QuestionBayna
The mausoleum's orientation: has anyone measured it against the solstice?
A member in Tipaza offers to take bearings this week. What would count as evidence, and what grade could it reach?
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Stage 1 of 5how this works FindingsTop finding: 0 of 5 votes · top finding needs 3 checkshow this works
1 · Findings
Anyone posts a point of view with evidence.2 · Ranking vote
A finding needs 5 votes to reach checks. Votes on the post only rank it in the forum.3 · Verification
Members check each finding's evidence, not whether they agree. Needs 3 checks, two-thirds must pass.4 · Assembled
Verified findings are compiled into the page, in vote order, every contributor credited.5 · Published
Live on the wiki and the timeline. Anyone can open a challenge, which reruns stages 3–5.What do the grades mean?
Grades describe the evidence, never a vote. A finding takes the grade of the evidence that establishes it; interpretation is always D.
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AQuranic textThe text, quoted as written
What the text itself says, quoted as written. e.g. 20:39 quoted · every use of اليم counted
BMaterial evidenceManuscripts, coins, sites — with their source
Manuscripts, inscriptions, coins, artefacts and sites — and images of them whose provenance (holder, reference, date, photographer) was recorded and checked. e.g. Coin of Juba II · Tipasa inscription
CDated documentAuthor and date known
Chronicles, lexica, treaties, maps, reports and studies with a known author and date. e.g. Ibn Khaldun, 1377 · 1830 French map
DInterpretationReasoning on A–C
Reasoning built on A–C. Always D, whatever it cites. e.g. “So the river must be…”
EUnverifiedNo source, no date
Images without provenance, undated or anonymous claims. Cannot support a finding. e.g. Screenshot with no source
✓ can establish a finding~ builds on others✕ cannot
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