When an editor notices you have quotes in your story and statistics to which you haven’t given us your source, we will reject and ask you to add sources.
For example, writing “60% of writers are already using AI,” needs a source so we know where you got your data from and can verify it is true.
Big claims without stats also need citation.
For example, writing “SBF was caught fleeing to Dubai,” needs a source.
Ideally, your sources will come from major news outlets/journalists, research firms, and companies that are reputable.
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1. Editing Protocol Overview 1.a. Second Human Rule1.a.i. Verified Writers1.b. Time to Review2. Standards of Quality2.a. Originality Score2.b. 6 Ws Score2.c. Objectivity in ranked listicles2.d. Unranked listicles2.e. Actionable advice
3. Red Flags3.a. Subject Matter3.a.i. Subject matter saturation3.b. Plagiarism3.c. Sources and Citations3.d. Formatting is bad or broken3.e. Grammar level: gibberish3.f. Story is Too Short🔗 4. Backlink Rules & Guidelines
4.a. Backlink Limits4.b. Banklink quality and diversity4.b.i. Diversity of sources4.b.ii. Internal linking4.b.iii. Changing links4.c. Reposting and Canonical Linking4.c.i. Canonical links to company domain4.c.ii. Canonical links to blog networks or social networks