Contributing Content
Writing wiki entries, Articles, Newsroom Dispatches, library entries, and translations for the Wheel of Heaven knowledge base.
Everything you need to write or translate content for the main reading site lives in this section. Content is markdown in the data-content repository; this section is how to write that markdown.
Pick the content type that matches what you’re writing#
The reading site has several distinct content types, each with its own file location, frontmatter, and editorial conventions. Pick the one that fits before you start writing — they’re not interchangeable.
| Want to add… | Content type | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| A definition / reference entry | Wiki Entry | data-content/wiki/{slug}.md |
| A long-form, evergreen argument | Article | data-content/articles/{slug}.md |
| A short, event-anchored read of current events | Newsroom Dispatch | data-content/news/{slug}.md |
| A book to the Library | Library Book | data-library/ (catalog + chapter JSON) |
| A translation of an existing English page into another site language | Translations (i18n localisation) | data-content/{lang}/{section}/{slug}.md |
| An original English translation of a religious/mythological source text (Hebrew, Greek, Akkadian, etc.) through the WoH lens | Source-Text Translation | data-library/{book-slug}-woh/ (source + chapter JSON + glossary entries) |
The decision behind which texts enter the Library at all — the 20 traditions, the original-language-first rule, the Edition vs Translation tracks — is documented at the Library Acquisition Program.
If you’re not sure which one to write, the per-type guides each open with a “when to write this” decision table.
Required reading regardless of content type#
- Content Overview — directory layout, file-naming conventions, how sections work, how translations mirror English.
- Grounded Production — the derivation contract. New entries ground their load-bearing claims in the research core before the prose is written, and declare the binding when they publish.
- Editorial Passes — what the
claim_typeandeditorial_passfields mean. Required on every new entry. - Frontmatter Reference — every TOML field a content file may use, with per-type defaults and worked examples.
The editorial register, briefly#
Wheel of Heaven reads the comparative material through the Raëlian frame — that’s a stance, not a tone. The register stays scholarly, accessible, and stance-aware:
- Canon claims can be stated directly (“The Elohim created humanity in laboratories”)
- Comparative claims stay hedged (“The Mesopotamian Atrahasis describes a similar reset narrative…”)
- Scientific claims stay measured (“Current genetic evidence is consistent with…”)
- Critical material gets its own voice, not dismissed
The full editorial guide is in .claude/rules/content-editing.md in the parent org’s docs. Each content-type page below distills the relevant slice.
Sourcing floor#
Most new entries should reach for at least six sources, mixed across Raëlian canon, ancient primary, scholarly secondary, scientific / historical, comparative tradition, and critical. Newsroom Dispatches are exempt (they need primary news + at least one canon link). Details on each content-type page.
- Source-Text Translation (WoH Translation Program) How Wheel of Heaven produces original translations of religious and mythological source texts (Hebrew, Greek, Akkadian, Sumerian, Arabic, …) under the WoH lens. Principles, pipeline, agent roles, glossary system, source acquisition, file formats, citation discipline, and roadmap.
- Content Overview How content is organized in data-content — directories, sections, translations, and naming conventions.
- Grounded Production The artifact derivation contract: how new articles, wiki entries, and briefs ground their load-bearing claims in core claim records before the prose is written.
- Wiki Entry Writing a wiki entry — frontmatter, structure, sourcing, terminology, and editorial register.
- Article Writing an Article — long-form, idea-driven, evergreen. Where to put a deep-dive that isn't an event.
- Newsroom Dispatch Writing a Dispatch — short, event-anchored News reads of current events through the Wheel of Heaven canon.
- Library Book Adding a book to the Library — catalog entry, split-chapter JSON, paragraph refIds, and the reader.
- Library Acquisition Program How Wheel of Heaven decides which religious and mythological texts enter the Library: the original-language-first rule, Edition vs Translation tracks, the 20 traditions, and what a planned book looks like on disk.
- Translations (i18n localisation) Translating existing Wheel of Heaven English content across the ten supported site languages — workflow, glossary, RTL handling for Hebrew. Distinct from the WoH Translation Program (source-text translation), which has its own section.
- Imported Translations (off-the-shelf scriptures) Per-language choices for the off-the-shelf religious-text translations shipped alongside the WoH Translation Program output — what we picked, why, and the legal reasoning. Hebrew Bible focus.
- Editorial Passes What `editorial_pass` and `claim_type` mean — how the project tracks its voice and epistemic discipline over time.
- Wiki Decontamination The 2026-08 de-slop campaign: marker-guided repair of the May 2026 generation incident, the repair protocol, and the documented marker floor.