Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map/sandbox/doc

This is the documentation page for Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map/sandbox

For quick reference, this module is transcluded on the following:

Rules for editing the map

1-A source, reliable for that specific edit, should be provided.
a) A well-known source that has a reputation for neutral (not biased) territorial control coverage, can be used (is deemed reliable) for all edits.
b) A well-known source that does not have a reputation for neutral (not biased) territorial control coverage, can be used (is deemed reliable) only for edits that are unfavorable to the side it prefers (favorable to the side it opposes).
c) A source that is not well-known (or that has proven inaccurate for all edits) cannot be used (is deemed unreliable) for any edit. This includes all maps (see item 2- next).

2-Copying from maps is strictly prohibited. Maps from mainstream media are approximate and therefore unreliable for any edit. Maps from amateur sources are below the standards of Wikipedia for any edit. They violate WP:RS and WP:CIRCULAR.
WP:RS: “Anyone can create a personal web page or publish their own book, and also claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published media, such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets, are largely not acceptable as sources.” Source: Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources
WP:CIRCULAR: “Do not use websites that mirror Wikipedia content or publications that rely on material from Wikipedia as sources.”

3-WP:POV pushing and intentional misinterpretation of sources will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about what the source is saying (or its reliability), post it on the talk page first so that it would be discussed.

Icons available for use on map

Control : Government ; Rebels ; Kurds ; Al-Nusra (JaN) ; Islamic State (IS)
Stable mixed control (same colours) : 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px Government & rebels stable mixed control (truce) : 11px
Rural presence : 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px
Contested : 11px Gov't/main_rebels ; 11px gov't/Kurds ; 11px gov't/JaN ; 11px gov't/IS ; 11px main_rebels/JaN ; 11px main_rebels/IS ; 11px Kurds/JaN ; 11px Kurds/IS; 11px JaN/IS
Besieged_one_side : 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px File:Map-arcNE-yellow.svg 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px 11px
Besieged : 2 nested circles: inner controls, outer sieges (or indicates strong enemy pressure) : 12px 12px 12px Military base : Strategic hill : Oil/gaz : 13px 13px 13px 13px
Airport/Air base (plane) : 13px 13px 13px 13px 13px Heliport/Helicopter base : 13px 13px 13px 13px 13px
12px Major port or naval base ; 20px Border Post ; 16px Dam ; 12px Industrial complex
Small icon within a larger icon: the situation in individual neighbourhood/district