{"id":30,"date":"2026-05-26T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-06-24T03:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:28:37","slug":"editorial-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/fr\/editorial-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Style B brand-unified *\/\n.tzl-page{\n  --bg:#fff;--ink:#0a0a0a;--soft:#3a3a3a;--grey:#5c5c5c;--muted:#9a9a9a;--line:#e6e6e6;\n  --accent:#e1391b;--accent-dark:#b02a12;\n  --sans:\"Archivo\",Arial,sans-serif;--mono:\"Spline Sans Mono\",ui-monospace,monospace;\n  --zh:\"Noto Sans SC\",\"PingFang SC\",\"Microsoft YaHei\",sans-serif;\n  max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);\n  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;\n}\n.tzl-page *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.tzl-page a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(225,57,27,.35)}\n.tzl-page a:hover{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--ink)}\n.tzl-hero{position:relative;background:var(--bg);padding:40px 0 36px;margin:8px 0;overflow:hidden;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}\n.tzl-kicker{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:0 0 18px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:500}\n.tzl-kicker:before{content:\"\";width:28px;height:2px;background:var(--accent)}\n.tzl-hero h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,52px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.03em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 18px}\n.tzl-hero h2 em{color:var(--accent);font-style:normal}\n.tzl-hero p{max-width:62ch;margin:0 0 14px;color:var(--grey);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6}\n.tzl-section{position:relative;padding:48px 0 0;margin:0 0 4px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}\n.tzl-section h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,36px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 18px}\n.tzl-section h3{font-weight:700;font-size:20px;line-height:1.25;margin:26px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.01em}\n.tzl-section p{margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-section ul,.tzl-section ol{margin:0 0 22px 22px;color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-section li{margin:0 0 8px}\n.tzl-card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0 32px}\n.tzl-card-grid.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}\n.tzl-card{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px 20px;min-height:130px;transition:border-color .15s}\n.tzl-card:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}\n.tzl-card .label{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:8px}\n.tzl-card strong{display:block;font-size:20px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--ink)}\n.tzl-card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-note{background:#fafafa;border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0 30px;color:var(--soft);font-size:16px;line-height:1.7}\n.tzl-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0 32px;font-size:15px}\n.tzl-table th{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:10px 14px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;text-align:left;font-weight:500}\n.tzl-table td{padding:10px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--soft)}\n.tzl-table tr:hover td{background:#fafafa}\n.tzl-cta{border:2px solid var(--ink);padding:28px 30px;margin:40px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}\n.tzl-cta p{margin:0;color:var(--soft);font-size:16px}\n.tzl-cta a.btn{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:900;font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;padding:12px 22px;border:0;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}\n.tzl-cta a.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}\n@media(max-width:680px){.tzl-card-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.tzl-card-grid.two{grid-template-columns:1fr}.tzl-cta{flex-direction:column}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"tzl-page\">\n  <div class=\"tzl-kicker\">Editorial standards \u00b7 The Zodiac Lore<\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tzl-intro-card\">\n    <p><strong>The Zodiac Lore publishes educational content about the Chinese zodiac, Lunar New Year, the five elements, the 60-year cycle, and traditional zodiac compatibility systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>This editorial policy explains how we choose topics, check date-sensitive information, handle cultural interpretation, review horoscope-style content, use editorial tools, and correct mistakes. Our goal is to make Chinese zodiac traditions clear for English readers without presenting cultural symbolism as scientific certainty.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <section id=\"mission\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Our editorial <em>mission<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p>The Zodiac Lore exists to help English-language readers understand Chinese zodiac traditions in a clear, careful, and accessible way.<\/p>\n    <p>We focus on topics such as zodiac animals, lunar-year boundaries, Chinese New Year dates, five-element combinations, compatibility traditions, yearly cultural forecasts, and common questions from people born in January or February.<\/p>\n    <p>Our content is written for cultural education, personal curiosity, and entertainment. We do not present zodiac readings as medical, legal, financial, psychological, or life-decision advice.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-rule-card\">\n      <div class=\"mark\">\u51c6<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Our basic standard<\/h3>\n        <p>We aim to be clear about what is calendar-based, what is traditional interpretation, and what is symbolic or entertainment-focused.<\/p>\n        <p>When a topic depends on a Chinese New Year boundary date, we treat that boundary as part of the answer, not a small footnote.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"what-we-publish\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>What we publish<\/h2>\n    <p>Our site publishes several types of pages and guides. Each type has a different editorial purpose, but all of them should help readers understand the Chinese zodiac with more context than a simple animal-name lookup.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <div class=\"tzl-card-label\">Calculatrices<\/div>\n        <p><strong>Interactive zodiac tools<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p>Pages that help readers find their zodiac animal, element, and basic compatibility notes using birth-date information.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <div class=\"tzl-card-label\">R\u00e9f\u00e9rence<\/div>\n        <p><strong>Year and sign guides<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p>Pages about specific birth years, zodiac animals, five-element combinations, and lunar-year date ranges.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <div class=\"tzl-card-label\">Culture<\/div>\n        <p><strong>Explications sur les traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p>Guides that explain Chinese zodiac customs, Lunar New Year concepts, lucky colors, symbolic meanings, and common beliefs.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <div class=\"tzl-card-label\">Compatibilit\u00e9<\/div>\n        <p><strong>Relationship symbolism<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p>Educational pages about Three Harmonies, Six Harmonies, Six Conflicts, and other traditional zodiac relationship patterns.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"research\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>How we research and write<\/h2>\n    <p>Before publishing a major zodiac reference page, we aim to check the core details that affect the page\u2019s usefulness. These may include the zodiac animal, the five-element type, the Chinese New Year start date, the end date of the lunar year, and the relevant position in the 60-year cycle.<\/p>\n    <p>For interpretation-based sections, such as personality, compatibility, lucky colors, or yearly outlooks, we present the material as traditional or symbolic guidance rather than verified scientific fact.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-policy-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-policy-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Content type<\/th>\n            <th>How we treat it<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac year dates<\/td>\n            <td>We treat Chinese New Year boundaries as date-sensitive information and aim to keep year ranges consistent across the site.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Animal and element types<\/td>\n            <td>We follow the 12-animal cycle and the traditional five-element \/ 60-year cycle system used in Chinese zodiac references.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese terms<\/td>\n            <td>When helpful, we include Chinese characters and pinyin for zodiac animals, year names, elements, and common cultural terms.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Personality meanings<\/td>\n            <td>We describe them as cultural and symbolic interpretations, not as scientific personality assessments.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility notes<\/td>\n            <td>We explain them through traditional zodiac relationship patterns, such as Three Harmonies, Six Harmonies, and Six Conflicts.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Horoscope-style content<\/td>\n            <td>We present yearly outlooks as cultural entertainment and reflection, not as guaranteed predictions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"cultural-context\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>How we handle cultural context<\/h2>\n    <p>The Chinese zodiac is a living cultural tradition. It includes calendar systems, folklore, family customs, symbolic associations, and regional practices. Because of that, some meanings may vary depending on the source, region, family tradition, or interpretive school.<\/p>\n    <p>When we explain a traditional idea, we try to avoid presenting one interpretation as the only possible meaning. We use language such as \u201ctraditionally associated with,\u201d \u201coften described as,\u201d or \u201ccommonly considered\u201d when the topic is interpretive.<\/p>\n    <p>We also aim to include Chinese terms where helpful, such as <em>San He<\/em>, <em>Liu He<\/em>, <em>Liu Chong<\/em>, <em>Ben Ming Nian<\/em>, <em>BaZi<\/em>, or the Chinese characters for zodiac animals and elements. The goal is not to make every page academic, but to avoid stripping the tradition down to vague horoscope language.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"accuracy\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Accuracy, updates, and corrections<\/h2>\n    <p>We aim to keep the site accurate, especially on pages where date boundaries and element-animal combinations matter.<\/p>\n    <p>If we find an error in a zodiac year, Lunar New Year date range, five-element label, internal link, explanation, calculator result, or unclear translation, we update the affected page as soon as practical.<\/p>\n    <p>Readers can report possible mistakes through our <a href=\"\/fr\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a>. When sending a correction, it is helpful to include the page URL, the specific sentence or result in question, and the reason you believe it should be reviewed.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-disclaimer\">\n      <b>Important distinction:<\/b> factual calendar data and symbolic interpretation are not the same. We aim to keep date-based and cycle-based information accurate, while personality, compatibility, lucky colors, and horoscope-style sections remain cultural interpretations.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"commercial-content\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Commercial content and affiliate links<\/h2>\n    <p>Some pages may link to digital products, printable resources, personalized reading PDFs, or curated gift ideas. When we include commercial links, we aim to keep them separate from the core educational explanation.<\/p>\n    <p>Buying a product is never required to use our free zodiac information. Free calculator and reference content should still explain the basic result clearly without forcing a purchase.<\/p>\n    <p>If affiliate links are used, we may earn a commission when a reader makes a purchase through those links. This does not change the price paid by the reader and should not determine the basic zodiac facts shown on the page.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"ai-and-tools\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Use of editorial tools<\/h2>\n    <p>We may use writing, formatting, research-organization, image-preparation, or publishing tools to help prepare content. These tools may help with drafting, structure, editing, or checking consistency across pages.<\/p>\n    <p>Tool-assisted drafting does not replace editorial responsibility. Pages should be reviewed before publication for clarity, cultural context, internal links, formatting, date-sensitive details, and obvious factual errors.<\/p>\n    <p>We remain responsible for the final page, including the wording, sources, explanations, internal links, date-sensitive references, and any corrections that become necessary later.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"limitations\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>What our content should not be used for<\/h2>\n    <p>The Zodiac Lore is an educational and cultural reference website. Our content should not be used as a substitute for professional advice.<\/p>\n\n    <ul>\n      <li>It should not be used as financial advice.<\/li>\n      <li>It should not be used as medical or mental health advice.<\/li>\n      <li>It should not be used as legal advice.<\/li>\n      <li>It should not be used as psychological diagnosis or counseling.<\/li>\n      <li>It should not be used as the only basis for relationship, career, relocation, fertility, investment, or other major life decisions.<\/li>\n      <li>It should not be treated as a guaranteed prediction of future events.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <p>Readers are encouraged to treat zodiac content as cultural symbolism, reflection, entertainment, and tradition-based learning.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"faq\" class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Editorial policy FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>Are Chinese zodiac personality descriptions scientific?<\/summary>\n        <p>No. We present zodiac personality descriptions as traditional and symbolic interpretations, not scientific personality tests.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Do you guarantee horoscope or compatibility results?<\/summary>\n        <p>No. Compatibility and horoscope-style content is cultural and entertainment-focused. Real relationships and life outcomes depend on many personal, social, and practical factors.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Why do you emphasize Chinese New Year dates?<\/summary>\n        <p>Because the Chinese zodiac year does not begin on January 1. People born in January or February may belong to the previous lunar zodiac year, so the Chinese New Year boundary is essential for accurate birth-date calculation.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Can symbolic content still be useful?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Symbolic content can be meaningful as cultural learning, reflection, family conversation, or entertainment. It should simply be read as symbolism, not as guaranteed fact.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>How can I report a mistake?<\/summary>\n        <p>You can use our <a href=\"\/fr\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a> and include the page URL, the sentence or result you believe is incorrect, and any details that help us review the issue.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Pages associ\u00e9es<\/h2>\n    <p>These pages explain how we calculate, correct, and source information across The Zodiac Lore.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next-links\">\n      <a href=\"\/fr\/how-we-calculate\/\">\n        <span>M\u00e9thodologie<\/span>\n        <b>Comment nous calculons les signes du zodiaque<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/fr\/corrections-policy\/\">\n        <span>Pr\u00e9cision<\/span>\n        <b>Politique en mati\u00e8re de corrections<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/fr\/sources-references\/\">\n        <span>Sources<\/span>\n        <b>Sources &amp; references<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial standards \u00b7 The Zodiac Lore The Zodiac Lore publishes educational content about the Chinese zodiac, Lunar New Year, the five elements, the 60-year cycle, and traditional zodiac compatibility systems. 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