Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-9026161-20130719005722/@comment-3580035-20131013121620

"And there is absolutely no possibility that it is seen in something that is NOT a Tau source? Like an Imperial record of the Taros campaign or an extract of Imperial Armor?

I am not saying it is, but it is important to look at all info before declaring it non-canon and false info"

I have many sources, both Tau and Imperial and xenos. Nowhere do I know of a reference to sterilisation except for in two circumstances: the non-canon Tau ending of Dark Crusade, and Grey Knights/Inquisition sterilsing human populations that have witnessed Daemons.

"I would also like to point out that, according to Lexicanum, the Tau USED to be the Good Guys of 40k, but that fans didn't think they fit in (For good reason) in the Grimdark, thus leading to GW and it's sister-companies making them more fitting for the setting, by, and I quote lexicanum "...the mind-control powers of the Ethereals and their habit of exterminating conquered populations that stubbornly refuse to integrate into the Greater Good."

I have a strong feeling that like this wiki, they haven't really updated that page completely in a very long time. Mind-control is merely suggested, and not proven (and probably will never be since their control is of a more complex relationship), whilst Tau exterminating unsubmitting populations has been around since the beginning. Most often, the extermination only happens to the military of the race, whilst the rest is forced into subversancy (and will eventually see the light fo the Greater Good).

Tau may not be 'good', but they are definitely a beacon of hope and the most optimistic race with good intentions.

And most 'fans' has varying meanings. The internet is renowned for its completely blown out of proportion ideas (Matt Ward, spam lists, retconned Necron fluff, etc.)