Editorial standards

1. First-hand accounts

Stories are based on personal conversations with the people involved and are published with their permission.

2. Accuracy and context

We take care to represent each contributor’s account faithfully and to distinguish what a person told us from information independently established elsewhere.

3. Sensitivity rules

• No child abuse, child endangerment or violence against children as a hook or plot device.
• We handle sensitive details with care and avoid adding unsupported claims.
• We do not present a contributor’s account as independently verified when it has not been.
• We respect contributors’ permission and privacy.

4. Corrections

If you believe a story contains an error or misrepresents an account, tell us via the contact page. We will review the concern and correct material errors.