This page explains how Paiqi Calculator separates official facts from forecasts, what sources it trusts, how updates are reviewed, and how monetization should not affect coverage.
Editorial Policy
Source hierarchy
Official U.S. government sources come first. The Department of State Visa Bulletin archive, official bulletin PDFs, and USCIS filing-chart pages are the primary references for factual statements.
Community discussion can help identify confusing topics, but it should not override the government source for factual claims.
Primary: DOS bulletin pages and official PDFs
Primary: USCIS filing-chart guidance pages
Secondary: Internal calculations and editorial explanations built from those sources
Editorial Policy
Forecasts are not facts
The release-date model is a forecast. It is shown next to official history so readers can compare the estimate against the actual source record.
Any predicted date, probability, or movement narrative must remain clearly labeled as analysis or forecast rather than government guidance.
Editorial Policy
Review and update cadence
When new official information appears, the site should update the source-linked data, reflect the latest official month, and re-run any derived comparisons or forecasts that depend on that source set.
If a translation or explanation falls behind the latest official change, the official data should still remain visible while the explanatory copy is corrected.
Editorial Policy
Ads and monetization independence
If AdSense or other ads are added, ads should never determine what source data is shown, how forecasts are labeled, or whether uncertainty is disclosed.
Monetization should sit around the content, not distort the content. Trust matters more than page RPM.