User blog comment:Martialmaniac/Inferred Nen Type/@comment-26871067-20160622190226

I'm all for this, of course - I think that just listing an inferred nen type is potentially disastrous, as we've seen at least one instance where it was 100% wrong - Goreinu was listed on this wiki as an emitter for an unknown but substantial amount of time due to it being inferred that he was one. But Goreinu is confirmed to be a manipulator by multiple sources.

The inferrence was wrong, and it was being posted on the wiki as confirmed without any note that it was an inference. It could certainly be the case again - especially with how long Alluka was listed as a specialist despite heavy protest, and Tsezguerra/Enhancer, Tsubone/Conjurer (+ Gotoh/Emitter apparently) were listed as canon on the wiki for some time.

I think the best option is to have an asterisk or something like that after an inferred nen type, and then a page explaining what an inferred nen type is that it links to. Maybe also a category for characters with inferred nen types for techniques?

Also maybe I should specify - I'm for listing an inferred nen type for techniques, but if a character's nen type is unknown, it's unknown no matter how intuitively they fit in a category.

I know this might be a chore, but maybe for characters whose nen types weren't stated in the text/manga splash pages/Huncyclopedia (rather, in supplementary materials like the databooks/games/etc), the nen types should be cited and sourced? So, for instance, Shalnark, whose nen type isn't stated in the story but is stated in a splash page/Huncyclopedia would not need his nen type cited. Goreinu, whose nen type was revealed in a character bio, would need his nen type cited. Again, I know that would probably be an absurd amount of work.