Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy

How article accuracy is tracked on EDFM.

Verification statuses

Recorded via {{Article status}}, always as visible text (never colour alone):

• Verified — checked directly against current Live gameplay by a named reviewer.
• Partially verified — some claims checked, others not; the article should say which.
• Needs review — drafted but not yet checked. Tracked in Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Pages Needing Review.
• Draft — incomplete, use {{Draft warning}}.
• Historical — describes a past state of the game; use {{Historical warning}}.
• Legacy only — applies to Elite Dangerous: Legacy, not current Live; use {{Legacy warning}}.
• Upcoming — describes an announced-but-not-yet-released feature; must not be presented as current fact.

Game modes

• Live — the actively developed, current game.
• Legacy — the frozen pre-Odyssey-update client, still operated separately.
• Both — confirmed true in both.
• Historical — no longer applicable to either; kept for record only.

What a review means

A reviewer records: verification status, game mode, game version/update, last-reviewed date, reviewer identity, an assessment of source quality, and any known uncertainty. All seven fields are part of {{Article status}}.

Uncertain content

Use {{Unverified claim}}, {{Estimated information}}, or {{Community observation}} inline rather than stating something as settled fact. A page can be genuinely useful while honestly marking its own gaps.