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That was my point.

Even if the wand flew out of the dungeon and out of sight (though still in range) before Dispel is cast?

Okay, think of it in terms of the movie Inception. The idea of an invisible creature is planted inside the player's head because she hears it at the table. Her character would not have that clue within the game world. The belief comes from the inception placed into the character's head from an...

I just saw this as an interwebdebate. At the table, the DM could take s minute to ask for factual input (RAW). But hopefully she moves the game ahead with a timely decision.

The only agressiveness here seems to be your last post; I didn't and still don't intend any. I am sorry if my words led you to believe otherwise. I was only pointing out that the spell description does give a fairly definitive answer answer to how the polymorph transformation operates.

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic here. I'd say anything gained from meta-gaming could require a check, such as in this instance or "believing" other details where the player and PC knowledge differ. It's not that I'm saying a PC has to believe a certain way, just that a DM should have...

It seems like the word "meld" shows the intent of the spell blending one form into another. Since you are ignoring that - which is fine - your specific preferences have less impact on a general discussion.

Agreed. I would don't think player's belief that an invisible creature be the end of it without some type of ability check.

I would think having an NPC polymorph and place a PC in a magic box would be a conscious choice by the DM to show both the cunning and crueltry of this NPC.

The creature's gear melds at casting. That has nothing to do with the box which it is put in later. Polymorph doesn't have a lingering transformation effect; only the gear worn at casting. And as stated before, something the creature is inside is not gear. Sleep/cliff is similar to...

While as DM you could come up with your own rules, RAW P.183 PHB - When a sufficating creature runs out of air, "it drops to 0 hit points and is dying." At zero hp the polymorphed creature reverts to its original form with its original hp.

What are the differences in rules for PCs and NPCs?

That seems like saying the Sleep spell isn't intended for insta-kill so putting a hobgoblin to sleep and rolling her off of a cliff is a rules shenanigan. As a DM I encourage my players to use their spells and other resources in creative ways. If a party keeps letting one of their own...

Because that it is just meta-gaming because the dispel player knows the knight player is invisible. Saying that a character "wants to believe" there is an invisible creature sounds similar to saying a character believes she should drop her sword to use fire on this unknown monster because that...

You say it's what you land on, but I only added landing on a boulder because snickersnax example mentioned survivability if creatures landed on a soft surface. So either we go by RAW which means the snail and all other creatures take 1d6 per 10' or - if you want to change that to be more...

As far as the bedrock, some DMs would rule the creature might appear enlarged in the closet space large enough for its form or that its growth pushes it up the crack. I'm not sure what the deep water has to do with anything - if anything, the water would be a dlightly softer surface to splat...

There's not much need of miming here; it's a few seconds of a wand flying overhead. It's not bring waved around. The flyers arms aren't swaying with its footsteps. If the other players are supposed to "reasonably conclude that a floating want might possibly be held by an invisible person" does...

On my turn I grapple and move him into the air. He's free to try to grapple against my 20 Strength, but I don't see how he could prevent being lifted or move me once he's in the air. Then when I'm ready, I let go. DM might rule he gets a reaction to grapple back, but then it just becomes a...

RAW doesn't seem to have anything preventing the falling damage on a snail, but the Sprite could just cast fly on my eldritch knight (20 Strength) who grapples the enemy then flies as high as he can and drops the enemy on a boulder (providing for a not soft surface).

My alternative solution is for my pixie familar to polymorph someone into a snail and then fly up as high it can and drop the snail. Falling damage is potent.