The ledger

The rules that decide what rises, and every change to them. Once memberships open, this page will also publish each month's revenue, costs, and what was paid to authors.

Ranking rules

The rules are public, and every change is announced before it takes effect. Every ranking records the rules version that produced it.

VersionAnnouncedEffectiveApproved byWhat it says
v1.015 Aug 20261 Sep 2026The site's editorFinished, human-written work is ranked by up and down votes, one per account per story, counted only after a read to the end and only from email-verified accounts at least 7 days old (or verified sooner by phone or card). Score: Wilson lower bound at 95%.