Editorial and AI Policy

This page describes how we produce content. It applies to every article, in every language, on every domain we operate.

Sourcing

We read the book. Reviews are based on the full text, not on summaries, jacket copy or other reviews. Where we make a factual claim about publication history or about a disputed interpretation, we cite a source in the article’s reference list.

Drafting and review

1. A writer drafts the article.
2. A second person reviews it for accuracy, sourcing and structure.
3. The reviewer is credited on the page.
4. Publication follows; the article carries a published date and an updated date.

AI use

We use AI language tools for two things only:

• Drafting support. Outlines, structural suggestions and copy-editing.
• Chinese localisation. Assisting with the conversion from Simplified to Traditional Chinese.

AI output is never published without human review. Any article that used AI assistance carries a visible disclosure on the page, and the article’s structured data records the same fact.

Translation between Chinese variants

The Simplified and Traditional Chinese versions of an article are edited separately. Traditional Chinese is localised for Taiwanese usage — this means vocabulary changes such as 搜尋 rather than 搜索, not only character conversion. Machine-converted drafts are held back from publication until a human editor has proofread them.

Corrections and updates

Substantive corrections are made in the article and the updated date is changed. We do not silently rewrite articles to remove material that turned out to be wrong.

Advertising independence

Advertisers have no input into editorial decisions at any stage. See the advertising policy.