Reader purpose comes first
A page is published only when it answers a distinct reader question, documents a verifiable record, or provides a necessary governance function. The site does not create near-identical pages that differ only by spelling, word order, or year.
One primary intent per page
| Page | Primary purpose |
|---|---|
| Homepage | The Hidden Wiki and Hidden Wiki navigational intent |
| Hidden Wiki Link and URL | Current-link and address-verification intent |
| What Is the Hidden Wiki? | Definition, forks, and authority claims |
| History | Chronology and continuity |
| FAQ | Short answers that point to the definitive guide |
| Public-interest directory | Reviewed service records |
Related phrases can appear naturally across several pages, but each page must add a different answer. When two pages begin serving the same intent, they should be consolidated rather than expanded in parallel.
Original writing
The publication’s prose is written from scratch. Sources support technical and factual claims; they are not copied into the site as substitute content. Automated tools may assist with spelling, link checking, formatting, or analysis, but an editor remains responsible for accuracy, originality, tone, and publication decisions.
Source preference
- the organization or project responsible for the technology or service;
- official technical documentation;
- court, regulator, or government records for documented legal events;
- peer-reviewed research;
- reputable specialist reporting with transparent evidence;
- community reports only as clearly identified leads requiring corroboration.
Fact, inference, and allegation
Articles distinguish a fact directly supported by a source, an inference from several observations, an editorial judgment, and an allegation not yet established. A dramatic claim is not strengthened by removing uncertainty.
Directory inclusion
A public-interest service must pass the verification methodology. Uptime alone is insufficient. A genuine address can still be excluded because its purpose is commercial, harmful, unlawful, outside scope, or impossible to maintain responsibly.
No paid placement or link schemes
The publication will not accept money, cryptocurrency, products, discounts, reciprocal links, affiliate commissions, or another benefit in exchange for inclusion, prominent placement, favorable wording, review timing, suppression of a correction, or a backlink.
Titles, terminology, and current-year language
Titles should describe the page in ordinary language. Important terms such as “The Hidden Wiki,” “Hidden Wiki link,” and “onion address” may appear when they identify the subject, but they should not be repeated mechanically. A year is used only when the page has been substantively reviewed for that period.
Updates and freshness
A last-reviewed date changes only after sources and conclusions have been checked. Cosmetic date changes are prohibited. Material changes should identify what changed, why it changed, and which page or record was affected.
Corrections
Substantive errors are corrected in the article and recorded where the change affects meaning, identity, address, chronology, or safety. The site does not silently preserve an attractive claim after its evidence has failed.
Conflicts of interest
Editors disclose relationships that could affect a record. An editor should not review an organization they operate, represent, or receive benefits from without independent review and disclosure.
Periodic content audit
- Confirm each page still has a distinct purpose.
- Check titles, descriptions, headings, internal links, sources, and canonicals.
- Merge thin or overlapping pages.
- Remove obsolete claims and broken sources.
- Review directory records and change-log entries.
- Check that search, category, author, and tag archives are not competing with editorial pages.