editors the nwt publishing figures are million as of cy if extrapolated linearly that means that as of the figure is more like million jw's nearly always place these with individuals for the purposes of individual study as compared with others who seed nightstands and libraries with theirs editors as to r franz and cetnar there cannot be a debate about the truthfulness of the list published about the alleged translators it either is or is not correct since it simply an assertion by two people with known extreme bias and without and documentary evidence other than penning of their own recollections in memoirs is can only be classified at this time as speculative the debate is between individuals and groups regarding the decision of the translators themselves to remain anonymous and whether r franz and cetnar have a motive to lie mislead or even unwittingly publish names erroneously without corroboration from the translators themselves or the publisher the list is inarguably speculative the american heritage dictionary defines speculate to engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence