One Piece Wiki:Speculations

What is a speculation
A prediction of what will happen in a series, usually made by a fan of the series.

Do Speculations have a place on wikia?
No. They should be avoided at all costs. Some things can be written as a theory, but there is a thin line between theory and speculation. Sometimes it is possible to rewrite a statment into facts, but mostly if a speculation is spotted, the normal treatment is to just delete it. Wikia is a site for FACTS and speculations are usually just Fanfiction.

There is nothing to stop someone pointing out the obivous - like stating all the Ds in the Will of D live by their hearts. It is also possible to write populaur theories amongst fans, providing there is suitable evidence as to why the theory is populaur. Without evidence, a populaur is not very useful and is just obivous nothing more then speculations. These populaur and unproven theories may eventually become rumours on the internet amongst the fandom.

see Mythbusters for more rumours and myths related to One Piece.

How do I spot Speculations?
The obivous way is someone may put the words 'It is speculated...' in their statements. Less noticable ones may have the words 'It is unknown why...' and then the speculation written. But be careful with this as it is easy to fall into a trap:

''Writing something such as "It is unknown why Ace has a different surname to Luffy" is not speculation and therefore allowed... However adding "They may be because they are only half-brothers" is speculation as it has not been proven otherwise if they are or not.''

Speculations can be Dangerous!
Like with Spoilers, speculations also can be dangerous. They can misled a reader or give off the wrong idea across whether on purpose or accidental. There are some fans who may reguard them as fact unknowingly.

If you have sepeculations you want to talk about, shere are many forums out there where you can discuss freely ideas and speculations and get feed back. It is advisable to avoid writing them out here.

I'm still not sure on Spoilers...
If you are unsure, do not write the setance at all. You may also discuss the statment on the pages Talk page, as others may be able to help you write it safely into the page.