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The term '''"accepted sources"''' as used in the ''Lexicanum'' describes the body of source material that an [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Editors|Editor]] is permitted to use when creating or editing articles in the ''Lexicanum'' wiki. These sources are sometimes also referred to as ''official'', ''legitimate'' or ''canon'' sources but the term that should be used with reference to any work within the Lexicanum is nevertheless ''accepted sources'' (see also further down). Only ''accepted sources'' can be used in the compulsory [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Citation|citation process]] as a legitimate source.
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 It is an explicit goal of the ''Lexicanum'' to also reflect potentially outdated information - with appropriate disclaimers and explanations(see [[Warhammer_40k_-_Lexicanum:Trivia#Special_case:_Conflicting_sources_.28aka_.22Canon_conflicts.22.29|here]]). 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 ''documenting'' (sometimes with appropriate explanations on the context of certain problems) the available lore. No more, no less.
