A citable page starts with a claim someone can check
Tobias Raddatz
A pricing table looks tidy. Without the plan date, billing period and included services, it is still incomplete for comparison. Useful source material starts with the claim a page can actually support.
Establish what can be verified
Original data needs a collection period, method and scope. A result from customer data cannot automatically describe an entire industry. For external data, link to the original source rather than a chain of summaries.
Examples also need clear labels. A calculation explicitly presented as an illustration can be useful. Invented figures presented as original research do not make a page more credible.
Keep qualifications beside the claim
Put important limits next to the statement they qualify. A number in one paragraph and its scope far below can mislead a human reader too. Tables help where information needs comparing; prose may work better for an explanation.
Authorship, subject responsibility and update dates help readers assess the material. A fresh date alone does not make an unchanged old finding current.
Check the eventual citation
If an AI answer links to the page, read the surrounding claim. Does the page support it? Were the qualifications retained? That review can guide the next edit.
Well-supported content deserves careful editing even when it is not immediately cited. Its format alone cannot establish a general rule about which sources a model favours.
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