Forum:Fanon wikis

On the "Fanon" hub, none of the four wikis are actually Fanon. Fanon, according to Wikipedia, is defined as elements which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if they were canonical. The four wikis under that hub are actually Fanfic, as it centers around fan-created stories and characters. Plus, having actual Fanon as the focus of wiki's would be redundant, as most actual fanon would be covered under the main wiki's "Trivia" sections. Plus, by itself, a wiki consisting of Fanon wouldn't exactly be in-depth.

As such, I am requesting the "Fanon" hub be renamed to "Fancic" or some variant, as well as renaming the appropriate Wikis. --FortMax 20:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Fanon is an abbreviation for Fan Fiction. Saying Fanfic would be the same thing as Fanon, so going to all that work would be pointless.  Phil.e.  [Talk to me] 20:47, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * No, they are two different things. Fanon is stuff that can be inferred from the official fiction, but is not actually stated in the official material. Also, "Fanon" is not an abriveation of "FanFiction", but rather a blending of "Fan" and "Canon"


 * As an example from Transformers, the group called the "Constructicons" have conflicting origins in the ofiginal cartoon. In the episode Heavy Metal War, Megatron mentions that he's glad that he built the Constructicons in these caves, placing their creation on Earth in 1984 or 1985. A later episode (The Secret of Omega Supreme) states that they existed millions of years ago on Cybertron, and were good guys until they were reprogrammed by Megatron. And another episode (Five Faces of Darkness) shows the Constructicons building Megatron. From this, one can infer that the Constructicons built Megatron, then Megatron turned them evil and later had them rebuilt on Earth; even though this isn't actually stated in any official fiction, it is held almost as canon by most Transformer fans.


 * FanFiction, on the other hand, is about as far from official fiction as you can get, as it is an unlicenced use of official intellectual property. It may use characters, locations, and ideas from the Canon, but nobody is going to view your Mary Sue as Fanon. --FortMax 01:43, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


 * This is totally up to the communities concerned. I think generally they are happy to use "fanon" to describe their interest, but if they want changes, then that's fine. -- sannse (talk) 10:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)