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<p>New: editor documentation, content architecture phase</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>How to review an article and move it through EDFM&#039;s verification pipeline.<br /> <br /> == The pipeline ==<br /> {{tl|Article status}}&#039;s &lt;code&gt;status&lt;/code&gt; field moves roughly: &#039;&#039;&#039;Draft&#039;&#039;&#039; (incomplete) → &#039;&#039;&#039;Needs review&#039;&#039;&#039; (drafted, not yet checked) → &#039;&#039;&#039;Partially verified&#039;&#039;&#039; (some claims checked) → &#039;&#039;&#039;Verified&#039;&#039;&#039; (checked directly against current Live gameplay by a named reviewer). &#039;&#039;&#039;Historical&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;Legacy only&#039;&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;&#039;Upcoming&#039;&#039;&#039; sit outside that line — they describe what kind of content the article is, not a checking stage. See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy]] for the full definitions, including the distinction between status &quot;Legacy only&quot; and mode &quot;Legacy.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Where to find work ==<br /> [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Pages Needing Review]] is the working queue. &lt;code&gt;Category:Pages Needing Review&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;Category:Draft Articles&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;Category:Partially Verified Articles&lt;/code&gt; are populated automatically by {{tl|Article status}}, so they always reflect the current real state rather than a hand-maintained list.<br /> <br /> == What a review actually checks ==<br /> Per [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy]], a reviewer records seven required fields plus two optional ones on {{tl|Article status}}:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;status&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;mode&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;version&#039;&#039;&#039; — the headline: what state is this in, and what does it apply to.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;reviewed&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;reviewer&#039;&#039;&#039; — when, and by/how.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;source_quality&#039;&#039;&#039; — see [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Source Quality Guide]] for the tier system.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;uncertainty&#039;&#039;&#039; — anything still genuinely unclear, stated plainly rather than glossed over.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;legacy_differences&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;recent_changes&#039;&#039;&#039; (optional) — fill in only when relevant.<br /> <br /> Only move an article to &#039;&#039;&#039;Verified&#039;&#039;&#039; once you&#039;ve actually checked its claims directly — against the live game where practical, not just against another wiki or a forum post. Moving something to Verified because content was added, rather than because it was checked, defeats the entire point of the status field.<br /> <br /> == Isolating uncertainty ==<br /> If most of an article is solid but one section is shaky, don&#039;t let that drag the whole page&#039;s status down (or up) dishonestly — use {{tl|Unverified claim}}/{{tl|Estimated information}} inline on just the shaky part, and consider &#039;&#039;&#039;Partially verified&#039;&#039;&#039; with the &lt;code&gt;uncertainty&lt;/code&gt; field naming exactly what&#039;s still open.<br /> <br /> {{Related articles|[[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy]] [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Pages Needing Review]] [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Source Quality Guide]]}}</div>

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