> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.seegov.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.seegov.org/guidance/accuracy-and-responsibility.md).

# Accuracy and editorial responsibility

SeeGov helps you navigate and shape public meeting material. You remain the editor.

## Treat generated material as a draft

Moment boundaries, summaries, agenda labels, speaker identities, detected votes, transcripts, introductions, headlines, descriptions, subtitles, and social copy can all contain mistakes.

Before publishing or posting:

1. Watch every selected clip in the source recording.
2. Listen outside the proposed boundaries for missing context.
3. Verify names, titles, numbers, dates, and vote outcomes.
4. Correct generated text that is stronger, narrower, or more certain than the source.
5. Check quotations against the audio, not only the transcript.
6. Confirm the headline and crop do not give a misleading impression.
7. Apply your organization's normal editorial and legal review.

## Preserve context

A short clip can be accurate word for word and still mislead if it removes the question, condition, response, or outcome around it. Include enough material—or a clear introduction—to represent what happened fairly.

## Be careful with identity

Do not guess at a speaker. If the same speaker ID appears to cover multiple people, use **Unknown Speaker** rather than assigning one person's name to everyone. For consequential attribution, confirm the identity from an authoritative source.

## Source and official record

Use the meeting information panel to reach the original video or source list when available. SeeGov's transcript and notes are not official minutes. For formal actions, deadlines, legal language, or an official vote record, consult the government's materials.

## Keep the human voice

Tools can make public meetings easier to cover, but they cannot decide what your community most needs to understand. The strongest work combines fast navigation with local knowledge, curiosity, fairness, and a willingness to correct mistakes.


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