Talk:Zelda Timeline

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Link to the Past & the original

All over this place you say that it is one of the cannon facts that Link to the Past is before the original, but I can't see any reason why this must be the case. I have seen time lines that put it later, and I remember a quote from the creator suggesting that it took place after the original. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Extry (talk) 03:20, 8 June 2008

This was a stated fact from Nintendo. They said so around the release of A Link to the Past. It is even implied in the title of the game. Until we retrieve the exact words, I put down a citation needed tag.--Mjr162006 14:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I always understood the title as referring to the "past" events discussed in the game's prologue, not that the entire game takes place in the past. Also, there is a Miyamoto quote that suggest the exact opposite. While LttP is likely before LoZ, it is not clear enough to be put in the section for absolute facts. --Extry 16:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Please don't go around changing articles just be cause you disagree with a controversial fact.--Mjr162006 14:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

My personal opinion on the time line is beside the point to my edits, I wasn't changing it to match my own view on it, I changed it because it is controversial, and therefore should not be included in the lists of absolute facts. You need to clearly separate the parts that are undisputed from the theories, and the relationship between the 8-bit and 16-bit games is debatable. --Extry 16:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

That is correct. All of the timeline articles are controversial. Separating undisputed facts from the theories is the best thing to do.--Mjr162006 16:31, 8 June 2008 (UTC)