Canon

Girl Genius canon is a fascinating and somewhat ticklish subject. Since fans of the series seem to be smarter (and funnier) than average, the debates themselves are more amusing than contentious, often taking on the tenor of a mad scientist's thesis defense on pie theory. Given that even the authors are evil and like to use sleight of hand, misdirection, and have even said they sometimes alter the story as they're writing it, even "facts" become unreliable.

This is additionally complicated by the fact that the Professors Foglio are relating this story second-hand, in which boring things like facts take a back seat to telling a darn good yarn. If they think it would be funnier to have somebody wake up naked in a brothel and get oggled by dancing girls, that's how they'll tell it.

As far as the wiki goes, when writing for main articles, the rule should be to take the facts at face value (whenever possible). If you think something is a reasonable assumption and it's later called into question, move the debate to the talk page or the Fan Theories forum.

And always remember the cardinal rule: This is mad science.