Editorial Standards

How Pocket Shark handles factual accuracy, source quality, uncertain data, and page quality.

Pocket Shark is written as a niche reference guide, not a content farm. Pages should answer a shark question clearly, cite the level of certainty honestly, and avoid padding weak entries with generic filler.

Standards used on this site

• Prefer species-specific details over generic shark copy.
• Do not publish placeholder values such as invented sizes or fabricated range claims.
• Hold back pages from indexing when the current entry is still too thin to be useful on its own.
• Use comparisons and topic hubs only where they help readers understand real distinctions.
• Keep product promotion secondary to reference usefulness.

What gets revised

Species coverage, range notes, naming updates, and taxonomy mismatches are reviewed over time. Pages with incomplete data are candidates for noindex, merge, or expansion rather than permanent publication.