Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4731447-20150308172449/@comment-7117024-20150309004312

If there isn't evidence for an article, it probably shouldn't be in existence and needs to be removed immediately. If there is evidence, though, there should be a references to it and a reference section. It helps a wiki be more authentic and makes sure that questionable info is backed up by something.

For example, with the names of the gems in the credits revealing Sapphire, Ruby, Jasper, and Malachite, there should be references to their name appearances in the credits. That way, unaware people who didn't see the evidence elsewhere know why these characters are considered canon.

I also noticed someone added a pic of the new blue gem to Sapphire. She probably is Sapphire, but we don't know that or have any strong evidence for it (appearances isn't enough), so it's debatable if that picture should be there until there's solid proof from an episode or something else.

It may be helpful to make stricter rules on where speculation belongs and when to use references to support some questionable info. Speculation is great, but it's meant to not be in articles and instead discussed in the comments, forum, etc. I know I appreciate it when I know something's true and can find out its source, and I bet a lot of other editors or passerbys would value it, too.