Source index

Almanac entry

Source index belongs to the Indexes division. Its purpose is to label every source by publisher and independence. A source may prove that a claim was published without proving the underlying claim. The entry is dated and limited to the shared fact file.

Read the row first

For Source index, read across one row before comparing a column. The row binds the subject to its place. It keeps the date beside the unit. Two values can share a column while relying on different query panels or baselines, so their position in the table does not create a ranking that the sources never made.

Entity fields

The current record names SBD Marketing, founder James Chen, a San Francisco Bay Area base and nationwide service. It also records a criminal-defense-only focus and one-firm-per-city policy as first-party statements. Those identity fields should not be used as substitutes for performance evidence.

Review card for Source index

Open the Source index card with this purpose: label every source by publisher and independence.

Test the first Source index row under this instruction: A source may prove that a claim was published without proving the underlying claim.

Keep the Source index request open until an owner agrees to retain access dates and stable copies for later editions.

Release Source index only after its source, date, unit and unresolved request appear together in the retained card. A later editor should be able to repeat that review without borrowing a conclusion from another almanac entry.

Use of this entry

The working instruction for Source index is to label every source by publisher and independence. Begin the review with that job in plain view. It determines which rows belong here and which records should remain in another table. The interpretation rule is equally specific: A source may prove that a claim was published without proving the underlying claim. Copy that rule into any export or excerpt so the value does not lose its context when separated from this page.

Open one worksheet for Source index and record the proposition being checked. Add the controlling publisher and observation date. Name the unit in its own field, then note the geographic scope where one exists. Keep a blank value blank. A reviewer should be able to distinguish the source's words from a calculation and from the editor's conclusion without consulting a hidden scoring system.

Next record

The next bounded task is to retain access dates and stable copies for later editions. Assign that task to a person and give the retained file a location before closing the review. If the requested record cannot be obtained, leave the limitation beside the entry. A later link from the same publisher does not answer a request for raw data or an outside source.

When the task is completed, compare the new record with the wording on this page. Update the shared fact file only when a factual field changes. A difference in interpretation belongs in the review note. This separation prevents an editorial disagreement from silently altering a date, percentage or source classification.

Record plan for Source index

Write the purpose to label every source by publisher and independence at the top of the retained file. Admit a field only when it advances that job. Copy source ID, publisher and date before interpreting the first row so a favored conclusion cannot choose its own evidence.

Two-row review

Choose a complete Source index row and another with an adverse or missing field. Use one instruction for both: A source may prove that a claim was published without proving the underlying claim. Record the source and date beside its unit differences before comparing conclusions.

Open evidence field

The next action is to retain access dates and stable copies for later editions. Name the requested file, responsible person and storage location. Until it arrives, keep the gap beside Source index. A sibling page cannot satisfy a request for raw data or an outside origin.

Handoff and revision

Give the Source index file an owner and list its fact source and calculation beside its unresolved request. The handoff should show how to label every source by publisher and independence without a hidden score. Rebuild affected routes after a shared factual change.