canon versus non-canon in a non-supported game

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

anybody not given authority by the licence holder cannot actually make 'canon' material.

Absolutely agree with that statement. No matter how well intentioned we are, no matter how good the material we produce is, even if other people use it, it is not canon and never can be.

Even if someone produced something about an area more or less untouched by canon (South Africa for example) and even if that material won plaudits from the entire community, it could not be considered canon in my opinion.