How we report and correct
The rules every CSDB news story is held to before it is published.
Where stories come from
Every story starts from data CSDB already tracks, such as the settings of professional players, market prices and player numbers. A story is written only when that data shows something that clears a set bar. On most days nothing does, and nothing is published.
Figures and names
No figure in a story is typed by hand. Each number, date and name is inserted from the data record, and each story ends with a list of the figures it used, what each one measures and its source. If a figure cannot be traced to the data, it does not appear.
Dates say what they are. Where CSDB knows only the date it recorded a change, not the day the change was made, the story says so.
Checks before publishing
A draft is drafted with AI assistance from the fact sheet, then checked twice. The first check is mechanical: it rejects typed figures, unsupported names, speculation and promotional language. The second is a separate review whose job is to find any claim the facts do not support. A draft that fails is dropped, not published.
Stories do not predict, and they do not repeat rumours. For how the underlying data is collected, see the CSDB methodology.
Corrections
If a story is wrong, it is corrected on the page with a dated note saying what changed. To report an error, email hello@csdb.gg.