Transparency · Canon

The Ledger

The ledger is open, check the math.

The Record is public. Check the math.

How the Record works

Every entry is filed

Each work is a numbered case file with a stated status — Ongoing, Pending, Filed. Nothing is hidden; nothing is back-dated. When a case changes, the Record notes the change. Schema is precise about this. Schema is precise about everything.

What is held in common

Source vs. story

Only public-domain source characters are everyone’s — the outlaws, detectives, and monsters the world stopped charging rent on. The books written from them keep their own copyright. The line is drawn cleanly, and it is drawn in the open.

Ratings & volunteers

Voluntary, and noted

Ratings are voluntary. The Record notes who volunteers. No number is invented, inflated, or quietly removed. If it is on the Record, it can be checked.

Audit trail

Check the math

The site is built in the open. When the source ledger is public, this is where you will find it — to read the history, verify the canon, and confirm the math yourself.

Ledger — Filed Pending

The Record of Earth E-6945 · FILED ANYWAY.