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===SmashWiki is not speculative=== | ===SmashWiki is not speculative=== | ||
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SmashWiki is an encyclopedia covering factual information in the ''Smash'' series. As a result, speculation does not belong in mainspace articles. While there is a certain amount of tolerance for reporting speculation that is widespread throughout the Smash Bros. community (such as documenting the [[List of rumors|most well-known rumors]]), or in cases where a sound theory backed up by those knowledgeable can be given for something whose factual explanation is unknown or unknowable (such as causes of certain | SmashWiki is an encyclopedia covering factual information in the ''Smash'' series. As a result, speculation does not belong in mainspace articles. While there is a certain amount of tolerance for reporting speculation that is widespread throughout the Smash Bros. community (such as documenting the [[List of rumors|most well-known rumors]]), or in cases where a sound theory backed up by those knowledgeable can be given for something whose factual explanation is unknown or unknowable (such as causes of certain [[glitch]]es), if something "may be" or "possibly is", it does not belong. | ||
In cases of acceptable speculation that the wiki reports, the information should be written in a way that it's clear it's speculation and not entirely factual. Do not, however, misinterpret the theory clause as a go ahead to add personal speculation about the origins of things in ''Smash'' and the like; such speculation lacks a factual basis, and is likely to be highly contended. | In cases of acceptable speculation that the wiki reports, the information should be written in a way that it's clear it's speculation and not entirely factual. Do not, however, misinterpret the theory clause as a go ahead to add personal speculation about the origins of things in ''Smash'' and the like; such speculation lacks a factual basis, and is likely to be highly contended. | ||
This policy | This policy stringently applies to articles about content from unreleased games. It doesn't matter how certain you are that the grassy stage shown in one screenshot is a ''{{uv|Donkey Kong}}'' stage, or how likely you think that the new legendary [[Pokémon]] shown in a screenshot will be summoned from [[Poké Ball]]s; the wiki will not report unknown elements as being factual until they are confirmed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] or another official source, or otherwise hard evidence is seen that definitively proves the information as factual (such as a confirmed [[leak]]). Articles about unreleased content will only contain information that is known to be definitively factual, and will not be filled up with speculative fluff. Articles about unreleased content (such as character articles) may be [[SW:PROT|semi-protected]] until release to prevent speculation if they attract a high amount of speculation from IPs and [[SW:AUTO|non-autoconfirmed users]]. | ||
===SmashWiki is not censored=== | ===SmashWiki is not censored=== | ||