Don’t step on a butterfly!
Everyone knows that if you travel back to the time of the dinosaurs and step on a butterfly terrible consequences will ensue in the future — like the loss of the letter “Q,” the imposition of the designated hitter rule or reality television.
And so it is with the events and timelines on CuculCan. If I change the date of an event titled U.S. enters World War II from Dec. 7, 1941 to Dec. 8, 1941, then every timeline that uses that event will be affected (unless the timelines that use that event were frozen).
As a consequence there will be fire and brimstone raining down from the skies, earthquakes, volcanoes and dogs and cats will be sleeping together — until the next person who comes along notices my mistake and returns Pearl Harbor to the correct date.
So don’t blindly change things!
You might be sure that Christopher Columbus reached the New World in 1942 but check to make sure your information is correct before changing the event. If, on the other hand, you’re sure Abraham Lincoln didn’t die fighting vampires then you might correct an event stating that he did.
Keep it neutral
In the Columbus event, for example, Christopher Columbus lands in New World is a better title than Christopher Columbus discovers America or Columbus establishes white man’s hegemony over the native peoples of the Americas. The credibility of your events and timelines will be much better if you stick to the facts rather than your interpretation of the facts.