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'''Canonical Question:''' When a calibration reveals a page's content or structure is genuinely out of tolerance — not just incomplete, but wrong — what's the required response, and where does it get recorded? | '''Canonical Question:''' When a calibration reveals a page's content or structure is genuinely out of tolerance — not just incomplete, but wrong — what's the required response, and where does it get recorded? | ||
= Nonconformance Reporting Procedure = | = Nonconformance Reporting Procedure = | ||
'''Distinct from routine recalibration:''' most calibration reports document normal, expected refinement — tightening wording, adding evidence, closing an open item. A '''Nonconformance''' is different: it documents a specific finding that something was '''actually incorrect''', not merely underdeveloped. Examples from this project's own history: Effects' original "primary reason for civilizational collapse" overclaim; The Cost of Control's original universal-downfall claim; the SMW namespace bug, a real structural failure. Nonconformance is for findings of this weight, not ordinary tightening. | |||
'''Distinct from routine recalibration:''' most calibration reports document normal, expected refinement — tightening wording, adding evidence, closing an open item. A '''Nonconformance''' is different: it documents a specific finding that something was '''actually incorrect''', not merely underdeveloped. Examples from this project's own history: Effects' original "primary reason for civilizational collapse" overclaim; The Cost of Control's original universal-downfall claim; the SMW namespace bug, a real | '''Distinct from Development Breadcrumb:''' <code>Breadcrumb-Open</code> marks intentional incompleteness under construction. Nonconformance marks '''out-of-tolerance error'''. Do not file ordinary WIP gaps as nonconformances, and do not treat the breadcrumb index as the narrative archive of nonconformance findings. | ||
{{GameModule | {{GameModule | ||
| type = Meta & Framework <!-- | | type = Meta & Framework | ||
| category = [[:Category:Meta & Framework|Meta & Framework]] <!-- must match existing Category page --> | <!-- HIDDEN GUIDE: pick from existing controlled vocabulary — check Category pages before inventing a new type. --> | ||
| Calibration Type = Governance <!-- | | category = [[:Category:Meta & Framework|Meta & Framework]] | ||
| Application Layer = Framework Infrastructure <!-- options | <!-- HIDDEN GUIDE: must match an existing Category page. --> | ||
| Version = 0. | | Calibration Type = Governance | ||
| Maturity = Experimental <!-- | <!-- HIDDEN GUIDE: options — Governance, Diagnostic, Maintenance, Framework, Calibration. Parameter name Calibration Type; displays as Functional Layer. Do not rename the stored parameter. --> | ||
| Last Updated = 2026-07-20 <!-- | | Application Layer = Framework Infrastructure | ||
| description = Defines | <!-- HIDDEN GUIDE: options — Multi-Layer, Framework Infrastructure, Individual, Institutional, Civilizational. New values only via deliberate vocabulary update on Page Structure Calibration Checklist and Template:GameModule/doc. --> | ||
| Version = 0.3 | |||
| Maturity = Experimental | |||
<!-- HIDDEN GUIDE: Experimental, Development, Confirmed, Field Validated, Reference Standard Candidate --> | |||
| Last Updated = 2026-07-20 | |||
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| description = Defines nonconformance (vs routine recalibration and vs breadcrumbs), where the narrative finding is recorded, how drift_report_status makes it query-visible, and resolution as append-only follow-up — without triple-logging or using the breadcrumb index as the finding archive. | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Where the narrative finding is recorded == | |||
== Where | '''One primary narrative home per finding — not three.''' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Kind !! Primary narrative home !! Status field | |||
|- | |||
| '''Content nonconformance''' (a page claim or page-local structure was substantively wrong) | |||
== `drift_report_status` — | | Standard Calibration Report / finding entry on that page’s Calibration Log or Talk (per [[Calibration Log: When to Create One]] and [[Calibration Report Standard Format]]) | ||
This field is a '''list''' (multiple values may apply | | Set <code>drift_report_status</code> on '''that page''' immediately on discovery (before fix), including <code>Nonconformance-Open</code> or <code>Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies</code> as appropriate | ||
|- | |||
| '''Site / infrastructure nonconformance''' (template, extension, shared mechanism broken) | |||
| [[Known Site Issues & Fixes]] (stand-alone record; Talk there if discussion is needed) | |||
| Set status on the '''affected template or infrastructure page(s)''' when they carry Admin Page Status; do not use Breadcrumb Tracking as the write-up | |||
|} | |||
'''Proportionality (development noise):''' Formal nonconformance is for out-of-tolerance error on expectations that should already hold. Developmental alignment while a standard or page is under Active Development is normally logged in the page calibration report / Open Calibration Items — not flooded into NCR-style findings. Recurring failures on pages expected to conform → formal nonconformance. | |||
== What the “index” is (and is not) == | |||
* '''Query visibility:''' Pages with open nonconformance status are discoverable via Semantic/Cargo queries on <code>drift_report_status</code> (and any dashboard built from that). Setting the field correctly '''is''' the indexing step. | |||
* '''Breadcrumb Master Index:''' Tracks development breadcrumbs and may '''surface''' pages whose status list includes open values. It is '''not''' the place where nonconformance findings are authored or solely documented. | |||
* '''Red flag:''' Status set with '''no''' narrative finding in the primary home above. | |||
* '''Not required:''' Copying the full finding text into Breadcrumb Tracking, or logging the same narrative a third time “for the index.” | |||
== `drift_report_status` — options == | |||
This field is a '''list''' (multiple values may apply, semicolon-separated). A page can have an open breadcrumb '''and''' an open nonconformance at the same time — record both; do not collapse into one fake value. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Value !! Meaning | ! Value !! Meaning | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>Breadcrumb-Open</code> | ||
| Active Development Breadcrumb / intentional incompleteness — see [[Breadcrumb Philosophy]]. Not a substitute for nonconformance narrative. | |||
|- | |||
| <code>Nonconformance-Open</code> | |||
| Nonconformance logged; not yet resolved; contained to this page. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies</code> | ||
| Nonconformance logged '''and''' dependents may need review (ripple). Seeing this value '''is''' the ripple trigger. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>Resolved-Unverified</code> | ||
| Fix claimed; independent verification not yet done. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>Disputed</code> | ||
| Finding or resolution contested. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>None open</code> | ||
| Nothing open. Valid '''only alone''' — never combined with other values. | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Required elements of a nonconformance finding == | |||
== Required | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Element !! Purpose | ! Element !! Purpose | ||
|- | |- | ||
| What was claimed/built vs | | What was claimed/built vs what was actually true/correct | ||
| States the gap precisely | |||
|- | |- | ||
| How it was found | | How it was found | ||
| Traceability (round-robin, bug hunt, checklist, field use, etc.) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Severity — | | Severity — dependents affected? | ||
| Chooses <code>Nonconformance-Open</code> vs <code>Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies</code> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | <code>drift_report_status</code> set immediately, before the fix | ||
| Query-visible in real time | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Resolution | | Resolution as a '''follow-up dated entry''' on the same narrative home (append-only — do not silently edit away the original finding) | ||
| Preserves failure and fix; see [[Reality Override Game]] on partial update as camouflage | |||
|} | |} | ||
'''Future:''' A standardized nonconformance block inside the page calibration report format will be locked when [[Calibration Report Standard Format]] is updated — same elements, less freestyle. | |||
== Recommended query (dashboard) == | |||
Maintain a query page (or section) that lists pages where <code>drift_report_status</code> contains nonconformance values, with links — for example Semantic: | |||
<pre><nowiki> | |||
== | {{#ask: | ||
* | [[Has drift report status::~*Nonconformance*]] | ||
* [[Calibration Report Standard Format]] | |?Has drift report status | ||
* [[Breadcrumb Philosophy]] | |?Last reviewed | ||
* [[ | |format=table | ||
* [[Calibration | |sort=Last reviewed | ||
|order=desc | |||
}} | |||
</nowiki></pre> | |||
Adjust property names to match the live Admin Page Status <code>#set</code> / Cargo mapping. Goal: '''clickable list of open nonconformances''' without using Breadcrumb Tracking as the archive. | |||
== Relationship to other standards == | |||
* This page: '''what nonconformance is''', primary narrative home, status rules, no triple-log. | |||
* [[Calibration Report Standard Format]]: report shape (will host standardized nonconformance section). | |||
* [[Breadcrumb Philosophy]] / [[Breadcrumb Tracking]]: incompleteness under development — not NCR archive. | |||
* [[Known Site Issues & Fixes]]: infrastructure / site defects. | |||
* [[Page Structure Calibration Checklist]]: Step 0 structure; developmental fixes vs formal NCR proportionality. | |||
'''See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.''' | '''See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.''' | ||
== Open Calibration Items == | |||
* Add standardized nonconformance subsection to [[Calibration Report Standard Format]] (template for page-level cal reports). | |||
* Publish live #ask (or Cargo) nonconformance dashboard page and link it from here once property names are confirmed on Special:Browse samples. | |||
* Clear any residual practice of pasting full NCR write-ups only into Breadcrumb Tracking. | |||
''See the Page Transparency & Calibration section above for this page's Calibration Log / Decision Records / Talk links.'' | |||
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{{Calibration Dependent}} | {{Calibration Dependent}} | ||
{{Calibration Dependencies Display}} | {{Calibration Dependencies Display}} | ||
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{{Calibration Procedure Reference}} | {{Calibration Procedure Reference}} | ||
{{Tracking Logs Reference}} | {{Tracking Logs Reference}} | ||
[[Category:Meta & Framework]] | [[Category:Meta & Framework]] | ||
{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
| Title = Nonconformance Reporting Procedure | | Title = Nonconformance Reporting Procedure | ||
| URL = https://www.thesovereigngames.com/wiki/Nonconformance_Reporting_Procedure | | URL = https://www.thesovereigngames.com/wiki/Nonconformance_Reporting_Procedure | ||
| Description = Defines | | Description = Defines nonconformance vs routine recalibration and breadcrumbs; primary narrative home; drift_report_status for query visibility; no triple-logging into the breadcrumb index. | ||
| Category = Meta & Framework | | Category = Meta & Framework | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Admin Page Status | {{Admin Page Status | ||
<!-- Do Not Remove commented out Reference Options --> | <!-- Do Not Remove commented out Reference Options --> | ||
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<!-- options: Low, Moderate, High --> | <!-- options: Low, Moderate, High --> | ||
| validation = Low | | validation = Low | ||
| calibration_rationale = | | calibration_rationale = Clarified authority: narrative finding once (page log/Talk or Known Site Issues); drift_report_status for query index; breadcrumb index is not NCR archive. Proportionality for development noise. Application Layer vocabulary aligned. Cycle dates unchanged. | ||
| review_confidence = Moderate <!-- options: | | review_confidence = Moderate | ||
| review_date = 2026-07-20 | <!-- options: High, Moderate, Low --> | ||
| review_date = 2026-07-20 | |||
| reviewed_by = Sovereign | | reviewed_by = Sovereign | ||
<!-- options: Core, Supporting, Peripheral --> | <!-- options: Core, Supporting, Peripheral --> | ||
| priority = Core | | priority = Core | ||
| review_threshold = 30 | | review_threshold = 30 | ||
<!-- options: Yes, No, Not checked --> | <!-- options: Yes, No, Not checked --> | ||
| has_backlinks = Not checked | | has_backlinks = Not checked | ||
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<!-- options: Yes, No --> | <!-- options: Yes, No --> | ||
| in_category_outline = No | | in_category_outline = No | ||
<!-- options: Done, Needs review, Not started --> | <!-- options: Done, Needs review, Not started --> | ||
| templates_complete = Done | | templates_complete = Done | ||
<!-- options: Meets standard, Needs work, Not checked --> | <!-- options: Meets standard, Needs work, Not checked --> | ||
| formatting_standard = Meets standard | | formatting_standard = Meets standard | ||
<!-- options: Applied, Not applicable, Needs work --> | <!-- options: Applied, Not applicable, Needs work --> | ||
| symmetry_check = Not applicable | | symmetry_check = Not applicable | ||
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<!-- options: Yes, Needs work, Not checked --> | <!-- options: Yes, Needs work, Not checked --> | ||
| terminology_consistent = Yes | | terminology_consistent = Yes | ||
<!-- options: Confirmed by other party, Self-assessed only --> | <!-- options: Confirmed by other party, Self-assessed only --> | ||
| standing_check = Self-assessed only | | standing_check = Self-assessed only | ||
<!-- options: Breadcrumb-Open, Nonconformance-Open, Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies, Resolved-Unverified, Disputed, None open | <!-- options: Breadcrumb-Open, Nonconformance-Open, Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies, Resolved-Unverified, Disputed, None open — None open alone only --> | ||
| drift_report_status = | | drift_report_status = Breadcrumb-Open | ||
| depends_on = Known Site Issues & Fixes; Calibration Report Standard Format; Breadcrumb Philosophy; Breadcrumb Tracking | | depends_on = Known Site Issues & Fixes; Calibration Report Standard Format; Breadcrumb Philosophy; Breadcrumb Tracking; Page Structure Calibration Checklist | ||
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CYCLE Calibration position — Active Development This page is a conceptual instrument under Permanent Beta. It declares a real calibration position, not a finished product waiting to ship. Checking continues; an edit is only required when evidence demands it. Stage: Seed to Fruit. Feedback welcome — especially clarity, failure modes, and calibration gaps. Use discussion or Contribute. |
Canonical Question: When a calibration reveals a page's content or structure is genuinely out of tolerance — not just incomplete, but wrong — what's the required response, and where does it get recorded?
Nonconformance Reporting Procedure
Distinct from routine recalibration: most calibration reports document normal, expected refinement — tightening wording, adding evidence, closing an open item. A Nonconformance is different: it documents a specific finding that something was actually incorrect, not merely underdeveloped. Examples from this project's own history: Effects' original "primary reason for civilizational collapse" overclaim; The Cost of Control's original universal-downfall claim; the SMW namespace bug, a real structural failure. Nonconformance is for findings of this weight, not ordinary tightening.
Distinct from Development Breadcrumb: Breadcrumb-Open marks intentional incompleteness under construction. Nonconformance marks out-of-tolerance error. Do not file ordinary WIP gaps as nonconformances, and do not treat the breadcrumb index as the narrative archive of nonconformance findings.
Meta
Nonconformance Reporting Procedure
| Type | Meta & Framework |
|---|---|
| Functional Layer | Governance |
| Application Layer | Framework Infrastructure |
| Category | Meta & Framework |
| Version | 0.3 |
| Maturity | Experimental |
| Last Calibration | 2026-07-20 |
| Status | Permanent Beta |
| Description | Defines nonconformance (vs routine recalibration and vs breadcrumbs), where the narrative finding is recorded, how drift_report_status makes it query-visible, and resolution as append-only follow-up — without triple-logging or using the breadcrumb index as the finding archive. |
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Core Principles
- Reality gets final vote
- See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.
- Permanent Beta
Navigation
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Where the narrative finding is recorded
One primary narrative home per finding — not three.
| Kind | Primary narrative home | Status field |
|---|---|---|
| Content nonconformance (a page claim or page-local structure was substantively wrong) | Standard Calibration Report / finding entry on that page’s Calibration Log or Talk (per Calibration Log: When to Create One and Calibration Report Standard Format) | Set drift_report_status on that page immediately on discovery (before fix), including Nonconformance-Open or Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies as appropriate
|
| Site / infrastructure nonconformance (template, extension, shared mechanism broken) | Known Site Issues & Fixes (stand-alone record; Talk there if discussion is needed) | Set status on the affected template or infrastructure page(s) when they carry Admin Page Status; do not use Breadcrumb Tracking as the write-up |
Proportionality (development noise): Formal nonconformance is for out-of-tolerance error on expectations that should already hold. Developmental alignment while a standard or page is under Active Development is normally logged in the page calibration report / Open Calibration Items — not flooded into NCR-style findings. Recurring failures on pages expected to conform → formal nonconformance.
What the “index” is (and is not)
- Query visibility: Pages with open nonconformance status are discoverable via Semantic/Cargo queries on
drift_report_status(and any dashboard built from that). Setting the field correctly is the indexing step. - Breadcrumb Master Index: Tracks development breadcrumbs and may surface pages whose status list includes open values. It is not the place where nonconformance findings are authored or solely documented.
- Red flag: Status set with no narrative finding in the primary home above.
- Not required: Copying the full finding text into Breadcrumb Tracking, or logging the same narrative a third time “for the index.”
`drift_report_status` — options
This field is a list (multiple values may apply, semicolon-separated). A page can have an open breadcrumb and an open nonconformance at the same time — record both; do not collapse into one fake value.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
Breadcrumb-Open
|
Active Development Breadcrumb / intentional incompleteness — see Breadcrumb Philosophy. Not a substitute for nonconformance narrative. |
Nonconformance-Open
|
Nonconformance logged; not yet resolved; contained to this page. |
Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies
|
Nonconformance logged and dependents may need review (ripple). Seeing this value is the ripple trigger. |
Resolved-Unverified
|
Fix claimed; independent verification not yet done. |
Disputed
|
Finding or resolution contested. |
None open
|
Nothing open. Valid only alone — never combined with other values. |
Required elements of a nonconformance finding
| Element | Purpose |
|---|---|
| What was claimed/built vs what was actually true/correct | States the gap precisely |
| How it was found | Traceability (round-robin, bug hunt, checklist, field use, etc.) |
| Severity — dependents affected? | Chooses Nonconformance-Open vs Nonconformance-Open-With-Dependencies
|
drift_report_status set immediately, before the fix
|
Query-visible in real time |
| Resolution as a follow-up dated entry on the same narrative home (append-only — do not silently edit away the original finding) | Preserves failure and fix; see Reality Override Game on partial update as camouflage |
Future: A standardized nonconformance block inside the page calibration report format will be locked when Calibration Report Standard Format is updated — same elements, less freestyle.
Recommended query (dashboard)
Maintain a query page (or section) that lists pages where drift_report_status contains nonconformance values, with links — for example Semantic:
{{#ask:
[[Has drift report status::~*Nonconformance*]]
|?Has drift report status
|?Last reviewed
|format=table
|sort=Last reviewed
|order=desc
}}
Adjust property names to match the live Admin Page Status #set / Cargo mapping. Goal: clickable list of open nonconformances without using Breadcrumb Tracking as the archive.
Relationship to other standards
- This page: what nonconformance is, primary narrative home, status rules, no triple-log.
- Calibration Report Standard Format: report shape (will host standardized nonconformance section).
- Breadcrumb Philosophy / Breadcrumb Tracking: incompleteness under development — not NCR archive.
- Known Site Issues & Fixes: infrastructure / site defects.
- Page Structure Calibration Checklist: Step 0 structure; developmental fixes vs formal NCR proportionality.
See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.
Open Calibration Items
- Add standardized nonconformance subsection to Calibration Report Standard Format (template for page-level cal reports).
- Publish live #ask (or Cargo) nonconformance dashboard page and link it from here once property names are confirmed on Special:Browse samples.
- Clear any residual practice of pasting full NCR write-ups only into Breadcrumb Tracking.
See the Page Transparency & Calibration section above for this page's Calibration Log / Decision Records / Talk links.
Structural Connections
- Slave Owner Game
- Hidden Mastery
- Foundational Statement
- One-Way Nature of the Sovereign Games
- Slave Owner Game/Tactics
- Slave Owner Game/Effects
- Slave Owner Game/Response
- Slave Owner Game/Examples
- Slave Owner Game/Applications
- Slave Owner Game/Costs to the Player
Page Transparency & Calibration
- Calibration Log & Decision Records (via Talk Page) — This page uses Talk-only calibration tracking. Full history of reviews, version changes, calibration decisions, and any governance reasoning behind structural decisions all live on the same Talk page, per Calibration Log: When to Create One and Decision Records: Governance Memory. Not every Calibration Log entry is a Decision Record — scan the Talk page's headings for entries specifically marked as decisions; the link itself being active only confirms this page has calibration history, not that a formal decision was ever recorded.
- View Current Page History — Complete edit history.
This page is under continuous calibration in line with the Permanent Beta principle.
Public Discussion Welcome
Questions, suggestions, feedback, disagreement, and proposed improvements are welcome on the Talk page.
Light rules:
- Prefer evidence and concrete examples over slogans.
- Apply Diagnostic Inversion Test when criticizing — the same standard to this page that you would apply elsewhere.
- Distinguish observation from conclusion.
- Calibration entries and Decision Records are maintenance records; public discussion belongs in ordinary Talk threads.
- This framework remains in Permanent Beta. Better calibration is always in scope.
Calibration Dependent
Pages that list this page as a load-bearing dependency:
| Page | Priority | Instrument Grade | Last Updated | Cycle Status | Drift Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone: Pre-Calibration Check Confirmed Under Adversarial Stress Test | Core | Confirmed | 2026-07-14 | Current | None open |
| Breadcrumb Tracking | Core | Experimental | 2026-07-20 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
| Known Site Issues & Fixes | Core | Development | 2026-07-20 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
| Calibration Report Standard Format | Core | Experimental | 2026-07-20 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
| Admin:Maintenance Dashboard | Core | Experimental | 2026-07-19 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
| Page Structure Calibration Checklist | Core | Development | 2026-07-14 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
| Feature Request Log | Supporting | Experimental | 2026-07-14 | Current | None open |
| Calibration Failure Log | Supporting | Experimental | 2026-07-24 | Current | Breadcrumb-Open |
If this page is edited substantively, review the list above per the Ripple Review rule — see Calibration Dependencies: Standards and Process#Rule: Core-Priority Changes Trigger Mandatory Ripple Review.
Calibration Dependencies
Pages this page relies on as load-bearing dependencies: Known Site Issues & Fixes • Calibration Report Standard Format • Breadcrumb Philosophy • Breadcrumb Tracking • Page Structure Calibration Checklist If incorrect, edit the `depends_on` field in Admin Page Status — do not edit this section directly, it is auto-generated.
Calibration References
This page is calibrated against the following core standards and reference materials:
- The Sovereign Games Framework — Overall framework philosophy and operating principles
- Permanent Beta — Core maintenance and continuous improvement standard
- Reference Standards — Principles for traceable, confirmed standards
- Calibrating Conceptual Instruments — Methodology for evaluating and refining pages
- Civilizational Traceability Hierarchy — How standards should connect to reality across levels
- Diagnostic Inversion Test — Mandatory self-application standard
- Reality Game — Foundational reality-alignment tool
- Reality Override Game — Standing discipline against protecting an existing model rather than updating it
- Observable Behavior Rule — Standing principle that diagnostics evaluate observable actions, mechanisms, and consequences, not internal motive, belief, or intent
- One-Way Nature of the Sovereign Games — Anti-capture design principles
- The Royal Cubit Civilization (Strategy) — Long-term civilizational vision and metrology metaphor
- Conceptual Instruments — Overall direction and metrology metaphor
- Breadcrumb Philosophy — Standing discipline for making unresolved questions and provisional decisions explicit
- Calibration Dependencies: Standards and Process — Rule that visible and hidden dependency lists must match, and that dependencies describe genuine reliance
Page Construction & Maintenance References
How we construct, maintain, and utilize each page as a self-admin control panel.
- Distributed Instrumentation — the architectural principle behind why this page (and every page) carries its own live instrumentation, rather than relying on a separate central dashboard.
- Page Structure Calibration Checklist — the Step 0 structural pass every page should pass before content calibration begins; this page's own structure should be checkable against it.
- Template:New Page Seed — the seed template this page's basic structure was built from.
- Calibration Log: When to Create One — the decision procedure this page's own Talk-only vs. dedicated-log status was decided against.
- Framework Features Reference — maintains consistency and traceability across the framework's structural features while avoiding unnecessary maintenance overhead; consult before introducing a new structural pattern this page might otherwise duplicate.
Calibration Procedure
In development. See Calibration Procedure for current status. No formal step-by-step procedure exists yet beyond the practices demonstrated across individual pages developed during the initial creation of this project.
Tracking & Log Pages
- Admin:Maintenance Dashboard - This dashboard shows pages that require calibration or review.
- Nonconformance Reporting Procedure — What counts as a nonconformance and where it routes.
- Known Site Issues & Fixes — Technical/mechanism bugs.
- Calibration Failure Log — Calibration-design failures.
- Breadcrumb Tracking — Live index of open Development Breadcrumbs.
- Decision Records: Governance Memory — Why governance/structural decisions exist, plus its Index.
- Insights and Future Layers — Unexpected benefits and project-wide future ideas.
- Feature Request Log — Genuinely desired features that were attempted and confirmed not currently possible with available tools. Index-only; full write-ups and discussion live on Talk.
- Calibration Report Standard Format - Standardrized reporting formatting.
Page Reference
| Title | Nonconformance Reporting Procedure |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.thesovereigngames.com/wiki/Nonconformance_Reporting_Procedure |
| Description | Defines nonconformance vs routine recalibration and breadcrumbs; primary narrative home; drift_report_status for query visibility; no triple-logging into the breadcrumb index. |
| Category | Meta & Framework |