01 · Source
First-party before convenient.
We begin with the organization’s own website or another permitted, attributable source. The source link stays close to the profile.
About the local atlas
Quiet does not mean opaque.
A useful directory should show where information came from, what is editorial, when it was last reviewed, and how a community can correct it.
02 · Context
Facts and framing stay distinct.
Names, addresses, and source dates are different from editorial descriptions. We keep both useful and legible.
03 · Freshness
Review dates are part of the page.
Schedules, programs, and closures change. The organization remains the authority for current information.
04 · Participation
Correction is a feature.
Organizations need a visible route to claim, update, or ask for a page to be removed.
What we do not publish
No scraped reputation layer.
01
No Google Maps reviews or rankings.
Shamash will not turn third-party review content into a substitute for local knowledge.
02
No empty programmatic pages.
A category or neighborhood page needs a real local question and enough context to answer it.
03
No false certainty.
Draft records stay out of search while rights, sources, and verification are unfinished.
Need to change something?
Help keep the atlas accurate.
Use the correction and participation path for updates, claims, or takedown requests.