Source Independence

• CURIE: gmeow:SourceIndependence
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/SourceIndependence
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/evidence
• Box roles: CBox role, TBox role (What is this?)

The independence of a source from the subject it covers — a value vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses). Distinguishes sources that are editorially independent from those originated or controlled by the subject. This axis is about notability eligibility, not factual truth (Principle 1).

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:SourceIndependence as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary behind gmeow:sourceIndependence — the axis the kernel's publicOnlyWithIndependentSource disclosure policy resolves against — naming whether a source is editorially independent of its subject or self/issuer originated.

Avoid when

• Avoid treating it as a measure of evidential warrant (that is gmeow:EvidenceClass) — a self-originated source may verify a fact while failing independence — and avoid per-value subclasses; the values are individuals on the notability axis (Principle 1).

How to use

• Reference the seeded individuals via gmeow:sourceIndependence on the citation; the solver consults this axis when resolving the kernel's gmeow:policyPublicOnlyWithIndependentSource posture (P12), and competing standpoint assessments coexist.

Examples

• ex:independent a gmeow:SourceIndependence; rdfs:label "independent"@en.