Project Attribution And Maintainer Treatment Note
the corpus should use project-based attribution. The site should not use foundation-style maintainer wording because that phrase can imply a registered foundation or organization. The footer should use the exact wording "Maintained by Chase Bryan." The About page can describe the corpus as an independent open-source research corpus maintained by Chase Bryan.
UNCLASSIFIED//OPEN SOURCE
Source Note ID: WI-SOURCE-NOTE-ATTRIBUTION-2026-0001
Prepared UTC: 2026-06-18T04:41:47Z
Information cutoff UTC: 2026-06-18T04:41:47Z
Source base: WARLOCK-INDEX public site footer, About page, generated documentation footer template, RSS stylesheet footer, workspace footer, and existing repository metadata.
Analytic confidence: High for internal site attribution treatment and footer wording. Low for any interpretation that implies a registered legal entity, nonprofit, foundation, institute, company, or formal organization.
Purpose: Preserve an explicit corpus note that WARLOCK-INDEX is maintained as an independent open-source research project and should not present itself as a foundation or registered organization unless that legal entity exists and the maintainer chooses to use it.
Boundary: Attribution and source-treatment only. This note does not create an organization, legal entity, nonprofit, foundation, business, partnership, tax status, governance body, editorial board, or institutional endorsement.
Bottom Line
WARLOCK-INDEX should use project-based attribution. The site should not use foundation-style maintainer wording because that phrase can imply a registered foundation or organization. The footer should use the exact wording "Maintained by Chase Bryan." The About page can describe WARLOCK-INDEX as an independent open-source research corpus maintained by Chase Bryan.
This keeps the corpus transparent without creating a false institutional signal. It also preserves the distinction between a public research project, its maintainer, and any future legal or organizational structure that might or might not exist.
Current Attribution Standard
| Surface | Approved wording |
|---|---|
| Site footer | Maintained by Chase Bryan |
| About page identity | WARLOCK-INDEX is an independent open-source research corpus maintained by Chase Bryan |
| Generated documentation footer | Maintained by Chase Bryan |
| RSS stylesheet footer | Maintained by Chase Bryan |
| Workspace footer | Maintained by Chase Bryan |
Treatment Rules
- Do not use "foundation", "institute", "organization", "company", "nonprofit", or similar entity language unless there is a deliberate legal and operational reason to do so.
- Prefer "independent open-source research project" when describing the site as a whole.
- Use "maintained by Chase Bryan" when a human maintainer needs to be named.
- Keep source products focused on source provenance, scope, confidence, and caveats rather than institutional self-branding.
- If a future legal entity is created, add a dated source-treatment note before changing site-wide attribution language.