Editorial standards
The sourcing, independence, automation, corrections, media-rights, and quality rules applied to every article before it can be published.
Sources and verification
Factual articles link to primary sources whenever practical. A single primary document may be sufficient for a narrow claim; broader analysis normally requires multiple independent sources. Consequential claims receive heightened review.
Automation
Automation may collect candidate topics, organize sources, create drafts, and run quality checks. It may not publish directly. Every automated draft remains marked as a draft until its claims, links, structure, originality, and media rights have been reviewed.
Originality and attribution
Third-party article bodies are not copied or synonym-rewritten. Short quotations are used only when necessary, attributed, and linked. Ideas, data, images, and code are credited under their applicable terms.
Independence
Advertising, sponsorship, affiliate relationships, supplied products, and material conflicts must be disclosed near the relevant content. Commercial relationships do not grant a source pre-publication control over conclusions.
Images and media
Every published asset needs documented ownership or a compatible licence, source information, credit where required, and useful alt text. A file’s presence in the former WordPress library is not evidence of reuse rights.
Corrections and updates
Material corrections are made promptly and explained on the article when they affect the reader’s understanding. Routine spelling or formatting changes may be corrected silently. Updated articles retain both publication and modification dates.