Editorial policy

C64 Wiki publishes neutral, original explanations supported by sources. It does not publish promotional copy, copied reference text, unverified recollections presented as fact, or claims that availability proves redistribution rights.

Core standards

Verifiability. A reader must be able to identify which source supports a factual claim. Citations belong next to the claim, not only in a general reading list.

Independent corroboration. Core claims require two genuinely independent provenance roots whenever two such sources exist. Mirrors, reposts, and pages derived from one manual count as one root.

Primary and secondary sources. Manufacturer manuals, source code, schematics, standards, and contemporary documents may establish what a system specified or did. Independent technical references, museums, and serious historical scholarship provide context and help check interpretation. Articles should not rely on one source class alone for their central conclusions.

Original writing. Sources are evidence, not raw material for sentence-level rewriting. Editors must summarize independently. Direct quotation should be exceptional, short, necessary, and clearly attributed.

Contradictions. When reliable sources disagree, the article should describe the disagreement and attribute each position. A silent choice is not acceptable when the conflict changes the article's meaning.

Rights and names. Product names and trademarks are used descriptively. A source may be cited even when its text or images cannot be republished. Citation never grants a right to copy a source.

What belongs

The initial scope covers C64 and C128 machines, chips, memory, operating environments, peripherals, software history, development, preservation, and documented cultural context. Broader Commodore subjects may be added when they directly illuminate that scope and meet the same evidence standard.

What does not belong

The wiki does not host proprietary firmware, commercial disk images, copied manuals without permission, personal data, instructions for bypassing access controls, advertisements disguised as articles, or unsupported legal conclusions. Lists of downloadable software must not imply that every listed work may be redistributed.

Corrections

Editors should correct the smallest false or unsupported claim rather than rewriting unrelated material. A correction should include the better source, explain material conflicts in the edit summary, and preserve useful citations unless they are demonstrably irrelevant or unreliable.