{"data":{"id":17372,"title":"Portfolio: Whitley's Guide","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17372-Portfolio-Whitleys-Guide","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17372","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17372","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.11.\nWhether you\u2019re perusing one of the extravagant ship showrooms in Prime, or bargaining in the back room of a secondhand dealer in Hadrian, there\u2019s one thing that is almost universal no matter where you\u2019re shopping in the Empire \u2014 Whitley\u2019s Guide. Considered by many to be the ultimate source for impartial and accurate information and reviews for the thousands of various ships, weapons and components that can be found throughout the UEE, it is often the first stop many make when trying to decide if a particular item is right for them. With the guide\u2019s ratings near ubiquitous today, it can be surprising to remember that it was less than a hundred years ago that Sal Whitley first started publishing his guide.\n\nA Guide to Whitley\nDarby Keilich was once quoted as saying that if you were to spend a day hanging around the repair shop that he and Sal Whitley used to own together, your first impression might be that Sal hated ships. The mechanic was well known for cussing at broken parts and ranting about \u201cidiotically\u201d designed spacecraft, but as Darby explains it, \u201cIf Sal always seemed angry, it was only because of how much he loved the things. After working as a mechanic for close to forty years, he understood how ships worked better than almost anyone else, so it really pained him to see cut corners or shoddy craftsmanship.\u201d\n\nThe vessels that the pair serviced in their shop, located in Odin, were hard flown since the rough local conditions meant that parts were prone to extreme wear and tear. After ten years working as a mechanic and seeing certain brands and models fail again and again, Whitley cultivated very strong opinions about which ships and components their clients should buy and use. Often, customers would consult with Whitley before buying a new piece of equipment, to see if it met his standards. It wasn\u2019t long before word got out and people he had never met were filling his comms with requests for recommendations. It got so bad that Sal threatened to close up shop and move away just to get people to leave him alone, but Darby had a different idea. If people wanted to know what Sal thought so badly, why not write it all down and charge them for it?\n\nA Word to the Wise\nThe first version took three months for Whitley to compile, in between shifts at the repair shop; it covered spacecraft, power plants and cooling systems. Released on June 21, 2856, it didn\u2019t have any images or even a formal title, but gearheads across the \u2019verse were drawn to Whitley\u2019s matter-of-fact writing style. Methodical and detailed orientated, Whitley not only meticulously broke down all the stats of each item, but concisely summarized the ship or part\u2019s overall performance. To the surprise of both Sal and Darby, the first month of sales outperformed the repair shop itself.\n\nBy the time 2859 rolled around, Whitley had published two more versions and had begun to focus full time on writing and reviewing. The popularity of \u201cWhitley\u2019s Guide\u201d had grown to the point where manufacturers had begun to offer Sal free items with the hopes of being included, but without fail, he would refuse them all. It was important to him that he stay as independent as possible so that nobody could accuse him of being a shill. Instead, he sought out secondhand items, preferring to evaluate well used versions over fresh-from-the-factory models. \u201cWho cares what something is like when it\u2019s brand new? What\u2019s important is how it\u2019s going to be running six months, a year, five years down the way,\u201d explained Whitley in a 2876 interview with Long Haul Quarterly.\n\nAs the guide continued to grow, manufacturers weren\u2019t the only businesses to come knocking on Darby and Sal\u2019s door. In 2860, Svetlana Gallivan of Gallivan Publishing approached the pair with an offer to buy the publishing rights to the guide, envisioning a bound volume with pictures, layouts and diagrams. Whitley agreed to sign a five-volume contract under the condition that he would have editorial control over all the content. Darby however, decided that the time had come for him to move on and chose instead to accept a buyout. \u201cI had really started to miss just being a mechanic,\u201d explained Darby. \u201cBut it does feel pretty nice to know I helped create something special.\u201d\n\nThe Future\u2019s in Store\nThe relationship with Gallivan Publishing has lasted well more than five volumes. By the end of his career, Whitley had overseen close to a hundred editions of the Guide that bore his name. Not only would the core guide expand to cover pretty much every part of a ship, including weapons and missiles, Gallivan began to produce special editions that focused on just one individual part in extreme detail. The 2865 Whitley\u2019s Guide: Energy Weapons was the highest selling publication that year. In order to keep up with the volume, Whitley hired a staff of writers, though he reviewed all their work personally to ensure he agreed with the results. \u201cIf I\u2019m going to have my name on something, you can be sure I\u2019m going to read every single thing that goes in it,\u201d said Whitley in an interview.\n\nThough Svetlana supported Sal in his insistence on overseeing each edition personally, even though it limited the number of guides they could publish, there was another topic that almost drove a divide between the two. Companies approached Gallivan Publishing wanting to use the Whitley\u2019s Guide rating that their product received in advertisements. Sal opposed the move, worried that the marketing would make it look like the guide favored that product. However, Svetlana stood her ground, arguing that the companies would only be sharing information that the public could find in the guide anyway. The first ad to specifically reference Whitley\u2019s Guide was in 2867 for a Tarsus Expedition Quantum Drive. From there, the practice expanded. In 2872, component resale chain Dumper\u2019s Depot began including the Whitley\u2019s Guide rating for every item they sold, with one store owner stating, \u201cMight as well save everyone some time, since they\u2019re all standing there looking it up anyway.\u201d By 2880, Whitley\u2019s Guide had confirmed its place in the public\u2019s mind as the impartial trusted resource for all things spaceships.\n\nA Change in the Ratings\nEven with the passing of Sal Whitley in 2886, the guide has continued to be an integral resource for people across the Empire \u2014 though without its creator at the helm, there have been some bumps along the way. With Sal gone, the guide for the first time began to accept test samples from manufacturers, as well as to review items before they were released publicly. While the new editors tried to maintain the standards put in place by the publication\u2019s founder, an expos\u00e9 in 2895 that analyzed the ratings of the past decade showed a trend that favored items and ships manufactured by Terran companies. This lead to accusations of impropriety, since Gallivan Publishing is also located on Terra. Whitley\u2019s Guide claimed that it was just a case of correlation without causation, but to make it clear that they were truly independent, they reverted to Sal\u2019s original policies.\n\nHowever, despite this hiccup, trust has remained high in the publication and some of the recent changes made to the guide have met with even more success. It has continued to expand in new directions and in 2910, Whitley\u2019s Guide released their first personal armor and weapons volume. They\u2019ve even experimented briefly with reviewing restaurants, though that was limited to only a single special edition. The addition of a monthly magazine as a supplement to the larger guides has also been quite popular. For nearly a century, Whitley\u2019s Guide has continued to be an instrumental resource for consumers, thanks to the wealth of information they provide. It is hard to imagine what shopping would be like in the UEE today without their guidance.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 5.11.\nEgal, ob Sie einen der extravaganten Schiffsshowrooms in Prime besuchen oder im Hinterzimmer eines Altwarenh\u00e4ndlers in Hadrian verhandeln, es gibt eine Sache, die fast universell ist, egal wo Sie im Empire einkaufen - Whitley's Guide. Von vielen als die ultimative Quelle f\u00fcr unparteiische und genaue Informationen und Bewertungen f\u00fcr die Tausende von verschiedenen Schiffen, Waffen und Komponenten angesehen, die in der gesamten UEE zu finden sind, ist es oft der erste Halt, den viele machen, wenn sie versuchen zu entscheiden, ob ein bestimmter Gegenstand f\u00fcr sie der richtige ist. Da die Bewertungen des Reiseleiters heute fast allgegenw\u00e4rtig sind, kann es \u00fcberraschend sein, sich daran zu erinnern, dass es weniger als hundert Jahre her ist, dass Sal Whitley zum ersten Mal damit begann, seinen Reiseleiter zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen.\n\nEin Leitfaden f\u00fcr Whitley\nDarby Keilich wurde einmal zitiert, als er sagte, dass, wenn man einen Tag in der Werkstatt verbringen w\u00fcrde, die er und Sal Whitley zusammen besa\u00dfen, der erste Eindruck sein k\u00f6nnte, dass Sal Schiffe hasst. Der Mechaniker war daf\u00fcr bekannt, gebrochene Teile zu beschimpfen und \u00fcber \"idiotisch\" konstruierte Raumschiffe zu reden, aber wie Darby es erkl\u00e4rt: \"Wenn Sal immer w\u00fctend schien, dann nur, weil er die Dinge so sehr liebte. Nachdem er fast vierzig Jahre lang als Mechaniker gearbeitet hatte, verstand er, wie Schiffe besser funktionierten als fast jeder andere, so dass es ihn wirklich schmerzte, Ausschnitte oder kitschiges Handwerk zu sehen.\"\n\nDie Schiffe, die das Paar in seiner Werkstatt in Odin betreute, waren hart geflogen, da die rauen \u00f6rtlichen Bedingungen dazu f\u00fchrten, dass Teile extrem verschlei\u00dfanf\u00e4llig waren. Nach zehn Jahren als Mechaniker und dem wiederholten Scheitern bestimmter Marken und Modelle hat Whitley sehr starke Meinungen dar\u00fcber entwickelt, welche Schiffe und Komponenten ihre Kunden kaufen und verwenden sollten. H\u00e4ufig konsultierten Kunden Whitley, bevor sie ein neues Ger\u00e4t kauften, um zu sehen, ob es seinen Standards entsprach. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis sich die Nachricht herumsprach und Leute, die er nie getroffen hatte, seine Kommentare mit Anfragen nach Empfehlungen f\u00fcllten. Es wurde so schlimm, dass Sal drohte, den Laden zu schlie\u00dfen und wegzugehen, nur um die Leute dazu zu bringen, ihn in Ruhe zu lassen, aber Darby hatte eine andere Idee. Wenn die Leute wissen wollten, was Sal so sehr dachte, warum schreiben sie es nicht alles auf und berechnen es ihnen?\n\nEin Wort an die Weisen\nDie erste Version dauerte drei Monate, bis Whitley zwischen den Schichten in der Werkstatt die erste Version erstellt hatte; sie umfasste Raumfahrzeuge, Kraftwerke und K\u00fchlsysteme. Ver\u00f6ffentlicht am 21. Juni 2856, hatte es keine Bilder oder gar einen formalen Titel, aber die Getriebe \u00fcber den Vers hinweg wurden von Whitleys sachlichem Schreibstil angezogen. Methodisch und detailliert orientiert, hat Whitley nicht nur alle Statistiken der einzelnen Elemente sorgf\u00e4ltig aufgeschl\u00fcsselt, sondern auch die Gesamtleistung des Schiffes oder Teils pr\u00e4zise zusammengefasst. Zur \u00dcberraschung von Sal und Darby \u00fcbertraf der erste Monat des Verkaufs die Werkstatt selbst.\n\nAls sich 2859 herumsprach, hatte Whitley zwei weitere Versionen ver\u00f6ffentlicht und begonnen, sich vollzeitlich auf das Schreiben und \u00dcberpr\u00fcfen zu konzentrieren. Die Popularit\u00e4t von \"Whitley's Guide\" war so weit gestiegen, dass die Hersteller begonnen hatten, Sal Gratisartikel anzubieten, in der Hoffnung, aufgenommen zu werden, aber ohne Zweifel w\u00fcrde er sie alle ablehnen. Es war ihm wichtig, dass er so unabh\u00e4ngig wie m\u00f6glich bleibt, damit ihm niemand vorwerfen kann, er sei ein Schreiber. Stattdessen suchte er nach Secondhand-Artikeln und zog es vor, gut genutzte Versionen gegen\u00fcber fabrikneuen Modellen zu bewerten. \"Wen interessiert es, wie etwas ist, wenn es brandneu ist? Wichtig ist, wie es sechs Monate, ein Jahr und f\u00fcnf Jahre sp\u00e4ter laufen wird\", erkl\u00e4rte Whitley in einem Interview mit Long Haul Quarterly im Jahr 2876.\n\nAls der Leitfaden weiter wuchs, waren die Hersteller nicht die einzigen Unternehmen, die an Darby und Sal's T\u00fcr klopften. Im Jahr 2860 wandte sich Svetlana Gallivan von Gallivan Publishing mit einem Angebot an das Paar, die Ver\u00f6ffentlichungsrechte f\u00fcr den F\u00fchrer zu kaufen, und stellte sich einen gebundenen Band mit Bildern, Layouts und Diagrammen vor. Whitley stimmte zu, einen f\u00fcnfb\u00e4ndigen Vertrag zu unterzeichnen, unter der Bedingung, dass er die redaktionelle Kontrolle \u00fcber alle Inhalte hat. Darby entschied jedoch, dass die Zeit f\u00fcr ihn gekommen war, weiterzumachen, und entschied sich stattdessen, einen Buyout zu akzeptieren. \"Ich hatte wirklich angefangen, es zu vermissen, nur Mechaniker zu sein\", erkl\u00e4rte Darby. \"Aber es f\u00fchlt sich ziemlich gut an, zu wissen, dass ich geholfen habe, etwas Besonderes zu schaffen.\"\n\nDie Zukunft ist im Kommen\nDie Beziehung zu Gallivan Publishing hat weit mehr als f\u00fcnf B\u00e4nde gedauert. Am Ende seiner Karriere hatte Whitley fast hundert Ausgaben des F\u00fchrers betreut, der seinen Namen trug. Nicht nur, dass sich der Kernf\u00fchrer erweitern w\u00fcrde, um so ziemlich jeden Teil eines Schiffes, einschlie\u00dflich Waffen und Raketen, abzudecken, Gallivan begann auch Sonderausgaben zu produzieren, die sich auf nur ein einzelnes Teil im Detail konzentrierten. Der 2865 Whitley's Guide: Energy Weapons war in diesem Jahr die meistverkaufte Publikation. Um mit dem Volumen Schritt zu halten, stellte Whitley einen Stab von Schriftstellern ein, obwohl er alle ihre Arbeiten pers\u00f6nlich \u00fcberpr\u00fcfte, um sicherzustellen, dass er mit den Ergebnissen einverstanden war. \"Wenn ich meinen Namen auf etwas habe, kannst du sicher sein, dass ich jedes einzelne Ding lesen werde, das da reingeht\", sagte Whitley in einem Interview.\n\nObwohl Svetlana Sal in seinem Dr\u00e4ngen unterst\u00fctzte, jede Ausgabe pers\u00f6nlich zu beaufsichtigen, obwohl sie die Anzahl der Leitf\u00e4den, die sie ver\u00f6ffentlichen konnten, begrenzte, gab es ein weiteres Thema, das fast eine Kluft zwischen den beiden verursachte. Unternehmen wandten sich an Gallivan Publishing und wollten die Whitley's Guide Bewertung verwenden, die ihr Produkt in der Werbung erhielt. Sal widersetzte sich dem Schritt und bef\u00fcrchtete, dass das Marketing es so aussehen lassen w\u00fcrde, als ob der F\u00fchrer dieses Produkt bevorzugte. Svetlana hielt sich jedoch stand und argumentierte, dass die Unternehmen nur Informationen weitergeben w\u00fcrden, die die \u00d6ffentlichkeit ohnehin im Leitfaden finden k\u00f6nnte. Die erste Anzeige, die sich speziell auf Whitley's Guide bezog, war 2867 f\u00fcr einen Tarsus Expedition Quantum Drive. Von dort aus erweiterte sich die Praxis. 2872 begann die Komponenten-Wiederverkaufskette Dumper's Depot mit der Bewertung des Whitley's Guide f\u00fcr jeden verkauften Artikel, wobei ein Ladenbesitzer erkl\u00e4rte: \"K\u00f6nnte genauso gut jeden einige Zeit sparen, da er sowieso alle dort steht und nachsieht.\" Um 2880 hatte Whitley's Guide seinen Platz in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit als unparteiische, vertrauensw\u00fcrdige Ressource f\u00fcr alle Dinge, die Raumschiffe betreffen, best\u00e4tigt.\n\nEine \u00c4nderung der Ratings\nSelbst mit dem Tod von Sal Whitley im Jahr 2886 ist der F\u00fchrer weiterhin eine integrale Ressource f\u00fcr die Menschen im ganzen Reich - obwohl es ohne seinen Sch\u00f6pfer am Ruder einige Unebenheiten auf dem Weg gab. Mit Sal gone begann der Guide zum ersten Mal, Testmuster von Herstellern anzunehmen und Artikel zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen, bevor sie \u00f6ffentlich freigegeben wurden. W\u00e4hrend die neuen Redakteure versuchten, die vom Gr\u00fcnder der Publikation festgelegten Standards einzuhalten, zeigte ein Expos\u00e9 im Jahr 2895, das die Bewertungen der letzten zehn Jahre analysierte, einen Trend, der Artikel und Schiffe von Terranern bevorzugte. Dies f\u00fchrte zu Vorw\u00fcrfen der Unangemessenheit, da Gallivan Publishing ebenfalls auf Terra ans\u00e4ssig ist. Whitley's Guide behauptete, dass es sich nur um einen Fall von Korrelation ohne Kausalit\u00e4t handelte, aber um deutlich zu machen, dass sie wirklich unabh\u00e4ngig waren, kehrten sie zu Sal's urspr\u00fcnglichen Richtlinien zur\u00fcck.\n\nTrotz dieses Schluckaufs ist das Vertrauen in die Ver\u00f6ffentlichung jedoch hoch geblieben, und einige der j\u00fcngsten \u00c4nderungen am Leitfaden sind noch erfolgreicher. Es hat sich weiter in neue Richtungen entwickelt und 2910 ver\u00f6ffentlichte Whitley's Guide seinen ersten pers\u00f6nlichen R\u00fcstungs- und Waffenband. Sie haben sogar kurz mit der \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung von Restaurants experimentiert, obwohl diese auf eine einzige Sonderedition beschr\u00e4nkt war. Auch die Hinzuf\u00fcgung eines monatlichen Magazins als Erg\u00e4nzung zu den gr\u00f6\u00dferen F\u00fchrern ist sehr beliebt. Seit fast einem Jahrhundert ist Whitley's Guide dank der F\u00fclle an Informationen, die sie zur Verf\u00fcgung stellen, weiterhin eine wichtige Ressource f\u00fcr die Verbraucher. Es ist schwer vorstellbar, wie das Einkaufen in der UEE heute ohne ihre Anleitung aussehen w\u00fcrde.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 5.11.\nWhether you\u2019re perusing one of the extravagant ship showrooms in Prime, or bargaining in the back room of a secondhand dealer in Hadrian, there\u2019s one thing that is almost universal no matter where you\u2019re shopping in the Empire \u2014 Whitley\u2019s Guide. Considered by many to be the ultimate source for impartial and accurate information and reviews for the thousands of various ships, weapons and components that can be found throughout the UEE, it is often the first stop many make when trying to decide if a particular item is right for them. With the guide\u2019s ratings near ubiquitous today, it can be surprising to remember that it was less than a hundred years ago that Sal Whitley first started publishing his guide.\n\nA Guide to Whitley\nDarby Keilich was once quoted as saying that if you were to spend a day hanging around the repair shop that he and Sal Whitley used to own together, your first impression might be that Sal hated ships. The mechanic was well known for cussing at broken parts and ranting about \u201cidiotically\u201d designed spacecraft, but as Darby explains it, \u201cIf Sal always seemed angry, it was only because of how much he loved the things. After working as a mechanic for close to forty years, he understood how ships worked better than almost anyone else, so it really pained him to see cut corners or shoddy craftsmanship.\u201d\n\nThe vessels that the pair serviced in their shop, located in Odin, were hard flown since the rough local conditions meant that parts were prone to extreme wear and tear. After ten years working as a mechanic and seeing certain brands and models fail again and again, Whitley cultivated very strong opinions about which ships and components their clients should buy and use. Often, customers would consult with Whitley before buying a new piece of equipment, to see if it met his standards. It wasn\u2019t long before word got out and people he had never met were filling his comms with requests for recommendations. It got so bad that Sal threatened to close up shop and move away just to get people to leave him alone, but Darby had a different idea. If people wanted to know what Sal thought so badly, why not write it all down and charge them for it?\n\nA Word to the Wise\nThe first version took three months for Whitley to compile, in between shifts at the repair shop; it covered spacecraft, power plants and cooling systems. Released on June 21, 2856, it didn\u2019t have any images or even a formal title, but gearheads across the \u2019verse were drawn to Whitley\u2019s matter-of-fact writing style. Methodical and detailed orientated, Whitley not only meticulously broke down all the stats of each item, but concisely summarized the ship or part\u2019s overall performance. To the surprise of both Sal and Darby, the first month of sales outperformed the repair shop itself.\n\nBy the time 2859 rolled around, Whitley had published two more versions and had begun to focus full time on writing and reviewing. The popularity of \u201cWhitley\u2019s Guide\u201d had grown to the point where manufacturers had begun to offer Sal free items with the hopes of being included, but without fail, he would refuse them all. It was important to him that he stay as independent as possible so that nobody could accuse him of being a shill. Instead, he sought out secondhand items, preferring to evaluate well used versions over fresh-from-the-factory models. \u201cWho cares what something is like when it\u2019s brand new? What\u2019s important is how it\u2019s going to be running six months, a year, five years down the way,\u201d explained Whitley in a 2876 interview with Long Haul Quarterly.\n\nAs the guide continued to grow, manufacturers weren\u2019t the only businesses to come knocking on Darby and Sal\u2019s door. In 2860, Svetlana Gallivan of Gallivan Publishing approached the pair with an offer to buy the publishing rights to the guide, envisioning a bound volume with pictures, layouts and diagrams. Whitley agreed to sign a five-volume contract under the condition that he would have editorial control over all the content. Darby however, decided that the time had come for him to move on and chose instead to accept a buyout. \u201cI had really started to miss just being a mechanic,\u201d explained Darby. \u201cBut it does feel pretty nice to know I helped create something special.\u201d\n\nThe Future\u2019s in Store\nThe relationship with Gallivan Publishing has lasted well more than five volumes. By the end of his career, Whitley had overseen close to a hundred editions of the Guide that bore his name. Not only would the core guide expand to cover pretty much every part of a ship, including weapons and missiles, Gallivan began to produce special editions that focused on just one individual part in extreme detail. The 2865 Whitley\u2019s Guide: Energy Weapons was the highest selling publication that year. In order to keep up with the volume, Whitley hired a staff of writers, though he reviewed all their work personally to ensure he agreed with the results. \u201cIf I\u2019m going to have my name on something, you can be sure I\u2019m going to read every single thing that goes in it,\u201d said Whitley in an interview.\n\nThough Svetlana supported Sal in his insistence on overseeing each edition personally, even though it limited the number of guides they could publish, there was another topic that almost drove a divide between the two. Companies approached Gallivan Publishing wanting to use the Whitley\u2019s Guide rating that their product received in advertisements. Sal opposed the move, worried that the marketing would make it look like the guide favored that product. However, Svetlana stood her ground, arguing that the companies would only be sharing information that the public could find in the guide anyway. The first ad to specifically reference Whitley\u2019s Guide was in 2867 for a Tarsus Expedition Quantum Drive. From there, the practice expanded. In 2872, component resale chain Dumper\u2019s Depot began including the Whitley\u2019s Guide rating for every item they sold, with one store owner stating, \u201cMight as well save everyone some time, since they\u2019re all standing there looking it up anyway.\u201d By 2880, Whitley\u2019s Guide had confirmed its place in the public\u2019s mind as the impartial trusted resource for all things spaceships.\n\nA Change in the Ratings\nEven with the passing of Sal Whitley in 2886, the guide has continued to be an integral resource for people across the Empire \u2014 though without its creator at the helm, there have been some bumps along the way. With Sal gone, the guide for the first time began to accept test samples from manufacturers, as well as to review items before they were released publicly. While the new editors tried to maintain the standards put in place by the publication\u2019s founder, an expos\u00e9 in 2895 that analyzed the ratings of the past decade showed a trend that favored items and ships manufactured by Terran companies. This lead to accusations of impropriety, since Gallivan Publishing is also located on Terra. Whitley\u2019s Guide claimed that it was just a case of correlation without causation, but to make it clear that they were truly independent, they reverted to Sal\u2019s original policies.\n\nHowever, despite this hiccup, trust has remained high in the publication and some of the recent changes made to the guide have met with even more success. It has continued to expand in new directions and in 2910, Whitley\u2019s Guide released their first personal armor and weapons volume. They\u2019ve even experimented briefly with reviewing restaurants, though that was limited to only a single special edition. The addition of a monthly magazine as a supplement to the larger guides has also been quite popular. For nearly a century, Whitley\u2019s Guide has continued to be an instrumental resource for consumers, thanks to the wealth of information they provide. It is hard to imagine what shopping would be like in the UEE today without their guidance."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":15,"created_at":"2019-12-03T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"6 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-25 18:03:51","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":17371,"next_id":17374}}