Editing Editorial Guidelines (section)

== Style Guide for Original Texts ==
=== Script Authenticity & Integrity ===
* Original texts must preserve the exact script used in the primary historical edition or publication chosen for the archive.
* '''No Forced Simplification:''' Do not convert Traditional Chinese characters to Simplified Chinese for historical texts predating the change or texts sourced from regions like Taiwan.
* '''Modern Japanese Standard:''' Modern editions already using Shinjitai (新字体) characters are accepted as-is; manual retroactive conversion back to Kyūjitai (旧字体) characters is not required.

=== Low-Level Structural Anchoring and Pagination ===
To ensure absolute fidelity to the historical archive, original text transcriptions must mirror the exact pagination of the primary source edition used. Page headings serve as the low-level anchoring system across the database and must be inserted precisely where the physical page transitions, regardless of whether this split occurs in the middle of a sentence, clause, or compound phrase.

==== Technical Heading Formatting ====
* '''Standard Rule:''' Every new physical page must be initiated with a low-level heading.
** If there is an English translation of the text in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>{{tpage|#}}</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.
** If there is '''no''' English translation of the text in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>==== Page # ====</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.

==== Mid-Sentence Placement ====
* '''Character-Level Splitting:''' The page heading must be placed directly between the two characters where the physical page split occurs in the source document. Do not wait for a sentence, clause, or punctuation mark to end.
* '''No Added Marks:''' When a page heading splits an original sentence or word block, do not insert Western-style hyphens, spacing, or editorial punctuation to indicate the break. The text must simply resume naturally underneath the new page heading.

==== Interface Integration Note ====
* Custom MediaWiki interface templates will be coded to render functional user toggle buttons underneath these headings. This will allow readers to seamlessly switch views between these precise anchor points and their matching segments in the English translation. This section will be extended later once those specific template codes are finalized.

=== Special Textual Commentary: Unreadable & Censored Passages ===
When translating suppressed or physically damaged texts, editors must use specialized inline markers and group definitions to maintain academic transparency.

==== Inline Text Typography Rules ====
* '''Unreadable Passages (Physical Damage/Blurs):''' Use ellipsis inside brackets to mark a gap where text is entirely lost due to page degradation, ink bleeds, or physical tearing.
** ''Example:'' "The group met secretly in [...] to draft the manifesto."
* '''Censored Passages (State Suppression):''' Use a Unicode block character or specific formatting to replicate the look of redacted text blocks or character erasure, depending on the source language layout.
** ''Example (Western/English inline):'' "The movement strongly opposed the ███ government policy."
** ''Example (Asian Text original inline context):'' "主张✕✕✕✕主义" (Matching the original print layout as much as possible).

==== Footnote Reconstruction Framework ====
When an editor can confidently reconstruct a censored or damaged passage based on contextual, linguistic, or historical evidence, the reconstruction must be placed into a footnote. 
* '''Mandatory Annotation Structure:''' The footnote must explicitly list:
## The exact location or appearance of the original censorship marker.
## The proposed editorial reconstruction.
## The historical, contextual, or linguistic justification for that specific reconstruction.

=== Footnotes ===
If there are notes in the text, the last section on the page should be "'''Notes'''". It should only contain the code <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.