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Editorial policy

What we publish, what we avoid and how we source facts.

Facts first

Musical history is well documented, but it is also full of myths that travel faster than the evidence. We prefer the cautious statement: if a story about a composer is disputed, we either leave it out or present it as a tradition rather than a fact.

What we do not publish

• Invented dates, catalogue numbers or durations.
• Rankings of recordings or performers presented as objective.
• Links to external shops, streaming services or third-party sites.
• Quizzes whose answers cannot be justified from the article that precedes them.

Corrections

If something on the site is wrong, we want to know. Corrections are made at the level of the article and the wording is changed rather than quietly patched, so that the page stays honest about what it claims.

Plain language

We use the standard vocabulary of music, but we define it the first time it appears. A reader should never have to look up a term in order to finish a paragraph.