I get where you're coming from, but I still disagree that was their most straightforward answer on hand.
> after reading OP's app they might well decide that OP doesn't make use of minimal canon in a sufficient way
in my opinion, that's a "yes, you can apply for this character but you will be accepted depending on the quality of the app" and that's all they need to say as an answer.
> they don't want to deal with a tantrum of "but but but you said it was enough canon to app from!!!!!!" if that turns out to be the case
the answer here should be that the application didn't show that the player could make use of the existing canon and is therefore rejected.
ayrt
> after reading OP's app they might well decide that OP doesn't make use of minimal canon in a sufficient way
in my opinion, that's a "yes, you can apply for this character but you will be accepted depending on the quality of the app" and that's all they need to say as an answer.
> they don't want to deal with a tantrum of "but but but you said it was enough canon to app from!!!!!!" if that turns out to be the case
the answer here should be that the application didn't show that the player could make use of the existing canon and is therefore rejected.