Editorial policy
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Who is accountable
Every page is signed by the Nanos editors, a single independent editorial team. The editors answer for what a page says: errors are fixed under their name and logged on the corrections page. Write to them through the contact page. They have no ties to a wallet, exchange or other service, and no service pays for a mention.
Sources, in order of weight
Every page ends with a numbered list of its sources, each linked and dated. A fact comes from the highest tier that covers it, and the tier a source belongs to is shown by what it is, not by how well it ranks.
- Protocol sources. The protocol documentation (docs.nano.org), the project site (nano.org) and its wallet directory (hub.nano.org), and the node source code and release notes in the nanocurrency repositories on GitHub. Protocol rules, limits, formats, message fields and version-dependent figures come only from here.
- Reference works. Wikipedia, for history and context such as who started the project, when it launched and when a release came out. It is never the only source for a rule or a limit.
- Wallet and vendor documentation. A wallet's own documentation for how that wallet behaves, and educational material from security and hardware-wallet vendors for general safety practice. The vendor may sell what it explains, so we use it for general practice and not for Nano-specific rules.
- Public-interest and security guidance. Government consumer agencies and security firms, for scam patterns and what to do about them.
Exchange rates, market data, rankings and price commentary are outside this site's scope and are never used. Forums, social posts and anonymous blogs are never a source for a fact. Where sources disagree, we prefer a protocol source over a reference work, a recent one over an old one, and we say so when the disagreement matters to a reader.
Checking
Before a page is published, each fact is tied to a passage in a saved copy of its source, and scripts confirm that the passage is really there, that every number in the text appears in a quoted passage, and that the same fact reads the same on every page. The page is then read against the source passages. If the source does not say it, the sentence goes. This is a check on sourcing, not a guarantee that every source is right: documentation can be out of date, and when we find a page that contradicts another we say which one we followed.
Dates and updates
Each page shows when it was published, when it was updated and when it was last checked, and each source shows the day it was read. Node releases change defaults and limits, so pages that quote a version-dependent figure are re-read on each major node release, and every page is re-read at least once every 90 days. Where a figure depends on a node version, the page names it.
Not advice
These pages explain how a protocol works. They are not financial, tax, legal or investment advice, and nothing here says that any asset will rise or fall in value or that anyone should buy or sell it. Keep your own backups and verify addresses before sending anything.
Money and independence
The site carries no advertising and no affiliate links. No wallet, exchange or service pays to be mentioned, and a wallet that appears on a list appears because a primary source lists it, not because of any payment.
Corrections
Errors are fixed and logged on the corrections page with the date, the page and what changed. To report one, write through the contact page.