Duly noted lol
It does, actually, mean exactly that. I presume you're not aware of what that actually means: it means things such as Word of God should not be used, as once a given piece of fiction is released, it is not up to the author how that work of fiction is interpreted (barring, of course, follow-up actual content, such as sequel games).
As for canon, as has been pointed out, VSBW has a very particular definition of canon and what types of canon there are, a fact you have chosen not to interface with but a fact it remains. It is up to us to interpret what falls into which category, which means Death of the Author is greatly at play- word of god statements should not, in an ideal situation, be used to determine these truths, instead relying solely on the works themselves.
You genuinely have no reading comprehension lmao
What I'm claiming is that because Kratos scales so ridiculously higher than the verse you're proposing he scales to would otherwise (Shovel Knight), he can't be used to scale to Shovel Knight. At no point did I argue "N-no! Kratos is super weak noodly armed here! H-he's just weak guys, that's all!" I cited the rules, and you refused to read those rules, because you refuse to actually interface with the debate here while still acting like an ass about it.
Our rules, which are in place for good reasons, state Kratos cannot be used to scale to Shovel Knight due to the disparity in their power levels. That is what I said. Not whatever it is you've been babbling about.