Editorial Policy — Centaur Spa Journal

This policy explains how pages on Centaur Spa Journal are made and when they change. It applies to hubs, published guides, and trust pages. It does not apply to admin tools or account screens.

Purpose

The journal publishes planning notes for pool and spa design, automatic covers, commercial aquatics, safety, equipment, energy, and maintenance. Pages should help a reader write a clearer brief. They should not impersonate a building official, a stamped engineer, or a manufacturer.

Review and updates

We review a page when a cited source changes, a factual error is identified, or its checklist no longer answers the reader’s task. Technical conclusions are checked against the source’s scope and project conditions. Substantive changes update the page date; wording or layout adjustments alone do not.

Drafting

• Pages lead with a direct answer, then limits, then a matrix or checklist.
• AI may assist outlines and language.
• Technical numbers, standard editions, and conclusions need a human check before they stay published.
• We do not invent project counts, test data, certifications, or client lists.

Sources

• Prefer primary publishers: ASTM, PHTA, ICC, and the authority having jurisdiction.
• Cite an edition only when it has been checked. If the year is unknown, say so and link the publisher.
• Manufacturer manuals control installation. This site does not replace them.
• Sister supplier sites are not sources for safety or code claims.

What we will not publish

• Hotel, lodging, or day-spa schema, or the former Quebrada Lane phone number as current contact
• A universal energy-savings percentage without listed assumptions
• How-to markup that pretends a cover installation is a consumer recipe
• Sitewide product links. Contextual citations, when they exist, must leave the article standing if the link is removed

Corrections

Factual errors are corrected on the existing page. Its public change record should state the correction date, the disputed claim, what changed and the supporting source. A change to a technical conclusion also updates the page date. Typographical or layout changes that do not alter meaning do not require a factual-correction record or a new date.

For a correction, record the page URL, section heading or quoted error, and a link to the supporting primary source. Editorial responsibility is described on Authors. There is currently no published editorial inbox or correction form on this site, so correction reports cannot be submitted here.

Bylines

Unsigned hubs are journal voice. Named reviewers will appear on Authors when they agree to be identified. Safety and barrier pages should not stay unsigned longer than necessary.

Domain history

For the distinction between this publication and the former resort, and the lodging paths that lead to it, see the domain history.

Policy change record

• October 8, 2026: clarified review triggers, factual-correction records and the current lack of a published submission channel. Do not use the former resort address or phone number to reach the journal.