Board Thread:Administrative/@comment-3406131-20140314000018/@comment-122657-20140326223847

I agree with Undoniel. If it's in a comic, it's a real, referable data point. If it's not in a comic, but assumed, that's where we're mixing fact with fiction (though it's all fiction, lol).

I would further argue that there is no value in adding the assumptions to the pages without evidence to back it up. If the What If? book showed Murdock's backstory or a flashback to when he got his powers, sure, add all that in. But if there's no mention of it whatsoever, we're just leading people down the wrong path. They'll believe what we're saying is fact when it is unsubstantiated.

There are many instances when the Watcher or someone else explains at the beginning or end of a book that the universe was identical up to a point. To me, that explanation within the book counts as a reference, so all of what they're referring to can be used.

The issue may be cleaned up further by the use of words like 'seemingly'. As long as you're differentiating between fact and assumption using this kind of word, you can put either on the page, just be sure others can tell when an assumption is being made.