Useful is the entry test
Listings are not automatic endorsements
A directory listing means a place, service or resource is relevant to someone using the guide. It does not mean Why Thirsk has visited, inspected, ranked or guaranteed it. A broad directory may include competing businesses because the practical choice belongs to the reader.
Ordinary listing
Concise factual information, location context and a direct source. Inclusion is based on usefulness and coverage.
Reported visit
First-hand observation is labelled and dated. One visit cannot guarantee every later experience.
Editorial favourite
More prominent treatment supported by a stated local reason, with the same commercial boundaries as every other entry.
Featured placement
A reason, never a transaction
A place may be featured because it contributes something distinctive to Thirsk: community ownership, cultural importance, unusual local history, exceptional usefulness or a strong connection to the character of the area. The page should explain that reason so the reader can judge it.
No money, gift, free visit, meal, discount, reciprocal link or service is accepted in return for a feature. A business cannot commission, reserve or negotiate featured status.
Clear boundaries
If money enters later, the label comes first
- Advertising or sponsorship will be visibly labelled and visually separate from editorial recommendations.
- Payment will never alter ranking, wording, inclusion in an editorial favourite, or the outcome of a review.
- Affiliate links, if ever introduced, will be disclosed beside the relevant link and on this page.
- Complimentary access needed for reporting will be disclosed in the resulting article; it will not guarantee coverage or praise.
- Reader contact details will not be sold or passed to listed businesses.
At this foundation stage, the guide carries no advertising, sponsored listings or affiliate links.
Connected sites, declared plainly
Useful links must earn their place
The same Thirsk-based editor works on Why Thirsk, the independent Taxis in Thirsk guide and Alpha Taxi’s business website. Alpha’s site is built and hosted without charge. There is no payment, commission, gift, free journey or link exchange behind references between the sites.
Why Thirsk links to the taxi guide when comparison and general travel advice are most useful. It may also link directly to Alpha at a point where a visitor is ready to arrange a journey, but the recommendation and the editor’s connection must be visible beside it. Links are chosen for the reader’s next step, not added across unrelated pages to influence search rankings.
Evidence and freshness
Use the source closest to the fact
Operational facts
Opening, tickets, menus, access, transport and programmes should come from the organisation responsible for them. The guide links there for the final check.
Local discovery
Tourist Information and community resources can reveal places and events. Their text and images are not copied into this guide.
Original context
Why Thirsk explains how a place fits a day, what to combine it with and which practical detail may surprise a visitor.
Images
Photography must have permission or a licence allowing reuse. Creator, source, licence and modification information stay on the photo credits page.
When something is wrong
Correct the record clearly
Material errors will be checked promptly against the best available source. The page and source record will be updated together. Significant editorial corrections may carry a dated note when a silent change would mislead readers about what was previously published.
The exact page
Include the URL or section heading so the disputed statement can be located quickly.
The specific error
Say what has changed or why the wording is inaccurate, rather than requesting a general rewrite.
A current source
Include the official page or document when available. First-hand local information may still require verification.
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