User blog comment:KelloMood/David Gaider calls out BSN trolls/@comment-4319257-20130112111932/@comment-1786741-20130112230748

That's essentially saying it's a weak retcon. Take Leliana for example, the Warden could have literally DECAPITATED her and she would still end up in DA2. That's not thinking someone is dead, a lack of head IS dead. Or then there's the books/comics which all follow a specific canon (i.e. Alistair is King, Isabela was buddy-buddy with Hawke, Sten surviving, Wynne became senoir enchanter even if she could very well be dead, same with Shale.) with only the comics being outright called "non-canon" (even though that claim has been up to a bit of scrutiny as of late considering how many comic distributors have been calling it canon recently).