Publication policy

Corrections Policy

How to report an error, what Local Service Ledger reviews, and how corrections and meaningful updates appear on our stories.

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Tell us what needs another look

Email corrections@localserviceledger.com with the article URL and the passage you believe is wrong or incomplete. Please explain the concern and include a public record, document, photograph, or other evidence if one is available. You do not need to be named in the story to raise an issue.

What happens after a report

We return to the article's sources, examine the new information, and check dates and jurisdiction when they matter. We may contact the person who submitted the report or the subject of the story for clarification. A request alone does not establish that the article is wrong, but a relevant commercial relationship will never prevent us from making a warranted correction.

Corrections remain visible

When a factual error could change a reader's understanding, we correct the text and add a note to the article explaining what changed and why. The note includes the date and, when useful, the source that resolved the issue. We do not quietly erase a material mistake.

Updates are different from corrections

A meaningful update adds current information to an article that was accurate when published; a correction fixes something that was wrong. Substantive updates change the displayed “Updated” date. Routine formatting changes and website maintenance do not. We do not change dates simply to make older work appear new.

Older and time-sensitive work

Time-sensitive guidance needs periodic source review. An article's source-access dates describe the records consulted, not a guarantee that a rule remains unchanged. We are reviewing older coverage for missing review dates and unsupported or overlapping guidance. If a page can no longer be supported, we may withdraw it or consolidate it into a relevant replacement. Archived article bodies are not published in production; internal history preserves the withdrawal or consolidation decision. A replacement must answer the same reader need, not merely provide a convenient redirect destination.

Withdrawal record

These pages have been withdrawn without a replacement article. Their former addresses return a short explanation and HTTP 410 (Gone); the original article bodies remain private.

Before a Northeast Ohio ceiling repair, document the texture transition

Withdrawn .

We withdrew this guide because it did not add enough independently developed local guidance beyond a published business checklist. Its description of a direct expert contribution exceeded the evidence in our research record. We also found unclear safety wording: do not approach damaged or unstable ceiling material to obtain photographs or measurements.

Monroe roof-leak records from runoff to interior repair

Withdrawn .

We withdrew this article because its generic record list did not provide the independently developed local roof-leak guidance promised by its title. The cited permit and planning documents support different, limited tasks; they do not establish a leak-investigation method. Its photo instructions also left safety boundaries unclear. The original article is no longer published, and we have not redirected it to an unrelated permit guide.

Vicksburg roof-leak and runoff records, outside to inside

Withdrawn .

We withdrew this article because a repeated record-list structure and general flood-drainage context did not deliver its promised independently useful local water-path method. The current code text was not verified in this corrective review, and the observation instructions left safety boundaries unclear. A general inspection guide would answer a different question, so this notice replaces the old article without redirecting readers elsewhere.