Board Thread:Administrative/@comment-61022-20130320221142/@comment-61022-20130531191915

I concur as well. I would say that unless it was published by Marvel directly, it shouldn't be used as source material. Including the licensed encyclopedias and trading cards (For example the Skybox Marvel Universe cards that were released in the 90s) because while that information is taken from official Marvel cannon it's all very outdated.

The Official Marvel Handbooks on the other hand I think we should reference them, but only when the information is first revealed in it. For example a lot of the handbooks reference where a character is born or reveals their real name. I think we should stray away from referencing the older handbooks as well (Such as the original from '82, Deluxe Edition, 89 Update and Master Edition) because the information is also outdated for the most part, unless the character has never been featured again and has not had any subsequent appearances since the publication of said handbook. I'd say we should reference those older books, again, only if that is the first place where certain key information is revealed (IE: Real names, places of birth etc.)