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Editorial standards

Editorial Policy

This archive is built to publish useful, source-aware cemetery pages without overstating certainty. Editorial structure exists to make the data easier to understand, not to fictionalize it.

Cemetery Finders is built around structured archival content, not generic article farms.

Editorial principles

  • We prefer primary, official, or institutional sources when possible.
  • We distinguish source data from editorial interpretation.
  • We avoid speculative claims about individuals or cemetery operations.

How pages are written

Each page template is designed to answer a narrow intent well. A state page should explain coverage and geography. A county page should help users browse local cemeteries. A cemetery page should explain location, source context, and related records. A burial page should present the record carefully and link back to the place hierarchy around it.

What we do not do

We do not invent missing facts, rewrite uncertain dates as though they are verified, or present all public records as equally current. Where a dataset is incomplete or internally inconsistent, that limitation should remain visible in the page experience.

Why this matters

Cemetery and burial pages can affect how families, researchers, and local communities interpret memorial information. Editorial restraint is therefore part of product quality, not just a legal safeguard.

Important: Editorial copy should never overstate certainty where the underlying source is incomplete or inconsistent.

Editing checklist

  1. 1. Confirm the page type and user intent.
  2. 2. Keep source facts separate from explanatory guidance.
  3. 3. Avoid unsupported claims about burial status or cemetery operations.
  4. 4. Link to trust, corrections, and methodology pages where relevant.