RicOlie 2...you state the obvious far too much...of course canon is only relevant to the creators! That's the point! Ultimately the only canon that matters is that of the personal fan's, which I agree but i like ep. 2 and 3 and you kind of need some info from 1, that's why I'm stating what I say dude.

It's like the gospels..only 4 are canon: John, luke, mathew and Mark but there are others gospels not canon: Judas, Magdalene etc.

Ultimately what matters is what the individual wants: me I want Darth Plagueis to ep.1. Disney and Lucas wants the horrible Phantom Menace to be Episode 1. You want only the OT to be canon.

This is a no brainer...