Editorial Policy

What this policy covers

This policy applies to all information Strikeistan publishes: the item database, guides and explainers, tool descriptions, map and lineup content, pro settings, esports and news pages, and answers from Strikeistan AI.

Sources we use

• Item catalogue: names, rarities, float ranges, collections, cases, paint indexes, official descriptions and image references come from the ByMykel CS2 API (MIT licence). Where sources disagree, we hide the disputed field rather than guess.
• Game mechanics: official Valve announcements and patch notes, and in-game checks.
• Prices: read on our server from each marketplace's public or licensed price data (Skinport, Market.CSGO, Waxpeer, the Steam Community Market, and more as they are connected), always shown with the marketplace and update time. Prices are never estimated or entered by hand, and outdated prices are labelled.
• Esports and news: from a licensed feed or an attributed source (for example Liquipedia under CC BY-SA), dated.
• Pro settings and crosshairs: published only with a public source and a check date for each player.
• Utility lineups: published only after our team has tested them in game.

How content is written

Guides are written in plain English for players of every level. Each guide answers one main question, starts with a short answer and links to the tools and pages that help further. We do not copy other sites' writing.

Use of AI

We may use AI tools to help draft, summarise or check text. AI-assisted text is reviewed by a person and checked against the sources above before it is published. Facts are never taken from AI output without verification. Strikeistan AI, the on-site assistant, generates answers automatically; its answers are labelled as AI-generated and can contain mistakes.

Review and fact-checking

Before publishing, content is checked for factual accuracy against its sources, for clarity and for correct internal links. Numbers that can change, such as prices, map pools or tournament dates, are shown with their date or source.

Updating content

Pages show the date they were last updated where it matters. We review content after major CS2 updates and when readers report problems. Item data is refreshed from the catalogue source when it changes.

Labels you will see

• Sponsored: paid placements, always labelled and kept separate from organic results (see the Advertising Disclosure).
• Unavailable: data we do not have from a verified source, such as a price no connected marketplace currently reports.
• Stylised artwork: illustrations shown when official item images cannot load.

Independence

Sponsors and partners have no influence over editorial content, item data, rankings or tool results. Strikeistan is not affiliated with Valve Corporation.

Corrections

If you find an error, tell us through the correction form or at info@strikeistan.com. Our Corrections Policy explains how we handle reports.