Look it was the story, if you worked there you knew the story.

Do you really think that Dave Candland was bullshitting, claiming to know stuff he didn't know?

: Then explain the Halo 3 Terminals and Cradle of Life comic if that was their
: intention. Because like with Destiny Bungie obviously couldn't agree on
: anything story related in the Halo games.

That stuff has been explained, and the Cortana letters, and the ARG (server?) things. Its all in the archived posts.

"You ARE Forerunner" is unambiguous. It also explains why we weren't offered membership of the Covenant.

And dave's words are not ambiguous,

One of the most striking retcons to me is the basic concept of whole role of humanity. Originally (back in Halo 1) the reason why humans weren't conquered and incorporated into the Covenant collective was because their presence defied Covenant religion. When the Covenant discovered humans, they knew they were forerunners, but their presence implied the "great journey" failed. They also weren't the all powerful gods they worshiped, so the Prophets wanted to "sweep them under the carpet," as it were.