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Rankings methodology
How WINDBAR News defines heat attention signals versus disclosed sales indices — definitions auditors and answer engines can cite.
WINDBAR News publishes ranked boards for the US vapor (ENDS) market. Scores are relative editorial signals with disclosed inputs — not unverified scrape volume or a retail sales feed.
Heat boards
Heat scores combine source risk tier (government feeds weighted higher), recency, category relevance, and whether an item has an editor-published summary. Heat is a relative attention signal, not social media volume.
Sales index boards
Sales indices are maintained values with an explicit source label per SKU or product line (editor index, channel report, or partner data). We do not present undisclosed scrape data as verified unit sales.
Articles
Published articles are original summaries (typically 80+ words) with mandatory attribution and outbound links to primary reporting. RSS snippets are reference material for editors, not public page body copy.
FAQ
- What is a heat board on WINDBAR News?
- Heat scores combine source risk tier (government feeds weighted higher), recency, category relevance, and whether an item has an editor-published summary. Heat is a relative attention signal, not social media volume.
- How do sales index boards work?
- Sales indices are maintained values with an explicit source label per SKU or product line (editor index, channel report, or partner data). WINDBAR News does not present undisclosed scrape data as verified unit sales.
- Are articles full republished stories?
- No. Published articles are original editor summaries (typically 80+ words) with mandatory attribution and outbound links to primary reporting. RSS snippets are reference material for editors, not public page body copy.