Canonicity and IF - an IFDB Poll

I'm interested in determining whether or not a clear canon has emerged within the world of IF/hypertext. Of course, there is a clear critical opinion regarding which works belong to this tentative canon, but I'm interested in what readers and fans of the genre feel. I mean 'canon' in the traditional literary sense. For the sake of clarity I will define it here less as a coherent, codified list of works and more as a loose assemblage held in the minds (and in this case lists) of readers, reviewers, and critics.

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	Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods 19 votes "The original." [+]... "The original." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --tobiasvl... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Jade68... Vote for this game

	Zork I, by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling 17 votes "It launched a company and a swathe of imitators." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... "It took IF..." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --tobiasvl... (No comment) [+](No comment) --neroden... Vote for this game

	Photopia, by Adam Cadre 11 votes "The first big famous "story" or "puzzleless" IF." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Galatea, by Emily Short 11 votes "Coming to IF in recent years," [+]... "A very well-realized on-character conversation game." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 10 votes "Of course." [+]"Of course." --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tobiasvl... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68... Vote for this game

	Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 8 votes "A whole game revolving around wordplay." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Billy Mays... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68... Vote for this game

	Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin 7 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Chris Conley... Vote for this game

	Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed 7 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Aisle, by Sam Barlow 7 votes "The One-Move Game's first move" [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	De Baron, by Victor Gijsbers 7 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Chris Conley... Vote for this game

	Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota 6 votes "My first recommendation to newcomers." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik... Vote for this game

	Shade, by Andrew Plotkin 5 votes "The first game that came to mind. Evey "great IF" list seems to at least include Shade." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... Vote for this game

	Trinity, by Brian Moriarty 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik... "IF to this point..." [+]... Vote for this game

	Curses, by Graham Nelson 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... Vote for this game

	Enchanter, by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) --neroden... Vote for this game

	Lime Ergot, by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight) 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edo... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68... Vote for this game

	howling dogs, by Porpentine 4 votes (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game

	Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin 4 votes "Canonically awesome." [+]"Canonically awesome." () --Billy Mays... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game

	Rameses, by Stephen Bond 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Chris Conley... Vote for this game

	With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	The Hobbit, by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler 3 votes "A true classic" [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 3 votes "So weird yet so effective." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68... Vote for this game

	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky 3 votes "One of the hearts of the medium." [+]... "Non-IF people have seen it" [+]... "I think this may..." [+]... Vote for this game

	Savoir-Faire, by Emily Short 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Chris Conley... Vote for this game

	my father's long, long legs, by michael lutz 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Chris Conley... Vote for this game

	Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian 3 votes "What if Shadow of the Colossus, but text?" [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game

	Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die, by Rob Noyes 2 votes "My introduction..." [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jakomo... Vote for this game

	Adventureland, by Scott Adams 2 votes "Scott Adams' first" [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis, by One of the Bruces and Drunken Bastard 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game

	Worldsmith, by Ade McT 2 votes "A modern classic." [+]"A modern classic." () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Laney Berry... Vote for this game

	Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik... Vote for this game

	Choice of the Dragon, by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse 2 votes "The start of all things Choice of Games" [+]... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Wanderlust... Vote for this game

	Digital: A Love Story, by Christine Love 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Main Hall & Beginners Cave, by Donald Brown 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Choice of Magics, by Kevin Gold 1 vote "Way more reactive than you'd think." [+]... Vote for this game

	Lydia's Heart, by Jim Aikin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Bee, by Emily Short 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, by S. John Ross 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	Bugsy, by Priscilla Langridge 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	The Axe of Kolt [2014 ADRIFT version], by Larry Horsfield 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game

	Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Fallacy of Dawn, by Robb Sherwin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Anya Johanna DeNiro... Vote for this game

	Thaumistry: In Charm's Way, by Bob Bates 1 vote "Not out till September 2017. I'm calling this one early." [+]... Vote for this game

	Horse Master, by Tom McHenry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

	Risorgimento Represso, by Michael J. Coyne 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game

	Scapeghost, by Pete Austin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game

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