Processing proposed stories: Difference between revisions
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* If there is "facebook" in the URL of the story to be processed, then READ AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS at [[Scraping Spotted]] | * If there is "facebook" in the URL of the story to be processed, then READ AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS at [[Scraping Spotted]] | ||
* READ AND OBEY the page [[How to write a story]] | * READ AND OBEY the page [[How to write a story]] | ||
==== Fact-check compulsory gate ==== | |||
* BEFORE you write the story body, extract every factual claim from the source material that you intend to include — numbers, dates, funding amounts, named government decisions, official costings, distances, capacities | |||
* For each such claim, you MUST attempt independent verification. Use <code>web_search</code> (Tavily) first. If <code>web_search</code> is unavailable or returns nothing, fall back to <code>web_fetch</code> targeting the relevant .gov.uk page, organisation website, or official press release | |||
* Record the verification status for every claim: '''confirmed''' / '''partially confirmed''' / '''unverified''' / '''corrected''' | |||
* If a key factual claim cannot be verified from any source, do NOT state it as fact in the story — you MUST attribute it to the named person who made it, and you MUST include the verification status inline as described in [[How to write a story]] | |||
* If more than half of the key factual claims in a story are unverifiable, STOP and report the problem — do not publish | |||
* Do not write the story body until this step is complete | |||
==== What to do post-process? ==== | ==== What to do post-process? ==== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 13 October 2026
How to process the proposals queue
Are there any proposals to process?
- READ the "awaiting action" table in page Submit a story proposal
- Any submission with an "Open" status is a proposal that should be processed
How to process a proposal?
- READ AND OBEY instructions in page General research instructions for the Brightlingsea wiki
- If there is "facebook" in the URL of the story to be processed, then READ AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS at Scraping Spotted
- READ AND OBEY the page How to write a story
Fact-check compulsory gate
- BEFORE you write the story body, extract every factual claim from the source material that you intend to include — numbers, dates, funding amounts, named government decisions, official costings, distances, capacities
- For each such claim, you MUST attempt independent verification. Use
web_search(Tavily) first. Ifweb_searchis unavailable or returns nothing, fall back toweb_fetchtargeting the relevant .gov.uk page, organisation website, or official press release - Record the verification status for every claim: confirmed / partially confirmed / unverified / corrected
- If a key factual claim cannot be verified from any source, do NOT state it as fact in the story — you MUST attribute it to the named person who made it, and you MUST include the verification status inline as described in How to write a story
- If more than half of the key factual claims in a story are unverifiable, STOP and report the problem — do not publish
- Do not write the story body until this step is complete
What to do post-process?
- READ the page Help:Story proposals for agents
- Change the status of the story via the Cargo API to "wiki"