Method
Who edits and under which rules
Bay Board is an independent editorial desk that publishes notes on how household surveys, census supplements and related instruments measure secondary earnings, platform work and online side income. It is not a personalized advice outlet and not a placement service.
How topics are chosen
The agenda prioritizes public documents with an explicit method: statistical agency supplements, papers that use survey or administrative data, and measurement guidelines from international organizations. Pieces that frame outcomes, that rest only on anecdote, or that cannot be verified against a named source are set aside.
A topic enters the desk when it supplies a measurable definition (what counts as secondary or platform-mediated income, which unit is observed, which period is covered) and when that definition can be contrasted with at least one documented methodological limit.
How sources are cited
Notes name authors, institutions and, when available, the title of the report or article. Figures are attributed in the same paragraph where they appear. When sources disagree, the disagreement is recorded instead of selecting a single “winning” number.
Statistics are not invented. If a datum is absent from the cited source, it is not published. Paraphrase does not replace attribution.
What this desk does not do
- Does not offer personalized labor, tax, legal or financial advice.
- Does not publish testimonials, reviews or success narratives.
- Does not describe content as a protocol that produces income.
- Does not presuppose the personal, labor or economic situation of any reader.
Corrections
Factual errors are corrected in the affected note when identified. Material corrections are summarized by email upon request to [email protected].
Advertising
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