Public record
Corrections,
in public.
Every correction we make is logged here and on the piece itself, with the date and what changed. The log is empty because nothing has been published long enough to be wrong. It will not stay empty, and that is the point of having it.
The log
Every row names the piece, what was wrong, what we changed and who raised it. Rows are never deleted. The same table appears, in short, on the standards page.
| Date | Piece | What was wrong | What we changed | Raised by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No corrections yet. | ||||
The first three pieces, two explainers and one Progress piece, have not yet been checked by a second person, and each says so in its last line. When a correction is made it is logged here, with the date and what changed, and marked on the piece.
What counts
Three kinds of change.
All three logged.
We do not quietly edit. Any change to a published piece after publication, other than a typo that changes no meaning, is one of these.
A fact was wrong
A number, a name, a date, a place. We fix it on the piece, mark the change there with the date, and add a row here. If the error changes the point of the piece, we say that too.
A fact was right but misleading
The words were accurate and a reasonable reader still took the wrong meaning. We reword it and note the change on the piece and here.
Something happened afterwards
New information arrived after publication. We add it, marked with its date, rather than rewriting the original as if we had known.
Hold us to it
Read the work,
then check it.
One email when the first edition is out, then the Progress letter every Friday. Nothing else, and you can leave with one click.