House Rules
Ads & Sponsorships
Visit our Affliate Disclaimer page for a look at how we handle those types of links. We accept advertising and sponsorships to help keep our content free for you. But don't worry — we're picky about what we promote and we never let advertisers influence what we write about.
What You'll See Here (if we ever have ads)
- Ads that are actually relevant and useful to our readers
- Products and services we'd genuinely recommend
- Companies that align with our values and treat people right
What You Won't See
- Sketchy or misleading ads
- Anything that slows down the site or ruins your experience
- Content that conflicts with our editorial integrity
TL;DR
All ads and sponsored content are clearly marked. When a post is sponsored, we'll tell you right up front. Advertisers get zero say in our editorial content — we write what we want, how we want. You can check out our Affiliate Disclaimer to see how we deal with these type of links.
Using Our Content
All the original content on this blog is ours and protected by copyright law . We're not trying to be jerks about it, but we do need to protect our work. The guidelines above tell you what we're comfortable with under fair use - anything beyond that, just drop us a line and ask permission. This is text with a sidenote[[[This appears in the margin]]].
Feel Free To
- Share links to our posts anywhere and everywhere
- Quote a paragraph or two with a link back to us
- Use our stuff for school projects or personal learning (just give us credit)
Please Don't
- Copy entire posts and republish them
- Use huge chunks of our content without asking first
- Take our work and use it commercially without permission
- Remove our name or pretend you created it
Need More Than That?
Just ask! We're pretty easy going and reasonable. Our answer will probably be yes. Use our Contact page to get in touch.
Comments & Community
Comments make blogging fun! We encourage questions, different perspectives, and genuine discussion about our posts.
To Keep Things Awesome
Please Do:
- Stay roughly on topic
- Be respectful, even when disagreeing
- Use a real name or consistent username
- Share your actual thoughts and experiences
- Ask questions — we love answering them!
Please Don’t:
- Be rude, offensive, or mean to other people
- Post spam or irrelevant promotional stuff
- Attack people personally (ideas are fair game, people aren’t)
- Share private info about yourself or others
- Post the same comment over and over
How Moderation Works
We review all comments before they go live, usually within a day or two. We might edit comments for length or clarity, and we'll delete spam or abusive stuff. Repeat troublemakers get blocked.
By commenting, you're responsible for your own words. We're not liable for what commenters say, but we’ll remove problematic content when we spot it.
How We Create Content
We want to publish stuff that’s accurate, helpful, and actually worth your time. Here's how we make that happen:
Our Process
- Research: We check multiple sources and verify information
- Writing: We aim for clear, accurate, engaging content
- Review: Everything gets proofread and fact-checked before publishing
- Updates: We monitor and update content when needed
Sources We Trust
- Established news outlets and publications
- Academic research and studies
- Government data and official statistics
- Industry experts and recognized authorities
- Our own direct experience and testing
When We Have Conflicts of Interest
We'll tell you about any financial relationships, free products, personal connections, or situations where we might benefit from our recommendations. Transparency builds trust.
Sensitive Topics
For health, finance, or legal topics, we make it clear we’re sharing information — not giving professional advice. Always consult qualified professionals for important decisions.
Corrections Policy
We strive to publish accurate, well-researched content. When we make mistakes, we correct them promptly and transparently. This policy explains how we handle corrections, updates, and clarifications to maintain your trust and ensure you have access to reliable information.
Types of Corrections
Minor Corrections
What are minor corrections?: Errors like, typos, spelling mistakes, grammatical miscues, or formatting issues that don't change the meaning of the content.
How we handle minor corrections: These type of errors are corrected directly in the article without notations.
Examples of minor corrections: Changing "recieve" (duh) to "receive" or "your" to "you're". Adding a <hr> divider into a post three weeks after the original post date.
Major Corrections
What: Significant errors that substantially change the meaning of the article or could mislead readers about important facts.
How we handle it: We place a prominent correction notice at the top of the article, correct all instances of the error, and may issue a separate follow-up post if warranted.
Factual Corrections
What: Incorrect information that affects the accuracy or meaning of the article, including wrong dates, statistics, names, or other factual details.
How we handle it: We correct the error in the article and add a clearly marked correction notice. The notice explains what was wrong and provides the correct information.
Example:
CORRECTION (Updated March 15, 2024): An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the event took place in 2022. It actually occurred in 2023.
Updates and Clarifications
Updates
When new information becomes available that adds context or updates a developing story, we add an "UPDATE" section clearly marked with the date.
Clarifications
When reader feedback indicates that our original text was unclear or could be misinterpreted, we may add clarifying language and note the change.
Our Correction Process
- Report an Error: Contact us at [your email] or leave a comment with details about the potential error.
- Review: We investigate all reported errors promptly, typically within 48 hours.
- Correct: If we confirm an error, we make the correction following the guidelines above.
- Acknowledge: All corrections are dated and clearly marked. We don't delete or hide our mistakes.
What We Include in Corrections
- Clear explanation of what was incorrect
- The correct information
- Date when the correction was made
- Acknowledgment when appropriate (e.g., "Thanks to reader [Name] for pointing out this error")
Archive and SEO Considerations
- Original URLs remain unchanged to preserve links and search rankings
- Corrected articles are not removed from search engines
- Social media posts linking to corrected articles may be updated with a brief note about the correction
Contact Us About Errors
If you spot an error in our content, please let us know:
- Email: [[email protected]]
- Comment: Leave a comment on the relevant post
- Social Media: Message us on [platform]
Please include:
- The URL of the article
- The specific error you've identified
- The correct information (if known)
- Any relevant sources
No Statute of Limitations
We will correct errors regardless of how old the content is. Accuracy matters whether the post was published yesterday or years ago.
Recommendation Standards
I keep my rating system for media and sports simple. There's two ratings, watch it or skip it.
- Watch it = I think most people would enjoy this
- Skip it = Your time is better spent elsewhere
Rating Icons
Watch it recs will get often be accompanied by a thumbs up icon. Skip it gets a thumbs down icon. A thumbs down doesn't represent negative opinions of the respective content. A thumbs down simply means you can skip watching it. "I think this sucks" and "You can skip this one" are two different things. Sometimes "skip" just means "not essential" rather than "bad".
Why This Method?
Because I can't be bothered and I'm not a professional. I enjoy 5 star ratings or percentage based ones or a 1 to 10 rating or the letter grade. They're all nice. They also require a degree of cognitive effort I'm not willing to excert. Sure you could engaged in any system with a reflexive score but this seems to me to delude the point in having one with multiple options.
I watch a lot of stuff. Honestly, the majority of it is a waste of time. Like the time my sister was staying at a Thai monastery and a nun asked her what she was reading and my sister told her and the Nun's reply was "It's a waste of time."
I enjoy watching media and sports. I enjoy watching sub-par media and sports, but there's an aspect of twiddling my thumbs waiting to die aspect to it. Not to be a Debbie downer but it's not exactly additive most of the time. However, I love it so I do it.
This is all subjective so there's no right or wrong answer here. If you think my tastes suck or they don't jive with yours then many of my recommendations will fall flat. That's fine. We'll both get by regardless and you can always ignore them, or me entirely.
The Process
I tend to quickly ask myself a few questions when deciding on a recommendation:
- Is this worth the time investment?
- What else could someone be watching instead?
- Does this feel a bit too, "been there, done that?"
- Would I feel good if someone spent their time on this based on my recommendation?
That last one's the real test. If you came back and said "that thing you recommended sucked," would I feel ashamed, like, wow, I'm such an idiot for doing this. or would I shrug and say "guess it wasn't for you, but I still stand by it"? I'm aiming for the latter.
One caveat
My recommendations assume you actually enjoy the medium I am thinking about. For example, if you watch three movies a year while scrolling your phone in order to appease a partner or friend, or think the NFL is a boring, barbaric abomination, then I'm not thinking of you when I make these calls. I'm thinking of someone who genuinely enjoys movies/sports/tv shows but has not, as of yet, created infinite time and wants a decent hit rate on recommendations.
Flaws
There's no perfect system and they tend to suck in proportion to the person or people who create them plus the aptitude of the person or people using it. A smart person can make a poor system tolerable. A dumb person can turn a great system into a nightmare.
And then there's taste. I have my taste. You have yours. If the Venn diagram of our likes and dislikes don't connect at all then most of what I recommend might not resonate with you. And, you know, this is fine. We can probably agree I'm probably right and move on with our lives.
AI Disclosure
We believe in transparency around content creation. Here's how AI fits into our workflow:
- All of our content is written by humans.
- We use AI tools {primarily Claude, occasionally ChatGPT) to assist with formatting and editing, but we do not publish full written article is ever fully AI-written or published without human review.
- Any AI generated images we publish will be disclosed as such
- Everything you read here is human-curated, human-edited, and reflects real research and thought.
Our goal is to ensure quality, accuracy, and trust — always.
Email & Subscriptions
We respect your inbox and your privacy.
- We only use your email to send you the content you signed up for (like newsletters or post updates).
- We do not sell, share, or rent your email to third parties.
- You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in any email we send.
For more details, see our Privacy Policy.
Get In Touch
Questions about these house rules? Spot an error? Just want to say hi? We'd love to hear from you:
- Email: [your email]
- Contact Form: [link to contact page]
These house rules were last updated on [Date].
We might tweak them occasionally as we learn and grow, but we'll let you know about any big changes.