How the archive works
Every published fact needs a receipt, every changing number needs a clock, and every wild-animal location needs restraint.
- Publication
- Human reviewed
- Corrections
- Never erased
Source first
Published records retain source URLs, source tiers, observation and retrieval dates, confidence, rights notes and the exact claim supported.
Automation proposes
Provider adapters write only to a private candidate queue. A human promotes reviewed candidates into version-controlled content.
Respect the raccoon
No precise active residential locations, no crowd invitations, no feeding guidance and no unqualified medical diagnosis. Faces, plates and private addresses are removed.
Uncertainty stays visible
Earliest-known is not absolute first. Missing grading data is not zero. An asking price is not a sale. Similar footage does not prove the same animal.
Corrections
Better evidence is welcome.
Corrections should identify the file, disputed claim, replacement evidence and any rights or privacy concern. Until the moderated submission form launches, source issues can be raised through the public project contact channel.