User talk:GalleryofMisery

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A word about speculation, weasel wording, and original research
Again, welcome to the Wikipedia, and it is good to have you on board. But a few mentoring suggestions are needed here. Some of your contributions on pages related to Harry Potter and other topics have presented some problems: Thanks again for your contributions. Sadly many had to be reverted as inappropriate for an encyclopedia like the Wiki, but if you take some time to at least glance through the policies and guidelines, then your contributions will improve in quality, and you will become an even more valuable member of the Harry Potter Project and other topics that are of interest to you. In the mean time, please let me know if you need any assistance. Please do not take this as a criticism - we do not bite the newcomers around here. Just trying to assist you with understanding the "rules" so you can help us build a high quality encyclopedia. Thanks again! --T-dot ( Talk/ contribs ) 01:10, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Speculation - eg: "It is rumored the upcoming film Maximum Ride will be done with CGI."  The phrase "it is rumored" constitutes speculation and also something called "weasel wording" (see below).  Unsourced speculation in general, even if well known or widely assumed, is forbidden under Wikipedia's verifiability policy.  The Wikipedia is NOT a crystal ball, nor a news source or repository for gossip, rumors, or indiscriminant information.
 * Weasel wording - eg: like "some fans think" and "it is rumored" is also to be avoided - see Avoid weasel words. If you have an independant reliable source, like a newspaper or an expert on the subject (and not just some random fan's blog page) that states what you are trying to say, then we can legally consider adding and attribute the speculation to the reliable source.
 * Original Research - eg: "It is unknown when Dominique and Louis Weasley are born, but it is at least after the year 1998, when their older sister Vicotrie was born. Dominique is presumably older than the children of Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermione; Louis is probably either a little older or the same age as James, Harry and Ginny's eldest." This constitutes speculation as described above, and also contains some Original Research, which is forbidden by the No Original Research policy.  It may be "logical", or "mathematically correct", but if you have to make assumptions and work through the math, then it is disallowed.  It may be perfectly true, but unless it is verifiable from an independant reliable source, then we cannot include it.  As the policy states, "verifiability" trumps the "truth" every time.  Now if you can locate a quote or information page made or approved by J K Rowling that clearly states what you are trying to say, then we can certainly consider including it in the Wikipedia as sourced material.