ArcherSource uses AI. The accountability stays human.
We cover archery products, tournaments, clubs, learning resources, and the ArcherSource app. Some of that work uses AI as a drafting and research assistant. This page explains where that help is allowed, what must be disclosed, and which lines do not move.
Last updated June 13, 2026
Reader version
If an article says AI wrote the first draft, that means an AI system helped turn source material into prose. It does not mean the article was automatically published. A human editor is responsible for what remains on the page.
If a page recommends a product, names a sponsor, or links to a place where money changes hands, the disclosure should be close to the claim or link. Readers should not have to hunt for the business relationship after they have already acted on the recommendation.
If ArcherSource gets a factual claim wrong, the correction policy lives at /corrections. Quiet typo fixes are normal. Quiet factual rewrites are not.
Send tips, policy questions, conflict concerns, or source evidence to hello@archersource.com . Send factual correction evidence to corrections@archersource.com .
Principles
People own judgment.
Tools can assist. Editors decide what is true, fair, useful, and ready.
Sources beat polish.
A clean sentence is not enough. Claims need named evidence or review.
Relationships are disclosed.
Sponsors, affiliates, and affiliated coverage are labeled instead of hidden.
Standing commitments
- // AI assistance
AI may draft, sort, or summarize. It does not publish.
ArcherSource uses AI to turn source material into first drafts, organize research, compare drafts against source packets, and flag places where a human should look closer. A named human editor is still responsible for every published article, product note, correction, and recommendation.
- // Source control
Source evidence beats fluent copy.
Reported facts must come from named sources, public records, direct organizer material, brand or governing-body documents, or clearly labeled first-hand reporting. Press releases can start a lead, but they do not replace independent review, quote limits, source links, or copy-risk checks.
- // Commerce
A sponsor cannot buy a verdict.
Sponsors can support ArcherSource. They cannot buy rankings, reviews, event placement, article conclusions, correction silence, or inclusion in a guide that would not otherwise mention the brand. Affiliate links are not active unless they are disclosed near the link.
- // Conflicts
Affiliated coverage gets an extra label, not a shortcut.
When coverage touches Point Blank, Sarasota Archery Academy, Rob, or a direct relationship with the publisher, we treat it as affiliated coverage. That means direct disclosure, extra editor review, source-backed wording, and no claim of neutrality where a relationship exists.
Non-negotiable boundaries
- AI-generated drafts must keep their source links, source names, and uncertainty markers until a human removes them on purpose.
- Model output is never treated as a source.
- Unsourced equipment specs, launch dates, prices, event details, venue names, and governing-body claims are not publishable.
- Product photos, event media, submitted images, and manufacturer assets require rights review before use.
- Affiliate links and sponsor placements must be labeled near the reader action, not hidden in a footer.
- Corrections are public when the mistake changes a factual claim, recommendation, attribution, price, date, location, or safety implication.
- Minor data, parent contact data, private team data, and coach notes never become media-source material.
What proof should exist
| Situation | Required proof |
|---|---|
| AI-drafted content | The page or article must say when AI wrote the first draft and name the human review role. |
| Manufacturer claims | Specs and launch claims need a manufacturer, governing body, organizer, or other primary source. |
| Sponsored material | Paid placement must be labeled before the reader clicks, signs up, or buys. |
| Corrections | Material factual errors go to /corrections with the old claim and the corrected claim. |
| Image or media use | Product photos, event images, submitted media, and manufacturer assets need rights review before use. |
| Point Blank overlap | Neutrality, brand-page, or commerce content waits until the conflict is disclosed and reviewed. |