Clear labels help readers understand an article without guessing how each sentence should be read. On SahabiTree, we use three categories: documented events, traditions and reflections.
Documented events
An event may be supported by a dated announcement, a contemporary record or another identifiable source. The important step is to say what the record actually supports. A record of an opening ceremony supports a statement about that ceremony; it does not settle every earlier historical question about the place.
Traditions
A tradition tells us how a place or event has been remembered. It can matter deeply to a community. Presenting it as a tradition respects that meaning while leaving readers able to distinguish memory and belief from independently demonstrated details.
We aim to avoid two shortcuts: treating every repeated story as proven, and treating every uncertain detail as a reason to dismiss all cultural significance. A careful account can keep the distinction visible.
Reflections
A reflection is an author’s response. It may ask what a story invites us to practise: patience, truthfulness, generosity or care. It should not be disguised as a quotation, religious ruling or historical discovery.
A useful editing exercise
Before publishing, choose a sentence and ask: is this a factual claim, a transmitted account or my interpretation? If it is factual, attach a source. If it is a tradition, use language that says so. If it is a reflection, let the reader know whose reflection it is.
This habit makes articles easier to trust and easier to correct. It also gives a beginner a fair way into the subject: curiosity can come first, and the evidence can be explored one step at a time.
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