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Re: [sfconsim-l] Re: i confess i don't know

> From: Winchell Chung <nyrath@...>
> http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RetCon

Added a note to the article on "Non Fatal Explosions".

Before you'll go and look, you all know already what the fnord is wrong with a
page that talks about "Non Fatal Explosions", right?

-HJC
Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:12 pm

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what exactly does retcon mean. I'm certain i get the idea but A) what is the precise definition and B) what is the derivation or etymology of retcon. And... 		eric henry
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... what is ... retcon. a) Adding information to the back story of a fictional character or world, without invalidating that which had gone before. b) Retcon =...
Winchell Chung
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... Added a note to the article on "Non Fatal Explosions". Before you'll go and look, you all know already what the fnord is wrong with a page that talks about...
Henry Cobb
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6:12 pm

... In practice, the final clause of that definition is not universally honoured. 'Retcon' is also used to describe situations where the past has been...
Coridon Henshaw
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... Retroactive Continuity -- i.e. you redefine/reinterpret the past. I believe it originates in comic books....
Anthony Jackson
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I believe it's short for "retroactive continuity". The backstory is changed to accommodate new story elements. Michael...
Michael Simon
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