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=== original research === | === original research === | ||
This is one of the biggest problems a wiki faces, mostly due to the nature of anyone being able to edit. There will be times where a use has put in something not that they found in an official publication, but something they came up with themselves. Unlike a piece of fanon, or fanfiction, this information looks highly reputable, as if it did come from a official publication. Please tag {{tl|Original Reserch}} if you see anything. | |||
please understand that fanon is a fan-held theroy that doesn't necessarily regard official publications. Original research does honor official publications, but tries to build upon them with original ideas that weren't found in those publications, and therefore can't be verified, only partially proven. | |||
Although they overlap, fanon and original reserch has some key differences: | |||
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! fanon | |||
! original reserch | |||
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| backed by third-party sources, but little second or first. | |||
| little to no references of any type. | |||
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| does not have to care about what official publications say. | |||
| cares about official publications, and tries to build upon them | |||
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| can be considered reputable to the untrained eye. | |||
| perceived to be reputable, even to a trained eye, as if it was by a reliable source, if any existed. | |||
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=== needs more references === | === needs more references === | ||