The evidence boundary
Acadnix content should distinguish universal arithmetic from rules controlled by a board, university, examination authority, recruiter, or other institution. A general-method page may explain arithmetic without claiming that an authority uses it. A rule-sensitive claim needs the applicable first-party document and a clearly stated scope.
Authority names and official landing pages are discovery aids, not substitutes for the regulation, bulletin, scheme, notice, or result document containing the rule.
What the page records mean
Pages carry a verification status, rule version, and review date. In the current content model, general-method means the page presents non-authority arithmetic or cautious source-reading guidance; not-applicable means no external rule is required for the page's claim. Verified must not be used unless the supporting source and scope were actually reviewed.
The review date is the date stored in the content record. It does not imply continuous monitoring, identify a human reviewer, or prove that a linked homepage supports a formula. Rule version labels help locate affected pages but are not a public change log.
Writing and example standards
Each useful page should answer one distinct intent with inputs, method, interpretation, limitations, and a realistic next action. Examples must be labelled as illustrative, reconcile with the described formula, avoid private student data, and avoid silently choosing an institution-specific rule.
- Prefer direct, plain language over authority-like or promotional claims.
- State units, denominators, scales, date boundaries, and rounding points where they affect meaning.
- Do not invent cutoffs, conversion factors, grade bands, marking schemes, eligibility rules, deadlines, credentials, testimonials, or affiliations.
- Replace a page concept or keep it out of the active batch when its required evidence is unavailable.
Quality checks and unresolved accountability
Automated checks can confirm route counts, required fields, valid links, metadata shape, source-record presence, calculator tests, and some duplicate patterns. They cannot determine by themselves whether a document is current, whether its scope matches a student, or whether prose gives sufficient practical guidance.
The current release does not identify individual writers or reviewers and does not offer a public correction channel. Those limitations are recorded on the Authors and Contact pages and remain publication-accountability work rather than being concealed by a generic publisher label.
Frequently asked questions
What does general-method mean on an Acadnix page?
It means the page presents general arithmetic or cautious source-reading guidance and does not claim that a named authority has adopted an unstated rule.
Does an official source link make a rule verified?
No. The applicable first-party document, exact section, date, and programme or examination scope must support the claim. A homepage is only a place to begin that search.
What can automated content tests prove?
They can catch structural, arithmetic, metadata, link, and some duplication problems. They cannot replace human document review, contextual judgment, or confirmation from the responsible authority.