How we check

Every event on SLCene was read by a person before it went up. Each one carries a word that says how much we actually know, and the date we last checked. Here is what the words mean and what we do.

The three words

Listed from source: We found this on the organizer's or venue's own public page and copied the facts from it. Nobody at SLCene has spoken to them yet.
Confirmed with organizer: We contacted the organizer and they confirmed the time, place, price and age policy with us, on the date shown.
Attended: One of us went to this event, or this organizer's events, in person within the last twelve months.

What a listing has to clear

A public page we can link to. No page, no listing. "Message for the address" is a no.
A real address and a real organizer with some public history.
Time, price and age policy copied from the source, never guessed. If the source does not say, the page says "not stated".
"Social dancing" only when the organizer says so. Otherwise it reads "Dancing not confirmed".
"Free" only when nothing has to be bought. A drink minimum is printed as one.
One reason to go and, when there is one, one drawback, written by the editor and labelled as opinion.
The friendliness words (solo, beginner, family) are asserted by a person with a reason on record. They are never inferred from the category.
A last-checked date. Past two weeks it says "Not rechecked since". Recurring events are rechecked every thirty days.

What we refuse

Events with no public source, no fixed address, or an organizer we cannot find anywhere.
Fake counts, countdown timers, "selling fast", ratings, or any number we did not measure.
Paid placement dressed as a pick. If a listing is ever paid for, it says "Paid placement. We did not check this event."

When something goes wrong

A safety report pulls the event from the list first and gets looked into second. Corrections are made the day we read them, and the listing's date changes only when a person has rechecked it.

We cannot see inside a room or promise what will happen there. We show what we did and when. If that is not enough for a night you are unsure about, ask the organizer directly; every listing tells you how.