1. Public authorities and standards bodies
Government and regulatory notices, public data, CERT advisories, and standards documents come first when they directly govern the claim.
Editorial standards
Check the evidence first, then leave a useful trail.
Degul Note publishes practical guides that help readers verify a claim and take the next step. We aim to show what was confirmed, what remains conditional, and when the information needs another look. English articles are written for English readers rather than produced as automatic word-for-word translations.
Source hierarchy
We start as close to the original claim as possible.
We open the underlying document instead of relying on a search snippet, and distinguish the publication date from the date of the event or policy change.
2. First-party product and platform material
We check manuals, recall notices, security advisories, help pages, status pages, and release notes against the relevant model, region, and version. Performance or benefit claims remain clearly attributed to the company.
3. Independent reporting
Credible specialist and general-interest reporting helps confirm dates and context. For safety, health, legal, or financial topics, independent coverage alone is not enough to support a conclusion.
4. Retail listings and community posts
Retail pages can establish a listed price, bundle, or sale condition. Search interest, comments, and community posts may suggest a question worth researching, but they do not establish the answer.
Writing standards
The wording should not outrun the source.
Facts, company claims, and inference stay separate
Confirmed facts are not blended with a manufacturer or seller claim, or with our interpretation of several sources. The wording should never promise, frighten, or conclude more than the evidence supports.
No invented hands-on experience
A researched guide is not presented as a personal product review. We do not create test results, quotations, comparisons, or first-person use stories that did not happen.
Published and updated dates mean different things
The published date marks the article’s first release. The updated date changes only when facts, instructions, sources, or another decision-relevant part changes—not when a date or a few words are refreshed.
Automation assists; it does not become evidence
Automation may help organize research, check links and duplication, review structure, and compare translations. Before publication, an editor reviews the supporting sources, wording, links, and images rather than treating generated output as fact or experience.
Generated images are editorial illustrations
An AI-assisted image is used to explain a concept, not as proof of a product, test, event, or official screen. We avoid logos, real people, and fabricated interfaces, and provide specific alt text plus a site-wide image notice.
Affiliate availability does not decide coverage
The useful comparison criteria and cautions come before any monetized link. A commission possibility is disclosed before the first affiliate link, and an article can be published without affiliate links when no suitable verified offer exists.
Corrections and quality holds
If confidence is too low, we pause and check again.
- When new evidence conflicts with an article, we reassess the affected claim first and may soften or hold the page while checking it.
- We recheck the official source’s model, region, scope, and date, then update the fact, source trail, and review date together.
- When a correction changes the conclusion or action sequence, the article should make that material change understandable instead of silently changing the date.
- A draft is held when reliable sourcing is insufficient, the search intent duplicates an existing article, or it lacks a practical takeaway. Published pages may also be consolidated, improved, or withdrawn when they no longer provide enough independent value.
A public corrections contact is still being prepared. We do not claim that a contact channel exists before it does; once one is available, this page will explain its purpose and handling scope.
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