History Hu / IstenIgeje

* Creator/JohnScalzi parodied the controversy over the canonicity of J.K. Rowling's WordOfGay for Dumbledore by posting a list of facts about the protagonist of ''OldMansWar'' on [[http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/10/29/things-you-didnt-know-about-john-perry/ his blog]] and declaring them canonical. They included "He is allergic to blueberries" and "He is distantly related to UsefulNotes/DwightEisenhower".

* NeilGaiman has [[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/11/18/twilight-a-hit-among-comic-book-writers-kids-just-ask-neil-gaiman-and-mike-mignola/ said in interviews]] that he intended Silas from ''Literature/TheGraveyardBook'' to be a vampire. On the other hand, he also said [[{{Applicability}} "If you miss it, that's fine. You'll just get a slightly different book."]]

* Brian Clevinger saját maga jött a TVTropes-hoz, hogy átadja Isten Igéjét az ''AtomicRobo''-val kapcsolatban.

* AaronAllston, writer of part of the ''Literature/XWingSeries'', in his [[http://www.aaronallston.com/faq.html faq]] posits what he thinks happened to his characters in the twenty or so years between Wraith Squadron and the Vong War, as well as some details that never made it into the books, like ship names.

* The new ''{{Series/Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' has occasionally relied on this, such as producer Mark Verheiden confirming that [[spoiler: Six was released from prison as part of President Lee Adama's amnesty to the rebel and Final Five Cylons in the episode "Revelations".]]

* In later seasons of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', questions not answered in the actual show tended to be addressed only in JossWhedon's interviews. Some fans considered anything Joss said in an interview to be canon, while others did not and were annoyed by this practice.

* Creator/OrsonScottCard's book ''Literature/{{Empire}}'' (a prequel, of sorts, to the XBoxLiveArcade game ''ShadowComplex'') ends with an interesting, and quite apt, afterward written by the author about the problems of extremisim in the American Political Parties, which we're told is what moral of the book was meant to be.

-->"I'm several hundred years aware of some of you wanting more [[InvaderZim ZIM]] or [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac JTHM]], and I think it's very flattering that you'd like that old stuff of mine so much, but exercise some restraint and refrain from screaming about that, please. It's 2009, guys. [[OhCrap ZIM crashed while on routine surveillance and burned to death in terrible pain.]]"

* In ''{{Saw}}'', the commentaries have answered a few unanswered questions, specifically in ''Saw 3D'', in which the writers have stated that [[spoiler:Hoffman does not escape the bathroom and dies there,]] and that the two [[spoiler:pig masks who helped Dr. Gordon capture him are Brad and Ryan from the opening.]]

* The director of DarkSouls has provided several minor clarifications regarding the storyline, including the facts that Ceaseless Discharge is the son of the Witch of Izalith (which was heavily hinted at by the Orange Charred Ring's description), that the Pendant is [[RedHerring totally unimportant]] (after some [[TrollingCreator trolling]] on the topic), and that [[spoiler: if Solaire survives to fight Gwyn with you, he [[FateWorseThanDeath Links the Fire]] in his own world]].

* Serris, the creator of the ''DarwinsSoldiers'' universe will answer any questions raised on the discussion topic and issue proclamations with regards to the canon as well.

* Creator/AnneMcCaffrey, starting in the mid-90s, put out several WordOfGod proclamations regarding The ''DragonridersOfPern'' series. She also responded personally to emails during the period from the early 90s through the very early 2000s, and the resulting canon arguments based on interpretations of her letters could get fierce. Now, people are more likely to just attribute things to Anne Science and move on, and in some cases even the books themselves aren't considered canon by many groups, especially those written by her son.

* Nearly two decades after the series finale of ''FamilyTies'', and after a couple years of speculation from fans, Gary David Goldberg (the creator of the sitcom) has finally given his own input on [[http://garydavidgoldberg.com/blog/2008/02/wwakd_what_would_alex_keaton_d_1.html Alex P. Keaton's current political leanings]]. Quite naturally, his response has managed to alienate certain fans of the show. The speculations have arose during the 2006 US elections, where Michael J. Fox (who played Alex P. Keaton) was lobbying for the legalization of ESCR. Furthermore, Michael J. Fox has also given his input on Alex P. Keaton's current political leanings (and place of residence).

* Tessa Stone, author of ''HannaIsNotABoysName'', has been very generous with her godly words both on [[http://vert-is-ninja.deviantart.com/ her Deviantart]] and in the TheRant.

* LaurenFaust often provides supplementary details for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in her DeviantArt page [[http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/ seen here]]. As her role on the show is now only as consultant and script producer, she makes sure to note that the information she provides should not be considered canon.

* In ''MobTies'', what Author Ninja says is law. Case in point: http://www.drunkduck.com/Mob_Ties/index.php?p=418923

* Gary Gygax, in the years before his death, went onto a number of Internet forums and served as something of a Word of God in that he offered rules clarifications and design justifications for the ''DungeonsAndDragons'' rules system he created.

* ''{{GURPS}}'' has the "Word of Kromm", referring to the rule interpretations of Sean Punch who not only designed much of the third and fourth editions but is the editor of all official material put out for the game.

* MSFHigh: There are no incubus in the msfhigh universe and there never will be. This is the only known race to be directly stated not to exist in the MSFHigh universe. Though it is for good reason.
* CreepKnight and the Mass from ''VoodooWalrus'' are not in fact the same character.

* [[http://edwardkay.net/blog/2009/04/30/illustrator-wanted-jimmy-two-shoes-goes-to-asia-oz/comment-page-1/ This interview]] by Edward Kay contains several insights on ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', including [[WhatCouldHaveBeen some original concepts]] and design choices about Heloise.

* AaronAllston, writer of part of the XWingSeries, in his [[http://www.aaronallston.com/faq.html faq]] posits what he thinks happened to his characters in the twenty or so years between Wraith Squadron and the Vong War, as well as some details that never made it into the books, like ship names.
* JohnScalzi parodied the controversy over the canonicity of J.K. Rowling's WordOfGay for Dumbledore by posting a list of facts about the protagonist of ''OldMansWar'' on [[http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/10/29/things-you-didnt-know-about-john-perry/ his blog]] and declaring them canonical. They included "He is allergic to blueberries" and "He is distantly related to DwightEisenhower".

* The author of the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga has affirmed that the characters of Haruka Tenou (Sailor Uranus) and Michiru Kaiou (Sailor Neptune) were intended as a lesbian couple. This is heavily hinted at in both the anime and manga, but [[HideYourLesbians never stated outright]] and occasionally a point of contention among some fans.

* According to this [[http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3172364 interview]] with ''{{Persona 4}}'''s staff, all the entries in the ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' series ''do'' in fact take place in the same verse.

* PendletonWard's [[http://www.formspring.me/buenothebear formspring]] almost seems to contain more background information about ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' than the show itself does. If you include WordOfSaintPaul from creative director Adam Muto, character designer Natasha Allegri, and others, there's no contest. Ages, species, lands, history, clarification, there's a lot on there. (This may be in part because of Adventure Time's notoriously RuleOfCool driven nature.) Notably, Ward confirmed that Ooo is set AfterTheEnd years before this was explicitly confirmed in the show itself.

[[folder:Comic Books]]
* A ''Wizard'' magazine interview with then-current ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' writer Creator/KurtBusiek and artist George Perez asked each one to convey a WordOfGod factoid that nobody else could provide. The contrast is striking: Busiek went for [[ContinuityPorn a one-sentence retcon that filled in a dangling plot thread from an obscure story from the seventies]]; Perez revealed that [[PerverseSexualLust the Scarlet Witch, his favorite character, does not wear underwear]].
* Brian Clevinger himself came onto TVTropes to deliver a WordOfGod in regards to ''AtomicRobo''.
* Gerry Conway said in this podcast interview (about 34 minutes in) (http://wordballoon.blogspot.com/2009/06/gerry-conway-on-last-days-of-animal-man.html) that Gwen Stacy was killed because John Romita Sr. wanted to shake up Spider-Man by killing off a major character. Romita wanted to kill off Aunt May but Conway suggested killing Gwen because he thought she was a fairly standard super hero love interest and thought Mary Jane would make a more interesting love interest.
* On December 15, 2010, ComicBook/SpiderMan creator Creator/StanLee posted the following tweet: "I herewith proclaim, for the world to see, that J. Jonah Jameson’s first name is — Jeremiah! And so it shall remain—till I change my mind!" (Although this does seem a bit contradictory, however; while Jameson never actually confirmed that his name was "John" in the comic, almost everyone assumed that it was, due to the fact it is the name of both his father and son.)
** Speaking of Stan Lee and J. Jonah Jameson, Lee has also admitted on ''Talk of the Nation'' that the character was designed as a grouchier caricature of himself, and has also said that he would have jumped on the opportunity to portray him in a movie.

[[folder:Music]]
* It's often speculated that the Generation X/Billy Idol song "Dancing with Myself" is about masturbation, but according to Idol, no, it really ''is'' about actually dancing without a partner. The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VNx78SAq8M clip]] shows him dancing by himself ''because everybody else died and became zombies.''
* Unusually for BobDylan, he has officially confirmed the subject of his song Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - it's about his wife Sara. (See his song 'Sara' which contains the lyric 'Writing Sad Eyed Lady for you'.)
* The website [[http://rapgenius.com/ Rap Genius]], which allows users to provide analysis of rap songs, also allows for musicians/producers to provide insight on the lyrics.

[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* When he was asked about the gender of his character ''KrazyKat'', George Herriman is [[http://stevestiles.com/krazy.htm quoted as having said]]:
-->"I don't know. I fooled around with it once; began to think the Kat is a girl, even drew up some strips with her being pregnant. It wasn't the Kat any more. Then I realized Krazy was something like a sprite, an elf. They have no sex. So the Kat can't be a he or a she. The Kat's a spirit- a pixie- free to butt into anything. See what I mean?"
** Despite this, the 1962 animated series made Krazy explicitly female, to avoid controversy.
* Concerning the middle initial of Olivier B. Bommel, Oliver B. Bumble for the anglophones, there is a historic disagreement of Words of Gods, it was declared to be short for "Berendinus" on the letter page of the Tom Poes weekly magazine by an editor, but the author and creator stated clearly that the B. was just an initial.

[[folder:Theatre]]
* Creator/SamuelBeckett's ''WaitingForGodot'':
** He told Colin Duckworth that Pozzo is '''not''' Godot. The statement is quoted in the introduction to Duckworth’s ''En attendant Godot''
** He also said numerous times that "Godot is not God".

* A ''{{Hellsing}}'' írója Hirano Kouta megunta a válaszolgatást a részletgazdag megszállott rajongók kérdéseire arról, hogy Alucard sohasem töltötte újra fegyvereit és hogy hol tartja Anderson az összes szuronyát a mangában. Válaszolt a kérdéseikre egy kérdés-válasz Omakéban azáltal, hogy azt válaszolta "ezek mond kozmopisztolyok, és egymillió körig tartanak" és "Anderson négy dimenziós".
* A ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' rendezője megemlítette, hogy az Adventure 02 végére négy hivatalos pár volt, már ha [[ShippingWars a készítőknek sikerül megegyezniük arról, kinek kivel kéne összejönnie]]. Hogy a dolgokat szépen hagyja, két párt tette a kalapba, és kettőt előhúzott közülük, és ez a két pár az epilógusban házasokként is mutatkoztak. Hivatkozásul a [[TheLancer Matt]]/[[ActionGirl Sora]] és [[TheAtoner Ken]]/[[GenkiGirl Yolei]]. A másik kettő [[spoiler:[[TheSmartGuy Izzy]]/[[TheDitz Mimi]] és [[ForegoneConclusion Takeru/Hikari]].]]
* Akamatsu Ken alkalmanként interjút at a lefordított ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' kötetek {{Omake}} szekciójában, ahol néha tisztáz megválaszolatlan kérdéseket az aktuális kötetről, ilyen például a pactio rendszer sajátossága, vagy az,hogy bírja el Kaeda [[{{BFS}} hatalmas shurikenjét]].
** Valamint a Twitter fiókját is frissíti és egy online folyóiratban rámutat fejezetei hibáira (olyan fontos pontoktól kezdve, mint az egyik karakterének elemét jégként jelölték víz helyett, olyan triviális kérdésekig, hogy egy szereplőt helytelenül árnyékoltak) több más dolog mellett.

* Kanzaka Hajime, az eredeti ''{{Slayers}}'' regények írója, és az anime fő írója gyakran válaszol és erősít meg a sorozatbeli fantázia elemek működéséről, vagy arról, hogy ki kicsoda vagy micsoda.

* A ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', alkotója, Togashi Yoshihiro kijelentette, hogy Sensui és Itsuki egy meleg férfi pár. Azért él át ennyi holtjátékot, mert csak Itsuki részéről mutatkozik nyílt vonzalom.
* A ''TigerAndBunny'' rendezője és forgatókönyvírója tucatnyi csemegével szolgált egyes eseményekről és szereplőkről, a triviálistól (Keith egy kicsit egészségfüggő és Antonio fél a magasságtól) a komolyig (Kotetsu Végzetes Hibája abból ered, hogy fél, hogy árt az embereknek, miután megszerezte az erejét, és [[spoiler:Maverick aki jobban belenyúlt Barnaby emlékeibe, mint ami a sorozatban látható). A ''Hős Pletyka Könyv'' még több információt ad -- a pizsamáiktól az első szerelmükön át a napi menetrendükig.

->''"Az előző; bekezdést mind most találtam ki. De ez most már kanonikus."''

* Oda Eiichiro, a ''OnePiece'', One Piece alkotója összegyűjtött köteteiben vezet egy rovatot, amelynek célja az Isten Igéjének magyarázata a különböző ''One Piece'' részekben. Elragadóan lezser ezzel kapcsolatban, néha a jelenet közben ad magyarázatot, sőt, [[AscendedFanon megengedi a rajongóknak, hogy írjanak kánont számára]]:

** Ohba és Obata egyértelműen kimondják, hogy [[spoiler: L hazudik a Lighttal való barátságáról,]] és Light, bár "sátáni" figura, őszintén szereti a családják, és az emberiséget, mint egészt. El lehet képzelni, ez hogyan megy le [[NeverLiveItDown a rajongók]] [[DieForOurShip egyes részeinek]] a torkán.

*** Ez a könyv adja meg a legközelebbi választ, amit kaphatunk [[spoiler: Matsuda elméletével kapcsolatban, hogy Near irányította Mikamit a Death Notetal: az olvasók döntsék el maguk. Ugyanakkor az említett könyv azt is kijelenti, hogy Near becstelen és gonoszabb, mint Mello.]]
* Egy interjúban az ''Manga/{{X1999}}''-ről, Okawa Nanase, a{{CLAMP}} forgatókönyvírója többször megemlítette a kérdezőnek, hogy [[AllLovingHero Kamui]] és [[BigBad Fuuma]] között most már [[HoYay több van, mint barátság]], annak ellenére, hogy halálos ellenségek, és bár a feszültség nyilvánvaló, szilárdan a "jó barátok" területen maradnak. Ráadásul Kamui még mindig szerelmes a[[spoiler:halott]] gyerekkori barátjába, (a női) Kotoriba. Még azt is mondta a riporternek, hogy ne nevezze őket barátoknak, mintha senki sem találta volna még ki, hogy a CLAMP rajta van a homoszexuális kapcsolatokon.
* Kajishima Masaki, a ''TenchiMuyo'' eredeti alkotója és a ''Ryo-Oh-Ki'' {{OVA}}k ((Japánban még "Kajishima kánon"nak is hívják őket), nagyon szeret tie-in regényeket kiadni, ténykönyveket, doujinshiket és egyéb termékeket, ahol alaposabban elmagyarázza a művet -- főleg azért, mert akkor még nem tudta finanszírozni a következő sorozatot, de még volt mondanivalója. Ezeket a műveket általában kánonként kezelik a japán rajongók, de nyugaton nem jelennek meg. Alapvetően ezek Kajishima kánonjai ha/amikor a jogtulajdonos (AIC) még több OVAnak enged szabad utat. Addig abban a szokatlan helyzetben marad, hogy lényegében a saját animéjéről kell fanficeket írnia.

* Akamatsu Ken alkalmanként interjút at a lefordított ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' kötetek {{Omake}} szekciójában, ahol néha tisztáz megválaszolatlan kérdéseket az aktuális kötetről, ilyen például a pactio rendszer sajátossága, vagy az,hogy bírja el Kaeda [[{{BFS}} hatalmas shurikenjét]] around.
** He also tends to update his Twitter account and online journal to point out errors in the chapters (from important points such as one character's element being labeled Ice instead of Water by mistake to trivial matters such as one character being shaded incorrectly), among other things.
* George Morikawa, the author of ''HajimeNoIppo'', named the top three boxers in chapter 361 of the manga. The strongest pound-for-pound boxer is, without a doubt, Takamura. Ranking second is Ricardo Martinez. Surprisingly, he names Miyata as the third best boxer and Ippo around the 8th place.
** In terms of Miyata, it makes perfect sense. His fighting style is a mix of "high-risk, high-reward" with his impeccable countering and critical speed followed by his extremely risky counter techniques that do '''MAJOR''' damage on par with Ippo's Dempsey Roll. It just shows that "physical power" isn't the only application that can garner "pound-for-pound" abilities, as though he may be less powerful naturally, countering more than makes up for such weakness.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' author Akira Toriyama has provided a fair bit of information in interview sections of guide books ranging from the structure of the afterlife to Saiyan biology.
* Hajime Kanzaka, the writer for the original ''{{Slayers}}'' novels and head writer for the anime, often answers and confirms anything involving how the fantasy elements in the series works, or who is who and what they are.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' creator Creator/HiromuArakawa stated in an artbook that the only reason Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye aren't married is because of the military regulations. This was implied to be the only reason, effectively validating fans' theories of their romantic involvement.
* The creator of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Yoshihiro Togashi, has stated that Sensui and Itsuki are a gay male couple. He experiences as much backlash as he does because the only open affection shown is on Itsuki's part.
* ''TigerAndBunny'''s director and scriptwriter have given dozens of tidbits about events and characters, from trivial (Keith's a bit of a health nut and Antonio's afraid of heights) to rather serious (Kotetsu's FatalFlaw stems from a fear of hurting people he developed after gaining his powers, and [[spoiler:Maverick has screwed with Barnaby's memories quite a bit more than what was shown in the series]]). The ''Hero Gossip Book'' gives even more info -- from their pajamas to first crushes to everyone's daily schedules.

->''"Az előz&ő; bekezdést mind most találtam ki. De ez most már kanonikus."''

* In an interview about ''Manga/{{X1999}}'', Nanase Ohkawa, the script writer for {{CLAMP}}, mentioned several times to the interviewer that [[AllLovingHero Kamui]] and [[BigBad Fuuma]] are now [[HoYay more than friends, apparently]], despite the fact that not only are they mortal enemies, and while tension is apparent, they've stayed pretty firmly in "good friends" territory, but Kamui is still enamored with his [[spoiler:dead]] childhood friend, the (female) Kotori. She even told the interviewer not to call them friends, as if no one can figure out that CLAMP has a thing for sudden homosexual relationships.
* Masaki Kajishima, the original creator of ''TenchiMuyo'' and the main writer for the ''Ryo-Oh-Ki'' {{OVA}}s (even called "Kajishima canon" in Japan), is very fond of releasing tie-in novels, factbooks, doujinshis and other infodumps, where he explains his [[TheVerse 'verse]] in more depth -- mainly because he couldn't readily obtain funding for the next series, but still has something to say. These infodumps are generally treated as canon by Japanese fans, but tend not to appear in the West. Basically, these are the things that Kajishima ''will'' make canon if/when the copyright holder (AIC) greenlights more [=OVAs=]. Until then, he's left in the unusual circumstance of essentially writing fanfic about his own anime.
* ''{{Hellsing}}'' creator Kouta Hirano grew tired of fielding questions from detail-obsessed fans about Alucard never being shown reloading his guns and where Anderson kept all of his bayonets in the manga. He got around this in a question-and-answer {{Omake}} by saying that "they're all cosmoguns that hold a million rounds" and "Anderson is four dimensional".
* The director of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' mentioned that there would have been four OfficialCouple by the end of Adventure 02 if [[ShippingWars the staff managed to get along regarding who should end up with who]]. To make things fair, he put the four couples in a hat and pulled two out, and those couples are the ones that ended up canonically married in the epilogue. For reference, the couples that married were [[TheLancer Matt]]/[[ActionGirl Sora]] and [[TheAtoner Ken]]/[[GenkiGirl Yolei]]. The other two were [[spoiler:[[TheSmartGuy Izzy]]/[[TheDitz Mimi]] and [[ForegoneConclusion Takeru/Hikari]].]]
* KenAkamatsu occasionally has interviews in the {{Omake}} sections of the compiled ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' volumes where he sometimes clears up questions unanswered in the actual manga, such as the specifics of the pactio system, or how Kaede carries her [[{{BFS}} giant shuriken]] around.

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Eiichiro Oda, creator of ''OnePiece'', runs a column in the collected volumes of his work, devoted to Word of God explanations of various ''One Piece'' minutia. He is delightfully laid back about it, sometimes making explanations up on the spot, or even [[AscendedFanon allowing fans to write the canon for him]]:
-->'''Fan:''' I think Chopper's birthday should be December 24th!
-->'''Oda:''' [[AscendedFanon Okay]].
* In an interview in the [[AllThereInTheManual "How To Read"]] volume of ''Manga/DeathNote'', Tsugumi Ohba expressly states that the random girl at the very end is '''not''' Misa Amane and is just stuck in there for the sake of something pretty. Many actively ignore this for the sole reason that [[FanonDiscontinuity they think that's how it should be]].
** Ohba also states that s/he wanted it clear that [[spoiler: dead characters are dead forever and can't come back to life. Sorry, guys, [[HesJustHiding they're not hiding]].]]
** Other things Ohba and Obata are explicit about include the fact that [[spoiler: L lies about Light being his friend,]] and that Light, while "diabolical", genuinely loves his family and "humanity as a whole". You can imagine how this goes down with [[DieForOurShip some sections]] [[NeverLiveItDown of fandom]].
** However, in regards to L lying about [[spoiler:Light being his friend,]] "How to Read" also says on L's character page that [[spoiler: "Even while fighting him as an enemy, L establishes a weird friendship with Light." in regards to that quote.]] So while the initial statement may have been a lie, it eventually became true.
*** It also gives us the closest we're ever going to get to an official answer regarding [[spoiler: Matsuda's theory that Near controlled Mikami with the Death Note: that readers are meant to draw their own conclusions. However, said book also mentions that Near is "dishonest" and "the more evil" of him and Mello.]]

->''"Az előző bekezdést mind most találtam ki. De ez most már kanonikus.."''

Egy nyilatkozat a mű néhány félreérthető vagy meghatározatlan részével kapcsolatban, Isten Igéje olyan végső hatalomtól érkezik, mint például az alkotó, a rendező vagy a producer. Az ilyen rendeletek ellentmondhatnak korábbi kijelentéseknek azért, mert valaki hibát követett el.

A rajongók azért keresik Isten Igéjét, hogy lecsillapítsák a {{Fanon}} vitákat, de előfordulhat, hogy a Hatalom továbblépett, és [[ShrugOfGod nem akar válaszolni]]. Sok esetben a hatalom nem érzi szükségességét annak, hogy válaszoljon; a további nyomás pedig elvezethet olyan javaslatokhoz, [[MisaimedFandom hogy a fandom elvakult]] a nézők pedig hülyék.

Fontos megjegyezni, hogy számos ember elutasítja Isten Igéjének fogalmát, csak akkor veszi kánonnak, hogy az eredeti forrásanyagban jelent meg, és ha az alkotó szerette volna, hogy egy olyan tény lenne kánon, amit az eredeti műve tartalmazott. Some people go even further, considering the uncertainty and ambiguity of {{canon}} to be a ''good'' thing and decry the Word of God as shackling the imagination and interpretations of the fans -- a belief supported by some modern literary criticism, notably in Wimstatt and Beardsley's "The Intentional Fallacy" and Barthes' DeathOfTheAuthor essay, both of which argue that the interpretation of a work cannot be limited to attempts to discern the "author's intentions."

Another thorny issue is that not all stories have a single creator, and the collaborators may not actually agree with interpretations of their story that weren't made explicit in the work. This is especially likely if they no longer work together, and particularly if they had a real-life falling out. In this case, there are multiple "Gods" given potentially contradictory explanations, so whose word is to be considered correct? Likewise, in many cases [[GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld the writers of a story are not the copyright holders]], meaning that they're not the highest authorities on its meaning even if you do subscribe to the Word of God theory.

It's important to remember that if you disagree with the Word of God, there's nothing wrong with writing [[AlternateUniverseFic fan fiction that contradicts it]], just don't try to foist your preferred {{Fanon}} on fans who acknowledge the official canon or on the actual creator of the work.

If a work has more than one creator and they disagree with each other on a crucial point, you'll likely see fans embrace conflicting statements. What happens when multiple fans are equipped with the Word of God? What happens when one Word turns out to be more ridiculous than expected? [[ArmedWithCanon Bible fight!]] The term 'StoryBible' is sometimes used for the definitive guidelines for writing an episode of a TV series. Two writers quoting the StoryBible back and forth are having a Bible Fight.

See also: {{Revision}}, CanonDiscontinuity, CreatorWorship, BrokenBase. When the word does not come from the creator himself but from someone involved in some ancillary role in production, that's WordOfSaintPaul. When the word does not come from the original creators but over time is still treated as such it is WordOfDante. Doesn't always end up giving fans the answers they were looking for, such as in the case of a FlipFlopOfGod or a ShrugOfGod. Cases of God deliberately misleading the audience go under LyingCreator or TrollingCreator. Contrast DeathOfTheAuthor, WhatCouldHaveBeen and GodNeverSaidThat. WordOfGay is a subtrope. One way that a theory can be {{Jossed}}. For actual scripture, see "Religion" under UsefulNotes.