Category talk:Lynn Abbey's Ultima Saga

Canonicity
Should this stuff be presented as canonical? I'm a little uncomfortable doing so, since while the books are certainly official, they're one author's interpretation of the events in Ultima, not Origin's. Concepts like the Virtue Quest Medallion make me twitch a little. Any thoughts? --Warder Dragon 05:09, 23 December 2011 (PST)


 * Nah, our canon policy: Ultima Codex:Canon policy clearly states what's canon and what not. Since novels obviously don't fall under published separately from the game, as they are original works, they don't count.--Tribun 05:44, 23 December 2011 (PST)


 * We should probably clarify the policy, since "All separately released publications, such as hint books" would encompass anything published with the Ultima franchise, including all of the novels. I think it should be "All separate publications released for the aforementioned games and expansions, such as hint books", which is how you are reading it (and I agree). Should I create a template similar to the ones made for Lazarus and U6P to apply to these articles? --Browncoat Jayson 06:13, 23 December 2011 (PST)


 * Those sound like good ideas to me, both the template and the Canon policy clarification. Let us... make it so. --Warder Dragon 06:18, 23 December 2011 (PST)


 * But why? Is it because Garriott let them be published? Gene Roddenberry declared the animated Star Treks noncanonical even though his name appears all over the credits. That might not be the best example, since he was often at odds with the studio. But speaking of Star Trek, there are a ton of Star Trek books out there, which I'm sure have legal license, but I seriously doubt are all canon. The Ultra-Mind 05:36, 27 December 2011 (PST)


 * It sounds like you're agreeing with us, Ultra-Mind. --Warder Dragon 06:49, 27 December 2011 (PST)

So we now stand at that the novels obviously don't count?--Tribun 06:55, 27 December 2011 (PST)


 * Really? I was saying that a consent to publish is not necessarily the same thing as an endorsement of canonicity. What were you saying? The Ultra-Mind 07:13, 27 December 2011 (PST)