I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to just consider anything you like canon and anything you don’t like noncanon.
Seriously, your own “head-canon” is probably more consistent than Lucasfilm’s canon, and why let Lucasfilm or anyone else tell you what is “canon” or not?
I think a growing number of people are coming around to that way of thinking on longer-running franchises, but especially for Star Wars, where they even ignore the aims and “rules” of their own canon.
Amazingly fun for RPGs
That is a good point! 😃 A lot more fun and possibilities too.