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Unlike some other Wikis, Bionic Wiki is a fan site first and an encyclopedia second. This means that in addition to strictly encyclopedic content like articles on episodes, characters, and actors, it includes speculative content such as fan theories and spoilers for unbroadcast episodes.

To keep the quality of the encyclopedic articles high, all fan theories, speculation, and spoilers should be clearly marked as such and confined to the appropriate articles or article sections. For more information on what qualifies as "canon" information and what qualifies as speculation, see Help:Sources.

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Fan Theories

Fan theories are just that: theories about unrevealed information from the show, created or espoused by fans.

Theories

Theory articles are the proper home for all fan theories. Centralizing all fan theories in one place provides an easy way for fans to access, compare, and evaluate all theories. Bear in mind that theory articles are still articles, and not a free-for-all debate.

  • Follow the formatting conventions of the articles.
  • Follow the normal style guidelines just as you would for any other article. In particular, be careful to maintain a third-person perspective throughout. Avoid adding comments like "I believe" or "my theory"—even if you are the source of a theory you are posting, remember that you are collaborating with others to report fan theories, not presenting your own theory.
  • Add links appropriately as you would for any other article.
  • Do not add personal comments or sign entries on theory pages.
  • Do not remove information from theory articles merely because you personally disagree with it or do not believe a theory is plausible. Theory articles are a report of existing fan theories, not an endorsement or critique of any given theory.
  • Do not strike through theories unless they are conclusively disproved by a canon source. Only aired episodes count as canon sources. Graphic novels, if provided, would be a near-canon source. Interviews, articles, spoilers, previews, and unaired episodes are not canon sources. See Help:Sources for more on using different sources.
  • If you have information that either supports or refutes a theory, add it to the appropriate column in that theory's entry.

Collections of Theories

You should add your theory to the appropriate article:

Article Description Examples
Theory:Events All theories related to events Jaime's accident
Theory:Enhanced Humans All theories related to evolved humans Sarah Corvus, Jaime Sommers
Theory:Items All articles related to items Jaime's eye
Theory:People All articles related to characters Jaime Sommers
Theory:Enhancements All articles related to enhancements and their effects Bionic arm
Theory:Miscellaneous All other theories The Company, The Symbol

If you aren't sure which Theory page to add your theory to, check the category of the article to which your theory relates.

Format of the Theories Pages

To make information easier to access and understand, the theory articles consist of a series of tables named to match an encyclopedic article. For jump links from the main articles to work, the section of the theory page must be labeled exactly the same as the main article title. For example, for the jump link from Jaime Sommers to jump correctly to her section of the Theory:People article, the section must be labeled "Jaime Sommers", with that exact spelling, capitalization, and name order.

The format of each theory table should be the same:

  • The first column states the theory.
  • The second column provides any canon-source information which supports the theory. Only canon-source evidence belongs in the second column. Unless you can cite a specific scene in an aired episode or published graphic novel, your evidence belongs in "Notes".
  • The third column provides any additional information, such as canon information which refutes the theory or makes it less likely to be true, but also including non-canon source information which supports or refutes the theory. This includes any reasoning or conjecture based on canon or non-canon information. Use {{plus}}, {{minus}} and {{note}} for proper notation of relevance to the theory. Ensure a <br> is included before each tag to make sure the lines are separated.

Adding a new theory to a table

To add a new theory to an existing theory table, simply add a new row to the theory:

  1. Edit the appropriate theory article and find the appropriate table
  2. Go to the end of the table, denoted by |}
  3. Insert a new line between the last row, denoted by |-, and the end of the table
  4. Add cells for the three columns:
    1. Type a single pipe followed by the theory
    2. On the same line, type a double pipe and the evidence
    3. On the same line, type a double pipe and any additional information
    4. On a new line, type a new final row mark consisting of a pipe and a dash
  5. Preview your changes, add an edit summary and save your changes

Your entry should look like the following (existing text is in blue, your entries are in red):

|-

| [[Jaime]] was repaired by a secret government agency. || None. || {{plus}}The lab where she was repaired appears to be a top-secret military facility.
|-

|}

Adding a new table

Adding a new table is like adding a new theory, but involves a few more steps.

  1. Edit the appropriate theory article
  2. Find the appropriate location for your new section. Remember to alphabetize characters by last name.
    • To get the section to both link properly and display by last name, an extra step is required:
      1. Before your section heading, add <span id=""> </span>
      2. In the id="" part, add the correct title of the article you are referring to (e.g. <span id="Jaime Sommers"> </span>). This will cause the link from Jaime Sommers to work properly even when the section heading doesn't match (see below).
  3. Skipping a line after the last table's end of table mark (denoted by |} ), add a section for your table
    • Type two equals signs, two left brackets, the name of the article the theory relates to, two right brackets, and two more equals signs
    • Your finished section heading should look like this: ==[[Jaime's accident]]==
    • To display a name surname first, pipe the reformatted name, like this: ==[[Jaime Sommers|Sommers, Jaime]]==. Be sure to add the span tag mentioned above, or the link will not work!
  4. On the next line, add the table:
    1. Open the table with {| class= "wikitable"
    2. On the next line, add a row with |-
    3. On the next line, add the table headers with ! width="40%" | Citations !! width="30%" | Evidence !! width="30%" | Notes
    4. On the next line, add a row with |-
    5. On the next line, add cells for your theory as above (single pipe, theory, double pipe, evidence, double pipe, information)
    6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional theories as needed
    7. On the next line, add a final row with |-
    8. On the next line, close the table with |}
  5. Insert a blank line after your table and before the next table's section heading
  6. Preview your changes, add an edit summary and save your changes

Your finished new section should look like this:

<span id="Jaime Sommers"> </span>
==[[Jaime Sommers|Sommers, Jaime]]==
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
! width="40%" | Theory !! width="30%" | Citation !! width="30%" | Notes
|-
| [[Jaime]] was repaired by a secret government agency. || None. || {{plus}}The lab where she was repaired appears to be a top-secret military facility.
|-
|}


Finally, add a link to your new table from the page to which it relates:

  1. Edit the article your table relates to
  2. After the last section, but before any navigational templates, add the {{theories|page=}} template to add the Fan Theories section and links
    1. After page=, add the appropriate page variable:
  3. Preview your changes, add an edit summary and save your changes

Here's a blank table you can paste into a theories article:


==[[ ]]==
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
! width="40%" | Theory !! width="30%" | Citation !! width="30%" | Notes
|-
|  ||  || 
|-
|}

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