And talking about things that are conspiracy things on reddit.. yea not very uh.. high integrity? Not to mention they said that it was fine that these things would be off topic.
In my view it’s unreasonable to expect them not to mention them. Unless you have an agreement that they will not be included in the final article. Not just vague wording about them being “off-limits” which I would assume would mean that we wouldn’t discuss them.
Let's restate what the allegations were here.. for others who might not know. Essentially the allegations were that someone like Naomi couldn't possibly be a skilled maker and that she must have someone else making her creations. Nothing more than internet hearsay. Especially when she's willing to do maker stuff in front of anyone who's willing to show up.
I don't think I've ever seen someone say "That guy surely didn't make that, his wife must have"
While I completely agree with the context of your remark, there have been people who suggested that the original author of theory of relativity was in fact Einstein's wife Mileva Maric.