User:Bluerock/Canon policy draft

This is a work in progress

The nature of in-universe style articles, regarding the subjects of the games' stories, requires that a consistent "canon" be maintained across the Wiki.

Where possible, canon is based on statements by Hideo Kojima and Konami.

Canonical
Games that comprise one continuity.

Hideo Kojima Games

Games of Hideo Kojima's main story.
 * Metal Gear Solid
 * Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
 * Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
 * Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Main Op)
 * Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
 * Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
 * Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Spin-offs

Games that exist in the continuity of but outside Hideo Kojima's main story.(accompanied by notification templates)
 * Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
 * Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Non-canonical
Games that exist outside the continuity of Hideo Kojima's main story.(accompanied by notification templates)
 * Metal Gear (NES)
 * Snake's Revenge
 * Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
 * Metal Gear Ac!d
 * Metal Gear Ac!d²
 * Metal Gear Solid Mobile
 * Metal Gear Acid Mobile
 * Metal Gear Acid 2 Mobile
 * Metal Gear Solid Touch
 * Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops

Ambiguous

 * Side Ops from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (accompanied by notification templates)

Adaptations
Differences in depictions between games and their adaptations in other media/versions are deemed to be minor and not necessary for inclusion.

General assumptions

 * All supplementary radio conversations occur at some point and/or the information therein is canonical
 * 100% completion of optional mission objectives (accompanied by notification templates)
 * All information related specifically to gameplay controls/mechanics are non-canonical (whereas mechanics that have an in-universe explanation are canonical)