Editorial methodology, AI use and corrections

What happens before an article is written

Each page starts with a reader problem and a specific outcome. The brief must explain what this page adds that another Numerus page does not already supply. A different keyword, number or title is not enough on its own.

For a number profile, the useful distinction includes where the number appears, which inputs produce it and how its interpretation changes with that position. For a method guide, it may be the first step where two conventions diverge. A short answer is not expanded just to reach a word count.

The working brief identifies the method, sources, example or comparison, limits, localized links and any allowed next step. It also identifies claims the article must not make. Unresolved evidence is a reason to narrow a claim or leave the draft unapproved, not to invent an answer.

Four kinds of statement

Practitioner writing can document what a practitioner teaches. It cannot, by that fact alone, demonstrate that the teaching predicts events or describes personality accurately. Technical sources support technical behavior, not the numerological interpretation attached to it.

The public source list identifies the works consulted, their authors or publishing organizations, and links. Inspected passages, the claims they support and their limits are kept in internal research records. Romanian and English use the same source identities. A bibliography does not replace checking the text against its sources.

How we use AI tools

AI tools assist with source discovery and synthesis, article structure, drafting, translation and finding unclear passages. This is substantial involvement rather than spelling correction, so we state it directly here.

An AI tool may produce an inaccurate claim, a misleading summary, awkward Romanian or a fluent but interchangeable interpretation. Convincing prose is therefore not enough: checkable claims must be compared with sources, and calculations with the project's engine and tests. The shared byline Numerus Editorial Team identifies the project's editorial model; it does not represent an invented expert's biography.

The standard prohibits fabricated research, credentials, testimonials and client experiences. It also prohibits copying another writer's recognizable voice. The aim is direct, warm explanation with little metaphor, not simulated intimacy or claims to know the reader's inner life.

Where the numbers come from

The calculator follows the declared rules of the modern Western variant used by Numerus. We keep a history of these rules in the technical documentation so that a future change can be distinguished from an earlier calculation.

The engine defines the accepted alphabet, normalization, vowel classification, component reductions and master-number stopping points. Editorial calculation components call that engine to display examples and their steps. Tests check known results and edge cases, including leap dates and name handling.

This separation matters when an article is edited: changing a sentence must not silently change the mathematics. Conversely, a method change requires reviewing the affected examples and explanations. Arithmetic verification does not validate the symbolic claims; the evidence guide addresses that separate question.

English and Romanian must say the same thing

The two versions must preserve the same evidence, method, uncertainty and practical meaning. They need not use identical sentence structure. Romanian should read as Romanian, not as an English paragraph with translated words.

Automated checks compare page identity, source metadata, required fields, related pages and localized links. They also check for missing translations or strongly similar article bodies. These checks catch certain defects. They do not establish that the translation sounds natural, that two interpretations are genuinely distinct or that a source was understood correctly.

Checks, publication and dates

Before publication we check factual accuracy, calculation agreement, specificity, voice, reader autonomy, localization and usefulness. An interpretation that could be moved unchanged between several number profiles should be rebuilt around a real distinction or removed.

Automated tests check page structure, Romanian-English pairs, links, metadata and calculated examples. They support the editorial checks without turning a symbolic interpretation into an established fact.

Dates are not refreshed simply to make a page look new. A formula, factual claim, source interpretation or substantial section must be checked again when it changes. A spelling correction does not justify suggesting that the whole article has been updated.

Corrections: what is available now

For a correction, write to contact@numerus.ro. The contact page explains which details help us check a report.

A useful report identifies the page, the sentence or calculation step at issue, and the source or reproducible example that explains the concern. Use an illustrative input rather than sending your real name, birth date or another person's information.

The intended correction process is to reproduce the issue, check the source or rule, revise both affected locales and repeat the relevant tests. A substantive correction receives an honest update date. We do not promise a fixed response time.