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:''See also: [[Policy:Canon]] and [[BattleIntelligence:Policies, Essays, Procedures & Projects]]''

BattleIntelligence started out as a fan site. Technically, it remains a fan site and falls under our own definition of [[meta-source]].

The site owner allows specific fan fiction to be posted to Battle Intelligence. 

==Fanon policy==
Fan Fiction on Battle Intelligence will be labeled on the fan fiction's main page as non-IP licensee source material. Any update on any other page with that specific fan fiction remains non-IP licensee source material. 

* Verified Fan Fiction:
** [[Resurgence|Resurgence Era]]
*** At the bottom of the page the disclaimer exists to show that it is fan fiction and is non-IP licensee source material for fans to enjoy free of charge. Anyone claiming to sell anything related to the Resurgence Era is not part of the Resurgence Era.

==Fanon definition==
In this context, the word '''fanon''' is used synonymously with "fan fiction". It covers any and all information that does not stem from official BattleTech products or sources, be they canonical or apocryphal, print or online, or other. Specifically, it includes (but is not limited to):
* fan-made stories, scenarios, characters, units, etc.;
* custom 'Mechs, vehicles, and other playing pieces;
* custom items and game rules ("house rules");
* artwork (graphical or otherwise).

==Exceptions==
* Articles are permissible if they cover (i.e. are written ''about'') an aspect of fanon that is sufficiently notable. A fanon subject may be notable if the fanbase as a whole is generally using it as a tool or reference or is at least aware of it; otherwise, it may be notable because of its author or special circumstances. The question of notability is a subjective one and each individual case may ultimately require [[:Policy:Consensus|user consensus]].
* In the absence of suitable canonical/official art, fan-made art is permissible if it was created by the same user who uploads it, and is required or at least highly useful to explain the subject at hand (for instance, a user-created map to illustrate the course of a border war in an article about the same, or user renditions of rank insignia which have been described, but never actually depicted in canon). Such user-created images should be tagged with the '''[[:Template:Fanon]]'''.
* The [[BattleTech Essays]] on Sarna BattleIntelligence arguably skirt the edge of the policy not to publish fan fiction. However, essays will (usually) not aim to add fanon content but instead inform articles about (otherwise canonical or at least inferred) information; they seek to explain canon, not to add to it.