This policy outlines the standards of content generation, accuracy, and conduct for all contributors and staff at Born Celtic.

1. Mission Statement & Scope

• Mission: Born Celtic is dedicated to providing timely, engaging, and unique coverage of Celtic Football Club, focusing on match analysis, transfer news, and historical context, delivered through the lens of a lifelong Celtic supporter.

• Unique Content Angle: We explicitly maintain a secondary focus on taking a satirical and opinion-based look at the actions and statements of our Glasgow rivals, Rangers Football Club, and their surrounding media coverage.

2. Accuracy, Attribution, and Corrections

• Fact-Checking: All factual claims, including transfer fees, injury reports, official club statements, and statistical data, must be verified from at least two reputable, independent sources before publication.

• Attribution: All quotes, statistics, and original reporting from other news outlets must be clearly and immediately attributed with a hyperlink to the original source.

• Corrections Policy: Born Celtic commits to prompt correction of errors. If an error is identified after publication, the article will be updated immediately, and a note will be added at the bottom of the article detailing the date of the correction and what was changed.

3. Content Classification and Transparency (E-A-T Critical)

To maintain clarity and Trustworthiness, all content will be clearly classified to differentiate between news and opinion.

Mandatory Satire Disclaimer: Articles focused on rivalries and satire must include a recurring note (e.g., in the footer or directly below the headline) clearly stating: “The content in this section is intended for satire, humorous commentary, and critical opinion. It is not presented as objective, neutral news reporting.”

4. Author Expertise and Authority

• Transparency: Every article will carry a clear byline linked to the author’s dedicated biography page (e.g., bornceltic.com/author-charlie-thaview/).

• Expertise Vetting: Authors must demonstrate established, verifiable experience or expertise in Scottish football, whether through long-term fan experience, journalistic background, or statistical analysis proficiency.

• Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest (e.g., being a paid employee of another football club, holding shares in a related business) that could influence their reporting.

5. Conduct and Comment Moderation

• Respectful Dialogue: While we encourage strong opinions and rivalries, all content must be free from personal attacks, hate speech, racism, sectarianism, or discrimination.

• Moderation: User comments are actively monitored. Born Celtic reserves the right to delete comments that violate this policy, are abusive, or contain illegal content.