Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181110034633/@comment-4010415-20181116211345

I'll be honest, a lot of Youtube theories on RWBY tend to be... ehh... not the highest quality theories, if you're looking for ones that are likely to be true. They can come up with some interesting ideas, but a lot of them just aren't likely.

I'm aware some people like to come up with theories just for a fun exercise in creativity, but I'd say that those people should pair their theory with "Wouldn't it be cool/interesting/fun if..." rather than "I think this is what's going on." The former tells everyone that they just thought it up because they thought it'd be cool, while the latter tells everyone that they came up with it because they think it'll be canon. And then a lot of those people get upset when others point out reasons why it's probably not canon.

I'm kinda rambling on this due to one of MurderofBirds' recent videos about how he's tired of fans attacking other fans over theories (though, honestly, I think a certain Cinder fanboy's followers took part in that).

Honestly, one way we can reduce this occurrence is to make it clear that it's an "I think this would be neat" theory, not an "I think this is what's happening" theory. If you didn't manage to make it clear, or if your theory actually is the latter type, don't take it too hard when people poke holes in it or reject it. When people rejected my "Jen Taylor's character is evil" theory back in the day, I just went "Oh, okay" and forgot about it until Salem was revealed.