Thanks for the vote of confidence!
I since edited the post to tighten up the argument a bit more, the level of double-standards is really galling.
1. "See here, Sansweet said the movies are "the only true canon, that means everything else is lies!"
Response: He also says in the very same quote that there are degrees of canon. Therefore,bBy definition, this literal true/lie dichotomy cannot be so.
2. "That's only the novelization!"
Response: Sansweet never said anything about the novelization. Of course, Sansweet when he as an "LL" employee by RSA's model listed the novelizations, scripts, radio dramas etc as being on the canon scale, but since when does RSA give a shit about that? He's the one who claims that this quote is somehow "overriden"- you know, the same pesky quote that confers the EU "quasi-canon" status?
3. "Sansweet quoted Cerasi who mentioned the novelizations as accurate descriptions of the films!"
So what? By the RSA model, Cerasi is of LucasBooks. Since when does he give a fuck what they think? Oh ... that's right- only when convenient. And besides, since Sansweet quoted Cerasi- just
what is the problem of us going to Chee/Rostoni etc when looking for answers?
4. "Sansweet quoting Cerasi gives Cerasi additional weight over those others!"
No he fucking doesn't. He specifically says: "While issues like these are often best left to each individual's "point of view", here's what LucasBooks' Chris Cerasi had to say..."
Frankly, if anyone thinks such shoulder-shrugging is some sort of impripatur of an "LFL" policy, they're delusional.
And besides, Cerasi in that quote doesn't say the EU is inadmissible lies. He says they're part of the continuity.
5. "When he said that he was talking about LucasBooks/Lucas Licensing/ Whatever! Earlier in the quote he was talking about Lucasfilm policy!"
What the fuck? Where does he make that distinction?
6. "A distinction isn't required!"
Ok ....