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'''Canon''' is traditionally a biblical term for what is accepted within the Christian faith. In gaming terms it means that a piece of fact usually associated with [[lore]] is officially supported by the creators of the lore/game.
==Canon in Diablo==
For example, [[Diablo I]] had an expansion called [[Diablo I: Hellfire]], which is an official expansion, but not made by Blizzard. The [[D3 Team]] has chosen to exclude this official expansion from the ''canon'' part of the Diablo lore, so anything you read or did in the expansion material never happened.
::''We're taking the process of building a world seriously and it wasn't just churned out. It had a strong sense of continuity. We've always tried to do that with our ancillary products like the D&D line and our novels. We are kind of painstakingly anal, about making sure all the details add up, that continuity is held to be sacred. So that no matter in what medium you are experiencing Warcraft it all feels like a contiguous experience.''
Basically everything Blizzard releases is canon, including franchise merchandise like novels, comics, manga etc. There are a few questions marks here and there, but on the whole, anything with a Blizzard logo on it is canon. Exceptions include the [[Diablo I: Hellfire]] expansion, which was licensed by Blizzard, but created by Sierra. The [[Diablo: Demonsbane]] novel is probably canon, but no official word has been made by Blizzard. ===Diablo Sources==There are a number of inconsistencies in the Diablo Universe, and Blizzard is taking steps to unify all information as well as they can with the production of Diablo III. [[Bashiok]] commented on this[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-act-3-and/] and has given us guidelines to interpret data: ::''We've known about some of the inconsistencies for a while, and there's an ongoing project to convert a lot of our internal documents to a standardized dating system to help correct them. Hopefully to be completed soon.'' ::''Meanwhile, the [[timeline]] on the website is infallibly canon. Everything else falls to it for correct dates.''
===Non-Canon Examples===
Here are a few examples of content on DiabloWiki that is NOT canon.
* [[Diablo I: Hellfire]]
* [[Fan fiction]]
==Reference==
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-act-3-and/ Bashiok on Act 3 and Timeline Inconsistencies]
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