Editorial standards
Editorial Policy
WikSynth is built around synthesis, not reposting. Editors use sources to verify factual story order, character roles, publication facts, adaptation relationships, and historical context, then write concise original explanations.
Plain explanations
WikSynth pages should make films, books, and adaptations easier to follow. The writing should be clear, specific, and useful, with enough detail to explain the story without becoming a replacement for the work itself.
No copied prose
Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other public references can help verify factual inputs, but source text is not republished as the page body. Summaries, endings, timelines, relationship notes, guide labels, and comparison sections are written as original editorial work.
What counts as source-backed
Basic facts such as runtime, release year, author, director, publication date, language, country, source work, and adaptation relationship should come from recorded public sources. If a fact is uncertain or contested, the page should avoid presenting it as settled.
What counts as original value
A WikSynth page should do more than restate plot points. It should make the story easier to follow through a short summary, ending explanation, timeline, character relationships, turning-point notes, and source context. Adaptation pages should explain what stayed the same, what changed on screen, and what the film had to compress.
No non-free posters or covers
Movie posters, screenshots, studio stills, DVD covers, and modern book covers are not used unless a reusable public-domain or Creative Commons license is verified for the exact file. If a safe image cannot be verified, WikSynth uses an original title treatment.
Guide labels
WikSynth guide labels describe the help a guide gives: how easy the plot is to follow, how much the ending benefits from explanation, how useful the page is as a recap, and how much source context matters. They are original editorial labels, not IMDb-style grades, critic scores, public audience verdicts, book reviews, or judgments of artistic quality.
How guide labels workReader standard
A guide should be useful, readable, and specific to the story. It should not feel like a placeholder, a copied reference entry, or a generic template. If a page does not make the plot, ending, character links, or adaptation choices clearer, it needs more work.
Corrections
Readers can request corrections for factual details, source links, image credits, or unclear explanations. Corrections should preserve the same rule: verify facts, then explain them in original, reader-facing language.
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