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    We watch what people are asking

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  2. Step 2

    We read the primary sources

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  3. Step 3

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    Each draft is scored on accuracy against those sources, structure, thinness, and whether it invented anything. A draft that states a figure, date or identifier that is not in the sources is blocked outright, whatever else it scored.

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    A human checks it and publishes

    A person reviews the draft against its sources before anything goes live, and step-by-step guides get run through on a real device. Published pages carry the author and the date they were last verified, both visible at the top.