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【Notice】FireMatch Archive Numbering System

Document ID and Publication Time

Section titled “Document ID and Publication Time”

Document ID: FM-ARCHIVE-0000

Published: 2025-12-20 09:45 【PST】

Official Notice

Section titled “Official Notice”

This is an official notice regarding the public archive system of the FireMatch civilization.

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

FireMatch Archive Numbering System (FireMatch Archive Numbering System)
exists to preserve the public historical record of the FireMatch civilization.

Each archive identifier represents a formally recognized record, including one of the following:

  • an established understanding,
  • a confirmed design intent,
  • or an irreversible narrative definition.

Through a unified numbering structure, all official archive records remain:

  • identifiable,
  • traceable,
  • and permanently ordered.

This system is used to determine historical position, not versioning or revision state.

Archive Identifier Format

Section titled “Archive Identifier Format”

All official archive entries use the following identifier format:

FM-ARCHIVE-XXXX

Where:

  • FM denotes FireMatch,
  • ARCHIVE denotes a preserved public archive record,
  • XXXX is a four-digit sequential number, beginning at 0001.

Examples:

  • FM-ARCHIVE-0001
  • FM-ARCHIVE-0002
  • FM-ARCHIVE-0037

Each archive identifier is unique and permanent.

Applicability Scope

Section titled “Applicability Scope”

An archive number is assigned only to content that meets all of the following criteria:

  1. The content is publicly released by FireMatch Studio.
  2. The content is canon-defining, design-defining, or historically binding.
  3. The content is preserved as part of the permanent public archive.

The following do not receive archive numbers:

  • internal drafts,
  • experimental notes,
  • informal commentary,
  • replies within discussion threads,
  • or temporary announcements.

Numbering Rules

Section titled “Numbering Rules”

The FireMatch Archive Numbering System follows these immutable rules:

  1. Archive numbers are assigned in strict chronological order of publication.
  2. Numbers never reset, regardless of archive category.
  3. Numbers are never reused.
  4. Published archive numbers are never modified.
  5. Removal or deprecation of an archive entry does not invalidate or reclaim its number.

Each archive number represents a position in history.

Archive Category Tags

Section titled “Archive Category Tags”

Archive entries may include a category tag in the title, such as:

  • 【Notice】 — rules, institutions, and archive meta-structures (highest authority)
  • 【Genesis】 — foundational and origin-level narrative records
  • 【Expression】 — civilizational language, expression, and systemic definitions

Category tags serve semantic clarification only.

Categories do not affect numbering order.
The archive identifier always takes precedence.

Canonical Authority

Section titled “Canonical Authority”

Any archive entry bearing an FM-ARCHIVE identifier is considered:

  • part of the official FireMatch public record,
  • authoritative within its defined scope,
  • and binding for all future references.

Subsequent archive entries may supplement or contextualize earlier records,
but may not negate them unless explicitly stated.

Effective Time

Section titled “Effective Time”

This numbering system took effect on 2025-12-20 09:45 【PST】.

From that point forward, all official public records released by FireMatch Studio
are required to adhere to this numbering system without exception.

— FireMatch Studio

Appendix A: Revision Notes

Section titled “Appendix A: Revision Notes”

This appendix records institutional revisions to the
FireMatch Archive Numbering System
after publication, to preserve traceability across time.

A.1 Revision Overview

Section titled “A.1 Revision Overview”

As the FireMatch project expanded and the archive system grew in scale,
FireMatch Studio introduced adjustments to:

  • archive category semantics,
  • and identifier digit length.

These adjustments do not alter the system’s foundational principles,
but clarify its application in practice.

A.2 Revision Details

Section titled “A.2 Revision Details”

This revision includes:

  1. Archive Category Semantics Adjustment

    • Content previously labeled 【State】— archivalized status records
      has been reclassified as development-stage information,
      and is no longer preserved as civilization-level permanent public archives.
    • The former 【Design】— design logic and system definition category
      has been semantically renamed and consolidated as
      【Expression】— civilizational language, expression, and record systems.

  2. Identifier Digit Expansion

    • The FM-ARCHIVE identifier format was expanded
      from three digits (XXX) to four digits (XXXX)
      to support long-term archive growth.

A.3 Revision Time

Section titled “A.3 Revision Time”

This revision took effect on
2026-01-09 16:28 【PST】.

A.4 Reference Notice

Section titled “A.4 Reference Notice”

The background and structural explanation for this revision
is documented in the following archive entry:

  • [FM-ARCHIVE-0018] [Notice]
    FireMatch Archive Numbering System — Revision Explanation

This appendix records the fact and timing of the revision only
and does not replace the referenced notice.