As I've said many times, I frankly don't care much for canon anymore, and really consider the OT my primary canon, and from there accept or reject other plotlines when it is convenient. I often use the example of Splinter of the Mind's Eye, which was the original low-budget potential sequel to ANH. As such, many ideas that came out in ESB and ROTJ were not yet present, and thus the romance between Luke and Leia, Vader is big daddy, and all that stuff are non-existent. Last I read it I tried to enjoy it in that light, throwing out all other stories. I read the Thrawn trilogy with the OT in mind, disregarding the PT. But when I watch and read the PT, I disregard everything beyond Ep. I-VI. As such, I enjoy the endless variations that people come up with in these fan edits, even if it completely contradicts established canon.