Do we have any confirmation that these stories are in fact non-canon (as the page states)? These are being produced as part of the (otherwise canon) Dark Horse series (with Joss Whedon noted as Executive Producer), and in the linked The Mary Sue source article, Faith Erin Hicks notes that these are *not* alternate-history stories, but unexplored episodes from Buffy's past. Seems to me that (at least judging by normal site conventions) these would be considered canon unless *demonstrated* otherwise. (I may, of course, have missed something, which is why I pose the question.)
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