Poygan TechEDITORIAL STANDARDS
Earn attention. Do not manufacture it.
Poygan Tech Field Notes exists to make useful ideas easier to find and understand. Discoverability matters, but accuracy, context, and reader trust come first.
Every post needs human approval
Automation may collect leads, prepare research, suggest an outline, and assemble a draft. It cannot publish on its own. Jake reviews each post for usefulness, accuracy, tone, source quality, privacy, and fit before approving publication.
An empty publishing day is better than an unsupported claim. A draft that cannot be verified is revised, postponed, or rejected.
Sources, claims, and timely information
Factual claims should be supported by relevant primary sources whenever practical, such as official documentation, public agencies, event organizers, original research, or the organization responsible for an announcement. Important secondary reporting may add context and is identified as such.
News and event posts include enough timing and location context for a reader to judge whether the information is still useful. We distinguish a documented fact from our interpretation, and we do not imply that a prototype, synthetic demonstration, forecast, or idea is a customer result.
How AI may help
AI may assist with research organization, topic exploration, transcription, outlining, editing, metadata, or early drafting. It is not treated as a source. A human checks material claims against cited evidence and remains accountable for the published post.
When AI use is central to how a specific story or experiment was produced, the post says so in a way a reasonable reader can understand.
Corrections and updates
Substantive errors are corrected promptly. A material correction or meaning-changing update receives a dated note explaining what changed. Minor spelling, grammar, formatting, and broken-link repairs may be made without a note when they do not change the meaning.
To flag a possible error, email Poygan Tech with the post title, the passage in question, and a source if you have one.
Advertising does not buy an opinion
Paid placements are clearly labeled “Sponsored” or “Advertisement.” A sponsor may not review, rewrite, suppress, or purchase a favorable editorial conclusion. Paid outbound links use the sponsored link relationship in addition to reader-safety protections.
Sponsorship is contextual, not behaviorally targeted. Sponsor creative may not add third-party JavaScript, tracking pixels, cookies, or hidden redirects. Read the direct sponsorship guidelines for the full placement policy.
Effective September 1, 2026. These standards may become stricter as the publication grows; material changes will be reflected on this page.