And it's why GL has never got a tiny chance to satisfy all SW fans, simply cause a number of them want to see "new" adventures, but without "new" in-universe details. And in the other hand, those same fans hate GL when he re-use an element from the OT. Take his place for a minute. What the hell could YOU make to satisfy all SW fans? Mission: impossible...
I really don't understand why an element that didn't appear in the OT shouldn't appear in the PT (or any "new" story). Please stop taking the OT as a Holly Bible... That was just my point of view.