Contribute: the volunteer pipeline

STURM lives from contributors. Research, translate, correct, or just report a bug — here's the way in.

The four paths

1. Report an error (fastest)

Dead link, wrong number, overstated argument? Open an issue titled “[FIX] <article>”. Add evidence — we correct everything that’s documented.

2. Contribute a case

The core. Research a censorship/surveillance case from any country and write a dossier following the standard. PR against main. Maintainers check evidence, then merge.

3. Translate

The site aims at five languages (DE, EN, FR, ES, PT). File structure: de/faelle/x.md ↔ en/cases/x.md ↔ fr/cas/x.md ↔ es/casos/x.md ↔ pt/casos/x.md. PR with both files; don’t forget the translations: front matter.

4. Discuss

Contested cases, priorities, new sections: GitHub Discussions.

The STURM dossier standard

# <Title>
<p class="lead">One sentence: what happened and why it's alarming.</p>
## Summary        — 3–5 sentences, each individually evidenced
## Evidence       — links to primary sources
## Timeline       — dated facts
## Debunking      — corrects oversimplifications on ALL sides (including our own)
## Open questions — what remains unevidenced
## Sources        — numbered list

The key rule: the “Debunking” section is mandatory. A dossier that only confirms one side is propaganda, not a dossier.

What we don’t want

• Unevidenced conspiracy claims. “Governments coordinate with media…” — show the emails, the court order, the investigative report. Without evidence: no.
• Troll pieces without substance.
• Doxing of private persons without public role (exception: officials acting in office).
• Party advertising. STURM documents censorship from left and right — consistently.

Co-author guidelines

Three merged dossiers qualify you for maintainer status (propose in an issue). Maintainers merge PRs, check evidence, hold the standard. The Mastermind retains a final say — hopefully never needed.