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Yeah, Word of Dante explicitly requires that the "canon" come from something said or done by a big-name fan or the creator of an adaptation. Without a specific person to trace those things to, they're not examples.
If anything, I'd say those are examples of Fanon.
^^ Word of Dante is kind of in a weird position where it's both Fanon and Running the Asylum. Like, it's not mere "fanon". Word of Dante gets mixed into official follow-ups and sequels. It can't be YMMV because of that; if anything, it might be Trivia, because it's about something meta to the work (the specific origin of a piece of canon).
Edited by NubianSatyress^ So word of Dante requires it actually influenced the official work?
Would the Samurai Jack example be Common Knowledge as opposed to Fanon (which is usually self-aware it's not official)?
Edited by Ferot_Dreadnaught

Word of Dante:
- Many fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic outright insist that Luster Dawn, Twilight Sparkle's top student in the Distant Finale, is canonically the daughter of Sunburst and Starlight Glimmer (or sometimes Trixie). In canon, it's actually not stated who her parents are: Josh Haber (the episode's writer) implied they might be related, while series director Jim Miller outright rejected the idea as something that cheapened the scope of the show's world. They both conclude that fans can come up with whatever they want, though.
Jim Miller: In my head, it makes a lot more sense if she's just a random student not related to anyone we've already met. And, it's always super weird if everyone is related somehow. IMO, it makes the world of the show feel smaller.
Trivia.Samurai JackWord of Dante states it's when someone of repute but no official authority/connections to the work makes a statement that's treated by fans as canon. The first is misuse as it's all about official word and Fanon. The second I believe is misuse as last I heard policy is this wiki is not to be used a reputable source save for info about this wiki, or was that just for official citation.
Also I wonder if Word of Dante should be YMMV as by definition it lacks the official contentions to the work to make it Trivia and its definition, fans treating an unofficial source as canon, sounds YMMV as who/what's treaded as such seems to come down to subjectivity.