Editorial maintenance
Source Review Log.
A lightweight public record of source checks, review dates and correction priorities for Beyond the Craft.
Beyond the Craft is an independent educational project. This log records substantive public-source reviews; it is not a claim of official endorsement or legal completeness. Corrections can be sent to beyondthecraft1604@gmail.com.
17 July 2026: AdSense value and inventory review
Audited all public pages for indexability, local assets, trust links, visible authorship, substantial copy and future advertising eligibility. Utility pages remain outside the future advertising allowlist, and AdSense remains disabled until approval and certified consent management are in place.
Added a public explanation of structured publishing and AI assistance, strengthened the copy-similarity audit and removed the sitewide implication that every page had been fact-checked on one shared date.
17 July 2026: Mexico and South Africa source rebuild
Replaced generic copy on ten jurisdiction guides with page-specific histories, joining distinctions, governance notes, comparisons and claim-level citations.
Source emphasis: current Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Supreme Council and federation websites, supplemented by UGLE directories where recognition or overseas constitutional structure required an external check.
28 June 2026: route-planning and specialist order tranche
Added and reviewed six further Short Reads covering the Order of Athelstan, the Operatives, Knight Masons, recognition, orders open directly from Craft, and orders commonly requiring both Mark and Royal Arch.
Source emphasis: official order websites and governing-body pages, with recognition and visiting advice kept cautious because rules depend on the relevant Masonic authority.
28 June 2026: second order-explainer tranche
Added and reviewed six further Short Reads covering Royal Ark Mariner, Royal and Select Masters, Allied Masonic Degrees, Order of the Secret Monitor, Red Cross of Constantine and Knights of Malta.
Source emphasis: official Mark Masons' Hall order pages, the Red Cross of Constantine official site where relevant, and cautious local-practice language for costs, meetings, regalia and invitation.
28 June 2026: practical reader questions
Added and reviewed practical Short Reads covering cost, time commitment, invitation-only routes, overextension, Craft/Royal Arch/Mark comparison, Rose Croix and Scottish Rite terminology, Masonic Templary, and origin claims.
Source emphasis: official governing-body pages for current requirements, recognised historical references for medieval or origin-history context, and explicit editorial labels where advice depends on local practice.
20 June 2026: England and Wales authority pass
Major England and Wales order guides were reviewed for documented history, current eligibility, governance, source callouts, related comparisons and visible last-reviewed dates.
Priority pages included Craft, Royal Arch, Mark, Rose Croix, Knights Templar, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal and Select Masters, Allied Masonic Degrees, Order of the Secret Monitor and SRIA.
Production-only checks still required
Before relying on advertising revenue, the live site still needs production verification: Google Search Console sitemap submission, representative URL inspections, Core Web Vitals review, a Google-certified CMP for UK/EEA/Swiss traffic before personalised ads, and final AdSense slot configuration after approval.
Official logos and public regalia images should continue to be checked for permission basis before commercial launch.