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	* '''Public trail''' — Sketches, reports, debt, and revisions stay visible; path is part of the product ([[Transparent Development]] principles as adopted).		* '''Public trail''' — Sketches, reports, debt, and revisions stay visible; path is part of the product ([[Transparent Development]] principles as adopted).
	* '''Multi-operator challenge''' — Others can re-run, dispute, and document without a private “master file” as the only source of truth.		* '''Multi-operator challenge''' — Others can re-run, dispute, and document without a private “master file” as the only source of truth.
			* '''[[Future Lab On-Ramp]]''' — Make it easy for another lab to stand up without reinventing the rinse cycle — while keeping one clear traceability path until they mature enough to fork under their own certificates.

	A calibration cycle that finds '''no edit required''' is a valid success. The platform exists to support '''checking on a schedule''', not to force perpetual rewrite.		A calibration cycle that finds '''no edit required''' is a valid success. The platform exists to support '''checking on a schedule''', not to force perpetual rewrite.

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{{Development Notice
|position = Working Draft
|cycle = Active Development
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= MediaWiki as Calibration Infrastructure =

'''Canonical Question:''' What is this MediaWiki deployment ''for'' in The Sovereign Games / Metrology of the Abstract stack — and what success criteria apply if it is an instrument, not a product wiki?

MediaWiki on this site is a '''calibration workbench''': versioned pages, structured metadata, templates, categories, and queryable status used to run metrological discipline on conceptual instruments. It is part of the metrology system’s tooling. It is '''not''' the discipline, and it is '''not''' a traditional encyclopedia product whose quality is measured by polish or zero red links.

{{GameModule
| type = Meta & Framework
| category = [[:Category:Meta & Framework|Meta & Framework]]
| Calibration Type = Framework Infrastructure
| Application Layer = Framework Infrastructure
| Version = 0.1
| Maturity = Experimental
| Last Updated = 2026-07-27
| description = Declares MediaWiki (and the local extension/template stack) as calibration infrastructure for The Sovereign Games: purpose, non-goals, operating rules, inventory, failure modes, and standing — so the platform can be graded as an instrument rather than judged as an unfinished consumer wiki.
}}

== Intended Purpose ==

* '''Traceability''' — Edits, histories, and calibration logs remain inspectable.
* '''Declared position''' — Pages can state development stage and calibration cycle honestly ([[Seed to Fruit Development]], Development Notice, Admin Page Status).
* '''Structured status''' — Semantic properties / Cargo (where enabled) support browse, query, and maintenance without relying on memory.
* '''Public trail''' — Sketches, reports, debt, and revisions stay visible; path is part of the product ([[Transparent Development]] principles as adopted).
* '''Multi-operator challenge''' — Others can re-run, dispute, and document without a private “master file” as the only source of truth.

A calibration cycle that finds '''no edit required''' is a valid success. The platform exists to support '''checking on a schedule''', not to force perpetual rewrite.

== What This Instrument Is Not ==

* Not a finished reference wiki (KPI ≠ zero red links, complete coverage, or marketing polish)
* Not the Metrology of the Abstract itself (a platform change would not erase the discipline)
* Not a CMS product site optimized for conversion funnels
* Not legislative, judicial, or domain authority over subjects measured on the wiki
* Not proof of truth by virtue of being published here

'''Red links''' on this system are treated like breadcrumbs / [[Calibration Debt]]: known need, not yet built, not hidden. Judging the site by “perfect wiki” standards is a category error — the same class of error as calling a Seed-stage page “incomplete” instead of “correctly staged.”

== Operating Rules (How We Use the Wiki) ==

# '''Instrument over article''' — Prefer explicit purpose, mechanism, boundaries, failure modes, standing, and trail over essay completeness.
# '''Stage honesty''' — Declare Seed / sketch / provisional / higher standing only when earned; do not perform maturity in prose.
# '''Path preserved''' — Superseded sketches are marked, not silently deleted, when they are calibration history.
# '''Status fields matter''' — Admin Page Status, review dates, drift_report_status, and dependencies are part of the measurement system; leave them empty only deliberately.
# '''Infrastructure bugs are data''' — Platform and template failures get logged (see site issues / calibration failure logs when present), not denied to protect appearance.
# '''Tool ≠ discipline''' — Templates and extensions serve the loop (measure → document → challenge → correct). Template theater without real runs is a failure mode.

== Stack Inventory (Implementation-Local) ==

Inventory is '''descriptive of this deployment''' and will drift; update this table when the stack changes. Exact enablement should be verified against Special:Version after any upgrade.

{| class="wikitable"
! Layer
! Component
! Role in the metrology loop
|-
| Platform
| MediaWiki (see Special:Version)
| Versioned pages, history, categories, permissions, special pages
|-
| Structured data
| Semantic MediaWiki and/or Cargo (as deployed)
| Queryable properties, browse, maintenance tables (e.g. status, resources)
|-
| Logic
| Scribunto (e.g. Module:CalibrationCycle)
| Cycle status / date-derived maintenance signals
|-
| Review aids
| ApprovedRevs (if enabled)
| Optional tracking of approved revisions — not a substitute for standing rules
|-
| Discussion
| DiscussionTools (+ dependencies such as Linter, if enabled)
| Talk / calibration conversation surfaces
|-
| Notifications
| Echo (if enabled; may be deferred)
| Optional alerts — not required for calibration validity
|-
| Custom templates
| Development Notice; GameModule; Admin Page Status; Resource; Page Transparency / Calibration Log headers; related maintenance templates
| Declared position, module metadata, hidden structured status, transparency footers
|-
| Process pages
| Calibration logs, Known Site Issues, failure logs (as they exist)
| Trail for infrastructure and content calibration events
|}

'''Pre-cal note:''' This inventory is Self-Assessed from operational knowledge of the TSG deployment. A Confirmed stack audit means a human pass against Special:Version + template list with date, not AI recollection.

== Relationship to MoA and Other Implementations ==

* '''[[Metrology of the Abstract]]''' — Discipline. This wiki is one workbench implementation.
* '''The Sovereign Games''' — Primary human-systems sandbox using this infrastructure.
* '''MoA Dictionary / other cells''' — May copy the ''instrument posture'' (purpose, debt, standing) with different skin or stack; they are not required to mirror every extension choice.

Portable lesson for a one-to-two person MoA cell: you need '''versioning + honest status + public trail + queryable maintenance'''. MediaWiki is a convenient pack of those properties, not a sacred dependency.

== Failure Modes ==

* '''Wiki-completeness capture''' — Optimizing for appearance of coverage instead of calibrated instruments and real Observation→Report loops.
* '''Template theater''' — Rich metadata with no adversarial runs or empty standing discipline.
* '''Standing inflation via UI''' — Confusing polish, categories, or extension count with Confirmed / Field Validated content.
* '''Hidden debt''' — Removing red links or sketches to look finished, destroying traceability.
* '''Single-operator fragility''' — Critical procedures only in one person’s shell history; not documented on-instrument.
* '''Platform identity fusion''' — Treating MediaWiki outages or extension bugs as failures of MoA’s conceptual claims (or vice versa).

== Typical Success Criteria ==

* A new visitor can tell '''what the wiki is for''' within one screen of this page.
* Status and stage on core instruments are '''declarable and queryable'''.
* Infrastructure problems are '''loggable''' without shame theater.
* Independent operators can challenge content using history, talk, and records — not private access.
* Grade of this page tracks '''evidence of use''', not ambition of the stack.

== Revision Triggers ==

Reconsider this page when:

* Major MW or extension upgrades change capability or break templates.
* Semantic/Cargo property names or Admin fields are redesigned.
* A second deployment (e.g. dictionary site) needs a shared vs local inventory split.
* Failure modes above are observed in practice and need sharper controls.

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'''See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.'''

The tool is not the discipline. Judge the metrology by whether claims are calibrated and traceable — not by whether the workbench looks like a finished consumer wiki.

{{RelatedPages}}
{{Standalone Transparency}}

[[Category:Meta & Framework]]
[[Category:Framework Infrastructure]]
[[Category:Calibration Instruments]]

{{Resource
| Title = MediaWiki as Calibration Infrastructure
| URL = https://www.thesovereigngames.com/wiki/MediaWiki_as_Calibration_Infrastructure
| Description = Working draft instrument page: MediaWiki and the local TSG stack treated as calibration infrastructure — purpose, non-goals, operating rules, inventory, failure modes, and standing.
| Category = Meta & Framework
}}

{{Admin Page Status
| categorization = Done
| calibration_review = Self-Assessment
| instrument_grade = Experimental
| validation = Low
| calibration_rationale = First formal instrument declaration of the TSG MediaWiki deployment as calibration infrastructure. Purpose and non-goals aligned to Seed-to-Fruit / non-wiki-product posture. Stack inventory Self-Assessed pending Special:Version audit. No independent review.
| review_confidence = Moderate
| review_date = 2026-07-27
| reviewed_by = William (human) with Grok (structural support)
| priority = Supporting
| review_threshold = 90
| has_backlinks = Not checked
| outbound_links_valid = Not checked
| in_outline = Not checked
| in_category_outline = Not checked
| templates_complete = Needs review
| formatting_standard = Meets standard
| symmetry_check = Not applicable
| self_report_flagged = No
| terminology_consistent = Yes
| standing_check = Self-assessed only
| drift_report_status = Breadcrumb-Open
| depends_on = Seed to Fruit Development; Permanent Beta; Metrology of the Abstract
}}

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