We check the rules we explain on areacmilano.it (hours, prices, deadlines, bans) against official sources: the Comune di Milano (the City of Milan) and ATM, Milan's transport company. We note when we checked them, keep them the same in all five languages of the site and correct the mistakes readers report.
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We keep a dated copy of the Comune pages we use, so we know exactly what the source said on the day we read it. When two official sources disagree, we follow the Comune's most recent page and, where it matters, say so on the page. News reports, forums and other websites are at most a reason to go and check: before we add or correct a rule in our pages, we check it at an official source.
We keep a list of the rules our pages state. For each one we note the official source and the date we read it there; until an official source confirms a rule, it stays unverified. We re-read the sources regularly, and when a rule changes we update the list first, then the pages that state it.
When a page shows a check date (“Checked on …”), that is the day we compared that information with the official source.
areacmilano.it is in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. The pages are not all alike: visitors from abroad get explanations that people who live in Milan don't need. But we keep hours, prices, deadlines and bans the same in every language, and a correction goes into every language.
Our news stories cover rule changes and dates that matter, such as public holidays. Each story shows when it was published, when we checked its facts, and links to the official sources. We write a story only when an official source confirms the facts: no rumors, no leaks. The Italian and English versions of a story state the same facts.
If a fact changes after publication, we add a visible “Update” line with the date; if we find a mistake, a “Correction” line with the date. We never correct a story silently.
If you find a mistake, in any language, tell us through our contact form: name the page and what looks wrong. We recheck the point against the official source. If the page is wrong, we correct it in every language that states the rule and update the check date.
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