Community Claims Validation Protocol for Slime Mold Content

This site now uses a strict pipeline for community-sourced observations.

Step 1: Preserve first, filter later

Every extracted detail goes into a lossless list before editorial filtering. This keeps rare observations from being dropped.

Step 2: Assign confidence

• High: repeated, stable field pattern.
• Medium: plausible but context-sensitive.
• Low: debated, incomplete, or inferred from partial logs.

Step 3: Map every detail to at least one article

No detail stays orphaned. Each claim must point to one or more target article IDs.

Step 4: Publish with uncertainty labels

If a claim is unresolved, the published text must say it is unresolved.

Step 5: Upgrade only with stronger evidence

When stronger evidence appears, claims move from low to medium or high. The original trace remains visible.

Required artifacts

• Digest source checklist in checkbox format.
• Traceability matrix with article ID mapping.
• Batch plan with URL and claim coverage.
• Status tracker for publication progress.

Related reading: Is Physarum polycephalum Wild in Europe, Taxonomy Name-Change Pitfalls.