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Lede
The short plain opening paragraph under a title that says what the page is about.
Why this word exists
Titles name the room; a lede invites you in with one plain breath. Journalism gave Botski the spelling — short opening under the heading that says what the page is about.
Glossary leads are ledes in spirit. Keep them honest: no fake HallThe public Botski listing of real reviewed bot records — empty until real claims exist. counts, no Get Botski installer, no Live AIFree-form workshop chat on the site that stays off until Rich turns it on with spend caps. already on.
Where you will meet it
You see ledes under Learn titles, DirectoryThe public catalog of guides, tools, stack, games, creators, and articles on Botski. writeups, and glossary term pages. Shop notes may say tighten the lede before a tipThe tip is the newest saved snapshot on a branch, the one a reviewer can check out..
Examples
- The cookingWork that is actively being built or waiting in the tip train — not live on the site yet. glossary lead is a lede: one sentence a beginner can trust.
- Clerk soft-passes a DirectoryThe public catalog of guides, tools, stack, games, creators, and articles on Botski. writeupThe Botski page text for a Directory listing — our summary, not a scrape of the whole other site. after the lede stops promising FeaturedA Directory spotlight picked by staff with a scorecard — not a paid ad. status.
- A draftWork saved or opened for review that is not the live tip yet (see also draft vs tip). lede in Desk is not liveOn the public website right now so visitors can see it — the opposite of cooking or draft. until someone tips and deploys.
Fetched 2026-09-23 CT.