Should Be Re-Canonized

I think it's about time for the opinion of those in charge of the Star Trek franchise to be re-evaluated as to the status of TAS in the "canon" of the franchise. I understand that Mr. Roddenberry was vehemently opposed to the idea but sometimes those closest to their own creations can be blinded by some of the charm that they may have become jaundiced by. Roddenberry claimed he only did it for the money but in my opinion the results were more worthy than he himself was aware of. DS9 and ENTERPRISE both relaxed some of the cold shouldering that had been directed at TAS by working in references to the series, and of course the Holodeck idea is just an elaboration on "Practical Joker's" rec-room: With all of the mileage that the subsequent series got off the Holodeck you'd think that some propz for where the idea came from would be due.