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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] TSN: Something is either canon or non-canon. If it's canon, then it can't be rejected and must be rationalized. The word "semi-canon" is a bit of a misnomer, because it assumes some things in there are canon from the start, which they aren't until a writer actually makes them canon by putting them on a show. The distinction made between 2) and 3) is purely arbitrary. A more appropriate way to categorize these would be to include books written by people who work(ed) on the show in 2), and everything else in 3). However, both categories share the same non-canon status; hence, I'd argue that the only difference is that if the Encyclopedia says a registry of a ship is NCC-33233, while a novel says it's NCC-3421-E, the former should be preferred (though I'd still try to explain the latter somehow). After all, if a historical source is more likely to be true, it's preferred to another one. That doesn't mean the former is *necessarily* true (i.e. canon). Also, the fact that the main producers don't control all the novels doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't in the spirit of the show. A writer can't write just about anything -- John Ordover ensures that these books are consistent with the show, and he's even had a writing credit on DS9. Besides, the "spirit" of Star Trek is loosely defined: a Braga show has nothing to do with a Behr show. That automatically boosts the significance of the "Ordover show". Boris [/QB][/QUOTE]
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