Forum talk:Proposal:Changes to help wiki editing and navigation

How certain is certain?
Some clarification is needed around the statement:
 * Basically anything not certain must be edited out.

If we take that too literally we can't use any information derived from what the characters say since many lie.

We don't need to be that strict. Saying the Jägers have prime sneaking-up moves isn't appropriate, but saying the Jägers say they have prime sneaking-up moves is reasonable. Uncertain information becomes certain when qualified. But we don't allow qualifications like "Some readers think that The Other is …", that may be certain but is also introducing speculation.

Where to draw the line is tricky. In the article on Artacz it says "…apparently serving as his secretary". That seems reasonable to me, but the guideline about "certain" information makes me wonder if you think this should go in a Mad page.

I suspect we have roughly the same idea about what is allowed in main pages and what goes into Mad pages, but figuring out how to write the policy that can universally understood could be tough. Argadi 09:44, July 9, 2010 (UTC)