The TLS Universe Wiki prioritizes archival accuracy over narrative smoothness. This policy defines how information is categorized and weighted.
1. Canon Tiers #
Every claim and page must be assigned a canon tier in the frontmatter:
- Core: Explicitly established by authoritative TLS primary sources; minimal interpretation.
- Supported: Strongly implied by multiple primary sources or one strong primary with consistent context.
- Apocrypha: Present in sources but treated as contested, regional, propagandistic, or later editorialized.
- Speculative: Reasoned inference or secondary commentary; allowed only with conspicuous labeling.
2. Confidence Ratings #
The canon.confidence field (0.0 to 1.0) represents editorial certainty in the synthesis of the information presented on the page. It is not a measure of "truth" but of how well the current wiki entry reflects the known archives.
3. Conflicting Accounts #
Whenever primary sources disagree (e.g., different dates for an event or different causes for a war), the wiki MUST not attempt to resolve the conflict unless justified by further evidence.
- Accounts/Variants Section: Use this section to list version A, version B, etc.
- Reliability Notes: Explicitly label sources as "propaganda," "fragmentary," "late copy," or "hostile witness."
- Synthesis: Only provide a reconciliation if a clear, evidence-based reason exists.
4. Archival Integrity #
- Primary Sources: Correspondence, edicts, logs, and artifacts found in
../tls/. - Secondary Sources: Scholarly commentary or later reflections within the universe.
- Gaps: If information is missing from the archives, state "Information Unknown" or "Archival Gap." Do not invent details.