PSA
As this is a research board, we accumulate and post articles, posts, tweets and documents, as distinguished by speculation, hypothesis and option or theories.
BAKERS work very hard to keep the base information in shape and collect "notable" posts, of the type listed above. This is no small feat when there is high participation (many posts quickly) and especially when Q posts. These fine people dedicate their time and attention here to facilitate the work we do, so it's important to help them help us.
'Notables in general
Notable posts are a great way to quickly catch up on what anons have found in the "news" (doesn't mean we believe it but it's good to know what the opposition are saying/promoting), connections and dig results of anons' work, hypothesis and proofs, etc. Some aggregator sites include Notables so that the wider public can keep up on what we do without actually coming here AND so that anons can check back to see what was already dug so we don't duplicate efforts and can take a dig further or expand a hypothesis.
For that reason, there are some basic standards of what is notable.
Notable posts
Articles, charts, tweets and other factual information need to have SAUCE, that is a link to it's source. No sauce, no notable!
Sauce for a tweet should include the link to the tweet and a link to the article it is referencing.
Screencaps are good as well as the original link, and even better with an ARCHIVE link (because the Memory Hole is actually real).
How to archive?
Just plop the link into archive.today (in the red box, click save button) or at web.archive.org and voila! It is saved for posterity - it really is that easy and fast. Almost no effort on your part and keeps the bastards from deleting or changing things and being sneaky.
Calling out/Nominating Notable posts
In order for the baker to easily see it's good to include the post link, a short title and underneath that (or above it) in red text
NOTABLE
Some bakers use the nifty Baker's Tools script which visually colors each post with the word "notable" but some do not.
Calling out a notable post with a photo of a room with no table is going to get missed, or some clever mispelling of the word will likely not be seen and therefore missed. In order to ensure the Baker's see your notable, just take a minute to help them out.
Why some posts are not notable
If a post includes parts of an article with no link, speculation with no backup info, linking to some various social account that you may like but is not proof in and of itself, it will likely not make it as a notable. In order to ensure that the notables include quality, information rich content, SAUCE MUST BE PRESENT. It is not reasonable to expect the baker to chase down the sauce for what you posted, they are working on other things, it's your responsibility to do that.
Please take the extra minute to help out the Baker - include sauce (link, archive, screenshot) and make a notable nomination easily visible to the baker.
Thank you all
WWG1WGA!