Difference between revisions of "Help:Speculation"

Do not state things as fact if they are not fact. Use words like "this may be that," not "this is that." Word choice is essential so that a reader does not mistake speculation for absolute fact. Other words you can use as an editor would be "theorized," and "it appears". Despite using these words, you should cite '''every''' speculative statement with reasoning concrete from books. (Generally things should be cited on the Coppermind, but speculation is put through a much higher standard.) If there could be another interpretation of the facts, mention it.

Avoid referring to specific fans, and try and keep speculative material as in-universe as possible. Sometimes it will not be able to keep it totally from an in-universe perspective, but try to do so.

An example of this would be the [[DakhorVoidbinding]] page,. describingSo thelittle abilitiesis ofknown Dakhorabout monks.the Thetrue precise namemechanics of this system of magic is not known, and so little is known about its true mechanicssystem that not much can authoritatively be stated to be authoritivelyas "fact." And yet, this is an important topic, that the wiki would be hurt by not having.

The article is written in such a way that it is impossible to not realize that there is speculation going on, but the article tries to make as much sense of the topic as possible, given what we know. Note how everything inthroughout the Abilitiesarticle sectioneverything is clearly cited, and sticks very close to information from the book.books Theand Prerequisitesrelevant section[[Arcanum|answers Brandon has somegiven Cosmereto knowledgereader in it, but is all citedquestions]].