Template talk:Fact

This template's purpose is to address the following problems:

Original Research
Although South Park Wiki - being a wiki-encyclopedia dedicated to the South Parkites, permits many things the South Park pages in Wikipedia would not usually permit, such as trivia, speculation, and references to fanfiction (so long as it is acknowledged that the references are indeed to fanfiction) even South Park Wiki draws the line at certain types of original research.

Original research is unverified claims, which is not the same as crystal-balling or speculation (click here and here to read more). Speculation and Crystal-balling are estimations and predictions made, which have a reasonable plausiblility. Original research may be permitted, to an extent, involving internal information, that is, information on the show, setting, characters, episodes, etc., which comes from within the stories. Opinions derived from events in the South Park universe will be allowed, so long as they are written in the articles in an encyclopedic manner. Original research regarding external info, such as what critics think of something about the show, or who/what in the show has been referenced in popular culture and where/when, needs to be cited, as these sorts of statements may easily be lies. Fanfiction beliefs don't have to be referenced, though examples being provided are preferred.