Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-9062114-20140217190926/@comment-4705438-20140217200312

Kirkbride was one of the major contributors to The Elder Scrolls franchise, without him TES would likely remain the generic fantasy setting it was in Arena and Daggerfall. For this very reason he has gained the respect of so many fans.

There are so many rumors about him and Bethesda. Did he really leave on good terms, was he kicked out for drug abuse, what was the contract work he did, was Skyrim's lore inspired by his writings, is he and Todd planing a reboot, did Bethesda writers really aprove C0DA? It's all irrelevant, what we can clearly observe is that there are no disputes among Kirkbride and Bethesda. Both parties are frienly to each other, it's only the fans that are having a war.

A fan movement was started with the release of C0DA - End to the Canon Wars. We all LOVE the franchise, why are WE fighting over it? There are no rights or wrongs, gaps can be filled in various ways, it's all up to your own interpretation. Now, don't misunderstand me, opinions can and should still be shared, but in a non-hostile way. We should all lose the MEMORY of the DEAD LANGUAGE "canon".

There are different stories, that you may or may not connect (linearly) - stories of Bethesda, stories of Zenimax, stories of Kirkbride, stories of Keyes. You may only enjoy some of them, or, perhaps, just one, but you have no right to take away other's JOY.

In my own experience - I was once very sceptic towards the writings of Kirkbride, but I've realized, that it was out of jelousy, out of not-knowing, out of fear to change.

Sequel to the universe - C0DA.