How we report and correct

The rules every Rustly news story is held to before it is published.

Where stories come from

Every story starts from data Rustly already tracks, such as completed sale prices for Rust skins on the Steam Community Market. A story is written only when that data shows something that clears a set bar, such as a large move among skins that sell often enough to measure. When nothing does, 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. Skin prices are medians of completed sales, never asking prices, and the rule a skin must meet to be counted is printed with the numbers, as it is on the skin market page.

Checks before publishing

A story 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, do not give reasons the data cannot show, and are not buying or selling advice.

Corrections

If a story is wrong, it is corrected on the page with a dated note saying what changed. To report an error, use the contact page.