---
title: "No Original Research"
path: "/policy/no-original-research"
version: "1.0.0"
author: "Hydrate"
createdAt: "2026-07-18T23:29:01.007Z"
updatedAt: "2026-07-18T23:29:01.007Z"
---

# No Original Research

Articles must not present **original research** — unpublished analysis, speculation, or conclusions that no reliable source has stated.[[1]](#ref-1) Every interpretive claim should be attributable to a published source.

## Reporting on-chain data

Reading and reporting a value from the ledger (a balance, a supply, a proposal outcome) is description, not original research, and is encouraged. Extrapolating from it — predicting price, inferring intent, or drawing unpublished economic conclusions — is original research and belongs in the Blog or Ideas Pipeline, not in an encyclopedic article.

## References

1. Wikipedia — *Wikipedia:No original research* — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research