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Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Accepted sources

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We are aware that even accepted sources might contradict each other, but within the ''Lexicanum'' there is no "hierarchy of sources" - i.e. no accepted source is considered more valid than another official source. More recent sources do however take precedence over older sources. This does however '''not''' mean that the old information is considered "wrong" and non-acceptable and has to be deleted altogether - this is definitely not the case! It is an explicit goal of the ''Lexicanum'' to also reflect potentially outdated information - with appropriate disclaimers and explanations. For the general problem of the concept of "canon" see further on where this is discussed.
For practical purposes this discussion is of minor relevance (although it is interesting to keep its main points in mind). Simply because - and let us be quite clear about this - it is '''not''' the mission of the ''Lexicanum '' (or any other encylopaedia) to make sense of and try to align conflicting data. The ''Lexicanum'' explicitly limits itself to ''document'' (sometimes with appropriate explanations on the context of certain problems) the available lore. No more, no less.
Therefore as a rule of thumb all material ever published in whatever form by [[Games Workshop]], its subsidiaries and license holders is considered an acceptable source. The only requirement being that any [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|Editor]] must be able to prove the existence and content of any cited source he/ she uses. Obviously the following lists are non-exhaustive and there might sometimes be grey areas that can and should be discussed with [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Administrators|Administrators]] and/or [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Bureaucrats]] with a view on their status.

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