Respect the source.

How certainty is described

Documented

A claim supported by identifiable evidence.

Attributed

A customary attribution whose certainty is not established.

Approximate

A sourced range or estimate, not an exact historical date.

Disputed

Credible evidence or scholarship differs; the disagreement must be explained.

Unknown

The available evidence does not justify an assertion.

Text, translation, and music

Each textual version has its own source and rights record. We treat musical settings, arrangements, recordings, manuscript scans, and photographs as separately rights-bearing objects. Without sufficient permission, we provide bibliographic information or authorized links rather than reproducing the work.

Original languages and translations are labeled. We will not publish a machine-generated translation as if it were a historical version.

Research, review, and corrections

Primary texts and official liturgical sources are preferred when appropriate; scholarship and specialist archives help us interpret their history. AI may assist with organizing and comparing sources, but AI output does not count as historical evidence. Initial AI-assisted source checks are identified, and our records remain subject to further editorial review.

Corrections must themselves be supported by a source. A dedicated correction submission system will launch once secure record storage is connected. Meanwhile, no public correction form is offered that would collect personal information without a functioning privacy and retention system.