Turn a Record Clue into a Claim Review Card
A field note on moving from an exciting clue to careful claim wording and evidence status.
Community Notes & Fact Checks, Methods
Community Notes & Fact Checks
Community Notes & Fact Checks, Methods
Prepare a Safe Community Note
A field note on submitting public source leads while protecting living people and private family context.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
Make a Disputed-Claim Source Table
A method note on slowing down conflicting family, place, identity, and memory claims before publishing.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
When Church Records and Courthouse Records Disagree
A field note on disagreement between institutional memory, public records, and family interpretation.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
How to Turn a Community Note Into an Article Update
A workflow note for turning public source leads into transparent updates without overclaiming.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
How to Ask a Fact Check Question
A practical guide for turning broad claims into source-checkable questions.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
What Repatriation Changes on a History Site
A reader-care note for sacred objects, ancestors, repatriation context, and respectful updates.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
Make the Redaction Pass Before the Publish Button
A privacy-first field note for living people, family records, and public submissions.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
What Reviewers Should Look For First
A reviewer checklist for source trails, safety, and claim status.
Community Notes & Fact Checks
Five Questions for Sensitive Identity Claims
A safety checklist for identity, ancestry, DNA, legal-status, and membership language.