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June 15

Is this on some MoS?

I don't know if to refer to a "WikiProject" or here? So, yeah?

When a show is airing in US, like Disney XD with Pokémon and a tv network in a different country was showing it. As the show in the US is behind some episodes, when the one in Japan isn't. So if a show's air date was added in, where the next 2 or 3 weeks were filled in, is that WP:CRYSTALBALL? As I did on this edit from a different show. (the air dates are for the US and most of the time a web-site to a tv network, only shown a t.v. show a week ahead.) Would it be ok to just wait until it airs on tv? and add it by then. But not like add the next 3 dates. As from my edit message from there. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 20:39, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

The edit sounds like original research, to predict it will be on. But really it is not that serious a violation. You could say WP:CRYSTALBALL is relevant. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:11, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

I can see a couple of options. The simplest is to not include the air date at all until it actually occurs. Another is to list the date, but to mark it as "expected" or "proposed" or something to indicate it's a future event. That option would require a reference to prevent falling afoul of WP:CRYSTALBALL because you'd be reporting on the expectation. Like the user above, I also don't see simply listing the dates as a crime of the century, though it is technically improper. Matt Deres (talk) 03:39, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

I recommend consulting with Drmargi (talk · contribs). ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:06, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

@ above. From most tv channel web-sites only shows what's on at least in a week. (I was using the sandbox to write the example. The first episode and second.) from the show's info.

{{Japanese episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 1
 |EnglishTitle    = Asta and Yuno
 |KanjiTitle      = アスタとユノ
 |RomajiTitle     = Asuta to Yuno 
 |OriginalAirDate = October 3, 2017
 |FirstEngAirDate = December 2, 2017<ref>https://www.adultswim.com/schedule/</ref>
 |ShortSummary    = 
}}

Then;

{{Japanese episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 1
 |EnglishTitle    = Asta and Yuno
 |KanjiTitle      = アスタとユノ
 |RomajiTitle     = Asuta to Yuno 
 |OriginalAirDate = October 3, 2017
 |FirstEngAirDate = December 2, 2017
 |ShortSummary    = 
}}
{{Japanese episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 2
 |EnglishTitle    = A Young Man's Vow" / "The Boys' Promise
 |KanjiTitle      = 少年の誓い
 |RomajiTitle     = Shōnen no Chikai 
 |OriginalAirDate = October 10, 2017
 |FirstEngAirDate = December 9, 2017<ref>https://www.adultswim.com/schedule/</ref>
 |ShortSummary    = 
}}

I've only seen this on a few different shows that uses similar refs/ sources that are used on the wiki. While a few others doesn't. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 17:08, 17 June 2018 (UTC)