Board Thread:Supergirl discussions/@comment-9346948-20161129012248/@comment-16581186-20161129233807

Kaestal wrote: Why would we use a name for a character that was never, EVER stated by anyone on the show and just by the creators on a social media site?

That itself doesn't make sense because we can only use what we have seen on the show for the character page (barring Trivia and Behind The Scenes).

If I sound like a parrot then that is fine, it's because I don't feel the point I am making needs all that much elaboration but I'll do it anyways.

If the guy "Shade" is given a name by the writing staff on twitter or something like that then great, put it in Behind The Scenes as "Shade's real name was stated to be So and So by Writer Whoever, just like in the comics."

If Jesse Quick is stated on twitter to be named Jesse Chambers-Wells then that is just trivia until confirmed in-universe by a character and goes in the same section as the above "Shade" example

If the currency on Earth-19 is fully explained on twitter for clarification purposes then it is still something we didn't see on the show and until such time as it is, we cannot use that information.

It's kinda similar to the spoiler policy; if it hasn't happened on screen yet don't add it. 1. Because it is a comepletely given, confirmed, FACT in-show, regardless of whether it is stated in-show or not. Because the producers THEMSELVES, who create every detail of the show you're debating about said so. If the people responsible for creating and/or overseeing every single detail of the story, then what they say, goes, period. Social media, in person, or otherwise. In real life, is something not true just because we don't state it? Is the Robin from Teen Titans not Dick Grayson even though despite prodcers confirming it, and several in-show historical consistencies that only apply to Dick Grayson Robin? No. THAT is something that doesn't require a lot of elaboration to the argument that producer confirmation should be added to the wiki.

2. It makes complete sense for the reason I just mentioned, and no, we can, you just choose not. Producer confirmation is not trivia, it's canon.

3. Well, you're right. It doesn't need much elaboration, because it has no base. What is the raw, underlying point/reason why we must not use CONFIRMED information about the show unless it is directly stated on the show? Even in your long comment, you still haven't explained it. Because you can't, because there is no reason. All I hear is "We can't use it, put it in trivia or behind the scenes". If that's what you call elaboration, then you need an evaluation.