recordsfor

RecordsFor is a collaborative platform designed to catalog and verify records across diverse domains, including sports, science, arts, and environmental measurements. It aims to provide a centralized, open repository of records with transparent provenance and evidence-based validation, enabling researchers, journalists, and enthusiasts to locate reliable information about notable achievements and measurements.

Data model and evidence: Records are described with a category, title, date, location, and participants. Each entry links to sources such as official results, archived documents, or credible media, and carries metadata on verification status and confidence level. The system supports deduplication and disambiguation to avoid multiple records for the same claim.

Workflow and governance: Submissions undergo community review, where contributors attach sources and rationale. Trusted editors may verify or dispute records, and records move through states such as proposed, verified, or disputed. All changes are versioned to preserve history. Access is via an open API, enabling querying by category, date range, location, or participant.

Relation to other catalogs: RecordsFor complements traditional catalogs like Guinness World Records or Wikipedia lists by offering open data, machine-readable access, and citation-first provenance. It promotes responsible data use through open licensing, attribution requirements, and clear documentation. See also: World records, open data, crowdsourcing, data provenance.