SmellBook

EVIDENCE IN THE ATLAS

One Smell Page can hold several kinds of knowledge.

SmellBook does not turn an entire profile “scientific” because one fact has a citation. Evidence belongs to individual claims while cultural and editorial layers stay visibly separate.

01VERIFIED

A narrow factual statement linked to one or more public source records.

02CULTURAL

A language, memory, product or social association that can vary by person and culture.

03EXPERIMENTAL

An early editorial relationship, route or product concept still being tested.

04COMMUNITY

A future aggregate pattern derived from first-party user responses, with population/context shown.

05PREDICTED

A future model-generated relationship that must remain distinct from observed evidence.

CORE RULE

Verify the claim. Do not over-certify the page.

A profile can contain a verified aroma-chemistry fact next to cultural color associations, personal-memory language and experimental nearby-smell links. The interface should make those differences obvious.