The desk publishes short, dated notes under a consistent filing convention. The convention is small by design; the desk's editorial identity rests on the consistency of the filing, not on the volume.
Time stamp
Every note carries a timestamp in IST. The timestamp is the time the note was filed, not the time the underlying observation occurred. The desk's note: pre-toss observations are filed before 16:00 IST; post-toss observations are filed between 16:00 and 18:00 IST; post-match observations are filed after 23:00 IST.
Source citation
Every note cites a primary source. The citation is a one-line statement at the bottom of the note; the desk's convention is "[filed under: source description, date accessed]". Sources include governing-body pages, verified social accounts, tournament statistics pages, and in-person observations.
Editorial voice
Every note is written in the desk's editorial voice: "the desk", "today's note", "the editorial board", "field notes". The voice avoids house phrases, leading adjectives, and SEO scaffolding. The desk's note: the read should sound like a sportswriter at the press box, not a content template.
Length and depth
Notes are short — typically 600-900 words — and focused on a single observation. The desk does not publish a 2,000-word note on a 200-word observation; depth is in the analysis, not the word count. The desk's note: the news index is meant to be scanned, not studied.
Corrections and updates
If a note requires a correction, the desk publishes a dated correction note in the same section. The correction names the date, the section affected, and the source of the corrected information. Corrections are not anonymous. If a note requires an update (e.g., the XI changed after the note was filed), the desk appends a dated update note at the bottom.