Youve raised some very interesting points I must admit that I usually ignore WPIAR because Ive yet to find a case when the consequences of following the core policies are worse than the consequences of ignoring them SYN is always a tricky problem because in a way everything we do is synthesis but I tend to ask myself if the result is simple narrative or whether theres a resulting claim implied or explicit If theres a claim that hasnt already been made in reliable sources then alarm bells start to ring I think the consequences of making a novel claim with even the slightest chance that its incorrect are far worse than making no claim at all On the other hand if the claim might have merit then the author should be encouraged to enter it into the literature by the appropriate channels Re your sandbox thats very interesting Were obviously thinking along similar lines I think its fascinating when one starts to not only understand but actually grok the policies Incidentally I hope you dont mind but I fixed a typo