Trust & review

Corrections Policy

How to prepare a report and how BuildQuantities verifies, classifies, fixes, tests, records, and discloses calculator or editorial corrections.

Status: public site corrections workflow reviewed; contact channel pending Last updated:

Current status: The correction workflow is defined for the public static site. The contact channel remains pending until mailbox delivery, privacy, retention, and abuse controls are verified.

Prepare a useful report

Record enough detail for another person to reproduce the issue.

FieldWhat to include
PageFull URL and page title
Issue locationCalculator field, result, formula line, table row, heading, statement, source, or link
Calculator stateUnit system, every input, optional assumptions, result shown, and result expected
EvidenceIndependent calculation, official source, project specification, manufacturer data, or supplier document
ContextCountry, date, product, material condition, browser, and device when relevant
ImpactHow the issue could affect quantity, interpretation, ordering, safety boundary, or trust

Keep sensitive project, customer, payment, identity, and location details out of the report unless the future contact process specifically requests and protects them.

Issue classes

ClassExamplesInitial action
CalculationFormula, conversion, rounding, validation, unit switch, or stale resultReproduce with recorded inputs and independent fixtures
Technical claimMaterial state, specification interpretation, source scope, or limitationReview the governing source and assigned technical scope
EditorialAmbiguous wording, unsupported statement, example, attribution, or outdated factTrace the claim map and page revision
Link or interfaceBroken route, inaccessible control, layout overflow, schema mismatch, or browser errorRun the build, crawl, and rendered-page checks
Privacy or legalData handling, disclosure, rights request, or policy conflictRestrict exposure and route to the responsible policy owner

Verification workflow

  1. Log the report with the affected page and current revision.
  2. Reproduce the calculation or locate the exact claim, interface state, or policy text.
  3. Compare the result with the formula specification, fixtures, source scope, and rendered output.
  4. Classify the finding as confirmed, unconfirmed, expected behavior, source disagreement, or out-of-scope project decision.
  5. Assign the correction and applicable editorial, calculation, technical, privacy, or legal review.
  6. Rerun affected tests, rebuild the site, regenerate the sitemap, and validate internal links.
  7. Record the outcome and update the affected page when the change is material.

Calculator corrections

A confirmed formula, conversion, unit, validation, or rounding error triggers a source-code correction and regression fixture. Related examples and pages are checked for the same logic. The corrected tool passes its normal, boundary, invalid, unit-switch, and rendered tests before release.

Editorial and source corrections

A confirmed factual, attribution, source-scope, or interpretation error triggers an update to the source record and affected copy. A source disagreement is documented with the governing market, date, product, specification, or authority needed to resolve it.

Visible correction notices

Change levelVisible handling
Minor copy editCorrect the wording and update the page date when the meaning or user action changes
Material factual changeExplain what changed, why, and which source or review supports the revision
Calculation changeExplain the affected formula or behavior, update fixtures, and identify the corrected version date
Temporary uncertaintyKeep the page outside the index, label the unresolved scope, or remove the affected result from use

Response and status

Reports receive priority according to potential user impact and reproducibility. The future contact workflow will acknowledge receipt and provide the recorded outcome when a reply address is available. Response timing remains uncommitted until the monitored channel is active.

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