Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31255465-20170923034221/@comment-33378883-20180225045402

....Sorry guys. I just bought some marshmallows that badly need toasting.

No in-episode evidence to indicate non-canon or AU 

Other than the fact that the world is a post-apocalyptic wasteland....which massively contradicts Renet's description of the future she comes from, and prevents the arc from fitting into the canon timeline. Ignoring that fact is not going to make it less true.

,[..} the fact that the future isn't written in stone, the Chompy flashbacks straight out of S4, it was approved and aired--hopefully the editors here will get to work on that episode's page right away. [..]

Tale of the Yokai says otherwise. I would recommend watching that episode; it's a pretty good one. Chompy can certainly exist in an AU. There's no reason why he can't. Why wouldn't Raph include him in his self-insert Mad Max fanfic? I'm not sure what work needs to be done on the episode page;  the editors have already done a fine job with accuracy :)

[..] with regards to canon vs. non-canon, it kind of does matter if something is officially considered canon or not because it opens a dangerous door, [..]

How in the world is is it "dangerous" for people to think for themselves?

This is basically the same thing except the detractors are mostly using the word of some guy on Twitter (whose real name we don't even know) claiming to represent Nickelodeon to claim that the studio caved and push this on the rest of the fanbase [..]

It's the official TMNT twitter, not "some guy". Easol1 already discussed this with you in one of their comments; I suggest you go back and review their comments. Then, there's Brandon Auman, one of the writers, who recently admitted that MA is up to audience intepretation. I've gained new respect for him after that. The only "pushing" I've seen has been from fans of the arc throwing tantrums when people choose to logically treat the arc as an AU. If you don't want to continue hearing about it, then respect our right to treat it as an AU and move on with your life. Nobody has told you that you can't accept it as the "true" ending. The more you try to force people to accept it as "canon" (when it's officially not, and when it doesn't make any sense), the more pushback you're going to get.

As far as I'm concerned, this whole controversy and 'movement' by quite a bit of the fanbase is a low for this franchise 

Agreed. It's ridiculous that fans are getting bullied for daring to treat the arc as an AU. How dare we think for ourselves and use simple logic? What's next? Dogs and cats living together?

'''nor the advice of someone who admittedly learned "maturity" from the 'Harry Potter' books. '''

Well, good for them! They certainly have great taste in literature. It's wonderful when people can be inspired by a book to grow and change in a positive way. Sounds like a book that you desperately need to read :)