User blog comment:Pelinal Whitestrake/The true meaning of C0DA/@comment-5399524-20140403005231

Now before I say anything, I want to sate that I have not read this C0DA thing nor do I plan to. Nothing against it, just don't feel like though that may change considering that from what i've heard it sounds like its got some weird stuff going on in it.

Some parts of what was written here I can agree with to a certain extent but the one thing I have to say you are dead wrong about - if i'm reading this right - is saying that establishing something as 'canon' is " uncomplex, unimaginative and uncreative", that right there is what gets me. Now I have nothing against people who want to throw out some AU and whatever, go crazy if you want and sometimes I can agree when people disregard 'canon' because they don't like it. An example on when i'd disregard something as canon would be the end of the show Codename Kids Next Door because in my opinion it was a lazy and quick way to wrap things up. But despite that it is apperently canon to the series and that has to be excepted. To get pissed about something being declared canon or not - when it's not one of those 'Huh? Oh yeah whatever it's canon' instances - is like getting mad at the sun for being bright, it's stupid, pointless and there's a slim chance you can change it. You need to just put on those AU Sunglasses and go make some fanfiction. But that's what it is fanfiction, not fact

As for the part about why canon is not uncomplex, unimaginative or uncreative, canon things can actually assist in letting you be as creative as you want, and not make everytihng a confusinf and constanty changeing mess. Their comes a point where you have to just cut off or change some ideas because if you don't you make your series look worse. Maybe you'll disagree but i'd rather accept things I don't like as canon then try to make sense of a million contradicting or complete bullshit ideas. Another good reason canon should be established is so you have a sort of path to follow in a story, does this limit ideas? Sometimes, but if you're a good writer you can be more creative in decideing how to work something into that canon that could very well end up spawning ideas better than what you started with.

I am aware I didn't do a good job defending my point here and I probably didn't word most parts very well, forthat i'm sorry. Kinda tired here so i'll wrap this up in saying that those that say canon is bullcrap or shouldn't exist are in fact the ones who are unimaginative and uncreative because anybody can make something up and then argue that it's not crap, those that are creative will find ways to make their ideas work in the canon and still produce some truly awesome things. Again, sorry if what I put doesn't make snese or sounds ike complete horsepiss.