSTER HAVE I UNLEASHED?
  
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Because Capn' and DoD Live in the same state.
  
   
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May I ask a question? Is there some reason I can't give information about the areas in which the dungeons in The Adventure of Link lie? I was personally going to try to get information up on a lot of those places- the link to Three Eye Rock, for example. Even though the article did not yet exist, I'm currently playing through the game and scouring it for information on these places because quite a few of them- like the Parapa Desert- had no mention at all in the wiki. I'm honestly confused; a lot of those articles were considered stubs and I was adding in information I could provide sources for, and yet they've been reverted across the board. I'm not mad, just thoroughly confused. I just want to get more info up on Zelda II because it's one of my favorite games in the series and half the place articles for it are considered stubs. Thanks in advance for taking the time to enlighten a n00b such as myself in the finer points of working on a wiki. [[User:Dinosaur bob|Dinosaur bob]] 22:38, 9 October 2007 (EDT)
  
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::Okie-dokie then. Thanks for answering my question! [[User:Dinosaur bob|Dinosaur bob]] 23:09, 9 October 2007 (EDT)
  
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Hey. Just curious as to why you deleted the "Zelda capital" ''(lowercase "c")'' page. --[[User:Ando|Ando]] ''([[User talk:Ando|Talk]])'' 10:42, 2 March 2008 (EST)
  
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:I saw it as a pointless redirect page for a not-so-common misspelling of the ZC article name that not a single page on the Wiki referred to. Of course, if I'm mistaken on its usefulness, feel free to put the redirect back up. --[[User:Captain Cornflake|Captain Cornflake]] 15:21, 2 March 2008 (EST)
  
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Yo. I heard you were the one who made the ZW Firefox Search plug-in (which I've been using to no end), and that you were looking for the ZW favicon a year and a half ago. It currently doesn't have an icon, or the version I'm using anyway, so I'm guessing you never found one? If you still want to use it, [http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2829/zeldawiki16br0.png here's the image]. --[[User:Douken|Douken]] 12:11, 5 April 2008 (EDT)
  
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I have found someone who likes Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin! Yes! --[[User:Seablue254|David]] <sup>([[User talk:Seablue254|T]] : [[Special:Contributions/Seablue254|C]])</sup> 20:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  
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Heh, well i'm afraid i haven't heard of them, but i'll try to listen to some of their songs. It's just that, so many people in my school are such fans of rap and artists like Soulja Boy (Souja Boy? Solja Boy? I have no idea how to spell it!), they've never heard of the great artists like Pink Floyd! Friends? --[[User:Seablue254|David]] <sup>([[User talk:Seablue254|T]] : [[Special:Contributions/Seablue254|C]])</sup> 22:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  
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Well, i tried AIM, 'til i found out i needed an AOL account (I have MSN) to use it. I might have an e-mail enabled on this place, but i prefer to get talk on my user page. No offence :) --[[User:Seablue254|David]] <sup>([[User talk:Seablue254|T]] : [[Special:Contributions/Seablue254|C]])</sup> 01:19, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  
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I just found a new addon for firefox called chatzilla. Me and Adam have tried it. It works pretty good. Right now, he has posted it on the staff message board. To find us, when you install the addon and open it, connect to moznet and type ''/join #zeldawiki''. When i see you ill give you operator privledges (since im the founder of the channel). be sure to make you nickname on it your username here. --[[User:Seablue254|David]] <sup>([[User talk:Seablue254|T]] : [[Special:Contributions/Seablue254|C]])</sup> 14:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  
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how do i kill the 30 days thing? --[[User:Seablue254|David]] <sup>([[User talk:Seablue254|T]] : [[Special:Contributions/Seablue254|C]])</sup> 20:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  
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Sorry I couldn't get back to you earlier, I've been very busy. Anyway, I apologise that I sounded rude and that you felt insulted after what I said on ando's talk page. I did not mean to be insulting or rude. I also apologise for not understanding your sarcasam, I jumed to conclusions and I shouldn't have done that. I hope this clears things up.--[[User:Link hero of light|Link hero of light]] 00:44, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
  
   
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We merged all of that sort of content for a reason. Why did you separate it without even discussing it?{{:User:Neo/sig}} 21:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
  
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:Because Starship ZUChat is primarily a ZI/VGRC community entity, and should not have been merged into the ZU page in the first place. There's a couple other pages that were merged in that shouldn't have been either, which I'll get to later. --[[User:Captain Cornflake|Captain Cornflake]] 22:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
  
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On Zelda Wiki, there are specific expectations of what is and isn't considered canon. Canon refers to a body of materials considered to be an official or genuine part of a fictional universe. It is what can be specifically referenced as factual information within the given universe, and so therefore, canon is often seen as the official series as released by the original creators.

What exactly constitutes and makes up the canon materials of the Zelda series is not entirely clear-cut, is often open to personal interpretation from fans, and can even vary across time. Zelda Wiki's canon policy is based upon what is commonly accepted as canon, and through developments from Nintendo.

Material and Their Levels of Canon

The following terms indicate the three levels of canon as used throughout Zelda Wiki:

  • Canon — This material makes up the fictional universe and should be added to any relevant articles or sections.
  • Ambiguously Canon — This material cannot be definitively considered canon, but as it does not necessarily contradict canon sources, is considered canon by many people. It can be added in articles or sections marked with the {{ambig}} template.
  • Non-canon — This material is not part of the fictional universe. It can be added in articles or sections marked with the {{noncanon}} template.

Ambiguously canon and non-canon material can be added to any article as long as it remains separate from canonical information, and is marked with the appropriate template as mentioned above.

Below is a list of materials about the Zelda universe, and their level of canon at Zelda Wiki: Template:AltTable

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The Legend of Zelda Canon
The Adventure of Link Canon
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Ocarina of Time Canon
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Ancient Stone Tablets Ambiguously Canon
Game & Watch Zelda Ambiguously Canon
Ocarina of Time comic Ambiguously Canon
Template:Manga Ambiguously Canon
Other manga Non-canon
The Legend of Zelda comic Non-canon
A Link to the Past comic Non-canon
The Legend of Zelda (TV series) Non-canon
Captain N: The Game Master Non-canon
The Legend of Zelda Game Watch Non-canon
Philips CD-i Games Non-canon
Captain Rainbow Non-canon
Nintendo Land Non-canon
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Mario Kart 8 Non-canon
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Canon Issues With Languages

The Japanese versions of the Zelda games are a higher form of canon than the English localizations, as they are the originals. However, since Zelda Wiki is an English wiki based in the United States, we will use the commonly placed agreement that the English titles take precedence. This means:

  • Articles are to be named and written, and games quoted, using Nintendo of America’s translations.
  • The Japanese names of characters and places can be included in the article using the same format that is seen in the Link article.
  • Although the original Japanese can greatly differ from the English translations, these differences are not to be mentioned or noted in the main body of the article, however, significant differences can be mentioned in the trivia section of the article.
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